WQ0018708_ NOV-2019-PC-0702_20191028

ROY COOPER
60vernor
K41CHAEL S. REGAN
secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
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Certified Mail # 7018 0040 0000 4771 7592
Return Receipt Reauested
D. Stephen Jones
112 Hermitage Road
Charlotte, NC 28201
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quallry
October 21, 2019
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2019-PC-0702
Permit No. WQ0018708
Lake Creek Corp-Baytree Lakes
Bladen County
Dear Permiteee:
The North Carolina Division of Water Resources conducted an inspection of the Lake Creek Corp-Baytree Lakes
on October 16, 2019. This inspection was conducted to verify that the facility is operating in compliance with the
conditions and limitations specified in Non -discharge Permit No. WQ0018708. A summary of the findings and
comments noted during the inspection are provided in the enclosed copy of the inspection report.
The Compliance Evaluation inspection was conducted by Division of Water Resources staff from the Fayetteville
Regional Office. The following violation(s) were noted during the inspection:
Inspection Area Description of Violation
End Use -Irrigation The spray zones are not being operated uniformly.
Nutrient removal practices are not taking place.
The spray field is in immediate need of weed control.
The winter crop has not been drilled in, to date.
Record Keeping The operations permit is expired.
The permittee failed to sign the permittee certification portion of the August 2019 monthly
report.
Thy ORC failed to sign the ORC certification portion of the August 2019 monthly report.
In addition, the issues below must also be addressed:
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Compliance Issue(s):
- A spill at the influent works of the facility was not properly cleaned up and/or reported.
- Equipment failure was not reported as required.
- Most of the spray heads were broken off and missing from the spray field site.
Remedial actions should have already been taken to correct this problem and prevent further occurrences in the
future. The Division of Water Resources may pursue enforcement action for this and any additional violations of
State law.
To prevent further action, please respond in writing to this office within 10 days upon your receipt of this Notice
of Violation regarding your plans or measures to be taken to address the indicated violations and other identified
issues, if applicable.
If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Tony Honeycutt with the Water Quality
Regional Operations Section in the Fayetteville Regional Office at 910-433-3300.
Sincerely,
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Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Fayetteville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
ATTACHMENTS:
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WQS Fayetteville Regional Office - Enforcement File (TH)
NON -DISCHARGE Compliance/Enforcement Unit - Enforcement Fille
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