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Home My WebLink AboutNCG210419_ NOV_20240411 ROY COOPER Governor j ' ELIZABETH S.BISERa;n � Secretary WILLIAM E.TOBY VINSON,JR. NORTH CAROL-INA Interim Director Environmental Quality April 16, 2024 CERTIFIED MAIL: 7020 3160 0000 3283 5835 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Piedmont Hardwood Lumber Company Inc. Attention: Joe Stirewalt Post Office Box 535 Mount Pleasant,North Carolina 28124 Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION (NOV-2024-PC-0240) NPDES Stormwater General Permit NCG210000 Piedmont Hardwood Lumber Company Inc. Piedmont Hardwood Lumber Co Inc, Certificate of Coverage NCG210419 Cabarrus County Dear Mr. Stirewalt: On April 11, 2024, Matthew Gigante from the Mooresville Regional Office of the Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources (DEMLR), conducted a site inspection for the Piedmont Hardwood Lumber Co Inc facility located at 9000 State Hwy 49, Cabarrus County,North Carolina. A copy of the Compliance Inspection Report is enclosed for your review.The site visit and file review revealed that the subject facility is covered by NPDES Stormwater General Permit NCG210000 under Certificate of Coverage NCG210419. Permit coverage authorizes the discharge of stormwater from the facility to receiving waters designated as Dutch Buffalo Creek, class C waters in the Yadkin Pee-Dee River Basin. As a result of the site inspection, the following permit conditions violation(s) are noted: 1) Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP) Per Part B...A Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP) has not been developed or properly implemented. 2) Qualitative Monitoring Per Part D...Qualitative monitoring has not been conducted and/or recorded in accordance with permit requirements. 3)Analytical Monitoring Per Part E...Analytical monitoring has not been conducted and/or recorded in accordance with permit requirements. North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy,Mineral,and Land Resources Mooresville Regional Office 1610 East Center Avenue,Suite 3011 Mooresville,North Carolina 28115 704-235-2100 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Piedmont Hardwood Lumber Company Inc. April 16, 2024 Page 2 of 2 Other Observations Please refer to the enclosed Compliance Inspection Report for additional comments and observations made during the inspection. 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 violation(s) have occurred as well as a Plan of Action to prevent these violation(s) from recurring. Action Items - Within thirty Days, send an up-to-date copy of the stormwater pollution prevention plan to the Mooresville Regional Office. - Immediately begin analytical and qualitative monitoring per permit requirements and upload monitoring data to the e-DMR system. If analytical benchmarks are exceeded, notify NCDEQ as required and begin Tier One response as outlined in the permit. 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 Matthew Gigante or myself at(704) 235-2100. Sincerely, DocuSignpped by: v 4A35D6B02B02438... Jerry W. Eplin, PE Regional Engineer Land Quality Section JWE/cys Enclosure: Compliance Inspection Report c: Mike Lawyer, CPSWQ, Stormwater Program Supervisor—DEMLR Brad Cole, PE, Chief of Regional Operations—DEMLR DEMLR NPDES Stormwater Permit Laserfiche File North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy,Mineral,and Land Resources Mooresville Regional Office 1610 East Center Avenue,Suite 3011 Mooresville,North Carolina 28115 704-235-2100 Compliance Inspection Report Permit:NCG210419 Effective: 06/01/23 Expiration: 05/31/28 Owner: Piedmont Hardwood Lumber Company Inc SOC: Effective: Expiration: Facility: Piedmont Hardwood Lumber Co Inc County: Cabarrus PO Box 535 Region: Mooresville Mt Pleasant NC 28124 Contact Person:Joe Stirewalt Title: Phone:704-436-9311 Directions to Facility: System Classifications: SWNC, Primary ORC: Certification: Phone: Secondary ORC(s): On-Site Representative(s): Related Permits: Inspection Date: 04/11/2024 Entry Time 02:05PM Exit Time: 03:20PM Primary Inspector:Matthew J Gigante Phone: 704-663-1699 Secondary Inspector(s): Reason for Inspection: Routine Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Permit Inspection Type: Timber Products Stormwater Discharge COC Facility Status: ❑ Compliant Not Compliant Question Areas: Storm Water (See attachment summary) Page 1 of 3 Permit: NCG210419 Owner-Facility:Piedmont Hardwood Lumber Company Inc Inspection Date: 04/11/2024 Inspection Type:Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine Inspection Summary: An inspection was conducted as part of an investigation into a complaint issued on the site. No portion of the stormwater pollution prevention plan was present during the inspection. Analytical and qualitative monitoring is not being completed per permit requirements. No qualitative monitoring was available on site at the time of the inspection. Some analytical monitoring data was present. Based on what was available, analytical monitoring is not being completed per permit requirements. The most recent analytical monitoring report available was from 2023.Additionally, analytical monitoring samples reviewed during the inspection indicated exceedances of benchmark values which have not been reported to NCDEQ. Copies of the general permit and certificate of coverage were not available on site at the time of the inspection. One outfall was viewed on the south side of the site near a covered storage area. The slope below the outfall was eroding. Based on the inspection conducted, the facility was not compliant. The facility must: -Within thirty days, send an up-to-date copy of the stormwater pollution prevention plan to the Mooresville Regional Office. - Immediately begin analytical and qualitative monitoring per permit requirements and upload monitoring data to the a-DMR system. If analytical monitoring benchmarks are exceeded, notify NCDEQ as required and begin Tier One response as outlined in the permit. Page 2 of 3 Permit: NCG210419 Owner-Facility:Piedmont Hardwood Lumber Company Inc Inspection Date: 04/11/2024 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 (USGS)map? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ #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? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ #Has the facility evaluated feasible alternatives to current practices? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ #Does the facility provide all necessary secondary containment? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ #Does the Plan include a BMP summary? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ #Does the Plan include a Spill Prevention and Response Plan (SPRP)? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ #Does the Plan include a Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Plan? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ #Does the facility provide and document Employee Training? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ #Does the Plan include a list of Responsible Party(s)? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ #Is the Plan reviewed and updated annually? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ #Does the Plan include a Stormwater Facility Inspection Program? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Has the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan been implemented? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Comment: No portion of the stormwater pollution prevention plan was available on site at the time of the inspection. Qualitative Monitoring Yes No NA NE Has the facility conducted its Qualitative Monitoring? ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Qualitative monitoring data was not available at the time of the inspection. Analytical Monitorinq Yes No NA NE Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ #Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring from Vehicle Maintenance areas? ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Some analytical monitoring data was present at the time of the inspection, but analytical monitoring was not being conducted per permit requirements. The most recent analytical monitoring data was from January 2023. Permit and Outfalls Yes No NA NE #Is a copy of the Permit and the Certificate of Coverage available at the site? ❑ ❑ ❑ #Were all outfalls observed during the inspection? ❑ ❑ ❑ #If the facility has representative outfall status, is it properly documented by the Division? ❑ ❑ ❑ #Has the facility evaluated all illicit(non stormwater)discharges? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Comment: A copy of the permit and certificate of coverage was not available on site. One outfall near the covered storage area on the south side of the site was observed during the inspection. The slope below the oufall was eroding. The second outfall could not be located. Page 3 of 3