NCG500214_NOV Response_20180430

PHARR
L R A M IT I ON OF IN N OVA ION
April 30, 2018
W. Corey Basinger
Regional Supervisor
Mooresville Regional Office
610 E. Central Ave., Suite 301
Mooresville NC 28115
Subject: Notice of Violation
Compliance Evaluation Inspection
NOV-2018-PC-0125
Pharr Yarns, LLC
NPDES permit No. NCG500214
Dear W. Corey Basinger,
This in response to the aforementioned Notice of Violation.
These two sites also double as storm water discharge points.
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MOORESVILLE REGIONAL OFFICE
When these two sites are sampled the contract lab shows up and collects the samples
with no Pharr personnel present, only when the lab emails the results does anyone
at Pharr know they have been sampled. It could take as many as sixteen days from the time of
the sampling to get the results and then several days before they are downloaded. The
sampling event for March 2018 was only downloaded the day before the inspection.
To remedy the non -notification and to speed up the information transfer, the lab has been
Informed it can no longer sample without Pharr personnel present. The lab has also been
given our permit limits and will automatically send out an alert of any deviations. This will
allow the ORC to notify Division personnel within 24 hours and more sampling to be done
to verify readings or to correct any problems.
We have also identified several places where ground water could actually contaminate
the samples as they are taken. Changes to the sampling sites are ongoing to eliminate the
possibility of cross contamination.
We believe these changes, especially pertaining to lab and sampling will correct the
problems noted in Inspection.
Pharr Yarns, LLC • 100 Main Street • PO Box 1939 • McAdenville North Carolina 28101-1939 • Phone [phone]

PHARR
iRAUIiION OF INNOVATION
If further information is needed or questions arise feel free to contact me at
704-823-2397 or [e-mail]
Respectfully,
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George Altice
Engineering Director
Pharr
Pharr Yarns, LLC • 100 Main Street • PO Box 1939 • McAdenville North Carolina 28101-1939 • Phone [phone]