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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNCG140328_COMPLETE FILE - HISTORICAL_20061219STORMWATER DIVISION CODING SHEET NCG PERMITS PERMIT NO. DOC TYPE, r] HISTORICAL FILE ❑ MONITORING REPORTS DOC DATE ❑ YYYYM M DD \W A7F W�p1 Tony L. Sample Carolina Sunrock, LLC P.O. Box 25 Butner, NC 27509 Dear Mr. Sample: Michael F. Easley, Governor /) William G. Ross Jr., Secretary North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director Division of Water Quality December 19, 2006 SUBJECT: Acknowledgment of Receipt of Case No. PC-2006-0008 Permit No. NCG140328 Wake County r,FNR RP�EIGH R�`yr! This letter is to acknowledge receipt of check # 086996 from Carolina Sunrock, LLC in the amount of $7,796.89 received on November 28, 2006. The balance of the penalty is. $0.00. This payment satisfies in full the.civil assessment in the amount of $7,796.89 levied against Carolina Sunrock, LLC and this enforcement case has been closed. Payment of this penalty in no way precludes further action by this Division for continuing or future violations. You are encouraged to contact Ron Boone with the DWQ Raleigh Regional Office at (919) 791-4200 if you need assistance in achieving compliance at the site. If you have any questions please call Shelton Sullivan at (919) 733-5083 ext. 544. Sincerely, Shelton Sullivan NPS Assistance & Compliance Oversight Unit cc: Charles Wakild, P.E. — DWQ Raleigh Regional Office Supervisor Ron Boone — DWQ Raleigh Regional Office Staff NPS Assistance & Compliance Oversight Unit — File Copy DWQ Central Files 0. XhCarolina turally North Carolina Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Phone (919) 733-5083 Customer Service Internet: www.newaterquality ore Location: 512 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh, NC 27604 Fax (919) 733-9612 1-877-623-6748 An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer — 50% RecycledA O% Post Consumer Paper I CAROLINA SUNROCK LLC Tony Sample, CPESC Compliance Manager 200 Horizon Drive, Suite 100 Raleigh, NC 27615 March 12, 2012 1 L Raleigh ReionalOffice I(jII _ i012 il�J' NCDENR, DWQ 3800 Barrett Drive---,-:--� Raleigh, NC 27609 Certified Mail: 70051160 0003 1720 1772 Return Receipt Requested P1 r \' I� l 9 ar'' ✓n k w� Ifrzcil11�ezi Re: Permit Nos. NCG140251, NCG140328, NCG160161, NCO20438, NCG0200072, and NCG020438 RDU Facility, N� Plant, MDC Plant, Kittrell Quarry, Butner Quarry and Woosdsdale Quarry Carolina Sunrock LLC Wake County, Durham County, Granville County, Vance County and Person County Dear Sir/Madam: Please find attached the above referenced Discharge Monitoring for our Facilities. An asterisk (*) indicates storm event does not meet the definition of a sample able Storm. Please contact us if you need further information or if this does not meet your requirements. Sincerely, Carolina Sunrock, LLC Tony L. Sample, C.P.E.S.C. Compliance Manager Isample@thesunrockgroup.com Phone: 919,747,6336 Fax: 919.747,6305 wwva.thesunrockgroup.cem w CAROLINA SUNROCK LLC March 12, 2012 Central Files NCDENR,DWQ 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Certified Mail: 70051160 00031720 1789 Return Receipt Requested Re: Permit Nos. NCG140251,.NGG1.40328; NCG160161 RDU Facility, NR Plant, and MDC Plant, Carolina Sunrock LLC Wake County, Durham County Dear Sir/Madam: Please find attached the above referenced Discharge Monitoring for our Facilities. Please contact us if you need further information or if this does not meet your requirements. Sincerely, Carolina Sunrock, LLC ony L. ample, C.P.E.S.C. Compliance Manager Tony Sample, CPESC Compliance Manager 200 Horizon Drive, Suite 100 Raleigh, NC 27615 tsample@thesu nroc kg roup.com Phone. 91.9.747.6336 Fax 919.747,6305 www. t hesu n rockg roup.com STORNIWATER DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORT (DNIR) 11 Please Mail Original and One Copy to flailing Address Below GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG01410000 Part A: Facility lofarmation p Samples Collected in Calender Year: 2011 (all samples shall be reported within 30 days following monitoring period) Certificate of Case rage No. NCG140328 County of Facility Wake Facility Name NR Plant Name of Ltdo razors Pace Anahaical Facillity Contact TONY SAMPLE Lab Certification N 9282381001 Facility Contact Phone No. (919) 669-6187 Does this facility perform \'chicle Maintenance Activities using more that 55 gallons of new motor oil per month? f es _ _ No (if, es, complete Pan B) Part A: SP,.ftc MonlonmR Reaw ememn Part B: Vehicle Maintenance Monitarine Requirements '-Outfall_" .No.-..� t 4 ' ;Recemng Sveatm .... ;Name t_ _Date -- -00050: ,00530 _:.r,- •as<. ;,.. :.=x. d.. "Sam01e Collected •. - _ .. Total S Flow ._Total Suspended Sodds =i.* . _ :'n. j -, '¢_. :motddtvr.. MG, - '_m 7.. .":.: �__ .�>_ ,•• .a.,^ 001 Nlnbto Smith Coc 10/12/11 7 7 Part D: Srorm Event Characteristics Date 10.!12/2011 Total Event Precipitation (inches) 1.03 Event Duration (hours) 5 Part F.: Certification s: Oirtfallr �No -..Name..:_.-... I aN':w tt Receiving Stream --C1.Date r -30050 t.00556.: i _00530. 'M .' 00400 tit ample Collected c.-:. Total _.. Flown: Od auJ i Greaser; L ^sTotal' s .f Suspended '> 1 '.,rt-='. Soilds3 '; T TpH 1 - New Motor iOii,Usage, - ...r.a imo7ddivc • • MG'--.+ . m -•S -.._ - t+ __gym Is ,' - ..<-.unities __ .-Ilmomh7 001 JN trib to Smith Creek Date Total Event Precipitation (inches) Event Duration (hours) lift, separate storm event is sampled) "I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false i rmation, including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violation." 3/6/12 (SignaNr mitee (Date) Part D: Mailing Addrevs Attn: Central Files, NC DENR, Disision of Water Qualit), 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C. 27699-1617 L 4 L!�h 201Z II IJ roc o�,+R ,\ \ w 1A:JII1C10 To: Alan Klimek CC: Priscilla Benson From: Chuck Wakild— DWQ Raleigh Regional Office Supervisor Date: 9/14/2006 Re: Case No. PC-2006-0008 Remission request for Carolina Sunrock, LLC — Wake Forest, Wake County, NC Case Background and Assessment • December 22, 2005 — RRO conducted a site visit and observed observed various violations of the conditions of the General Stormwater NPDES Permit NCG140000. • July 27, 2006 — Carolina Sunrock, LLC was assessed $7,796.89 total: $500 for failure to have an adequate site plan, $500 for failure to develop an adequate stormwater management plan, $500 for failure to keep an adequate Spill Prevention and Response Plan, S500 for failure to maintain an adequate housekeeping program, $500 for failure to develop and adequate employee training program, $500 for failure to keep a list of personnel responsible for the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP), $500 for failure to update the SPPPP, $500 for failure to document facility inspections, $500 for failure to monitor for pH, $500 for failure to monitor for total suspended solids, $500 for failure to monitor for settleable solids, $1000 for failure to perform semi-annual qualitative monitoring, and $1,000 for failure to control the pH level of wastewaters discharged from the site to with the required range, plus investigative costs. • August 2, 2006 — Green card indicated delivery of the assessment document to Carolina Sunrock, LLC. Remission Request (Brief Summary) • August 24, 2006 — Remission request signed. • August 26, 2006 — Received remission request. Mr. Tony Sample responded on behalf of Carolina Sunrock, LLC. Mr. Sample states that the company worked promptly to abate the violations. He states the violations resulted from the first site visit ever to the facility and that they he feels that the fine is too high for the potential harm to the environment and that DWQ is more interested in citing operators than helping to prevent pollution in the State. Mr. Sample states that Carolina Sunrock, LLC was aware of the high pH problem related to their runoff and that they have been working to correct the potential problem since 2004. An Authorization to Construct for a recycling weir was received on August 3, 2206 after 1963 days in review by DWQ, He states that while their SPPP plan was disorganized and complete, at least they had a plan are were attempting to comply with their Stormwater Permit. He states that construction of the weir is going to cost the company $65,000.00 and feels there is no added value to the environment for the fine. A copy of the SWPP and a page showing signatures and dates as to when the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan was reviewed was submitted with the package. Remission Recommendation from RO and CO • RRO recommends no remission of the civil penalty assessment. The violator has not proven I.) That they have abated continuing environmental damage and 2.) That payment of the penalty willp., prevent pavment of remaining necessary remedial actions. NprthCarofina Ilvatura//y Wetlands and Stormwater Branch 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Phone (919) 733-5093 Internet: h2o.encstate.nc.us 512 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh, NC 27604 FAX (919) 733-9612 An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - 50% Recycled/10% Post Consumer Paper • Central Office recommends DWQ CIVIL PENALTY ASSESSMENT REMISSION FACTORS CONSIDERATION Case Number: PC-2006-0008 Region: Raleigh County: Wake Assessed Entity: Carolina Sunrock, LLC O (a) Whether one or more of the civil penalty assessment factors were wrongly applied to the detriment of the petitioner; Notes: (X) (b) Whether the violator promptly abated continuing environmental damage resulting from the violation; Notes: It is unknown to what extent the violator has abated continuing environmental damage because no inspections have been conducted at the facility since the 12/05 inspection. It is believed that the violator has responded favorably to the violations and has acted quickly since receiving the NOV. However, as with all environmental programs, these actions should have been more preventative in nature rather than reactive. The violations observed during the 12/05 inspection never would have occurred had the violator implemented and effective stormwater pollution prevention plan (SP3). However, no SP3 was on site during the 12/05 CEI and conditions at the site at the time of the inspection reflected that. To our knowledge the structural BMPs planned by the violator to prevent these types of violations in the future are not yet installed. Although DWQ required a considerable amount of time to review and approve the AtC, which the violator brings to light in their response to the enforcement, the AtC and the associated controls should have been planned, designed, submitted to and approved by DWQ prior to the start of activities requiring the BMPs in order to remain compliant. It is therefore assumed, unless the violator has undertaken other interim measures, which DWQ is unaware of, that the environmental damage witnessed during the 12/05 inspection, is still ongoing to some extent. O (c) Whether the violation was inadvertent or a result of an accident; Notes: O (d) Whether the violator had been assessed civil penalties for any previous violations; Notes: (X) (e) Whether payment of the civil penalty will prevent payment for the remaining necessary remedial actions. Notes: The violator has provided absolutely no data that supports their claim that payment of the penalty would hinder payment of the remaining necessary remedial actions. We therefore cannot provide a fair assessment of this remission factor. Decision (Check one) Request Denied Full Remission Partial remission Amount remitted Date Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Michael F. Easley, Governor William G. Ross Jr., Secretary North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources August 30, 2006 Tony L. Sample Carolina Sunrock, LLC PO Box 25 Butner, NC 27509 RE: Request for Remission of Civil Penalty Carolina Sunrock, LLC North Raleigh Distribution Center (COC NCG 140328) Case No. PC-2006-0008 Wake County Dear Mr. Sample: Alan W. Klimck, P.E. Director Division of Water Quality The Division of Water Quality has received your request for remission of civil penalty dated August 24, 2006, with accompanying support information. Your request will be presented to the Director of the Division of Water Quality and you will be notified of the results. Should you have any questions, please feel free to call Chuck Wakild with the DWQ Raleigh Regional Office at (919) 791-4200 or Priscilla Benson at (919) 733-5083 ext. 360. Sincerely, Karen Higgins NPS Assistance and Compliance Oversight Unit cc: Chuck Wakild — DWQ Raleigh Regional Office Supervisor Ron Boone — DWQ Raleigh Regional Office NPS Assistance and Compliance Oversight Unit — File Copy DWQ Central Files CIA) tCarolin 411;7//y North Carolina Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Phone (919) 733-5083 Customer Servicc Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org Location: 512 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh, NC 27604 Fax (919) 733-9612 1-877-623-6748 An Equal Opportunity/AKrmatue Action Employer— 50% Recycled/10% Post Consumer Paper JUSTIFICATION FOR REMISSION REQUEST DWQ Case Number: PC-2006-0008 County: Wake Assessed Party: Carolina Sunrock, LLC Permit No. (if applicable): NCG140000 Amount Assessed: $7,796.89 Please use this form when requesting remission of this civil penalty. You must also complete the "Request For Remission Waiver of Right to an Administrative Hearing, and Stipulation of Facts" form to request remission of this civil penalty. You should attach any documents that you believe support your request and are necessary for the Director to consider in evaluating your request for remission. Please be aware that a request for remission is limited to consideration of the five factors listed below as they may relate to the reasonableness of the amount of the civil penalty assessed. Requesting remission is not the proper procedure for contesting whether the violation(s) occurred or the accuracy of any of the factual statements contained in the civil penalty assessment document. Pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 143B-282.1(c), remission of a civil penalty may be granted only when one or more of the following five factors applies. Please check each factor that you believe applies to your case and provide a detailed explanation, including copies of supporting documents, as to why the factor applies (attach additional pages as needed). (a) one or more of the civil penalty assessment factors in N.C.G.S. 143B-282.1(b) were wrongfully pplied to the detriment of the petitioner (the assessment factors are listed in the civil penalty assessment document); i/ (b) the violator promptly abated continuing environmental damage resulting from the violation (i.e., explain the steps that you took to correct the violation and prevent future occurrences); _ (c) the violation was inadvertent or a result of an accident (i.e., explain why the violation was unavoidable or something you could not prevent or prepare for); (d) the violator had not been assessed civil penalties for any previous violations; (e) payment of the civil penalty will prevent payment for the remaining necessary remedial actions (i.e., explain how payment of the civil penalty will prevent you from performing the activities necessary to achieve compliance). EXPLANATION (attach additional pages as necessary): SEP — ly 2 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION COUNTY OF WAKE IN THE MATTER OF ASSESSMENT ) WAIVER OF RIGHT TO AN OF CIVIL PENALTIES AGAINST ) ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING AND CAROLINA SUNROCK, LLC ) STIPULATION OF FACTS . CASE NO. PC-2006-0008 Having been assessed civil penalties totaling $ 7,796.89 for violation(s) as set forth in the assessment document of the Director of the Division of Water Quality dated, July 27, 2006 the undersigned, desiring to seek remission of the civil penalties, does hereby waive the right to an administrative hearing in the above -stated matter and does stipulate that the facts are as alleged in the assessment document. The undersigned further understands that all evidence presented in support of remission of this civil penalty must be submitted to the Director of the Division of Water Quality within thirty (30) days of receipt of the civil penalty assessment. No new evidence in support of a remission request will be allowed after thirty (30) days from.the receipt of the civil penalty assessment. This the Z day of 20 aG . 6 Z ,i0,6'oc z f daA,11 , X/C / - 5_�7 TELEPHONE 915' , 7f" y,s oZ. CAROLINA SUNROCK LLC August 24, 2006 Ms Karen Higgins NC Division of Water Quality NPS Assistance & Compliance Oversight Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Re: Assessment of Civil Penalties dated July 31, 2006 Carolina Sunrock LLC North Raleigh Distribution Center Case No. PC-2006-0008 Dear Ms Higgins, Tony L. Sample, CPESC Compliance Manager PO Box 25 Butner, NC 27509 Carolina Sunrock LLC would respectfully request remission of the above referenced Assessment. We feel that the violations were promptly abated and the potential for environmental damage was minimized and was never as high as the civil penalty amount would suggest. Furthermore, the Notice of Violation on page 5 of 6, specifically pared the concerns down to three primary issues for assessing the penalty, and the actual assessment had expanded those three items into 13, half of the amount of the penalty was for paperwork violations and did not involve potential environmental damage. The site visit that initiated this action was the first time this site had been inspected, and the perception we have resulting from this inspection, the NOV and the Assessment, is that the Division of Water Quality is more concerned in Citing Operators than helping prevent the pollution of our State waters. We are committed to protecting the environment and doing what we can to prevent pollution, and we are willing to work with the Department to do a better job, but lets all work together. Carolina Sunrock was aware that something needed to be done to address the runoff at this site and we had been working to address this potential problem for some time prior to the December 2005 inspection. I have attached a Chronological History of our activities for this site to assist in convincing you of our positive actions toward maintaining compliance within our Company. We have been in the planning/permitting stage of operation since 2004 to correct deficiencies that we saw needed addressing at this site. An Authorization to Construct for our recycling weir was finally received on August 3, 2006 after 193 days of review by the Department. We further admit that we had a disorganized, incomplete Pollution Prevention Plan, but we did have a plan, we were making an effort to comply with our Stormwater Permit. Construction of the approved weir for the recycling of process water has begun at the site and will result in an expense to Carolina Sunrock of approximately $65,000.00, will the additional cost of this civil penalty benefit the environment? w thesunrockgroup.com Thank you for your time and positive consideration in this matter. Please feel free to contact me if additional information is required. Sincerely, Carolina Sunrock LLC ony L. Sample, C.P.E.S.C. Compliance Manager Enclosures tsample@thesunrockgroup.com Phone: 919.575.4502 Fax: 919.575.4510 Carolina Sunrock LLC North Raleigh Distribution Center Cronological History 10/11/02 SPPP Plan Approved and Signed by Owner 09/00/04 Applied for Special Use Permit from Town of Wake Forest 10/19/04 Received Special Use Permit to modify site 03/25/05 Review SPCC Plan and PPP Plan — Added fuel tank to site, SPCC Plan now Required 05/23/05 Applied for Wake County E&S Plan Approval 07/15/05 NCDWQ Stream Determination, required by County 11/04/05 Revised SPCC Plan and PPP Plan 12/22/05 NCDWQ Inspection— Inspector met with Tim Kopec O1/03/05 NCDWQ Follow-up Inspection — Met with Tony Sample 01/04/06 Revised Site Plan for PPP Plan and other changes to PPP Plan O1/09/06 Notice of Violation Received O1/26/06 Completed Modification Request (& ATC request for weir) & NOV Response 03/21/06 Stormwater Sample Taken 03/22-3/06 Sample analyzed 03/23/06 Met With Aisha Lau on Kittrell Distribution Center site Asked about ATC — Didn't recall seeing application 03/24/06 Found Application on her Desk — had arrived 2/14/06 03/31/06 E-mail from Aisha requesting Clarification 04/03/06 E-mail response Sent to Aisha 06/02/06 Met with Aisha to go over application — Requested changes 06/06/06 Provided requested changes 07/26/06 Called Aisha to request status of application — left message 07/27/06 Called Aisha and left message — sent e-mail requesting status 07/31/06 Received Civil Penalty Assessment 08/03/06 Received ATC for Weir. Pollution Prevention Plan North Raleigh Distribution Center Wake Forest, North Carolina 05/28/03 TLS 04/27/04 TLS 03/25/06 TLS 11/04/05 TLS 01/04/06 TLS Prepared by: Carolina Sunrock, LLC 1001 West B. Street Butner, North Carolina 27509 May 2003 Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan North Raleigh Concrete Wake Forest, North Carolina 10/11/02 TLS 05/06/03 TLS 04/27/04 TLS 03/25/05 TLS Prepared by: Carolina Sunrock Corporation 1001 West B. Street Butner, North Carolina 27509 June 2001 SPCC PLAN REVIEW AND EVALUATION In accordance with 40 CFR Part 112.50), a review and evaluation of this SPCC Plan is conducted at least once every three years. As a result if this review and evaluation, Carolina Sunrock Corporation will amend the SPCC Plan within six months of the review to include more effective prevention and control technology if: (1) such technology will significantly reduce the likelihood of a spill event from the facility, and (2) if such technology has been field -proven at the time of review. Any amendment to the SPCC Plan will be certified by a Registered Professional Engineer within six months after a change in the facility design, construction, operation, or maintenance occurs which materially affects the facility's potential for the discharge of oil into or upon the navigable waters of the United States or adjoining shorelines. Review Dates 1_ 10/I1/02 2. 5/6/03 3. OYIZ-7/c 'I 4, 03 zr0 5. Sieoatare ' SPCC Plan amended and certified by a Registered Professional Engineer per 40 CFR Part I I2.3(d) (not Requved — No 1320 gal. Tank) Tony L. Sample Carolina Sunrock, LLC PO Box 25 Butner, NC 27509 Michael F. Easley, Governor William G. Ross Jr., Secretary North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director Division of Water Quality August 30, 2006 SEP RE: Request for Remission of Civil Penalty Carolina Sunrock, LLC North Raleigh Distribution Center (COC NCG 140328) Case No. PC-2006-0008 Wake County Dear Mr. Sample: The Division of Water Quality has received your request for remission of civil penalty dated August 24, 2006, with accompanying support information. Your request will be presented to the Director of the Division of Water Quality and you will be notified of the results. Should you have any questions, please feel free to call Chuck Wakild with the DWQ Raleigh Regional Office at (919) 791-4200 or Priscilla Benson at (919) 733-5083 ext. 360. Sincerely, �I VA Karen Higgins NPS Assistance and Compliance Oversight Unit cc: Chuck Wakild — DWQ Raleigh Regional Office Supervisor Ron Boone — DWQ Raleigh Regional Office NPS Assistance and Compliance Oversight Unit — File Copy DWQ Central Files tCuolin Arra!!p North Carolina Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Phone (919) 733-5083 Customer Service Internet: www.newaterquality.org Location: 512 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh, NC 27604 Fax (919) 733-9612 I-877-623-6748 An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer— 50°/6 Recycled/10% Post Consumer Paper JUSTIFICATION FOR REMISSION REQUEST DWQ Case Number: PC-2006-0008 County: Wake Assessed Party: Carolina Sunrock, LLC Permit No. (if applicable): NCG140000 Amount Assessed: $7,796.89 Please use this form when requesting remission of this civil penalty. You must also complete the "Request For Remission. Waiver of Right to an Administrative Hearing and Stipulation of Facts" form to request remission of this civil penalty. You should attach any documents that you believe support your request and are necessary for the Director to consider in evaluating your request for remission. Please be aware that a request for remission is limited to consideration of the five factors listed below as they may relate to the reasonableness of the amount of the civil penalty assessed. Requesting remission is not the proper procedure for contesting whether the violation(s) occurred or the accuracy of any of the factual statements contained in the civil penalty assessment document. Pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 143B-282.1(c), remission of a civil penalty may be granted only when one or more of the following five factors applies. Please check each factor that you believe applies to your case and provide a detailed explanation, including copies of supporting documents, as to why the factor applies (attach additional pages as needed). (a) one or more of the civil penalty assessment factors in N.C.G.S. 143B-282.1(b) were wrongfully pplied to the detriment of the petitioner (the assessment factors are listed in the civil penalty assessment document); i/ (b) the violator promptly abated continuing environmental damage resulting from the violation (i.e., explain the steps that you took to correct the violation and prevent future occurrences); _ (c) the violation was inadvertent or a result of an accident (i.e., explain why the violation was unavoidable or something you could not prevent or prepare for); (d) the violator had not been assessed civil penalties for any previous violations; (e) payment of the civil penalty will prevent payment for the remaining necessary remedial actions (i.e., explain how payment of the civil penalty will prevent you from performing the activities necessary to achieve compliance). EXPLANATION (attach additional pages as necessary): STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF WAKE IN THE MATTER OF ASSESSMENT ) OF CIVIL PENALTIES AGAINST ) CAROLINA SUNROCK, LLC ) ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION WAIVER OF RIGHT TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING AND STIPULATION OF FACTS CASE NO. PC-2006-0008 Having been assessed civil penalties totaling $ 7,796.89 for violation(s) as set forth in the assessment document of the Director of the Division of Water Quality dated July 27, 2006 , the undersigned, desiring to seek remission of the civil penalties, does hereby waive the right to an administrative hearing in the above -stated matter and does stipulate that the facts are as alleged in the assessment document. The undersigned further understands that all evidence presented in support of remission of this civil penalty must be submitted to the Director of the Division of Water Quality within thirty (30) days of receipt of the civil penalty assessment. No new evidence in support of a remission request will be allowed after thirty (30) days from the receipt of the civil penalty assessment. This the Z day of 20 pG . iJo,6oc z s' TELEPHONE �Z- r CAROLINA SUNROCK LLC August 24, 2006 Ms Karen Higgins NC Division of Water Quality NPS Assistance & Compliance Oversight Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Re: Assessment of Civil Penalties dated July 31, 2006 Carolina Sunrock LLC North Raleigh Distribution Center Case No. PC-2006-0008 Dear Ms Higgins, Tony L. Sample, CPESC Compliance Manager PO Box 25 Butner, NC 27509 Carolina Sunrock LLC would respectfully request remission of the above referenced Assessment. We feel that the violations were promptly abated and the potential for environmental damage was minimized and was never as high as the civil penalty amount would suggest. Furthermore, the Notice of Violation on page 5 of 6, specifically pared the concerns down to three primary issues for assessing the penalty, and the actual assessment had expanded those three items into 13, half of the amount of the penalty was for paperwork violations and did not involve potential environmental damage. The site visit that initiated this action was the first time this site had been inspected, and the perception we have resulting from this inspection, the NOV and the Assessment, is that the Division of Water Quality is more concerned in Citing Operators than helping prevent the pollution of our State waters. We are committed to protecting the environment and doing what we can to prevent pollution, and we are willing to work with the Department to do a better job, but lets all work together. Carolina Sunrock was aware that something needed to be done to address the runoff at this site and we had been working to address this potential problem for some time prior to the December 2005 inspection. I have attached a Chronological History of our activities for this site to assist in convincing you of our positive actions toward maintaining compliance within our Company. We have been in the plan ninglpermitting stage of operation since 2004 to correct deficiencies that we saw needed addressing at this site. An Authorization to Construct for our recycling weir was finally received on August 3, 2006 after 193 days of review by the Department. We further admit that we had a disorganized, incomplete Pollution Prevention Plan, but we did have a plan, we were making an effort to comply with our Stormwater Permit. Construction of the approved weir for the recycling of process water has begun at the site and will result in an expense to Carolina Sunrock of approximately $65,000.00, will the additional cost of this civil penalty benefit the environment? www.thesunrockgrouip.com Thank you for your time and positive consideration in this matter. Please feel free to contact me if additional information is required. Sincerely, Carolina Sunrock LLC ony L. Sample, C.P.E.S.C. Compliance Manager Enclosures tsample@thesunrockgroup.com Phone:919.575.4502 Fax:919.575.4510 Carolina Sunrock LLC North Raleigh Distribution Center Cronological History 10/11/02 SPPP Plan Approved and Signed by Owner 09/00/04 Applied for Special Use Permit from Town of Wake Forest 10/19/04 Received Special Use Permit to modify site 03/25/05 Review SPCC Plan and PPP Plan — Added fuel tank to site, SPCC Plan now Required 05/23/05 Applied for Wake County E&S Plan Approval 07/15/05 NCDWQ Stream Determination, required by County 11/04/05 Revised SPCC Plan and PPP Plan 12/22/05 NCDWQ Inspection— Inspector met with Tim Kopec O1/03/05 NCDWQ Follow-up Inspection— Met with Tony Sample O1/04/06 Revised Site Plan for PPP Plan and other changes to PPP Plan O1/09/06 Notice of Violation Received O1/26/06 Completed Modification Request (& ATC request for weir) & NOV Response 03/21/06 Stormwater Sample Taken 03/22-3/06 Sample analyzed 03/23/06 Met With Aisba Lau on Kittrell Distribution Center site Asked about ATC — Didn't recall seeing application 03/24/06 Found Application on her Desk — had arrived 2/14/06 03/31/06 E-mail from Aisha requesting Clarification 04/03/06 E-mail response Sent to Aisha 06/02/06 Met with Aisha to go over application — Requested changes 06/06/06 Provided requested changes 07/26/06 Called Aisha to request status of application — left message 07/27/06 Called Aisha and left message — sent e-mail requesting status 07/31/06 Received Civil Penalty Assessment 08/03/06 Received ATC for Weir. Pollution Prevention Plan North Raleigh Distribution. Center Wake Forest, North Carolina 05/28/03 TLS 04/27/04 TLS 03/25/06 TLS 11/04/05 TLS 01/04/06 TLS Prepared by: Carolina Sunrock, LLC 1001 West B. Street Butner, North Carolina 27509 May 2003 �� nY r ti• f s ;enl�i R,..f`�FFyLR':l°f ? it�„� lr �1}i_i. h iA:1i. `'.•� vii 41:: Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan North Raleigh Concrete Wake Forest, North Carolina 10/11/02 TLS 05/06/03 TLS 04/27/04 TLS 03/25/05 TLS Prepared by: Carolina Sunrock Corporation 1001 West B. Street Butner, North Carolina 27509 June 2001 SPCC PLAN REVIEW AND EVALUATION In accordance with 40 CFR Part It 2.5ft a review and evaluation of this SPCC Plan is conducted at least once every three years. As a result if this review and evaluation, Carolina Sunrock Corporation will amend the SPCC Plan within six months of the review to include more effective prevention and control technology if: (1) such technology will significantly reduce the likelihood of a spill event from the facility, and (2) if such technology has been field -proven at the time of review. Any amendment to the SPCC Plan will be certified by a Registered Professional Engineer within six months after a change in the facility design, construction, operation, or maintenance occurs which materially affects the facility's potential for the discharge of oil into or upon the navigable waters of the United States or adjoining shorelines. Review Dates 1. 10/11/02 2. 5/6/03 3. f41Z-7/0y 4, 0 3 Z r 0 Signature 'r.6.,. SPCC Plan amended and certified by a Registered Professional Engineer per 40 CFR Part I I2.3(d) (not Required — No 1320 gal. 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