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Home My WebLink About20100362 Ver 1_Email_20120507U 4007B Unauthorized Discharge Page 1 of 1 U -40076 Unauthorized Discharge Herndon, Mason Sent Monday May 07 2012 2 36 PM To Fussell Karen E Provost Jack W Candela David A Mathis Stonewall D Cc Henson Belinda Gregson Jim Steenhuis Joanne Conway Jean Shaver Brad E SAW (Brad E Shaver @usace army mil) Yarborough Jerry W Wainwright David Wrenn Brian Carrillo Sonia Importance High Attachments U 4007 Non Compliance 5 7 -1 pdf (1 MB) Please find attached a notice of non compliance for TIP U 4007 proposed improvements to US 17 from Jacksonville Bypass to Drummer Kellum Road in Onslow County Federal Aid Project No STP NHF 17(31) State Project No 8 1261901 NCDWQ Project No 20100362 A hard copy of this correspondence will not be sent unless specifically requested A timely response to this notice is required If you have any questions or if I can be of any assistance please do not hesitate to contact me Mason Mason Herndon Environmental Senior Specialist NCDENR Division of Water Quality Surface Water Protection mason herndon @ncdenr gov Phone (910) 308 4021 E mall correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties https //mail nc gov /owa/9ae= Item &t =IPM Note &1d= RgAAAADMSzLcd9W2TJH14 %2bm 5/10/2012 -� 1 NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality Beverly Eaves Perdue Chaises Wakild P E Dee Freeman Governor Director Secretary May 7, 2012 Ms Karen Fussell P E Division Engineer NCDOT, Division 3 5501 Barbados Blvd Castle Hayne NC 28429 Subject U -4007A Complaint and Non Compliance Dear Ms Fussell This letter is in reference to a complaint and non compliance issue on the proposed improvements to US 17 from Jacksonville Bypass to Drummer Kellum Road in Onslow County Federal Aid Project No STP- NET 17(3 1) State Project No 8 1261901, TIP U-4007 NCDWQ Project No 20100362 On April 25 2012 the DWQ Regional Office in Wilmington received a complaint from the adjacent property owner to the U -4007B borrow pit on Halltown Road near Jacksonville in Onslow County The complainant stated that excessive turbidity was being discharged from the borrow site into her pond Staff from the DWQ investigated the complaint on the following day and discovered an unauthorized discharge of sediment in two tributaries below the discharge pipe of the borrow pit s dewatering basin Water samples were taken within the impacted reach of the tributaries and at the pond where the lower tributary discharges into the complainant s pond The field turbidity readings for these samples were found to exceed the state water quality standards Upon inspection of the dewatering basin it was noted that it had not been maintained properly and contained an excessive amount of sediment which created the discharge The issues described above are violations of NC Statutes 15A NCAC 2B 0211(2) 15A NCAC 2B 0211(3)f and 15A NCAC 2B 0211(3)k, Conditions 24 and 29 of the 401 WQC issued to this project and NCDOT's NPDES permit Accordingly you are directed to respond to this letter in writing within 30 calendar days of receipt of this letter Your response should be sent to this office at the footer address and include the following • Actions taken to correct the unauthorized discharge into waters associated with the unnamed tributaries to Northeast Creek • Actions that will be taken to prevent further unauthorized discharges to surface waters If the above mentioned correspondence is not received within the allotted tune and/or if any violation of the conditions of the 401 Water Quality Certification NPDES permit or Water Quality Standards occurs 225 Green St Suite 714 Fayetteville NC 28301 5043 Phone 910433 33001 FAX 910486 -0707 NorthCarollna Internet www ncwaterauallty om arol i An Equal Opportunity \ Affirmative Acton Employer 50/6 Recycled \ 10% Post Consumer Paper ��" s� on this project in the future DWQ may be forced to issue a Notice of Violation and possibly seek enforcement action and civil penalties If you have any questions or need any additional information, please do not hesitate to call me at (9 10) 308 -4021 Sincerely Mason Herndon Division of Water Quality Surface Water Protection ec Jackson Provost PE Division 3 Construction Engineer David Candela, PE Division 3 Resident Engineer Stoney Mathis Division') Environmental Officer Belinda Henson NCDWQ SWPS Fayetteville Regional Office Jim Gregson, NCDWQ SWPS Wilmington Regional Office Joanne Steenhuis, NCDWQ, SWPS Wilmington Regional Office Jean Conway NCDWQ SWPS Wilmington Regional Office Brad Shaver US Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District Office Jerry Yarborough, NCDOT Roadside Environmental David Wainwright NCDWQ Wetlands/401 Transportation Group Sonia Canllo NCDWQ Central Office File Copy