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Return Receipt Requested
January 16, 2020
Ben Stikeleather - County Manager
Currituck County
153 Courthouse Rd. – Suite 302
Currituck, NC 27929-0039
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ASSESS CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking Number: NOV-2019-LV-0682
Permit No. WQ0035706
Moyock Regional WWTP
Currituck County
Dear Mr. Stikeleather:
A review of the May 2019 Non-Discharge Monitoring Report (NDMR) and Non-Discharge Analysis Report (NDAR2)
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 Coliform, Fecal MF, MFC Broth, 5/31/2019 14 17,146.43 Monthly Geometric Mean Exceeded
44.5 C (31616) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Reporting Violation(s):
Sample
Location Parameter Date Type of Violation _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7/31/2019 Late/Missing NDAR-2
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7/31/2019 Late/Missing NDMR
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mr. Ben Stikeleather
January 16, 2020
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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 Non-discharge 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.
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. If the violations are of a continuing nature, not related to operation and/or maintenance problems,
and you anticipate remedial construction activities, then you may wish to consider applying for a Special Order by
Consent.
If you have any questions concerning this matter or to apply for an SOC, please contact Robert Tankard at (252)
948-3921 or Randy Sipe at (252) 948-3849.
Sincerely,
Robert Tankard, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Washington Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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