NC0069841_LV20150168 Payment Ack_20151023

CHARLOTTE
W6TER
Wastewater Branch
Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Subject: Notice of Violation and Assessment of Civil Penalty for Violations of the
NC General Statute 143-215.1(a)(6) and NPDES Permit # NCO069841
Crooked Creek #2 WWTP
Union Co.
Case No. LV -2015-0168
To Wastewater Branch:
Please find enclosed a check from the City of Charlotte in the amount of $2646.97 that has been
assessed to Union Count Public Works (UCPW) for violations that occurred at the above
referenced facility.
Please note that this facility, while owned by UCPW, has been operated and maintained by
Charlotte Water per an inter -local agreement between to agencies as of June 1, 2014. Charlotte
Water is paying the civil penalties for these violations.
Earlier this year, UCPW and Charlotte Water submitted a joint letter asking for remission of the
NOV and any potential civil penalties due to the fact that this was the first month of Charlotte
Water operating the facilities and a new contract lab had just started collecting grab samples at
the facility. We believe that the permit excursions that were reported may have been incorrect
due to issues encountered during the transition.
While we are paying the civil penalty as directed and we are not choosing to ask for further
remission, we still affirm that the civil penalty may not be warranted as discharge limitations
may not have been exceeded.
If you have any questions, or if you need further information please contact me at 704/497-8377
or by email at dkpadgettgcharlottenc.org
Sincerely,
Dawn K. Padgett
Operations Manager
Charlotte Water — UCPW O&M
Cc: RLMcMillan, ,DWCzerr, JJarrell
Charlotte Water — UCPW Operation and Maintenance
8299 Kensington Dr., Waxhaw, NC 28173 charlottewater.org
Operated by the City of Charlotte