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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0032867_Notice of Violation_20240308ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director Certified Mail # 7020 3160 0000 3283 0496 Return Receipt Reauested NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality March 8, 2024 Paul Sparks, Member Manager MLNC Acquisition, LLC 110 East Court Street, Suite 203 Greenville, SC 29601 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION Tracking Number: NOV-2024-LR-0015 Permit No. NCO032867 Kings Mountain Travel Plaza WWTP Cleveland County Dear Mr. Sparks: A review of the December 2023 Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) for the subject facility revealed the violation(s) indicated below: Reporting Violation(s): Sample Location Parameter Date Type of Violation 12/31/2023 Late/Missing DMR A Notice of Violation is being issued for the noted violation of North Carolina General Statute (G.S.) 143-215.1 and the facility's NPDES WW Permit. Pursuant to G.S. 143-215.6A, a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) may be assessed against any person who violates or fails to act in accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of any permit issued pursuant to G.S. 143-215.1. This Office has not received the December 2023 DMR (hereinafter known as eDMR) to date. Please be advised that the eDMR was required to be received by the Division by no later than January 31, 2024, as required by the subject NPDES WW Permit. The eDMR must be properly submitted by no later than April 30, 2024. This Office will pursue the issuance a Notice of Intent to Enforce to you if the monitoring report is not received by this date. �_ �_- I � I I � - I ­! � � North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 1 Mooresville, North Caroltna 25115 704.6631699 This Office also requests that you respond in writing within ten (10) business days after receipt of this Notice, addressing the actions taken to resolve and prevent future violations. The response should also include the current status of the wastewater treatment plant following the previous fire that had occurred at the Kings Mountain Travel Plaza. If it is your intention to cease wastewater operations, then this Office should be contacted for further guidance. Please be advised that eDMRs must be continued to be submitted by no later than the following month of the reporting period unless you contact this Office. Should you have questions regarding this violation or letter, please feel free to contact Mr. Wes Bell at the Mooresville Regional Office at (704) 235-2192 or via email at wes.bell@deq.nc.gov. Sincerely, DocuSigned by: F161 FB69A2D84A3... Andrew H. Pitner, P.G., Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Mooresville Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ Cc: WQS Mooresville Regional Office - Enforcement File (Laserfiche) NPDES Compliance/Enforcement Unit - Enforcement File (Laserfiche) �rt�,�f DE Q-" North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 1 Mooresville, North Carolina 28115 704.6631699