NC0020737_Notice of Violation_20240913

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Rick Duncan
City of Kings Mountain
PO Box 429
Kings Mtn, NC 28086-0429
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
September 13, 2024
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2024-MV-0102
Permit No. NCO020737
Pilot Creek WWTP
Cleveland County
Dear Mr. Duncan:
A review of the July 2024 Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) for the subject facility revealed the violation(s)
indicated below:
Monitoring Violation(s):
Sample
Location Parameter
Monitoring
Date Frequency Type of Violation
001 Effluent BOD, 5-Day (20 Deg. C) - 7/20/2024 5 X week Frequency Violation
Concentration (C0310)
001 Influent BOD, 5-Day (20 Deg. C) - 7/20/2024 5 X week Frequency Violation
Concentration (C0310)
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.
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If the violations cited in this Notice are of a continuing nature, you must provide a report to DWR's Mooresville
Regional 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,
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: Rick Duncan, City of Kings Mountain (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