NC0020389_Request for Remission (PC-2018-0019)_20190723

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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Qualfty
July 23, 2019
Timothy Robbins, Public Works Directors
Town of Benson
PO Box 69
Benson,NC 27504-0069
SUBJECT: Request for Remission of Civil Penalty
Pursuant to N.C.G.S. 143-215.6A(f)
Benson WWTP
Case Number PC-2018-0019
NPDES Permit NCO020389
Johnston County
Dear Mr. Robbins:
Final agency decision on your request for remission of the subject civil penalty will be made by
the Committee On Civil Penalty Remissions (Committee) of the Environmental Management
Commission(EMC)on Thursday, September 12, 2019.
No request for oral presentation was made. You may attend this meeting, but you will not
be permitted to speak regarding your case.
_ The EMC Chairman has considered the written record and determined that no oral
presentation will be made. You may attend this meeting,but you will not be permitted to
speak regarding your case.
x The EMC Chairman has considered the written record and determined that an oral
presentation is necessary. Please come prepared to present your remission request at this
meeting. You will be allowed approximately five(5)minutes to speak. Please be advised
that the Committee cannot consider any information other than that submitted in the
original remission request. Please note, the State Bar's recent Opinion regarding the
unauthorized practice of law affects your method of presenting at the Committee.
If you are an individual or business owner and are granted an opportunity to make an oral
presentation before the Committee, then you do not need legal representation before the
Committee; however, if you intend on having another individual speak on your behalf regarding
the factual situations, such as an expert, engineer or consultant, then you must also be present at
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality�Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617
919-707-9000

Mr. Robbins
PC-2018-0019 CCPR Notification
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the meeting in order to avoid violating the State Bar's Opinion on the unauthorized practice of
law.
If you are a corporation, partnership or municipality and are granted an opportunity to make an
oral presentation before the Committee, then your representative must consider the recent State
Bar's Opinion and could be considered practicing law without a license if he or she is not a
licensed attorney. Presentation of facts by non-lawyers is permissible.
Also, be advised that the Committee on Civil Penalty Remissions may choose not to proceed
with the hearing of a case if the Committee is informed that a potential violation regarding the
unauthorized practice of law has occurred.
Time and Location of Meeting
The Committee will convene at 11:00 a.m. or immediately following the closing of the regularly
scheduled business meeting of the Environmental Management Commission. The Committee
meeting will be held in the Ground Floor Hearing Room of the Archdale Building, located at 512
North Salisbury Street in Raleigh,North Carolina(see enclosed map).
Other Things to Know About The Meeting
The length of an Environmental Management Commission meeting is determined by its agenda
of the day and the amount of discussion given to each topic—meetings often extend into the
early afternoon. You are advised to arrive for the Committee meeting no later than 11:00 a.m. in
order to ensure your opportunity to listen to consideration of your case in the event that the
Committee begins at its appointed time. If the Commission meeting runs long and you need
refreshment or food, Division of Water Resources staff can direct you to a canteen/snack bar that
is located on the basement floor of the Archdale Building or to other local.eateries.
If you have questions, please contact Sydney Carpenter at 919-707-3712, or via e-mail
[[e-mail]].
Sincerely,
Linda 1pep
Director, Division of Water Resources
cc: NPDES Enforcement File
Central Files
Raleigh Regional Office