WQ0034102_Notice of Deficiency_20231116

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
W Darron Flowers
Town of Fremont
PO Box 4
Fremont, NC 27830-0004
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
November 16, 2023
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
Tracking Number: NOD-2023-PC-0269
Permit No. WQ0034102
Town of Fremont WWTF
Wayne County
Dear Mr. Flowers:
The North Carolina Division of Water Resources conducted an inspection of the Town of Fremont WWTF on
November 7, 2023. This inspection was conducted to verify that the facility is operating in compliance with the
conditions and limitations specified in Non -discharge Permit No. WQ0034102. 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 Washington
Regional Office. The following deficiency(s) was noted during the inspection:
Inspection Area Description of Deficiency
Treatment Flow The effluent flow meter had not been calibrated since January 26, 2022. This is a violation of
Measurement -Effluent Condition III.16 of Permit No. WQ0034102 which requires all metering equipment to be tested
and calibrated annually.
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Washington Regional Offtce 1 943 Washington Square Mah I Washington. North Carolina 27889
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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, carefully review these deficiencies and address the causes of
non-compliance to prevent the recurrence of similar situations.
If you should have any questions or would like to discuss this non-compliance situation, please contact Robert
Tankard at [phone] or Randy Sipe [phone].
Sincerely,
Pow TR..y
Robert Tankard, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Washington Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Cc: Kenneth Stanley — ORC (electronic copy)
Laserfiche
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Washington Regional Offtce 1 943 Washington Square Mah I Washington. North Carolina 27889
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