NC0021920_NOV and Intent to Assess_20240925

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ROY COOPER
Governor
MARY PENNY KELLEY
Secretary QUAM
RICHARD E.ROGERS,JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
Certified Mail # 7017 0190 0000 9534 4981
Return Receipt Requested
September 25, 2024
Darren L Currie
City of Whiteville
PO Box 607
Whiteville, NC 28472-0607
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ASSESS CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking Number: NOV-2024-LV-0835
Permit No. NCO021920
Whiteville WWTP
Columbus County
Dear Permittee:
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 Chlorine, Total Residual 7/19/2024 28 55 Daily Maximum Exceeded
(50060)
001 Effluent BOD, 5-Day (20 Deg. C) - 7/27/2024 7.5 8.55 Weekly Average Exceeded
Concentration (C0310)
001 Effluent Nitrogen, Ammonia Total (as 7/27/2024 5.4 7.14 Weekly Average Exceeded
N) - Concentration (C0610)
001 Effluent BOD, 5-Day (20 Deg. C) - 7/31/2024 5 5.57 Monthly Average Exceeded
Concentration (C0310)
001 Effluent Nitrogen, Ammonia Total (as 7/31/2024 1.8 2.89 Monthly Average Exceeded
N) - Concentration (C0610)
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A Notice of Violation/Intent to Issue Civil Penalty 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.
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 pro vide a report to DWR's Wi/min_gton
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.
Furthermore, if you wish to provide any additional information regarding the noted violation(s)
that may affect the Division's enforcement response, please include that information as part of
your response. This information, along with statements provided on the submitted Monitoring
Report(s), will be evaluated in the consideration of any assessment of civil penalties related to
the violation(s).
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.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Wilmington Regional Office 1 127 Cardinal Drive Extension I Wilmington,North Carolina 28405
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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 Bryan Lievre of the Wilmington
Regional Office at 910-796-7215, or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
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Tom Tharrington, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Wilmington Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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