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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0069892_compliance (Decision letter 0146)_20200812ROY COOPER. Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary S. DANIEL SMITH NORTH CAROLINA Director Environmental Quality August 12, 2020 CERTIFIED MAIL ITEM 7015 0640 0007 9833 7459 - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Mr. Nathan Crubaugh Town of Andrews P.O. Box 1210 Andrews, NC 28901-1210 SUBJECT: CIVIL PENALTY REMISSION REQUESTS Andrews WTP Permit NC0069892 Cases LV-2020-0146; LV-2020-0147; LV-2020-0148; LV-2020-0149 Cherokee County Dear Mr. Crubaugh: I have considered the information you submitted in support of four requests for remission in the subject cases. In accordance with NCGS 143-215.6A (f), I have found no cause to remit the original civil penalty assessments which total $1,549.28. If you choose to pay the penalties, send payment to the letterhead address within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter. Please make the checks] payable to NC DEQ and include the case numbers on the check[s]. If payment is not received within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter, in accordance with NCGS § 143-215.6A (0, 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) days of receipt of this letter. Please mail the completed forms to: 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 North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 11617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Worth Carolina NC0069892 Remission Decisions Page 2 of 6 oral presentation can be made. Otherwise, the final decision on your requests 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 matter, please contact Mr. Weaver at (919) 707-3616 or charles.weaver@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, S. Daniel Smith Director, Division of Water Resources cc: NPDES file