NCG100256_NOV-2024-PC-0085_20240126

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELISABETH BISER
Secretary
WILLIAM E. TOBY VINSON, JR.
Interim Director
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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
January 26, 2024
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7019 1120 0001 5505 2333
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Cardinal Metals LLC
Attention: Randall Baisden, Owner
5149 Randleman Road
Greensboro, NC 27406
Subject: Notice of Violation (NOV-2024-PC-0085)
Site Number: WT003506
Cardinal Metals LLC
Guilford County
Dear Mr. Baisden,
On January 11, 2024, personnel from the Winston Salem Regional Office of the Division of Energy, Mineral
and Land Resources (DEMLR), visited the subject site located at 5149 Randleman Road, Guilford County,
North Carolina. The site visit and file review revealed that Cardinal Metals LLC had neither applied for, nor
obtained coverage under, an NPDES General Permit No. NCG100000 (Used Motor Vehicles) for stormwater
discharges from the site. The site currently discharges stormwater affected by processes on site to receiving
waters designated as an unnamed tributary of Polecat Creek, a Class WS-III waterbody in the Cape Fear River
Basin.
An NPDES permit is required to discharge stormwater to waters of the state in accordance with G.S. 143-
215.1(a) and Title 15A North Carolina Administrative Code (hereby known as NCAC) 2H .0126. Enclosed with
this letter is a copy of the Notice of Intent (NOI) that shall be filled out and submitted to the Department of
Environmental Quality within 30 calendar days of receipt of this Notice. Submission information can be found
in the NOI.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. This office requires that the violations, as detailed above, be
properly resolved. These violations and any future violations are subject to a civil penalty assessment of
up to $25,000 per day for each violation. Your efforts to undertake activities to bring the subject site into
compliance are not an admission, rather they are actions that must be taken in order to begin to resolve ongoing
environmental issues. The timeliness with which you submit an NOI, the degree and extent of harm to the
environment, and the duration and gravity of the violation(s) will be considered in any civil penalty assessment
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1 450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 3001 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
336-776-9800

Cardinal Metals LLC
January 26, 2024
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process that may occur. Should you have any questions regarding these matters, please contact Kimberly
Turney at [phone] or myself at [phone].
Sincerely,
Tamera Eplin, P
Regional Engi er
Land Quality Section
Enclosures: Notice of Intent Form
c: Brad Cole, PE, Section Chief of Regional Operations, DEMLR (email)
Toby Vinson, PE, CPM, Interim Director, DEMLR (email)
Mike Lawyer, CPSWQ, Stormwater Program Supervisor (email)
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