NC0024571_NOV-2018-LV-0466_20180702

N ROY COOPER
or-
MICHAEL S_REGAN
Secretary;
Water Resources LLNDA CTJLPEPPER
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Interim Director
Certified Mail # 7015 0640 0007 8168 9510
Return Receipt Requested
July 2, 2018
Bruce W Davis
City of Lumberton
PO Drawer 1388
Lumberton, NC 28359-1388
RECEIVED/DENR/DWR
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION &INTENT TO ASSESS CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking Number: NOV-2018-LV-0466 JUL 10 2018
Permit No. NC0024571 Water Resources
Lumberton WWTP Permitting Section
Robeson County
Dear Permittee:
A review of the November 2017 Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) for the subject facility revealed the
violation(s) indicated below:
Limit Exceedance Violation(s):
Sample Limit Reported
Location Parameter Date Value Value Type of Violation
001 Effluent Coliform, Fecal MF, MFC Broth, 11/4/2017 400 1,564.87 Weekly Geometric Mean Exceeded
44.5 C (31616)
A Notice of Violation/Intent to Issue Civil Penalty is being issued for the noted violation of North Carolina General
Statute (G.S.) 143-215.1 and the facility's NPDES WW Permit. Pursuant to G.S. 143-215.6A, a civil penalty of
not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) may be assessed against any person who violates or
fails to act in accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of any permit issued pursuant to G.S.
143-215.1.
If you wish to provide additional information regarding the noted violation, request technical assistance, or
discuss overall compliance please respond in writing within ten (10) business days after receipt of this Notice. A
review of your response will be considered along with any information provided on the submitted Monitoring
Report(s). You will then be notified of any civil penalties that may be assessed regarding the violations. If no
response is received in this Office within the 10-day period, a civil penalty assessment may be
prepared.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
225 Green Street,Suite 714,Fayetteville,NC 28301-5043
910-433-3300