NC0026611_Notice of Violation_20241106

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ROY COOPER
Governor
MARY PENNY KELLEY `. ^�
Secretary
RICHARD E.ROGERS.JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
November 6, 2024
Gerald A Jones, Jr
Town of Morehead City
1100 Bridges St
Morehead City, NC 28557
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2024-LV-0974
Permit No. NCO026611
Morehead City WWTP
Carteret County
Dear Permittee:
A review of the August 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 8/17/2024 3 4.32 Weekly Average Exceeded
N) - Concentration (C0610)
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 Wilmin_ on
Regional Office that includes the followinq 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.
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Wilmington Regional Office 1127 Cardinal DrNe Extemlon I Wllminglom North Carolina 28405
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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 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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o<wm.monm�D��� North Carollno Department of Environmental Quality l Division of Water Resources
Wilmington Regional Office 1127 Cardinal Drive Extemilon I Wilmington,North Carolina 28405
910.796.7215