NC0020800_compliance (decision letter)_20200812

NORTH CAROLINA
Envl onunentalQuality
August 12, 2020
ROY COOPER
MICHAEL S. REGAN
S. DANIEL SMITH
CERTIFIED MAIL ITEM 7015 0640 0007 9833 6100 - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. Timothy Wood
Town of Andrews
P.O. Box 1210
Andrews, NC 28901-1210
SUBJECT: CIVIL PENALTY REMISSION REQUEST
Andrews WWTP
NPDES Permit NC0020800
Case LV-2020-0145
Cherokee County
Dear Mr. Wood:
I have considered the information submitted by your municipality in support of a request for
remission in the subject case. The prompt abatement of the issue and the overall effort of the
WWTP staff supports your request. Therefore, in accordance with NCGS 143-215.6A (f), I have
found cause to remit the original civil penalty assessments by$750.00. The Town of
Andrews is responsible for the remaining penalties and enforcement costs, which total $837.32.
If you choose to pay the remaining amount, send payment to the letterhead address within thirty
(30) days of receipt of this letter. Please make the check payable to NC DEQ, and include the case
numbers on the check.
If payment is not received within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter, in accordance with NCGS
§ 143-215.6A (f), your requests for remission of the civil penalties (with supporting documents) and
my recommendation to deny the requests will be delivered to the North Carolina Environmental
Management Commission's (EMC) Committee On Civil Penalty Remissions (Committee) for final
agency decision.
If you desire to make an oral presentation to the Committee on why your requests for remission
meet one or more of the five statutory factors you were asked to address, you must complete and
return the attached forms within thirty (30) clays of receipt of this letter. Please mail the
completed forms to:
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center j Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919-707-3616

NC0020800 Remission Decision
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Mr. Charles H. Weaver
NC DEQ / DWR / NPDES
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Your request for an oral presentation and the documents in this matter will be reviewed by the
EMC Chairman and, if it is determined that there is a compelling reason to require an oral
presentation from you, you will be notified by certified mail of the date, time, and place that your
oral presentation can be made. Otherwise, the final decision on your request for remission will be
made by the Committee based on the written record.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions about this letter, please
contact Mr. Weaver at [phone] or [e-mail].
Sincerely,
S. Daniel Smith, Director
Division of Water Resources
cc: NPDES Files