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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0004243_PC-2019-0049 Response_20190701Coats • North America NI I Water Quality Regional Operations Asheville Regional Office December 5, 2019 North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Water Resources 2090 U.S. Highway 70 Swannanoa, NC. 28778 Reference: Coats American, Inc. Division of Water Resources- Civil Case Number PC-2019-0049 Permit No. NC0004243 Sevier Plant WWTP McDowell County Received Date: December 5, 2019 Mr. G. Landon Davidson, Penalty Assessment Coats North America PO Box 368 630 American Thread Road Marion, NC 28752 TEL (828) 756-4111 FAX (828) 756-7108 This letter is in response to the Division of Water Resources Civil Penalty Assessment letter dated September 13, 2019 and received at the Coats American (Coats) facility on December 5, 2019. The letter references reporting violations for failure to report quarterly instream monitoring results for the parameters as specified in permit condition A. (2) for the first two (2) quarterly reporting periods of 2019. In accordance with Option 2 as stated in the letter, Coats is submitting a request for remission or mitigation of the civil penalties as assessed. The site ceased the quarterly instream monitoring for all parameters following receipt of a letter (enclosed) from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality dated February 5, 2019 that authorized the site to discontinue the quarterly instream monitoring for total polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, per permit condition A. (4). Prior to this, the quarterly instream monitoring for all parameters had been conducted as required by the permit. Upon receipt of the Notice of Violation (NOV) dated August 12, 2019, and in consultation with Mr. Tim Heim of the Asheville Regional Office, the site immediately resumed the quarterly instream monitoring for the parameters as required in permit condition A. (2) and has completed the monitoring for the third and fourth quarters of 2019. Further, Coats has invested in a compliance assurance digital platform that identifies legal requirements regarding environmental permits and licenses and allows the creation of compliance related tasks, such as the quarterly monitoring. The Coats compliance system identifies the task based on the required frequency, such as quarterly for the instream monitoring, and assigns it to the responsible person. The responsible person is required to complete the task by the due date and enter evidence of the completion before closing the task in the system. Once completed, the compliance system automatically generates a new task based on the established frequency and assigns it to the responsible person. Enclosed is a copy of the compliance task as an example. Additionally, in support of Coats request for remission or mitigation of the civil penalties, the noted violations were not committed intentionally or willfully and there was no documented damage to the surface waters or is there any currently known to exist. Coats takes every effort maintain compliance with all environmental permit limits and operational requirements and is committed to compliance assurance as a key performance indicator for the company. Please feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions or need any further information. Sincerely, Signature: .*AA6Vj 06�— Michael Cothran Manufacturing Director Coats American, Inc.- Sevier michael.cothran(a)coats.com 828-756-4111 extension 3272 Date: 1) 119 p01 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 ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary LINDA CULPEPPER Director Mr. John Moss Facilities Maintenance Manager Coats American Sevier Plant 630 American Thread Road Marion, North Carolina 28752 Dear Mr. Moss: NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality February 5, 2019 The Division has received your summary of 12 Total PAHS samples (including 4 effluent samples and 8 instream samples) on January 29, 2019, with all 12 Total PAHS samples reported less than the detection level of 0.5 µg/L. In accordance with the Special Condition A. (4) Total PAHS (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons) Monitoring in your NPDES permit (Permit number NC0004243), effective on March 1, 2019, quarterly monitoring for Total PAHS can be discontinued. If you have any questions, or require any additional information, please contact me at (919) 707- 3610 or via email at bing.bai@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, I� Bing Bai, Engineer NPDES Complex Pennitting Unit cc: NPDES Files Central Files DWR/Asheville Regional Office / Water Quality Coats North America/Todd Wegenast North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality 1 Division of Water Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 116nMail SoMce Center I Raleigh North Carolina 27699 lot? 9197rn uit Quarterly sample instream at locations in Limekiln Creek (U1/ D1) and tl River (U2) for dissolved oxygen, TRC, total hardness, and total copper. Nc monitored at D1 and U2 locations/ grab sample. Report to NC DEQ via e[ that monitoring occurred. Sampling is conducted February/May/Auguste Task Definition Location Sevier Record No. 9 Action Required Quarterly sample instream at locations in Limekiln Creek (U1/ D1) and the N' dissolved oxygen, TRC, total hardness, and total copper. Note: Only total har U2 locations/ grab sample. Report to NC DEQ via eDMR application for mont Sampling is conducted February/May/August/November Current Task Due Tuesday, December 31, 2019 Date Next Task Due Date Tuesday, March 31, 2020 Frequency Every 3 months End Date Person Responsible John Moss Tasks Record ... Action Required Person Respons 9 Quarterly sample instream at locations in Limekiln Creek (U1/ D1) and the North Fork Catawba River (U2) for di... Requirements Requirement C... Requirement Summary USQ00021 The facility follows the requirements stipulated in its NPDES permit including requirements with respect to sa... Domain Jurisdi Wastewater Discharge Feder Permit / License