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Water Resources
Environmental Quality
March 27, 2017
CERTIFIED MAIL #7015 0640 0005 81641817
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. John Miller
Tri-State Components
PO Box 1795
Sparta NC 28675
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
Subject: CONTINUING NOTICE OF VIOLATION and RECOMMENDATION FOR ENFORCEMENT
NOV-2016-OP-0002
Tri-State Components Property Expansion
Alleghany County
Dear Mr. Miller:
Please see the attached NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND RECOMMENDATION FOR ENFORCEMENT
(NOV) which was issued from the Division of Water Resources (DWR) on July25, 2016. The above
noted project resulted in impacts to a perennial stream which has resulted in violations of Title
15A NCAC 02H .0500 and Title 15A NCAC 02B .0211 as detailed in the attached NOV.
In response to the NOV a request for a 401 Water Quality Certification was submitted on August
26, 2016 by BREC Inc. on your behalf. A Request for Additional Information sent to you dated
October 3, 2016 (enclosed) and to date the items requested in the letter have not been submitted
as requested.
Upon your receipt of this notice you are hereby notified of the ongoing water quality violations on
the property.
Accordingly, you are directed to respond to this letter in writing within 10 calendar days of receipt
of this Notice. Your response should be sent to this office at the letterhead address and include
the information requested in the Request for Additional Information sent to you dated October 3,
2016 (enclosed) and as detailed in as discussed in a meeting on Monday February 13, 2017 as
summarized in an email communication of the same date.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality
450 W. Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone]

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This Office is sending a recommendation for enforcement to the Director of the Division of Water
Resources regarding these issues.
Pursuant to G.S. 143-215.6A, these violations and any future violations are subject to a civil penalty
assessment of up to a maximum of $25,000.00 per day for each violation. Your above-mentioned
response to this correspondence, the degree and extent of harm to the environment and the
duration and gravity of the violation(s) will be considered in any civil penalty assessment process
that may occur. Should you have any questions regarding these matters, please contact Sue
Homewood at 336-776-9693 or me at 336-776-9696.
Sincerely,
Sherri V. Knight, P. E.
Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ— WSRO
cc: Derek Goddard, BREC (via email)
WSRO File Copy
William Elliott, USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office (via email)
Karen Higgins -401 & Buffer Permitting Unit