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February 6, 2020
ROY COOPER
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
CERTI_FIED MAIL ITEM 7015 0640 0007 9833 6018 - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. D. Marche Pittman
County Manager
P.O. Box 308
Columbus, NC 28722-0308
SUBJECT: CIVIL PENALTY REMISSION REQUEST
Woodland Mills WWTP
Permit NC0004464
Case LM-2019-0043
Polk County
Dear Mr. Pittman:
I have considered the information you submitted 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 which totals $570.31.
If you choose to pay the penalties, send payment to the letterhead address within thirty (30) days
of receipt of this letter. Please make the check[s] 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 requests for remission of the civil penalties (with supporting documents) and
my recommendation to deny the requests 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 requests for remission
meet one or more of the five statutory factors you were asked to address, you must complete and
return the attached forms within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter. Please mail the
completed forms 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 Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center j Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919-707-3616
NC0004464 Remission Decision
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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 (919) 707-3616 or charles.weaver@ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
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Director, Division of Water Resources
M. NPDES file
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
CIVIL PENALTY REMISSION FACTORS
Case Number: LM-2019-0043 Region: Asheville County: Polk
Assessed Entity: Woodland Mills WWTP Permit: NC0004464
❑ (a) Whether one or more of the civil penalty assessment factors were wrongly applied to
the detriment of the petitioner:
❑ (b) Whether the violator promptly abated continuing environmental damage resulting
from the violation:
X(c) Whether the violation was inadvertent or a result of an accident:
Permittee States: Rabbit carcass in pipe to dechlorination unit caused high TSS readings. Removal
of carcass resolve the problem.
DWR Response: No TSS violations since July 2019.
❑ (d) Whether theviolator had been assessed civil penalties for any previous violations:
❑ (e) Whether payment of the civil penalty will prevent payment for the remaining
necessary remedial actions:
DECISION (Check One)
Request Denied
Full Remission 9 Retain Enforcement Costs? Yes ❑ No ❑
Original Penalty (without Enforcement Costs) $ _ (enter amount)
Partial Remission ❑ % or $ (amount remitted)
Subtotal
Retaining Enforcement Costs
Total Revised Assessmerib $
Daniel Smith Date