450007_Remission (Decision) Factors_20220303

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DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
CIVIL PENALTY REMISSION FACTORS
Case Number: PC-2021-0032
Region: Asheville County: Henderson
Assessed Entity: Michael R. Corn Permit: NCA345007
n (a) Whether one or more of the civil penalty assessment factors were wrongly applied to
the detriment of the petitioner:
n (b) Whether the violator promptly abated continuing environmental damage resulting
from the violation:
Z (c) Whether the violation was inadvertent or a result of an accident:
Permittee States: This property is not in my plan. It is owned by my siblings and myself on the farm
owned by our grandparents.
DWR Response: Regarding animal stocking, permit holder thought he provided the correct
information. In the past the permittee provided his Dairy Herd Inventory (DHI) record and has been
notified to fill out the Average Stocking and Mortality form in the future.
® (d) Whether the violator had been assessed civil penalties for any previous violations:
Permittee States: This property is in a fescue sod and has been for more than 30 years.
DWR Response: The violator has been assessed civil penalties within the last five years including
OV-2016-0002.
n (e) Whether payment of the civil penalty will prevent payment for the remaining
necessary remedial actions:
DECISION (Check One)
Request Denied
Full Remission ❑ Retain Enforcement Costs? Yes ❑ No ❑
Original Penalty (without Enforcement Costs) $4,750.00
•Partial Remission $1000.00 (amount remitted)
Subtotal $3,750.00
Retaining Enforcement Costs $300.38
Total Revised Assessment $4,050.38
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