WQ0002004_Response NOV-2023-PC-0263_20230629

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June 29='', 2023 JUL 3 2023 N,�" '.)ept of Environmentai
Vanessa E. Manel, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section Raleigh Re otW
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Raleigh Regional Office, DWR, NCDEQ 3 2023
3800 Barrett Drive
Raleigh, North Carolina 27609 Raleigh Region.! Office
RE: Notice of Violation & Intent to Assess Civil Penalty
Tracking Number: NOV-2023-PC-0263
Permit No. WQ0002004
Bass Farm Sausage WWTF
Nash County
Dear Ms. Manel,
In response to your Notice of Violation letter dated June 26, 2023, we would like to offer the following
information:
March 2023: Parameter Missing
We received the Parameter Report from Waypoint Analytical after the March 2023 report was
completed and submitted. We included this information on the April 2023 report which has already
been submitted to your office.
I hope this provides clarification of this issue. Please contact me at 252-478-4147 if you have any
questions or comments.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Kenneth W. Edwards
President
Bass Farms, Inc.
PO Box 126 • Spring Hope, NC 27882-0126
Office: (252) 4784147 • Fax: [phone] - Website: www.bassfarmsausage.com
"You've tried the rest. ... now eat the best"

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Kenneth Edwards JUL 3 2023
Bass Farms Inc
PO Box 126
Spring Hope, NC 27882-0126 Raleigh Regional Office
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ASSESS CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking Number: NOV-2023-PC-0263
Permit No. WQ0002004
Bass Farm Sausage WWTF
Nash County
Dear Permittee:
A review of the March 2023 Non -Discharge Monitoring Report (NDMR) for the subject facility revealed the
violation(s) indicated below:
Reporting Violation(s):
Sample
Location Parameter
Date
Type of Violation
001 BOD, 5-Day (20 Deg. C) (00310)
3/31/2023
Parameter Missing
001 Calcium, Total (as Ca) (00916)
3/31/2023
Parameter Missing
001 Coliform, Fecal MF, MFC Broth, 44.5 C
3/31/2023
Parameter Missing
(31616)
001 Magnesium, Total (as Mg) (00927)
3/31/2023
Parameter Missing
001 Nitrogen, Ammonia Total (as N)
3/31/2023
Parameter Missing
(00610)
001 Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, Total (as N) (00625) 3/31/2023
001 Nitrogen, Nitrate Total (as N) (00620)
001 Nitrogen, Total (as N) (00600)
3/31/2023
3/31/2023
Parameter Missing
Parameter Missing
Parameter Missing