WQ0000185_Notice of Violation_20230619

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Certified Mail 7022 1670 0000 9974 3483
Return Receipt Reauested
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
June 19, 2023
Donald Ike McRee, Jr, County Manager
Ocean Sands Water and Sewer District
153 Courthouse Rd Ste 110
Currituck, NC 27929
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2023-MV-0114
Permit No. WQ0000185
Ocean Sands WWTP
Currituck County
Dear Mr. McRee:
A review of the December 2022 Non -Discharge Monitoring
Report (NDMR) for the subject facility revealed the
violation(s) indicated below:
Monitoring Violation(s):
Sample
Monitoring
Location Parameter
Date
Frequency
Type of Violation
001 BOD, 5-Day (20 Deg. C) (00310)
12/10/2022
2 X week
Frequency Violation
001 Chlorine, Total Residual (50060)
12/10/2022
5 X week
Frequency Violation
001 Coliform, Fecal MF, MFC Broth,
12/10/2022
2 X week
Frequency Violation
44.5 C (31616)
001 Nitrogen, Ammonia Total (as N)
12/10/2022
2 X week
Frequency Violation
(00610)
001 Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, Total (as N)
12/10/2022
2 X week
Frequency Violation
(00625)
001 Nitrogen, Nitrate Total (as N)
12/10/2022
2 X week
Frequency Violation
(00620)
001 Nitrogen, Total (as N) (00600)
12/10/2022
2 X week
Frequency Violation
001 pH (00400)
12/10/2022
5 X week
Frequency Violation
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of
Water Resources
D E
Washington Regional Office
1 943 Washington Square Mall I Washington. North Carolina 27889
252.946.6483

Monitoring Violation(s):
Sample
Location Parameter
Monitoring
Date Frequency Type of Violation
001 Phosphorus, Total (as P) (00665) 12/10/2022 2 X week Frequency Violation
001 Solids, Total Suspended (00530) 12/10/2022 2 X week Frequency Violation
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct any noted problems. The Division of
Water Resources may pursue enforcement actions for this and any additional violations. Please provide a
response within ten (10) days of receipt of this Notice that includes how you propose to resolve these
issues and a schedule for the resolution of these issues. Your response will be reviewed and if enforcement
action is still deemed appropriate, then you will be notified of the action.
If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact Robert Tankard at [phone] or Randy Sipe
at [phone].
Sincerely,
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Robert Tankard, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Washington Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Cc: Will Rumsey — Currituck County (electronic copy)
Rod Holley — Currituck County (electronic copy)
Laserfiche
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Washington Regional Office 1 943 Washington Square Mall I Washington. North Carolina 27889
252.946.6483