NCG070175_NOD_20240530

ROY COOPER
Governor
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ELIZABETH S.BISERa;n �
Secretary
WILLIAM E.TOBY VINSON,JR. NORTH CAROL-INA
Interim Director Environmental Quality
May 30, 2024
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7022 0410 0000 7791 5638
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Gold Bond Building Products, LLC
Attn: Lance Davis
838 Sunnyvale Drive
Wilmington,North Carolina 28412
Subject: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY (NOD-2024-PC-0098)
NPDES Stormwater General Permit NCG070000
Gold Bond Building Products
Gold Bond Building Products—Mount Holly Plant
Certificate of Coverage NCG070175
Gaston County
Dear Mr. Davis:
On May 22, 2024, Jerry Eplin, Kathryn Peterson, and William Baummer from the Mooresville Regional
Office of the Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources (DEMLR), conducted a site inspection for
the Gold Bond Building Products — Mount Holly Plant located at 1725 Drywall Drive, Mount Holly,
Gaston County, North Carolina. A copy of the Compliance Inspection Report is enclosed for your
review. Michael Thompson and Adam Lynch also present during the inspection and their time and
assistance is greatly appreciated. The site visit and file review revealed that the subject facility is covered
by NPDES Stormwater General Permit NCG070000 under Certificate of Coverage NCG070175. Permit
coverage authorizes the discharge of stormwater from the facility to receiving waters designated as the
Catawba River, class WS-IV;CA waters in the Catawba River Basin.
As a result of the site inspection, the following deficiencies are noted:
• The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan(SWPPP)has not been reviewed on an annual basis.
• Illicit(non-stormwater) discharge monitoring has not occurred.
• Analytical monitoring has not occurred.
• A solvent management plan has not been prepared.
Other Observations
• The SWPPP site map does not clarify that all storm drains, ditches and roof drains that contain
water exposed to industrial activity discharge to one of the existing known outfalls.
woor North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy,Mineral,and Land Resources
Mooresville Regional Office 1610 East Center Avenue,Suite 3011 Mooresville,North Carolina 28115
+•* ^+� 704-235-2100

NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
Gold Bond Building Products, Inc.
May 30, 2024
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• Housekeeping at the facility needs improvement.
• The truck tire wash was not operational at the time of the inspection; thus, this Best Management
Practice was not being utilized.
• Please refer to the enclosed Compliance Inspection Report for additional comments and
observations made during the inspection.
Requested Response
A written response is requested within 30 days of receiving this Notice of Deficiency. The written
response must address the following items:
1. When will the truck tire wash be repaired and operational.
2. How did the deficiencies noted above occur and what actions will the facility take to assure that
they do not recur.
The written response must also address the following action items.
Action Items
1. Immediately review and amend the facility's SWPPP as needed. Incorporate and begin annual
updates, annual illicit discharge monitoring, and the analytical and qualitative monitoring and
reporting schedule, and include the required Solvent Management Plan.
2. Conduct training related to the updated SWPPP.
3. Provide this office an electronic copy of the updated SWPPP and training records within 30 days
of receiving this Notice of Deficiency.
4. Begin the required analytical and qualitative monitoring and reporting scheduled upon the next
qualifying storm event.
5. Submit discharge monitoring reports for the analytical monitoring as per permit requirements.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. This office requires that the deficiencies, as noted above
and detailed in the enclosed inspection report, be properly resolved. Failure to address the
deficiencies could result in the issuance of a Notice of Violation, which is subject to a civil penalty
assessment of up to $25,000 per day for each violation. Should you have any questions or concerns,
please contact me at(704) 235-2100.
Sincerely,
EDocuSigned by:
Jerry Tpfin, PE
Regional Engineer
Land Quality Section
JWE/cys
Enclosure: Compliance Inspection Report
c: Michael Thompson, Gold Bond Building Products, 1725 Drywall Dr., Mt. Holly,NC 28120
Adam Lynch, Gold Bond Building Products, 1725 Drywall Dr., Mt. Holly,NC 28120
Mike Lawyer, CPSWQ, Stormwater Program Supervisor—DEMLR
Brad Cole, PE, Chief of Regional Operations—DEMLR
DEMLR NPDES Stormwater Permit Laserfiche File
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy,Mineral,and Land Resources
Mooresville Regional Office 1610 East Center Avenue,Suite 3011 Mooresville,North Carolina 28115
704-235-2100