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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQ0029169_NOV 2023 SP 0003_20230822ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director CERTIFIED MAIL 7022 1670 0000 9974 3261 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Kenneth K. Talton, Mayor Town of Mount Olive PO Box 939 Mount Olive, NC 28365-0939 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality August 22, 2023 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ASSESS CIVIL PENALTY Tracking Number: NOV-2023-SP-0003 SOC EMC WQ S20-002 Permit Nos. NC0020575, WQCS00129, WQ0029169 Mount Olive WWTP and Collection System Wayne County Dear Mr. Talton: This letter is to inform you that a file review on August 22, 2023 concluded that the Town of Mount Olive has not submitted a quarterly progress report for the October through December 2022 quarter. The failure to complete this task by the date stipulated in the Special Order by Consent is a violation of the Order. The report was due on February 1, 2023. The Special Order by Consent contains a stipulated penalty of $1000 for the first violation and then the penalty doubles with each subsequent assessment for late reports. A stipulated penalty of $1000 was issued under Case No. SP-2023-0032 on August 17, 2023. A stipulated penalty of $2000 will be assessed under Case No. NOV- 2023-SP-0002. The calculated penalty for this violation is $4,000 dollars. Paragraph 4 of the Consent Order states in part that the stipulated penalties are not due if the Town satisfies the Division that non-compliance was caused by events or circumstances beyond the Town's control. If you have justification that this violation was caused by events or circumstances beyond the Town's control, you must reply in writing to the Washington Regional Office within ten (10) days after receipt of this Notice. Your justification will be reviewed and a recommendation forwarded to the Director for his consideration. In the absence of such justification, this Office shall proceed with recommendations that the Director demand payment of the stipulated penalty as included in the Consent Order. North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources Washington Regional Office - 943 Washington Square Mall - Washington, North Carolina, 27889 NORTHCARCUNA JPI/ 252-946-6481 If you have any questions concerning the above, please contact Robert Tankard at (252) 948-3921. Sincerely, Zagva T.sy." Robert Tankard, Assistant Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Washington Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ Copy: Laserfiche North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources D � Washington Regional Office - 943 Washington Square Mall - Washington, North Carolina, 27889 NCRTHCARCLINA 252-946-6481 gaparMeM of EmironmanW quay