NC0021733_NOV-2018-PC-0379_20181008

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | Division of Water Resources
2090 U.S. 70 Highway, Swannanoa, NC 28778
828-296-4500

October 08, 2018

Lawrence Ponder, Mayor
Town of Marshall
PO Box 548
Marshall, NC 28753-0548

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2018-PC-0379
Permit No. NC0021733
Marshall WWTP
Madison County

Dear Permittee:

The North Carolina Division of Water Resources Asheville Regional Office staff conducted an inspection of the Town
of Marshall Pretreatment Program on September 20, 2018. The purpose of the inspection is to determine the
effectiveness of the pretreatment program by an in-depth review of the files, including industrial monitoring data,
appropriate data management and adherence to the Enforcement Response Plan.

The results of the inspection indicate that the Town has failed to meet the minimum requirements of 15A NCAC 2H
.0900, 40 CFR 403.8 and Part IV, D of the NPDES permit NC0021733.

The following violation(s) were noted during the inspection:

Inspection Area Description of Violation _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Pretreatment Failure to take proper enforcement against a Significant Industrial User (SIU) for Significant
Noncompliance (SNC).
Failure to perform annual inspection at SIU _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

To prevent further enforcement action, perform the following actions by the indicated due date.

1.Complete the attached compliance judgement worksheet for each parameter for which violations occurred.
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | Division of Water Resources
2090 U.S. 70 Highway, Swannanoa, NC 28778
828-296-4500
2. Take appropriate enforcement action (e.g. NOV, penalty assessment) for any violations as per the Town’s
approved enforcement response plan (ERP). Make note if any of the violations reach the level of significant
non-compliance (SNC) and inform the industry that they will be included in the required annual publication of
SIUs in SNC.
3. Submit the compliance judgment worksheets and copies of any enforcement documents to Dan Boss, Asheville
Regional Office no later than November 9, 2018.

A summary of the findings and comments noted during the inspection are provided in the enclosed copy of the
inspection report.

If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Daniel Boss with the Water Quality
Regional Operations Section in the Asheville Regional Office at 828-296-4500.

Sincerely,

G. Landon Davidson, P.G., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ

ATTACHMENTS

Ec: WQS ARO Server, Laserfiche
Donald Byers, ORC

20181001_NC0021733_NOV2018PC0379.rtf
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