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Acting Director Environmental Quality
February 11, 2020
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7019 0700 0000 8867 7040
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Rockall Products, LLC
Attention: Kevin Schofield
625 River Road
Johns Island, SC 29455
Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION(NOV-2020-PC-0083)
Site Number: WT002855
Rockall Products,LLC
Mitchell County
Dear Mr. Schofield:
On February 5,2020,Isaiah Reed from the Asheville Regional Office of the Division of Energy, Mineral
and Land Resources (DEMLR),visited the subject site located at 7304 Crabtree Rd. Spruce Pine, Mitchell
County,North Carolina. The site visit and file review revealed that Rockall Products, LLC has neither
applied for,nor obtained coverage under, an NPDES General Permit No.NCG070000(Stone, Clay,
Glass, &Concrete Products) for stormwater discharges from the site. The site currently discharges
stormwater affected by processes on site to receiving waters designated as Big Crabtree Creek, a Class
C;Tr waterbody in the French Broad River Basin.
An NPDES permit is required to discharge stormwater to waters of the state in accordance with G.S. 143-
215.1(a) and Title 15A North Carolina Administrative Code(hereby known as NCAC)2H .0126.
Enclosed with the inspection report is a copy of Notice of Intent(NOI)that shall be filled out and
submitted to the Department of Environmental Quality within 30 calendar days of receipt of this Notice.
Submission information can be found in the NOI.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. This office requires that the violations,as detailed above,
be properly resolved. These violations and any future violations are subject to a civil penalty
assessment of up to$25,000 per day for each violation.Your efforts to undertake activities to bring the
subject site into compliance are not an admission, rather they are actions that must be taken in order to
begin to resolve ongoing environmental issues.The timeliness with which you submit an NOI, the degree
and extent of harm to the environment, and the duration and gravity of the violation(s)will be considered
in any civil penalty assessment process that may occur. Should you have any questions regarding these
matters, please contact Isaiah Reed or myself at(828)296-4500.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy,Mineral and Land Resources
Asheville Regional Office 1 2090 U.S.Highway 70 1 Swannanoa,North Carolina 28778
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Notice of Violation
Rockall Products, LLC
February 11, 2020
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Sincerely,
tanley E. Aiken, P
Regional Engineer
Land Quality Section
Enclosure:
Notice of Intent
ec: Alain Morman, Environmental Specialist [e-mail]
Stanley E. Aiken-Regional Engineer stan.aikenkncdenr.gov
Suzanne McCoy-Administrative Specialist [e-mail]