NC0070289_NOV2017LR0017_20170717

Water Resources
Environmental Quality
July 7, 2017
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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. F. Wayne Huntley, HQA President .
Stones Throw Homeowners Association
PO Box 690725
Charlotte, NC 28227
Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION (NOV-2017-LR-0017)
Late Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) April 2017
Ridgewood Farms Subdivision
NPDES Permit NCO070289
Cabarrus County attempt
Dear Mr. Huntley:
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
A review of the Division of Water Resources (DWR) database which tracks the monthly submittal of
Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMR's) revealed that the Apnl 2017 Discharge Monitoring Report
(DMR) was not filed with the Division within the thirty (30) day reporting period in accordance with the
monitoring and reporting requirements contained in your NPDES penult.
A Notice of Violation (NOV-2017-LR-0002) was sent to you for failure to submit the December 2016
DMR no later than the last calendar day following the reporting period. This notice was received by you
on 3/1/2017. Within said Notice, you were informed that future reports not received within the required
time frame during the next twelve (12) reporting months. This is our second attempt to notify
This Notice of Violation/Notice of Recommendation for Enforcement (NOV/NRE) is being issued for the
April 2017 failure to submit violations. Based upon the above facts, I conclude as a matter of law that
Stones Throw Homeowners Association violated or failed to act in accordance with the requirements of
NPDES Permit NCO070289 and G.S. 143-215.65. A civil penalty of not more than $25,000.00 per
violation may be assessed against a person who fails to file, submit, or make available any documents,
data, or reports required by G.S 143-215.65. The State's enforcement costs in this matter may be
assessed pursuant to G.S. 143-215.3(a) (9) and G.S. 143-282.1(b) (8).
If you wish to provide additional information regarding the noted violations and prevent further action,
please respond in writing within ten (10) days of receipt of this notice.
As of the date of this document, DWR has not received the following DMR(s): December 2016, January
2017, February 2017, March 2017 and April 2017.
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Mr. Huntley
July 7, 2017
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Please ensure that the missing Discharge Monitoring Reports are sent in to the Division. A review of your
response will be considered and you will be notified of any civil penalties that may be assessed regarding
these violations. If no response is received in this Office within the 10 -day period, a civil penalty may be
assessed.
If you have any questions about this letter or discharge monitoring reports, please contact Derek Denard
at 919-807-6307 or via e-mail at [e-mail].
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Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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