NC0021733_NOV2023PC0252_20230622

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June 22, 2023

Nancy Allen
Town of Marshall, Mayor
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SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2023-PC-0252
Permit No. NC0021733
Marshall WWTP
Madison County

Dear Permittee:

The North Carolina Division of Water Resources conducted an inspection of the Marshall WWTP on May 18,
2023. This inspection was conducted to verify that the facility is operating in compliance with the conditions and
limitations specified in NPDES WW Permit No. NC0021733. A summary of the findings and comments noted
during the inspection are provided in the enclosed copy of the inspection report.

The Compliance Evaluation inspection was conducted by Division of Water Resources staff from the Asheville
Regional Office. The following violation(s) were noted during the inspection:

Inspection Area Description of Violation _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Secondary Clarifier The plow arm at the bottom of the clarifier is broken and not ope rational. This is causing
very high solids throughout the plant resulting in maintenance and operational difficulties. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
In addition, the issues below must be addressed:

Compliance Issue(s):

1. Oxidation Ditches - High solids throughout the plant is resulting in undesirably high settleability.
After 30 minutes the settleometer read 960 mL out of 1000 mL.

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Remedial actions should have already been taken to correct this problem and prevent further occurrences in the
future. The Division of Water Resources may pursue enforcement action for this and any additional violations of
State law.

To prevent further action, please respond in writing to this office within 30 days upon your receipt of this Notice
of Violation regarding your plans or measures to be taken to address the indicated violations and other identified
issues, if applicable.

If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mara Chamlee with the Water Quality
Regional Operations Section in the Asheville Regional Office at 828-296-4657.

Sincerely,

Daniel Boss, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ

ATTACHMENTS

Ec: Laserfiche
Don Byers (ORC, Byers Environmental)

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