NC0043974_LV20180049_20180322

DR PHILLIP BARRY WILLIAMS BOARD MEMBERS
Superintendent f lubfit Otboofo of Il atEss Countp
Office of the Superintendent Ray Felton
205 Main Street•P.O.Box 125 Chairman
GATESVILLE,NORTH CAROLINA 27938
Telephone[phone] Glendale P.Boone
Fax[phone] ,p9 Vice-Chairman
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Dr.Daniel Dickerson
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Water Resoourc©rl
March 22, 2018 permitting
Wastewater Branch CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT
Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
To Whom It May Concern:
Gates County Schools would like to submit a Justification For Remission Request for Buckland Elementary
WWTF, Permit No.NC0043974, due to the Notice Of Violation(Case No. LV-2018-0049) dated February 28th,
2018. The plant was renovated June of 2017, and returned to service August 2017. Since the renovation, the
plant has not met required limits for ammonia nitrogen levels or dissolved oxygen levels, on a consistent basis.
The North Carolina Department Of Public Instruction was contacted November of 2017 to assist with the issues
of non-compliance. Michael Leggett, PE, Engineer/Plant Operation Section, has been systematically
evaluating the plant and has provided a preliminary scope of work and cost analysis to address limit violations.
The estimated cost for repairs is Twenty-Eight Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($28,400.00), and the work will
not begin until June 11th, 2018, due to the occupancy of the building. The plant will be offline for repairs until
faculty and staff return August 16th, 2018. The scope of work and cost analysis were delivered to Robert
Bullock, Senior Specialist, Division of Water Resources, Water Quality Regional Operation, March 21st, 2018
for review.
Sincerely,
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Phillip a y Williams, Ed. D.
Superin endent

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
COUNTY OF GATES
IN THE MATTER OF ASSESSMENT ) WAIVER OF RIGHT TO AN
OF CIVIL PENALTIES AGAINST ) ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING ANI)
) STIPULATION OF FACTS
Public Schools of Gates County )
Buckland Elementary School )
PERMIT NO NC0043974 ) CASE NO. LV-2018-0049
Having been assessed civil penalties totaling$520 00 for violation(s)as set Forth in the assessment document of the Division
of Water Resources dated February 27, 2018,the undersigned,desiring to seek remission of the civil penalty,does hereby
waive the right to an administrative hearing in the above-stated matter and does stipulate that the facts are as alleged in the
assessment document The undersigned further understands that all evidence presented in support of remission of this civil
penalty must be submitted to the Director of the Division of Water Resources within thirty(30) days of receipt of the notice of
assessment No new evidence in support of a remission request will be allowed after(30) days from the receipt of the
notice of assessment.
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JUSTIFICATION FOR REMISSION REQUEST
Case Number: LV-2018-0049 County: Gates
Assessed Party: Public Schools of Gates County
Permit No.: NC0043974 Amount Assessed: $520 00
Please use this form when requesting remission of this civil penalty. You must also complete the "Request For Remission,
Waiver of Right to an Administrative Hearing, andStipulation of Facts"form to request remission of this civil penalty
You should attach any documents that you believe support your request and are necessary for the Director to consider in
evaluating your request for remission. Please be aware that a request for remission is limited to consideration of the five
factors listed below as they may relate to the reasonableness of the amount of the civil penalty assessed Requesting
remission is not the proper procedure foi contesting whether the violation(s)occurred or the accuracy of any of the factual
statements contained in the civil penalty assessment document Pursuant to N C G.S § 143B-282,1(c), remission of a civil
penalty may be granted only when one or more of the following five factors apply Please check each factor that you
believe applies to your case and provide a detailed explanation, including copies of supporting documents, as to why the
factor applies (attach additional pages as needed)
(a) one or more of the civil penalty assessment factors in N C G S 143B-282.1(b) were wrongfully applied to the
detriment of the petitioner (the assessment factors are listed in the civil penalty assessment document),
(b) the violator promptly abated continuing environmental damage resulting from the violation (i e, explain the
steps that you took to correct the violation and prevent future occurrences),
(c) the violation was inadvertent or a result of an accident(i e, explain why the violation was unavoidable or
something you could not prevent or prepare for);
(d) the violator had not been assessed civil penalties for any previous violations;
)( (e) payment of the civil penalty will prevent payment for the remaining necessary remedial actions (i e, explain
how payment of the civil penalty will prevent you from performing the activities necessary to achieve
compliance)
EXPLANATION: