FORSY-2018-501_NOV Royal Homes of NC_20170830

Environmental
Quality
ROY COOPER
Governer
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
TRACY E. DAVIS
Director
August 30, 2017
NOTICE OF VIOLATIONS OF THE
SEDIMENTATION POLLUTION CONTROL ACT
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GENERAL PERMIT - NCG 010000
TO DISCHARGE STORMWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
FOR
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES
CERTIFIED MAIL 7015 0640 0005 8164 5624
Royal Homes of NC, LLC
Attn: Bob Woodard
P.O. Box 16168
High Point, NC 27261
RE: Project Name: 916 Beeson's Field Drive
Project ID: FORSY-2018-501
County: Forsyth
Compliance Deadlines: 14 days from receipt for SPCA violations
Dear Mr. Woodard:
On August 29, 2017, personnel of this office inspected a project located on Beeson's Field Drive,
Kemersville, in Forsyth County, North Carolina. This inspection was performed to determine
compliance with the North Carolina Sedimentation Pollution Control Act (SPCA) of 1973 and
General Permit - NCG 010000 to Discharge Stormwater Under The National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System for Construction Activities (Construction Stonnwater Permit NCG 010000). The
inspection revealed a land -disturbing activity of approximately less than one acre being conducted.

Notice of Violations
Mr. Bob Woodard
August 30, 2017
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It is our understanding that you and/or your firm are responsible for this land -disturbing activity. The
purpose of this letter is to inform you that this activity was found to be in violation of the SPCA,
G.S.113A-50 to 66, Title 15A, North Carolina Administrative Code (NCAC), Chapter 4. If you feel
that you are not responsible for the following violations, please notify this office immediately.
The violations of the SPCA that were found are:
1. Failure to take all reasonable measures to protect all public and private property from damage
by such land -disturbing activities. 15A NCAC 4B .0105.
2. Failure to retain along a lake or natural watercourse a buffer zone of sufficient width to
confine visible siltation by natural or artificial means within the 25 percent of that portion of
the buffer zone nearest the land -disturbing activity. G.S. 113A-57(1)
To correct the violations, the following must be completed:
1. Take immediate measures to prevent further sediment loss off the home site currently under
development. Such steps will include, but are not limited to, repairing the damaged silt fence below
the new house at 916 Beeson's Field Drive. Sediment has been lost off the project onto adjacent
property and into a natural water course on adjacent property.
Please note that merely planting grass seed does not satisfy the requirements of "vegetative cover" or
of "ground cover sufficient to restrain erosion." These requirements are not satisfied until an
adequate cover of grass or other ground cover (such as properly applied and secured, mulched
seeding or appropriate rip -rap) is established which is, in fact, sufficient to restrain accelerated or
man-made erosion.
SPCA Violations
The violations of the SPCA cited herein may be referred to the Director of the Division of Energy,
Mineral and Land Resources (Director) for appropriate enforcement action, including civil penalty
assessments for an initial one -day violation and/or a continuing violation. The penalty for an initial
one -day violation of the SPCA may be assessed in an amount not to exceed $5,000.00. The Division
of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources is not required to provide a time period for compliance
before assessing an initial penalty for the violations of the SPCA cited herein. Please be advised that
a civil penalty may be assessed for the initial day of violations of the SPCA regardless of whether the
violations are corrected within the time period set out below.
In addition, if the violations of the SPCA cited herein are not corrected within 14 calendar days of
receipt of this Notice, this office may request that the Director take appropriate legal action against
you for continuing violations pursuant to NCGS 113A-61.1 and 113A-64. A penalty may be
assessed from the date of the violation of the SPCA, pursuant to NCGS I I3A-64(a)(1), and for each
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Notice of Violations
Mr. Bob Woodard
August 30, 2017
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day of a continuing violation of the SPCA in an amount not to exceed $5,000.00 per day.
Please be advised that any new land -disturbing activity associated with this project should not begin
until the area presently disturbed is brought into compliance with the SPCA and Construction
Stormwater Permit NCG 010000. When corrective actions are complete, you should notify this
office so that work can be inspected. You should not assume that the project is in compliance with
the SPCA and Construction Stormwater Permit NCG 010000 until we have notified you. After
installation, all erosion control measures must be maintained in proper working order until the site is
completely stabilized.
We solicit your cooperation, and would like to avoid taking further enforcement action. At the same
time, it is your responsibility to understand and comply with the requirements of the SPCA and
Construction Stormwater Permit NCG 010000. Copies of the relevant statute and administrative
rules may be examined at this office or will be sent to you upon request. Should you have questions
concerning this notice or the requirements of the SPCA and Construction Stormwater Permit NCG
010000 please contact me at your earliest convenience.
Sincerely,
C�
Matthew E. Gantt, PE
Regional Engineer
Land Quality Section
Enclosures: Sedimentation Inspection Report
cc: William E. Vinson, Jr., PE, CPESC, CPM, Chief of Program Operations (via email)
Brad Cole, PE, Chief, Regional Operations (via email)
Sherri Knight, PE, Division of Water Resources — WSRO (via email)
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Land Quality Section: 450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300, Winston-Salem,
27105, Phone: [phone]
COUNTY: Forsyth PROJECT: Forsvth -916 Beeson's Field Drive RIVER BASIN: YADKIN-PEE DEE
PERSON FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE: , Royal Homes of NC, LLC PROJECT # FORSY-2018-501
ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 16168 HIGH POINT NC 27261 CASE #
1. PROJECT LOCATION: Beeson's Farm Ln. Kernersville NC
Pictures: YES Video: Digital: X
2. Weather and Soil Conditions: 60'S, CLOUDY, SOIL WET First Inspection:NO
3. Is site currently under Notice of Violation? NO
4. Is the site in compliance with S.P.C.A. and rules? NO
S. Violations:
f. Failure to take all reasonable measures - 15A N.C.A.C. 4B.0105
6. Is the site in compliance with NPDES Permit NCG 010000?: NOT EVALUATED
7. Has Sedimentation Damage occurred since last inpections? YES
Lake/natural watercourse on the tract: NO
Lake/natural watercourse off the tract: YES
Other Property: YES
Description: BEYOND SILT FENCE AND ONTO ADJOINING PROPERTY AND AN ADJOINING NATURAL WATER COURSE
Degree of Damage: 2) MODERATE
Stormwater Discharge Outfall with high turbidity or sedimentation loss:
8. Contact Made with (name): NO ONE ON SITE Title:
Inspection Report: SENT TO PERSON FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE
9. Corrective Actions Needed:
Date Given/Sent: AUG 30, 2017
1. Immediately repair the damaged silt fence below lot # 916 on Beeson's Field Drive. The silt fence has been damaged
by sedimentation leading to sediment loss below the home site. An adequate ground cover must also be provided on the
slope behind 916 Beeson's Field Drive.
10. COMMENTS:
Report By: Matthew E. Gantt, PE Others Present:
Date of Inspection: AUG 29, 2017 Time Arriving on Site: 12:30 Time Leaving Site: 1:00
cc; BOB WOODARD ([e-mail])
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