20181416 Ver 1_Staff Comments_20200508

Carpenter, Kristi
From: Hood, Donna
Sent: Friday, May 08, 2020 12:31 PM
To: Howard, Joel M
Cc: Fine, Lowell C; Smith, Thomas A; Crump, Michael C; Chapman, Amy; Carpenter,Kristi
Subject: Troy Bypass/R-2530B/BIMS20181416
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Flagged
Joel,
My thanks to everyone for the quick inspection yesterday, 5/7/2020 on R-2530B. As discussed on site, Mountain Creek,
a regular culvert contractor for NC DOT, is continuing to violate NC DOT's 401 permit as well as the NCG01 construction
stormwater permit. This specific contractor stores equipment refueling tanks on top of culverts and has been asked not
to do it numerous times since 2016 when it was first observed on the Monroe Bypass. It has been observed in both
Divisions 10 and 12. This continued practice is now being viewed as egregious and willful. Please ensure all inspectors in
Division 10 are aware of this violation and are informed of it's serious nature so that it may be prevented instead of
handled with official letters.
Inspection comments for R-2530B will follow in a separate email.
Regards,
Donna Hood
Donna Hood - Donna. [e-mail]
North Carolina Dept. of Environmental Quality
Division of Water Resources
Transportation Permitting Branch
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Mooresville, NC 28115
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