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Home My WebLink AboutNC0064726_NOV-2022-LM-0076 NOI_20221107ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director - Certified Mail # 7020 3160 0002 0860 9406 Return Receipt Requested Archie B Hicks, Jr, Mayor Town of East Bend 108 W Main St East Bend, NC 27018 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality November 3, 2022 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ASSESS CIVIL PENALTY Tracking Number: NOV-2022-LM-0076 Permit No. NC0064726 East Bend Industrial Park WWTP Yadkin County Dear Mr. Hicks: A review of the July 2022 Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) for the subject facility revealed the violation(s) indicated below: Limit Exceedance Violation(s): Sample Limit Reported Location Parameter Date Value Value Type of Violation 001 Effluent Coliform, Fecal MF, MFC Broth, 7/9/2022 400 548 Weekly Geometric Mean Exceeded 44.5 C (31616) 001 Effluent Coliform, Fecal MF, MFC Broth, 7/23/2022 400 866 Weekly Geometric Mean Exceeded 44.5 C (31616) 001 Effluent Coliform, Fecal MF, MFC Broth, 7/30/2022 400 2,420 Weekly Geometric Mean Exceeded 44.5 C (31616) 001 Effluent Coliform, Fecal MF, MFC Broth, 7/31/2022 200 277.99 Monthly Geometric Mean Exceeded 44.5 C (31616) Monitoring Violation(s): Sample Monitoring Location Parameter Date Frequency Type of Violation M D_E dpnmm, a, FrialrnerAal Que.\ North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300 1 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105 336.77.5.9860 Monitoring Violation(s): Sample Location Parameter Monitoring Date Frequency Type of Violation 001 Downstream Oxygen, Dissolved (DO) (00300) 7/2/2022 Weekly Frequency Violation 001 Downstream Temperature, Water Deg. Centigrade (00010) 7/2/2022 Weekly Frequency Violation 001 Effluent BOD, 5-Day (20 Deg. C) - Concentration (C0310) 7/2/2022 Weekly Frequency Violation 001 Effluent Coliform, Fecal MF, MFC Broth, 7/2/2022 Weekly Frequency Violation 44.5 C (31616) 001 Effluent Nitrogen, Ammonia Total (as N) - 7/2/2022 Weekly Frequency Violation Concentration (C0610) 001 Effluent Oil & Grease (00556) 7/2/2022 Weekly Frequency Violation 001 Effluent Oxygen, Dissolved (DO) (00300) 7/2/2022 Weekly Frequency Violation 001 Effluent pH (00400) 7/2/2022 Weekly Frequency Violation 001 Effluent Solids, Total Suspended - Concentration (C0530) 7/2/2022 Weekly Frequency Violation 001 Effluent Temperature, Water Deg. Centigrade (00010) 7/2/2022 Weekly Frequency Violation 001 Effluent Oxygen, Dissolved (DO) (00300) 7/30/2022 Weekly Frequency Violation 001 Influent BOD, 5-Day (20 Deg. C) - Concentration (C0310) 7/2/2022 Weekly Frequency Violation 001 Influent Solids, Total Suspended - Concentration (C0530) 7/2/2022 Weekly Frequency Violation 001 Upstream Oxygen, Dissolved (DO) (00300) 7/2/2022 Weekly Frequency Violation 001 Upstream Temperature, Water Deg. Centigrade (00010) 7/2/2022 Weekly Frequency Violation Reporting Violation(s): Sample Location Parameter Date Type of Violation 8/31/2022 Late/Missing DMR A Notice of Violation/Intent to Issue Civil Penalty is being issued for the noted violation of North Carolina General Statute (G.S.) 143-215.1 and the facility's NPDES WW Permit. Pursuant to G.S. 143-215.6A, a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) may be assessed against any person who violates or fails to act in accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of any permit issued pursuant to G.S. 143-215.1. DE f, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300 I Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105 336.776.9800 If you wish to provide additional information regarding the noted violation, request technical assistance, or discuss overall compliance please respond in writing within ten (10) business days after receipt of this Notice. A review of your response will be considered along with any information provided on the submitted Monitoring Report(s). You will then be notified of any civil penalties that may be assessed regarding the violations. If no response is received in this Office within the 10-day period, a civil penalty assessment may be prepared. Remedial actions should have already been taken to correct this problem and prevent further occurrences in the future. The Division of Water Resources may pursue enforcement action for this and any additional violations of State law. If the violations are of a continuing nature, not related to operation and/or maintenance problems, and you anticipate remedial construction activities, then you may wish to consider applying for a Special Order by Consent. Reminder: Pursuant to Permit Condition 6 in Section E, the Permittee is required to verbally notify the Regional Office as soon as possible, not to exceed 24 hours, from first knowledge of any non-compliance at the facility including limit violations, bypasses of, or failure of a treatment unit. A written report may be required within 5 days if directed by Division staff. Prior notice should be given for anticipated or potential problems due to planned maintenance activities, taking units off-line, etc. If you have any questions concerning this matter or to apply for an SOC, please contact Gary Hudson of the Winston-Salem Regional Office at 336-776-9800. Sincerely, DocuSiiggned by: < t— . l . cin.ldif - 145B49E225C94 EA... Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Winston-Salem Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ Cc: WQS Winston-Salem Regional Office - Enforcement File NPDES Compliance/Enforcement Unit - Enforcement File DE f, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300 I Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105 336.776.9800