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Shannon V. Becker, President JAN 2 4 2017
Aqua North Carolina Inc
202 MacKenan Ct Water Quality
Cary, NC 27511 Permitting Section
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ASSESS CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking Number: 'NOV-2017-LV-0028`
Permit No. NCO049662
Hawthorne Subdivision WWTP
Wake County
Dear Mr. Becker:
A review of the October 2016 Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) for the subject facility revealed the
violation(s) indicated. below:
Limit Exceedance Violation(s):
Sample
Location Parameter Date
Limit Reported
Value Value
Type of Violation
001 Effluent Coliform, Fecal MF, MFC Broth, 10/25/2016
400 '1,000
Daily Maximum Exceeded
44.5 C (31616)
001 Effluent Nitrogen, Total - Concentration 10/31/2016
8 .21.8
Monthly Average Exceeded
(C0600)
A Notice of Violation/Intent to Issue Civil Penalty is being issued for the noted violations of North Carolina
General Statute (G.S.) 143-215.1 and the facility's NPDES Permit. Pursuant to G.S. 143-215.6A, a civil
penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) 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.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1628 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1628
919-7914200
If you wish to provide additional information regarding the noted violation, request technical assistance, or
discuss overall compliance please respond in writing within ten (10) business days after receipt of this
Notice. A review of your response will be considered along with any information provided on -the:
submitted Discharge Monitoring Report(s). You will then be notified of any civil penalties that may be
assessed regarding the violations.. If no response is received in this Office within the 10 -day
period, a civil penalty assessment may be prepared.
Remedial actions should have already been taken to correct this problem and prevent further occurrences
in the future. The Division of Water Resources may pursue enforcement action for this and any
additional: violations of State law'. If the violations are of a continuing nature,' not related to operation
and/or maintenance problems, and you anticipate remedial construction activities, then you may wish to
consider applying for a Special Order by Consent..
Reminder: Pursuant to Permit Condition 6 in Section E, the Permittee is required to verbally notify the
Regional Office as soon as possible, not to exceed 24 hours, from first knowledge of any non-compliance
at the facility including limit violations, bypasses of, or failure of a treatment unit. A written report may
be required within 5 days if directed by Division staff. Prior notice should be given for anticipated or
potential problems due to planned maintenance activities, taking units off-line, etc.
Additionally, and if you have not already done so; you may wish to, "consider registering to use the
Division's new a -DMR system for the completion and electronic submittal of monthly Discharge Monitoring
Reports (DMRs). For more information, please visit the eDMR Website at the following address:
http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wg/admin/bog/ipu/edmr.
If you have any questions concerning this matter or to apply for an SOC, please contact Vanessa Manuel
of the Raleigh Regional Office at 919-791-4255
ncer y;
Danny Smit. , Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Cc: WQS Raleigh Regional Office - Enforcement File
NPDES Compliance/Enforcement Unit - Enforcement File
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