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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0004243_NOV-2019-0575 and 0576 Reponse_20190701D Coats North America Coats Box 368 63merit North America ���LLLLLL VVV American Thread Road Mar � Marion, NC 28752 TEL (828) 756-4111 AUG 2 9 2019 FAX (828) 756-7108 Water quality R6910nal Operations August 28, 2019 Asheville Regional 0 North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality ffiCe Water Resources 2090 U.S. Highway 70 Swannanoa, NC. 28778 Reference: Coats American, Inc. Notice of Violation and Intent to Assess Civil Penalty Permit No. NC0004243 Sevier Plant WWTP McDowell County Issuance Date: August 12, 2019 Mr. G. Landon Davidson, This letter is in response to the Notice of Violation (NOV) and Intent to Assess Civil Penalty letter dated August 12, 2019. The letter received on August 19, 2019 references NOV-2019- PC-0575 and NOV-2019-PC-0576. The reporting violations include a failure to report quarterly instream monitoring results for the parameters as specified in permit condition A. (2) on three (3) separate occurrences in 2019, including March, May, and July. Upon review of the site records, the last quarterly instream monitoring results were submitted to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NC DEQ) on the November 2018 discharge monitoring report (DMR) via the electronic reporting portal. As discussed verbally on August 7, 2019 with Linda W iggs and yourself, the Sevier facility indicated it did not conduct the required instream monitoring results for the first and second quarter of 2019. The site believed that these reporting requirements were solely related to the monitoring for total polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, which were discontinued under the approval of the NC DEQ in a letter dated February 5, 2019. Coats would like to request an amendment to the NOV to delete the violation as noted for July as we are currently in the third quarter of 2019. Instream monitoring for all parameters was completed in August 2019 and the results will be reported on the August DMR to meet the requirements for quarterly reporting (Q3). The Coats American Sevier facility takes every effort to ensure compliance with all permit limits, monitoring, and reporting requirements and believes the appropriate actions have been taken to maintain compliance with the instream monitoring requirements. Please feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions or need any further information. Sincerely, Signature: w"� V Michael Cothran Manufacturing Director Coats American, Inc.- Sevier michael. coth ran(a)coats.com 828-756-4111 extension 3272 Date: v / ) g Igo cc: Tim Heim, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Quality John Moss, Facilities Maintenance Manger- Coats North America Todd Wegenast, Environmental Compliance Manager- Coats North and Central America