WQ0021731_Rescission_20160511

Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PAT MCCRORY
Govemor
DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
May 11, 2016
Tim CHURCH— WATER RESOURCES DIRECTOR
TOWN OF JEFFERSON
POST OFFICE BOX 67
JEFFERSON, NORTH CAROLINA 28640
Dear Mr. Church:
Subject: Permit No. WQ0021731
Permit Rescission
Jefferson Reuse System
Reclaimed Water System
Ashe County
Reference is made to your written rescission request received May 2, 2016 for the subject reclaimed
water system permit. Staff from the Winston-Salem Regional Office has confirmed that the subject permit
is no longer required. Therefore, in accordance with your request, Permit No. WQ0021731 is rescinded,
effective immediately.
If in the future you wish again to operate the subject non -discharge system, you must first apply
for and receive a new permit. Please be advised that construction and/or operation of the subject facilities
without a valid permit is a violation of North Carolina General Statute §143-215.1 and may subject the
owner/operator to appropriate enforcement actions in accordance with North Carolina General Statute
§143-215.6A-6C. Civil penalties of up to $25,000 per day per violation may be assessed for failure to
secure a permit required by North Carolina General Statute § 143-215.1.
If you need additional information concerning this letter, please contact Nathaniel Thornburg (919)
807-6453 or nathaniel.thomburgaa ncdenr. gov.
Sincerely,
ZS. Jay Zimmerman, P.G., Director
Division of Water Resources
cc: Ashe County Health Department (Electronic Copy)
Winston-Salem Regional Office, Water Quality Regional Operations Section (Electronic Copy)
Beth Buffington — Protection and Enforcement Branch (Electronic Copy)
Division of Water Resources Budget Office (Electronic Copy)
Digital Permit Archive (Electronic Copy)
Central Files
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources I Water Quality Permitting I Non -Discharge Permitting
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919 807 6464