NC0023736_NOD2023MV0035_20230907

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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Radford L Thomas, Director Public Utilities
City of Lenoir
PO Box 958
Lenoir, NC 28645-0958
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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
September 7, 2023
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
Tracking Number: NOD-2023-MV-0035
Permit No. NCO023736
Gunpowder Creek WWTP
Caldwell County
Dear Permittee:
A review of the June 2023 Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) for the subject facility revealed the deficiency(s)
indicated below:
Monitorina Deficiencv(s):
Sample
Location
Parameter
Date
Monitoring
Frequency
Type of Deficiency
001 Downstream
Coliform, Fecal MF, MFC Broth,
44.5 C (31616)
6/3/2023
3 X week
Frequency Violation
001 Downstream
Conductivity (00094)
6/3/2023
3 X week
Frequency Violation
001 Downstream
Oxygen, Dissolved (DO) (00300)
6/3/2023
3 X week
Frequency Violation
001 Downstream
pH (00400)
6/3/2023
3 X week
Frequency Violation
001 Downstream
Temperature, Water Deg.
Centigrade (00010)
6/3/2023
3 X week
Frequency Violation
001 Upstream
Coliform, Fecal MF, MFC Broth,
44.5 C (31616)
6/3/2023
3 X week
Frequency Violation
001 Upstream
Conductivity (00094)
6/3/2023
3 X week
Frequency Violation
001 Upstream
Oxygen, Dissolved (DO) (00300)
6/3/2023
3 X week
Frequency Violation
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Monitoring Deficiency(s):
Sample
Location Parameter
Monitoring
Date Frequency Type of Deficiency
001 Upstream pH (00400) 6/3/2023 3 X week Frequency Violation
001 Upstream Temperature, Water Deg. 6/3/2023 3 X week Frequency Violation
Centigrade (00010)
Please be aware that non-compliance with your permit could result in enforcement action by the Division of
Water Resources for these and any additional violations of State law. The Asheville Regional Office encourages
you to take all necessary actions to bring your facility into compliance.
If you should need any assistance or would like to discuss this non-compliance situation, please contact Rachel
Rose of the Asheville Regional Office at 828-296-4500.
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Sincerely,
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Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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