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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0057401_Settlement Agreement_20221006ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality t© 4% 72-02,/ CERTIFIED MAIL 7019 1120 0001 4877 5744 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Mr. Steven Yager, Owner Go Go Properties LLC 1300 Altura Rd Fort Mill, SC 29708 Subject: Settlement Agreement of Civil Penalty Assessment NPDES Permit NC0057401 Go Go Properties LLC The Hideaways WWTP Case number: LR-2022-0003 Mecklenburg County Dear Mr. Yager, Please find attached a copy of the signed Settlement Agreement for NPDES Permit NC0057401 for the following enforcement case: LR-2022-0003. If you have any questions, please contact Siying Chen at 919-707-3619 or via email [siying.chen@ncdenr.gov]. Sincerely, Richard E. Rogers, Jr. Director Division of Water Resources cc: NPDES files NCDEQ Mooresville Regional Office — Water Quality Regional Operations DECV �r�aw\ „ North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality 1 Division of Water Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 11611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611 919.707.9000 NPDES Permit NC0057401 Settlement Agreement NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION COUNTY OF MECKLENBURG IN THE MATTER OF NORTH CAROLINA NPDES PERMIT NC0057401 HELD BY GO GO PROPERTIES LLC SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT Pursuant to provisions of North Carolina General Statute § 143-215.3(a)(6), this Settlement Agreement (hereinafter, Agreement) is entered into by Go Go Properties LLC and the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, an agency of the State of North Carolina created by N.C. General Statute § 143B-282 (hereinafter, the Commission): 1. Go Go Properties LLC and the Commission hereby agree to the following findings: (a.) Go Go Properties LLC holds North Carolina National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (hereinafter, NPDES) permit NC0057401 for operation of The Hideaways WWTP and for making an outlet therefrom for the discharge of treated wastewater to Catawba River (Lake Wylie), currently Class WS-IV, B waters of this State in the Catawba River Basin. (b.) Reporting requirements included as terms of NPDES permit NC0057401 have been established to ensure adequate monitoring of the effluent so that compliance or noncompliance with the effluent limits may be determined. (c.) Go Go Properties LLC has been noncompliant with the reporting requirements contained in NPDES permit NC0057401 in the manner and to the extent described in paragraph (d.) below. Reported violation occurred in March 2022. (d.) Go Go Properties LLC has been assessed penalties totaling $368.04 for reporting violation that occurred in March 2022. Of that total, nothing has yet been remitted (reduced/removed), leaving the full outstanding civil penalties balance of $368.04, as summarized in the table below. VIOLATION MONTH CASE LETTER CIVIL ENFORCEMENT TOTAL NUMBER DATE PENALTY COST AMOUNT March 2022 LR-2022-0003 06/08/2022 $250.00 $118.04 $368.04 Totals: $250.00 $118.04 $368.04 Page 1 of 3 NPDES Permit NC0057401 Settlement Agreement (e.) Following actions that will be taken by Go Go Properties LLC to remedy the issues to prevent future violations, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Water Resources' Mooresville Regional Office is recommending a significant reduction in the civil penalty balance while retaining all enforcement costs. 2. In order to facilitate resolution of the matters of outstanding civil penalties and unassessed violations documented in paragraph 1. (d.) above, the Commission and Go Go Properties LLC agree to settle the above -described penalties and violations for the total amount of $118.04. Payment shall be made by check made payable to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality within 15 days of the execution of this Agreement, and sent to the following address: Attn: John Hennessy, Supervisor Compliance & Expedited Permitting Branch NC Division of Water Resources 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Full payment of the settlement amount shall constitute complete satisfaction of all outstanding civil penalties assessed prior to the execution of this Agreement and resolve all unaddressed violations occurring prior to March 2022. 3. Nothing in this Agreement relieves Go Go Properties LLC of its duty to abide by the terms of NPDES permit NC0057401. Noncompliance with the terms of the NPDES may subject Go Go Properties LLC to the assessment of additional civil penalties during the time this Agreement is in effect. 4. Requests, actions and or reports required by the terms of paragraph 2 above shall be deemed overdue if they are not made, completed or submitted by the dates specified. The burden for providing sufficient documentation of the satisfaction of the terms of this Agreement is held entirely by Go Go Properties LLC. 5. Because this is an Agreement between the Commission and Go Go Properties LLC, neither party will file a petition for a contested case or for judicial review concerning its terms. 6. Go Go Properties LLC shall be expected to comply with all schedule dates, terms, and conditions of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be considered closed when all terms and conditions are met, or upon written acknowledgement by the Commission. Page 2 of 3 NPDES Permit NC0057401 Settlement Agreement For the Go Go Properties LLC: Date Steven Yager Owner For the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission: Richard E. Rogers, Jr. Director North Carolina Division of Water Resources for the Chair of the Commission Date Page 3 of 3