NCS000179_NOD_20200224

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
BRIAN WRENN
Acting Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
February 24, 2020
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7019 0700 0000 8867 7231
Low & Bonar Inc.
Attn: Tom Buller
Post Office Box 1057
Enka, North Carolina 28728
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7019 0700 0000 8867 7248
Low & Bonar Inc.
Attn: Bart Austin, President
4030 Wake Forest Road, Ste 349
Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
Subject: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY (NOD-2020-PC-0037)
NPDES Individual Stormwater Permit NCS000179
Low and Bonar Inc.
Buncombe County, North Carolina
Dear Mr. Austin:
On February 18, 2020, Isaiah Reed from the Asheville Regional Office of the Division of
Energy, Mineral and Land Resources (DEMLR), conducted a compliance inspection for the
Low and Bonar facility located at 1301 Sand Hill Road, Enka. In Buncombe County, North
Carolina. A copy of the Compliance Inspection Report is enclosed for your review. The
inspection and file review revealed that the subject facility is covered by NPDES Individual
Stormwater Permit NCS000179. Permit coverage authorizes the discharge of stormwater
from the facility to receiving waters designated as Hominy Creek, a Class C waterbody in
the French Broad River Basin.
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Asheville Regional Office 1 2090 U.S. Highway 701 Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
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Notice of Deficiency
Low and Bonar Inc.
February 24, 2020
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As a result of the inspection, the following deficiencies are noted:
1) Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)
A Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) recorded, maintained, or properly
implemented.
2) Analytical Monitoring
Analytical monitoring data has not been properly recorded and submitted.
Requested Response
You are asked to respond to this office, in writing, within 30 calendar days from receipt of
this notice. Your written response should include a reasonable explanation as to why the
above stated deficiencies have occurred, as well as a Plan of Action to prevent them from
recurring.
Action Items
Immediately begin efforts to comply with NPDES Individual Permit NCS000179, including
but not limited to:
1. Develop, implement, and maintain an acceptable SWPPP.
2. Submit monitoring data for review to the Regional Office for he 2017, 2018, and
2019 monitoring periods.
3. Corrective action for each deficiency noted.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. This office requires that the deficiencies, as
noted above and detailed in the enclosed inspection report, be properly resolved.
Failure to address the deficiencies could result in the issuance of a Notice of
Violation, which could be subject to a civil penalty assessment of up to $25, 000 per
day for each violation. Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact Isaiah
Reed or myself at [phone].
Sincerely,
Stanley E. PEGA
Regional ngineer
Land Quality Section
Enclosure:
Inspection Report
ec: Alaina Morman, Environmental Specialist
Lauren Garcia, Environmental Specialist