NCG060173_Compliance Inspection_20220414

VALLEY PROTEINS, INC.
via certified mail, return receipt, and email to [e-mail]
April 11, 2022
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Mooresville Regional Office o
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Attn: DEMLR Stormwater Program
610 East Center Avenue
Mooresville, NC 28115
Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection
Permit #NCG060000
Certificate of Coverage #NCG060173
Mr. Kahn:
This is the written response to a letter from your office dated March 22, 2022 that is in reference to a
Compliance Evaluation Inspection that occurred at Valley Proteins, Inc. on March 17, 2022.
A Non -Compliance rating was issued to the facility for an alleged failure to review the stormwater
pollution prevention plan annually. The enclosed inspection report dated December 8, 2021 includes
the annual plan review statement at the bottom of the page. In addition to this review, the plan was
also reviewed by a contract engineering firm as part of an update required by new General Permit that
became effective on July 1, 2022, and the updated stormwater pollution prevention plan was issued to
the facility on December 29, 2021. This plan is on file for inspection at the facility. As a result of the
information enclosed and provided above, Valley Proteins objects to the Non Compliance rating for
failure to review the plan annually.
We trust this information satisfies the request for information regarding the most recent plan review.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at [e-mail] or by
phone at 910-282-8041.
Sincerely,
Chris Currence
Station Manager
Encl.
c: Director of Regulatory Affairs
5533 South York Road
Gastonia, NC 28052
O 540.877.2590
Making a Sustainable Difference. ® 704.861.9252
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Stormwater Semi-Anuual Inspection and Report
Division or Facility: Gastonia
)ate of Inspection: 2 -- ( Inspector(s): /
Complete the following inspections, writing in the findings for each:
Housekeeping: litter and debris, oil or sediment on paved areas, stockpiling of
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❑ Signs of non-stormwater discharges.
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❑~ Changes to outdoor operations, such as staging areas and outside storage areas.
Concerns noted and corrective actions taken:
As a result of the inspection and plan review and evaluation, facility's stormwater pollution prevention
plan and/or spill control plan,:
(check one) oes not need to be revised.
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