NC0020940_Compliance (Demand Letter)_20220223

ROY COOPER.
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Mr. Chad B. Simons
Town Manager
P.O. Box 130
Murphy, NC 28906-0130
Dear Mr. Simons:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
February 23, 2022
Subject: Unpaid Civil Penalty Assessments
NPDES Permit NC0020940
Murphy WWTP
Cherokee 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
NC0020940
LV-2020-0095
437.32
NC0020940
LV-2021-0152
627.20
TOTAL
$1,064.52
The penalties are now subject to collection by the Attorney General's office (AGO),
pursuant to 15A NCAC 02J.0110.
To avoid legal action by the AGO, you must pay the full amount listed above no
later than March 25, 2022. 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
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NORTH CAROUNA
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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 I 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 DEQ Asheville Regional Office at [phone] 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: [e-mail].
Sincerely,
Charles H. Weaver, Jr.
NPDES program
cc: NPDES File [Laserfiche]