NC0069892_compliance (Decision letter 0148)_20200812

ROY 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

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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 [phone] or [e-mail].
Sincerely,
S. Daniel Smith
Director, Division of Water Resources
cc: NPDES file