NC0072877_LR-2020-0011_20200207

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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mayor Gerald Darden
Town of Newton Grove
PO Box 4
Newton Grove,NC 28366-0004
Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION NOV-2020-LR-0011
Missing Discharge Monitoring Reports(DMRs)
Newton Grove WWTP
NPDES Permit NC0072877
Sampson County
Dear Mayor Darden:
This is to inform you that the Division of Water Resources did not receive a discharge monitoring
report(DMR) for the subject facility. Our records show that you have not submitted a DMR for
October 2019 [see table below].
Missing DMR(s) Due Received Date Days Late
October 2019 30 November 2019 Not received 52
This is in violation of Part II, condition D. (2.) of the NPDES permit, as well as 15A NCAC
2B .506(a),which requires the submittal of Discharge Monitoring Reports no later than 30 calendar
days after the end of the reporting period for which the report is made. Failure to submit reports as
required will subject the violator to the assessment of a civil penalty of up to $25,000 per violation.
To prevent further action,please submit the reports within fifteen(15) days of receipt of this notice.
If you have documents proving that this record is in error,please forward them to our office. If this
facility is inactive or not constructed,you may submit a written request to suspend monitoring. The
request should include a begin date and an end date for the period of monitoring.
Additionally, this letter provides notice that this office will recommend the assessment of civil
penalties if future reports are not received within the required time frame during the next twelve(12)
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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
919-707-9000

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reporting months. The Division must take these steps because timely submittal of discharge
monitoring reports is essential to the efficient operation of our water quality programs.
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We appreciate your assistance in this matter. If you have any questions about this letter or discharge
monitoring reports,please contact Brianna Young at 919-707-3619 or via e-mail
[brianna.young@nc denr.gov].
Respectfully,
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Linda Culpepper
Director, Division of Water Resources
cc: NPDES Program Files
Fayetteville Regional Office