NC0024112_NOV-2022-PC-0366_20220712

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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Certified Mail
Return Receipt Requested
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
City of Thomasville
Attn: Mr. Allen Beck, WWTP Superintendent
P.O. Box 368
Thomasville, North Carolina 27361-0368
Dear Permittee:
7/12/2022
Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
NOV-2022-PC-0366
Failure to Submit Sampling Plan
NPDES Permit No. NC0024112
Hamby Creek WWTP, 6.0 MGD
Davidson County, WSRO
The City of Thomasville has violated Special Condition A. (10.) of the NPDES Permit NC0024112
(effective on April 1, 2022), which required the City to submit a Sampling Plan to demonstrate
representative sampling in the vicinity of the receiving stream Outfall 001 (Discharge Point) by June 30,
2022. The requirement was made to assess the effluent characteristics (fecal coliform, dissolved oxygen,
and pH) at the effluent's WWTP and Discharge Point and determine whether the sampling location is
representative.
The information submitted on June 21, 2022, did not include the required Sampling Plan and was a
reiteration of the permittee's comments on the draft NPDES permit. The NPDES permit was issued without
appeal and remains in effect. The permittee must provide a sampling plan which complies with the issued
NPDES permit conditions.
Please be aware that non-compliance with your permit could result in enforcement action by the Division
of Water Resources for these and any additional violations of State law. Pursuant to G.S. 143 215.6A, a
civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) may be assessed against any person
who violates or fails to act in accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of any permit issued
pursuant to G.S. 143 215.1.
To prevent further action, please respond in writing to this office within ten (10) business days upon
your receipt of this Notice of Violation. A review of your response will be considered, along with any
additional information provided. If no response is received in this office in the 10-day period, a civil penalty
assessment may be prepared.
We appreciate your attention to this matter. If you have any questions about this letter, please contact my
staff Diana Yitbarek at [phone] or by email at [e-mail].
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Sincerely,
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for Richard E. Rogers Jr., Director
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
City of Thomasville/City Manager/ Michael Brandt
Hamby Creek WWTP/ Laboratory/ Misty Conder
DWR / WSRO/ Water Quality / Lon Snider, Jenny Graznak, Tricia Lowery, and Alex Lowe