NC0000272_Remission (Decision)_20191007

Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
October 7, 2019
ROY COOPER
MICHAEL S. REGAN
secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
CERTIFIED MAIL ITEM 7015 0640 0007 9833 5929 - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. Wallace McDonald
Evergreen Packaging
P.O. Box 4000
Canton, NC 28716-4000
SUBJECT: CIVIL PENALTY REMISSION REQUEST
Canton Mill WWTP
Permit NC0000272
Case LV-2019-0121
Haywood County
Dear Mr. McDonald:
I have considered the information submitted by your municipality in support of a request for
remission in the subject case. In accordance with NCGS 143-215.6A (f), I have found no cause to
remit the original civil penalty assessment of $469.59.
If you choose to pay the penalty, send payment to the letterhead address within thirty (30) days of
receipt of this letter- Please make the check payable to NC DEQ.
If payment is not received within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter, in accordance with NCGS
§ 143-215.6A (0, your request for remission of the civil penalties (with supporting documents) and
my recommendation to deny the request will be delivered to the North Carolina Environmental
Management Commission's (EMC) Committee On Civil Penalty Remissions (Committee) for final
agency decision.
If you desire to make an oral presentation to the Committee on why your request for remission
meets one or more of the five statutory factors you were asked to address, you must complete and
return the attached form within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter. Please mail the completed
form to:
Mr. Charles H. Weaver
NC DEQ / DWR / NPDES
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Your request for an oral presentation and the documents in this matter will be reviewed by the
EMC Chairman and, if it is determined that there is a compelling reason to require an oral
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919-707-3699

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presentation from you, you will be notified by certified mail of the date, time, and place that your
oral presentation can be made. Otherwise, the final decision on your request for remission will be
made by the Committee based on the written record.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions about this letter, please
contact Mr. Weaver at [phone] or [e-mail].
Sincerely,
inda Culpepper wt�z
Director, Division of Water Resources
cc: NPDES file