NC0032565_NOV-2023-LR-0021_20230404

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
STME
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
Certified Mail # 7021 0950 00018685 3580
Return Receipt Reauested
April 4, 2023
Brent Williams
Lenoir County Public Schools
PO Box 729
Kinston, NC 28502-0729
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2023-LR-0021
Missing Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs)
North Lenoir High School WWTP
Permit No. NCO032565
Lenoir County
Dear Mr. Williams:
This is to inform you that the Division of Water Resources did not receive a discharge monitoring report (DMR)
for the subject facility. Our records show that you have not submitted a DMR for the following month(s) [see
table below].
Report Period Due Date Received Date Days Late
January 2023 3/2/2023 33
This is in violation of Part II, condition D. (2.) of the NPDES permit, as well as 15A NCAC 2B .506(a), which
requires the submittal of Discharge Monitoring Reports no later than 30 calendar days after the end of the
reporting period for which the report is made. Failure to submit reports as required will subject the violator to the
assessment of a civil penalty of up to $25,000 per violation.
To prevent further action, please submit the reports within fifteen (15) days of receipt of this notice. If you
have documents proving that this record is in error, please forward them to our office. If this facility is inactive or
not constructed, you may submit a written request to suspend monitoring. The request should include a begin
date and an end date for the period of monitoring.
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Additionally, this letter provides notice that this office will recommend the assessment of civil penalties if future
reports are not received within the required time frame during the next twelve (12) reporting months. The
Division must take these steps because timely submittal of discharge monitoring reports is essential to the
efficient operation of our water quality programs.
We appreciate your assistance in this matter. If you have any questions about this letter or discharge
monitoring reports, please contact Victoria Herdt of the Washington Regional Office at 252-948-3844.
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Sincerely,
Row Tom."
Robert Tankard, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Washington Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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