NC0088684_Correspondence_20200831

Strickland, Bev
From: Elena Potter <[e-mail]>
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2020 5:08 PM
To: Tuvia, Ori A
Cc: Jeff Wuilliez; Jim Hoffman
Subject: [External] Notice of Violation & Intent dated 08/20/20
Attachments: 08 20 2020 Ltr re Permit Draft_Signed.pdf
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Good afternoon Mr. Tuvia,
We received your letter on August 27, 2020, regarding TDS daily max exceeded as reported on 06/16/20. We are
responding to comply with the requirement of a written response within 10 days of receiving Notice.
Per our Director of Horticulture, Jeff Wuilliez, efforts have been underway for some time now to correct TDS level issue
and bring reporting back within compliance as follows:
Hydro Services & Supplies, Inc. (Hydro) engineer services were retained in July to devise a scope of work and provide
associated costs to get the RO system running properly, efficiently, and with an effluent that is in compliance with State
guidelines.
On August, 19, 2020, we received a report and quote for replacement of RO control board, feedwater solenoid valve,
and low pressure switch (see attached invoice).
The RO has been shut down since July and has remained shut down. We anticipate the RO system will not start
processing water until all necessary repairs have been completed by Hydro, and the effluent TDS is within compliance.
This information has also been provided to the Raleigh office as it relates to permit application and renewal. Please see
attached.
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Elena Potter
Elena Potter
Executive Assistant and HR Manager
6500 South New Hope Road I Belmont, NC 28012
Office: 704-829-1290
Mon
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August 20, 2020
Brianna Young
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
VIA: E-mail and USPS Mail
Re: Draft NPDES Permit NCO088694
Dear Ms. Young:
We are in receipt of your letter dated July 22, 2020 regarding the draft permit referenced above. After careful
review, we would like the following taken into consideration prior to issuing a final permit.
Efforts have been actively underway to correct reporting concerns as follows:
Hydro Services & Supplies, Inc. (Hydro) engineer services were retained in July to devise a scope of work and
provide associated costs to get the reverse osmosis (RO) system running properly, efficiently, and with an effluent
that is in compliance with State guidelines.
On August, 19, 2020, we received a report and quote for replacement of RO control board, feedwater solenoid
valve, and low-pressure switch (see enclosed quote).
The RO was shut down shortly after receiving the aforementioned notice from the State, and has remained shut
down since. We anticipate the RO system will not start processing water until all necessary repairs have been
completed by Hydra, and the effluent TDS is within compliance.
With regard to Item No. 6 in your letter, we ask that in consideration of the steps taken that reporting will be
allowed to continue as one per month instead of the proposed two per month.
Picase let me know if you have further questions regarding this matter. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jeff Wuilliez
Director of Horucullure and Facililies
Enclosure:ep: Quote No. 220S06-0
6500 South New Hope Road I Belmont, NC 128012

QUOTATION
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Attm Jeffrey Wuilliez
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
6500 South New Hope Road
Belmont, NC 28012
704-829-1282
Page: 1 1 1
Date: August 7, 2020
Quotation #220S06-0
Frorn:
Hydro Service & Supplies. Inc.
Tony Dimino
513 United Drive
Durham, NC 27713
919-544-3744
REFERENCE
TERMS
FREIGHT
DELIVERY
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NET 30
Prepaid
2 Weeks
EQUIPMENT
PART #
QTY
PRICE
PER
EXTENSION
Hydro shall provide one (1 ) replacement RO Controller and
feed water solenoid valve for the existing Marlo MRO-3600-
4-L P.
Replacement Parts
Valve Solenoid NC 3/4" Mario
68176
1
ea
Feedwater Low Pressure Switch, 10E-10
99971-1
1
ea
Circuit Board for S100 Controller
I
I
99971-2
1
ea
Labor
Installation Labor
04991
1
Is
Notes:
- Sales Tax is not included with this quotation.
- Freight is included.
Installation and Start -Up labor is included.
SIGNATURE
FREIGHT
SUBTOTAL
$25.00
$ 2,061.00
$ 2,086.00