NC0007552_NOV-2024-PC-0332 Notice of Violation_20241014

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office 3800 Barrett Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
919.791.4200

October 14, 2024

Benjamin P White, General Manager
Westrock Kraft Paper LLC
PO Box 458
Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870-0458

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
TRACKING NUMBER: NOV-2024-PC-0332
For Unauthorized Bypass
Roanoke Rapids Mill WWTP
NPDES Permit: NC000752
Halifax County

Dear Mr. White,
On 9/12/2024, the NC Division of Water Resources – Raleigh Regional Office (RRO) received a
verbal notice of an unanticipated bypass from Roanoke Rapids Mill WWTP. The RRO concludes
that the unauthorized bypass of the an overflowed pump station violated NC General Statue
143-215.1(a)(1) and Part II Section C. 4.(c) of NPDES Permit NC000752.

Specific activities in violation of State Law include the following:
Total Vol Total Surface Incident Start Vol Water Number Date Location Cause (Gals)(Gals)__________________________________________________________________ 202402100 9/11/2024 100 Gaston Road Pump Station Failure 1,000 0
Roanoke Rapids,
NC 27870 ________________________________________________________________

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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1611 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
919.707.9000

This office requests that you respond to this Notice, in writing, within 15 business
days of its receipt. In your response, you should address the causes of non-compliance,
remedial actions, and all other actions taken to prevent the recurrence of similar situations.
The response to this correspondence will be considered in this process. Enforcement decisions
will also be based on volume spilled, volume reaching surface waters, duration and gravity,
impacts to public health, fish kills or recreational area closures. Other factors considered in
determining the amount of the civil penalty is the violator’s history of non-compliance, the cost
of rectifying the damage, whether the spill was intentional and whether money was saved by
non-compliance.

If you have any questions about this letter, please contact Kevin Fowler of the Raleigh Regional
Office at [phone]
Sincerely,

Vanessa E. Manuel, Assistant Regional Supervisor

Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NC DEQ
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