WT002962_NOV_20201104

STATE
ROY COOPER
Governor C
MICHAEL S.REGAN ,o a=
Secretary
BRIAN WRENN NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
November 4, 2020
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7017 1070 0000 1775 8036
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
VLR, LLC
Attention: Brad Garner
3675 Marine Drive
Greenville,North Carolina 27834
Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION(NOV-2020-PC-0462)
Site Number: WT002962
Stone& Leigh
Burke County
Dear Mr. Garner:
On October 27, 2020, Isaiah Reed from the Asheville Regional Office of the Division of Energy, Mineral
and Land Resources(DEMLR), visited the subject site located at 1020 N Green Street in Morganton,
North Carolina. The site visit and file review revealed that Stone and Leigh has neither applied for, nor
obtained coverage under, an NPDES General Permit No.NCG180000(Furniture and Fixtures)for
stormwater discharges from the site. The site currently discharges stormwater affected by processes on
site to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary of the Catawba River, a Class(WS-IV)
waterbody in the Catawba River Basin.
An NPDES permit is required to discharge stormwater to waters of the state in accordance with G.S. 143-
215.1(a) and Title 15A North Carolina Administrative Code(hereby known as NCAC)2H .0126.
Enclosed with the inspection report is a copy of Notice of Intent(NOI)that shall be filled out and
submitted to the Department of Environmental Quality within 30 calendar days of receipt of this Notice.
Submission information can be found in the NOI.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. This office requires that the violations,as detailed above,
be properly resolved.These violations and any future violations are subject to a civil penalty
assessment of up to$25,000 per day for each violation.Your efforts to undertake activities to bring the
subject site into compliance are not an admission,rather they are actions that must be taken in order to
begin to resolve ongoing environmental issues. The timeliness with which you submit an NOI,the degree
and extent of harm to the environment, and the duration and gravity of the violation(s)will be considered
in any civil penalty assessment process that may occur. Should you have any questions regarding these
matters, please contact Isaiah Reed or myself at(828)296-4500.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy,Mineral and land Resources
Asheville Regional Office 1 2090 U.S.Highway 70 I Swannanoa,North Carolina 28778
ire da+�n 828.296.4500

Sincerely,
StanlPEcn
Y
Regional Engineer
Land Quality Section
Enclosure:
Notice of Intent
ec: Alaina Morman, Environmental Specialist [e-mail]
Stanley E. Aiken- Regional Engineer [e-mail]
Suzanne McCoy- Administrative Specialist Suzanne.mccoynn ncdenr.gov