NC0020389_Other Agency Documents_20220204

ROY COOPER
Governor
EUZABETH S. BISER
Secretory
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Certified Mail # 7020 3160 0000 4109 5114
Return Receipt Requested
Fred Nelson, Town Manager
Town of Benson
PO Box 69
Benson, NC 27504-0069
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
February 4, 2022
SUBJECT: Notice of Violation and Assessment of Civil Penalty
for Violations of North Carolina General Statute (G.S.) 143-215.1(a)(6)
and NPDES WW Permit No. NC0020389
Town of Benson
Benson WWTP
Case No. LV-2022-0037
Johnston County
Dear Mr. Nelson:
This letter transmits a Notice of Violation and assessment of civil penalty in the amount of $2,036.57 ($2,000.00 civil
penalty + $36.57 enforcement costs) against Town of Benson.
This assessment is based upon the following facts: a review has been conducted of the Discharge Monitoring Report
(DMR) submitted by Town of Benson for the month of September 2021. This review has shown the subject facility to
be in violation of the discharge limitations and/or monitoring requirements found in NPDES WW Permit No. NC0020389.
The violations, which occurred in September 2021, are summarized in Attachment A to this letter.
Based upon the above facts, I conclude as a matter of law that Town of Benson violated the terms, conditions or
requirements of NPDES WW Permit No. NC0020389 and G.S. 143-215.1(a)(6) in the manner and extent shown in
Attachment A. In accordance with the maximums established by G.S. 143-215.6A(a)(2), a civil penalty may be assessed
against any person who violates the terms, conditions or requirements of a permit required by G.S. 143-215.1(a).
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Raeigh Regional Office 13800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh North Carolina 27609
919.791.4200

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretory
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Certified Mail # 7020 3160 0000 4109 5114
Return Receipt Requested
Fred Nelson, Town Manager
Town of Benson
PO Box 69
Benson, NC 27504-0069
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
January 31, 2022
SUBJECT: Notice of Violation and Assessment of Civil Penalty
for Violations of North Carolina General Statute (G.S.) 143-215.1(a)(6)
and NPDES WW Permit No. NC0020389
Town of Benson
Benson WWTP
Case No. LV-2022-0037
Johnston County
Dear Mr. Nelson:
This letter transmits a Notice of Violation and assessment of civil penalty in the amount of $2,036.57 ($2,000.00 civil
penalty + $36.57 enforcement costs) against Town of Benson.
This assessment is based upon the following facts: a review has been conducted of the Discharge Monitoring Report
(DMR) submitted by Town of Benson for the month of September 2021. This review has shown the subject facility to
be in violation of the discharge limitations and/or monitoring requirements found in NPDES WW Permit No. NC0020389.
The violations, which occurred in September 2021, are summarized in Attachment A to this letter.
Based upon the above facts, I conclude as a matter of law that Town of Benson violated the terms, conditions or
requirements of NPDES WW Permit No. NC0020389 and G.S. 143-215.1(a)(6) in the manner and extent shown in
Attachment A. In accordance with the maximums established by G.S. 143-215.6A(a)(2), a civil penalty may be assessed
against any person who violates the terms, conditions or requirements of a permit required by G.S. 143-215.1(a).
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality ! Envision of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office 1 3800 Barrett Drive ' Ra elgh.NorihGro$na27609
919.791.4200