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ROY COOPERS
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ELIZABETH S.BISER
Secretary
WILLIAM E.TOBY VINSON,JR NORTH CAPOUNA
!,tierim Dircoar Environmental Quality
March 21, 2024
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7017 0190 0000 2486 7094
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Raleigh Concrete, LLC
Attn: Jose Juan Plascencia Sanchez
1938 S. Wilmington Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION # NOV-2023-PC-0579
Raleigh Concrete, LLC
Raleigh Concrete, Certificate of Coverage-NCG140463
NPDES Stormwater General Permit-NCG140000
Mr. Sanchez:
On November 17, 2023, Thad Valentine from the Raleigh Regional Office of the Division of Energy,
Mineral and Land Resources, conducted a site inspection for the Raleigh Concrete facility located at 1938
S. Wilmington Street, Wake County, North Carolina. A copy of the Compliance Inspection Report is
enclosed for your review. Gab Jackson (Plant Manager)and Karem Dudley were present during the
inspection and their time and assistance is greatly appreciated. Permit coverage authorizes the discharge
of stormwater from the facility to receiving waters designated as Walnut Creek, a Class C;NSW
waterbody in the Neuse River Basin.The site visit and file review revealed that the subject facility is
covered by NPDES Stormwater General Permit-NCG140000, Certificate of Cove rage-NCG140463.
Please note that this is the second time this Notice of Violation (NOV) has been sent.The first NOV was
sent on December 4, 2023 and was returned as undeliverable.
As a result of the site inspection, the following permit conditions violations are noted:
1) Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP)
A Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP) has not been developed, recorded, or properly
implemented. Inspection report attached
2)Qualitative Monitoringa
Qualitative monitoring has not been conducted and recorded in accordance with permit requirements.
3)Analytical Monitoring
Analytical monitoring has not been conducted and recorded in accordance with permit requirements.
Other Observations:
Please refer to the enclosed Compliance Inspection Report for additional comments and observations
made during the inspection.
REQ North Carol€na Depariment of Environmental Quality Division of Energy,hiiner.il anri Land Resources
e::�� ;w Raleigh Regional Office 11628!vial!Service Center 13800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh,North Carolina 27h09
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Requested Response:
You are asked to respond to this office, in writing, within 30 calendar days from receipt of this notice.
Your written response should include a reasonable explanation as to why the aforementioned violations
have occurred as well as a Plan of Action to prevent these violations from recurring.
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. Should you have any questions regarding
these matters, please contact Thad Valentine or myself at(919)791-4200.
Sincerely,
William H. Denton, IV, PE
Regional Engineer-RRO
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
North Carolina Department of Environmental
Quality
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Enclosure
CC.' Brittany Cook-General Permit Coordinator
Mike Lawyer, Supervisor-Stormwater Permitting Program
RRO-Land Quality Section, Stormwater Files-NCG14000
North Carolina Department of Envirnnmental QLtality ; Division of Energy.Mineraf and Ladd Resources
ERaleigh Regional Office 11628 Mail Set vice Center 13800 Barrett Drive i Raleigh.North Carolina 27609
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Compliance Inspection Report
Permit:NCG140463 Effective: 07/01/22 Expiration: 06/30:27 Owner: Raleigh Concrete LLC
SOC: Effective: Expiration: Facility: Raleigh Concrete
County:Wake 1938 S Wilmington St
Region: Raleigh
Raleigh NC 27603
Contact Person:Brenda Roque Title: Phone:919-339-8663
Directions to Facility:
exit 298E off of 140, left of s saunder st ;eft on penmarc dr,keep straight on water works st.,left on fayetteville st left of south
wilmington,destination on right.
System Classifications: SWNC
Primary ORC: Certification: Phone:
Secondary ORC(s):
On-Site Representative(s):
Related Permits:
Inspection Date: 1107+2023 Entry Time 10:30AM Exit Time: 11 OOAM
Primary Inspector:Thaddeus W Valentine Phone:
Secondary Inspector(s):
Reason for Inspection: Routine Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Permit Inspection Type: Ready Mix Concrete StormwaterlWastewater Discharge COC
Facility Status: ❑ Compliant Not Compliant
Question Areas:
Storm Water
(See attachment summary)
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Permit: NOG140463 Owner-Facility:Raleigh Concrete LLC
Inspection Date: 11/17/2023 Inspection Type:Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine
Inspection Summary:
A review of the documents revealed that there were no list of significant spills,or the lack there of, listed in the stormwater
pollution plan (SP3).Provide a spill log that covers any spills for the last 3)years in the log and that notes either all the
details and requird specifics of spills or write"No Spills"if there are none.Any spills that occur on site should be listed in
the spill prevention and response plan with a detailed summery of corrective actions taken to clean up and dispose of the
spilled materials and what was done to ensure it doesn't happen again.An ongoing spill was located on site at the oil and
diesel storage located on the West side of the site.The materials were actively being spilled within the containment area
and on the outside of that area at the drain port that had no lock.The spills in the containment area as well as the spill on
the outside had not been cleaned up for an extended amount of time, if ever.The spills and leaks were not documented as
part of the significant spills documentation and the area was not listed on any check list as required by the preventive
maintenance and good housekeeping plan requirements. The areas should be cleaned up and all corrective actions,
including material disposal proced u res,should be documented
The facility has not documented any feasibility evaluation for the site that would take into account any areas that need work
to prevent stormwater contamination
There is a poly tank vessels that contains materials, used in the facilities process, located outside of the secondary
containment area that should be located within that area.There are containment areas and vessels that have ports without
the required locks that should be locked. Once the required corrections have been made,those actions should be
documented within the SP3.Any and all drums, buckets,poly tanks and any kinds of containers should be stored properly
with lids or pluggs when not in use and should be stored inside or within secondary containment.
The North side of the vehicle maintenance building has a large spill were petroleum materials area improperly stored and
allowed to leak and leach onto the ground.The building is used for vehicle maintenance support for the equipment used for
the Raleigh Concrete facility
There has not been a thorough assessment of areas of the facility with the potential for spills and there are no action plans
for those areas. Included in those areas should be the equipment fueling area adjacent to the Diesel aboveground storage
tank and the oil, waste oil and diesel containment area. Additionally the vehicle maintenance area should be included along
with an action plan to deal with the large spill and improperly stored materials on the North side of the building and around
the site and any new outfalls associated with the portion of the site should be identified with written notice of their locations.
An assessment should be undertaken to evaluate the entire site to identify all potential areas for spills and provide an spill
prevention and response plan for all those areas.Additionally,an action plan should be developed in case of a spill for each
area.Any actions taken should be thoroughly documented
A thorough preventive maintenance and good housekeeping plan should be developed to ensure that all areas of the site are
being inspected, including the vehicle maintenance area, and that any problems are identified and corrected immediately.All
actions taken should be documented within the plan. The water truck and the sweeper should both be part of this plan and if
there are issues with that equipment, as there is now, it should be documented with notes of who was notified, when they
were notified of the issue and what the plan of action is.
The facility documents employee training, but doesn't have any training materials_Training materials should be used to train
employees and those training materials should cover all the required objectives of the permit and not just spill prevention.
Videos and handouts should be utilized to train employees on all aspects of the permit which are required
Update the list of responsible parties to include any new or alternate employees for that facility
Work on the stormwater facility inspection program. The facility doesn't have an inspection program that is detailed enough
to capture all the areas on site that have the potential to pollute stormwater. No inspections of the site have been
documented in the last year
Overall the site has a considerable amount of issues with sediment leaving the site and oil and fuel spilled in muliple areas
on site with no cleanup efforts.The equipment that helps keep the sediment from leaving the site is broke down with no
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Permit: NCG140463 Owner-Facility:Raleigh Concrete LLC
Inspection Date: 11r17f=3 Inspection Type,CompJance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine
documented plan for repair.Additionally. there is vehicle maintenance activities taking place for this Facility on the adjacent
property owned by the permit holder that serves as the vehicle maintenance building for Raleigh Concrete facility.
Raleigh Concrete must include the vehicle maintenance building area in their permit and follow all the requiremnts of the
permit for that area Any new outfalls associated with the vehicle maintenance area should be identified and written
notification made to DEQ of additional outfall points. Cleanup of the large spill on the North side of the building and any other
spills in that area must be taken care of on an expedited schedule. Raleigh Concrete may choice to permit that portion of
the operation seperately under an NCG080000 permit. If so, that should be done on an expedited schdule.The vehicle
maintenance facility will be considered part of the Raleigh Concrete facility operation until the seperate NCG08000O permit
option is initiated and finalized, if you chose to take that alternate permitting route.
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Permit: NCG140463 Owner-Facility:Raie gh Concrete U C
Inspection Date: 11:1712023 Inspection Type:Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Yes No NA NE
Does the site have a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑
#Does the Plan include a General Location(USES)map? E ❑ ❑ ❑
#Does the Plan include a"Narrative Description of Practices"? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑
#Does the Plan include a detailed site map including outfall locations and drainage areas? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑
#Does the Plan include a list of significant spills occurring during the past 3 years? ❑ ■ ❑ ❑
#Has the facility evaluated feasible alternatives to current pract-ces? ❑ E ❑ ❑
#Does the facility provide all necessary secondary containment? ❑ E 130
#Does the Plan include a BMP summary? 0 ❑ 1111
#Does the Plan include a Spill Prevention and Response Plan (SPRP)? N ❑ 1111
#Does the Plan include a Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Plan? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑
#Does the facility provide and document Employee Training? 0 ❑ 1111
#Does the Plan include a list of Responsible Party(s)? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑
#Is the Plan reviewed and updated annually? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑
#Does the Pan include a Stormwater Facility Inspection Program? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑
Has the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan been implemented? M ❑ 1111
Comment: The SP3 wasayallable fior the inspection but there were parts missing and parts that needed
updating. The environmental consultant was in th eprocess of updating the plan. Comments for
this section can be found in the Summery section
Qualitative Monitoring Yes No NA NE
Has the facility conducted its Qualitative Monitoring? ❑ ❑ ❑
Comment: Provided
Analytical Monitoring Yes No NA NE
Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring? ❑ N ❑ ❑
#Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring from Vehicle Maintenance areas? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑
Comment: Analytical monitor'pn-q was not available and although vehicle maintenance activities exist on the
property adjoining the Raleigh Concrete and is used as vehicle maintenance support for that
facility, the Permittee doesn't knowledge it on their permit alAcation.
Permit and Outfalls Yes No NA NE
#Is a copy of the Permit and the Certificate of Coverage available at the site? ❑ E ❑ ❑
#Were all outfalls observed during the inspection? 013 ❑ ❑
#If the facil'ty has representative outfall status, s it properly documented by the Division? ❑ ❑ N ❑
#Has the facility evaluated all illicit(non stormwater)discharges? 00 1111
Comment: The certificate of coverage was not available
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