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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0072877_Compliance (DEMAND letter)_20210908ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary S. DANIEL SMITH Director Mayor Steve Jackon Town of Newton Grove P.O. Box 4 Newton Grove, NC 28366-0004 Dear Mayor Jackson: NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality September 8, 2021 Subject: Unpaid Civil Penalty Assessments NPDES Permit NC0072877 Newton Grove WWTP Sampson County To date, the Division's records show that the following civil penalties assessed against your facility remain unpaid: PERMIT NUMBER ENFORCEMENT CASE BALANCE DUE NC0072877 LV-2020-0151 $1,503.28 NC0072877 LV-2020-0164 $653.28 NC0072877 LM-2020-0028 $303.28 The total amount of unpaid penalties is $2,459.84. These penalties are now subject to collection by the Attorney General's office (AGO), pursuant to 15A NCAC 02J.0110. The NC DEQ Fayetteville Regional Office (FRO) offered your municipality a settlement agreement for the penalties listed above. To date, we have not received any payments from the settlement, and must therefore assume you have rejected the offer. If you have agreed to the settlement, please submit the agreed -upon payments immediately to prevent further action regarding these cases. If you do not agree to the settlement, you must pay the full amount listed above no later than October 7, 2021. Make checks payable to NC DEQ and include the case number[s] on the check[s] submitted. If sending via the US Postal Service: NC DEQ / DWR / NPDES 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 D_E NORTH CAROLINA t1,p. eMGr IMnmpnpl �uA1m� If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc.): NC DEQ / DWR / NPDES or 512 N. Salisbury Street Raleigh, NC 27604 North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 11617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 919.707.9000 In addition to payment of the penalty, the violations addressed by these assessments and any impacts to waters of the State must be abated and properly resolved. Additional assessments may be levied for future, continuing, or other violations beyond the scope of these specific assessments. You are encouraged to contact the FRO at (910) 433-3300 if you need assistance in achieving compliance at the site. If you have questions concerning this matter, or if you have documentation showing that the penalty was paid, contact me via e-mail: charles.weaver@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, Charles H. Weaver, Jr. NPDES program cc: NPDES File