NC0023540_Notice of Violation_20240913

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Walter P Rhyne
Belmont Textile Machinery Company
PO Box 568
Mount Holly, NC 28120-0568
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
September 13, 2024
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2024-LV-0791
Permit No. NCO023540
Belmont Textile Machinery WWTP
Gaston County
Dear Mr. Rhyne:
A review of the July 2024 Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) for the subject facility revealed the violation(s)
indicated below:
Limit Exceedance Violation(s):
Sample
Limit
Reported
Location
Parameter
Date
Value
Value
Type of Violation
001 Effluent
Nitrogen, Ammonia Total (as
7/9/2024
35
61
Daily Maximum Exceeded
N) - Concentration (C0610)
001 Effluent
Nitrogen, Ammonia Total (as
7/16/2024
35
50
Daily Maximum Exceeded
N) - Concentration (C0610)
001 Effluent
Solids, Total Suspended -
7/23/2024
45
243
Daily Maximum Exceeded
Concentration (C0530)
001 Effluent
Nitrogen, Ammonia Total (as
7/31/2024
9.1
30.74
Monthly Average Exceeded
N) - Concentration (C0610)
001 Effluent
Solids, Total Suspended -
7/31/2024
30
56.04
Monthly Average Exceeded
Concentration (C0530)
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Remedial actions should have already been taken to correct this problem and prevent further occurrences in the
future. Please respond in writing within ten (10) business days after receipt of this Notice, stating whether the
violation(s) has been corrected, or if it is of an ongoing nature. If the violation(s) has been resolved, your
response should include a description of the actions that were taken to address the violation(s) and to prevent
their reoccurrence.
If the violations cited in this Notice are of a continuing nature, you must provide a report to DWR's Mooresville
Reaional Office that includes the following information:
• Owner and Facility Name, and NPDES Permit Number.
• A list of violations that have occurred during the noncompliant episode.
• A statement summarizing the facility's investigation of the noncompliance, indicating its cause.
• The facility's corrective action plan or strategy to address the noncompliance.
• A statement describing the facility's implementation of its corrective action plan, including the date of an
anticipated return to consistent compliance.
Your response and/or report should be submitted to my attention to the address at the bottom of the first
page, or you may send it as an attachment to an email to [e-mail]. Either form of
reply should be submitted within ten (10) business days.
If continuing violations are not related to operation and/or maintenance problems, and you anticipate remedial
construction activities, you may wish to consider applying for a Special Order by Consent (SOC). Please be aware
that it is a condition of your NPDES permit that you adequately address such violations (Part II, Section B. 2 -
the "Duty to Mitigate" condition). Violations of a continuing nature can justify the assessment of increased civil
penalty amounts to address the noncompliance.
If you have any questions concerning this matter, wish to request technical assistance, discuss overall
compliance, or explore the possibility of entering into a SOC, please contact Wes Bell of the Mooresville Regional
Office at 704-663-1699, or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
EA
DocuSigned by:
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Andrew H. Pitner, P.G., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Cc: Walter Rhyne, Belmont Textile Machinery (via eCopy)
Daniel Rhyne, Belmont Textile Machinery (via eCopy)
WQS Mooresville Regional Office - Enforcement File (Laserfiche)
NPDES Compliance/Enforcement Unit - Enforcement File (Laserfiche)
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Mooresville Regional Office 1610 East Center Avenue, Suite 3011 Mooresville. North Caroltna 26115
704.6631699