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Certified Mail # 7014 0510 0000 4466 9687
Return Receipt Requested
March 23, 2016
Rick Owen, Town Manager
Town of Banner Elk
PO Box 2049
Banner Elk, NC 28604-2049 RECEIVED/NCDEWWR
MAR 2 4 2016
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
TrackingNumber: NOV-2016-LM-0019 Water Quality
Permit No. NC0032115 Permitting Section
Banner Elk WWTP
Avery County
Dear Permittee:
A review of the September 2015 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 9/24/2015 13.5 15.1 Daily Maximum Exceeded
N) - Concentration (C0610)
Monitoring Violation(s):
Sample Monitoring
Location Parameter Date Frequency Type of Violation
001 Effluent Temperature, Water Deg. 9/26/2015 5 X week Frequency Violation
Centigrade (00010)
It was also noted that the Compliance Box on the back of the DMR was marked "Compliant"when in fact
it should have been marked "Non-Compliant"with an explanation for the violation.
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Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct any noted problems. The Division of
Water Resources may pursue enforcement actions for this and any additional violations. If the violations are of a
continuing nature, not related to operation and/or maintenance problems, and you anticipate remedial
construction activities, then you may wish to consider applying for a Special Order by Consent (SOC).
If you have any questions concerning this matter or to apply for an SOC, please contact Janet Cantwell of the
Asheville Regional Office at 828-296-4500.
Sincerely,
G. Landon Davidson, P.G., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Cc: WQS Asheville Regional Office - Enforcement File
NPDES Compliance/Enforcement Unit - Enforcement File
WQ Lab & Operations/ ORC
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