NC0005312_compliance (DMR waiver)_20221031

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
October 31, 2022
Mr. Peter Paine
Duvaltex US, Inc.
P.O. Box 179
Guilford, ME 04443-0179
Subject: Waiver of Monthly Reporting Requirement
Elkin Mill WWTP
NPDES Permit NC0005312
Surry County
Dear Mr. Paine:
As stated by 15A NCAC 02B.0506 (a) (1) (E), permittees must submit monthly discharge monitoring reports
(DMRs) to the Division, even when there is no discharge from the facility during the reporting period. The
Director may waive this requirement during extended periods of no discharge.
I have reviewed the request submitted by your Authorized Representative (Hart & Hickman) to suspend
monitoring at the subject facility. Based upon the recommendation of the staff of the DEQ Winston-Salem
Regional Office (WSRO), and the inactive status of the site, I have agreed to waive the requirement to
submit monthly DMRs for the subject facility, effective November 1, 2022. The DMRs up through October
2022 should be submitted as usual.
Please be aware that should any discharge occur, the discharge must be monitored as per the terms of the
NPDES permit. Notify the WSRO of any pertinent developments that arise regarding wastewater discharge
from the site.
Please also be advised that while requirements for operator visitation, monitoring and reporting are being
waived during the period of no discharge, the permittee is still required to pay the Annual Administering
and Compliance Monitoring Fee that is associated with this and all NPDES permits.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions, please contact Charles Weaver via
email [[e-mail]].
ec: NPDES file / Laserfiche
Jenny Graznak / WSRO
Gregory Kanellis / Hart & Hickman
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Richard E. Rogers, Jr., Director
Division of Water Resources
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1g11 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
919.707.9000