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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQ0029169_Stipulated Penalty Demand Case No. SP_2023-0037 Permits WQ0029169, WQCS00129 &NC0020575_20231205ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS. JR. Director NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality December 5, 2023 CERTIFIED MAIL 7021 0950 0001 8685 2644 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Kenneth K. Talton, Mayor Town of Mount Olive PO Box 939 Mount Olive, NC 28365-0939 Subject: Case No. SP-2023-0037 Department of Environmental Quality vs. Town of Mount Olive, Stipulated Penalty Demand for Violation of Consent Order EMC SOC S20-002; NOV-2023-SP-0003 Wayne County Dear Mr. Talton: On October 14, 2021, Mount Olive entered Special Order by Consent S20-002 with the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission whereby the Town of Mount Olive's WWTP and collection system (Permit No. WQ0029169, Permit No, WQCS00129, Permit No. NC0020575) is not capable of consistently meeting effluent limits in the current permits due to infiltration/inflow and treatment issues. Upon review of the deadline established in Section 2(b) of the SOC for submittal of quarterly progress reports, I have concluded that a quarterly progress report was not submitted by February 1, 2023, as was noted in the Notice of Violation (NOV-2023-SP-0003) issued to the Town of Mount Olive on August 22, 2023. Paragraph 3 of the SOC contains a stipulated penalty of $1,000 for the first violation with the penalty doubling for each violation thereafter. The calculated penalty for the violation listed above was given as $4,000 dollars in NOV-2023-SP-0003. �-DIE North Carolina Depmtmant of Enviroamental Quality Division of Water Resources Washington Regional Office - 943 Washington Square Mall - Washivgm North Carolina, 27899 252-946 6481 Stipulated Penalty Demand for Violation of Consent Order EMC SOC S20-002 November 8, 2023 Page 2 Payment by certified check payable to the Department of Environmental Quality or evidence to support your claim that noncompliance was beyond the Company's control must be submitted to the Department at the address given below within fourteen (14) days from receipt of this demand: Richard E. Rogers, Jr., Director Division of Water Resources Dept. of Environmental Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 If you should have any questions regarding this notification, please contact Robert Tankard in the Washington Regional Office at (252) 948-3921. Sincerely, RA" TM." for, Richard E. Rogers, Jr. Director Division of Water Resources cc: Laserfiche D North Carolina Dopy tenant of Environmental Quality Division of water Resourm Washington Regional Office - 943 Washington Squats Mall - Washington, North Carolina, 27889 �� 252-9466481