NC0043532_Annual Report_20240404

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
CERTIFIED MAIL#: 7022 0410 0000 7794 0609
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Duane Wingo Utilities Director
Stanly County Utilities
1000 N First Street, Suite 12
Albemarle, NC 28001
Dear Mr. Wingo:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
April 4, 2024
SUBJECT: Notice of Violation
Failure to submit 2023 PAR
Stanly County Utilities
NPDES Permit No. NCO043532
Stanly County
Tracking No. NOV-2024-PC-0229
The Division has not received the Pretreatment Annual Report (PAR) from Stanly County Utilities/West Stanly
WWTP for the reporting period of January through December 2023. The PAR was due March 1, 2024. This letter is
being issued as a Notice of Violation (NOV) due to Stanly County Utilities' failure to submit the 2023 PAR by March 1,
2024, which is a violation of North Carolina General Statute (G.S.) 143-215.1, 15A North Carolina Administrative Code
(NCAC) 2H .0908 (b), and the subject NPDES Permit. Pursuant to G.S. 143-215.6A, a civil penalty of not more than
twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) per violation per day, 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
In order to come back into compliance with the requirements of the Pretreatment Program, Stanly County Utilities
must submit a completed 2023 PAR by May 10, 2024. The PAR must be completed in accordance with 15A NCAC 2H
.0908(b) requirements and guidelines set forth in the Comprehensive Guidance for North Carolina Pretreatment Programs.
In addition, guidance documents pertaining to Comprehensive Guide, Headworks Analysis, Annual Report (including
forms), etc. can be found on the Division's website at https://www.deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-
resources/permittin municipal-npdes-pretreatment-and-collection-system/pretreatment. Stanly County Utilities must
ensure to include the following in the PAR: Narrative, Program Performance Summary (PPS) form, Industrial Data
Summary Form (IDSF) for all Significant Industrial Users (SIUs), Significant Non -Compliance Report (SNCR) form,
Pretreatment Program Info Database (PPID) form (obtained from Division), copies of Public Notices for SLUs or
Industrial Users in SNC (if applicable) and any other relevant pretreatment information including Allocation Tables (AT),
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
` Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 1 Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
704.6631699

Consent Orders, etc. Please note that all future PARs are required to be submitted to the Division by March 1 of each
year for activities conducted for two six-month periods, January 1 through June 30 and July 1 through December 31 of the
previous year. Please submit (via email) the completed 2023 PAR to Mr. Keyes McGee at keyes.mcgeendeq.nc. og_v and
Mr. Wes Bell at wes.bellkdeq.nc.gov.
It has also been determined that the Division has not received a copy of the signed Sewer Use Ordinance and a draft
copy of the Monitoring Plan (Short -Term Monitoring Plan) for review and approval. Please contact Keyes McGee at
[phone] or via email if you have any additional questions regarding these documents.
This Office is also requesting a written response be submitted within ten (10) days of letter receipt that addresses all
actions being taken to return to compliance with all pretreatment requirements. In responding, please address the
response to the attention of Mr. Bell. If there are any questions concerning this letter or the PAR, please do not hesitate
to contact Mr. Bell via email or [phone] and/or Mr. McGee via email or [phone].
Cc: NPDES Program Files - Laserfiche
Sincerely,
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Andrew H. Pitner, P.G.
Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 1 Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
704.6631699