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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory Donald van der Vaart
Governor Secretary
March 9, 2015
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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED RECEIVED/DENR/DWR
MAR 17 2015
Mr. George Crosby, EH&S Engineer
CommScope, Inc. water Quality
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6519 CommScope Road Permitting on
Catawba, North Carolina 28609-0199
Subject: Notice of Violation and Notice of Recommendation for Enforcement
Tracking #: NOV-2015-LV-0105
CommScope WWTP
NPDES Permit No. NCO034754
Catawba County
Dear Mr. Crosby:
A review of the November 2014 self-monitoring report for the subject facility revealed violations of the
following parameters at Outfall 001:
Date Parameter Reported Value Permit Limit
11/20/14 BOD 199.0 mg/L 40.7 mg/L (Daily maximum)
11/30/14 BOD 54.0 mg/L 30.0 mg/L (Monthly average)
11/20/14 Fecal coliform 921 CFU/100 mL 400 CFU/100 mL (Daily maximum)
11/20/14 Ammonia 28.1 mg/L 21.5 mg/L (Daily maximum)
11/30/14 Ammonia 11.8 mg/L 4.3 mg/L (Monthly average)
11/20/14 TSS 212.0 mg/L 39.2 mg/L (Daily maximum)
11/30/14 TSS 55.3 mg/L 30.0 mg/L (Monthly average)
A Notice of Violation and Notice of Recommendation for Enforcement (NOV/NRE) is being issued
for the noted violations of North Carolina General Statute (G.S.) 143-215.1 and NPDES Permit No.
NC0034754. 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.
Mooresville Regional Office
Location:610 East Center Ave.,Suite 301 Mooresville,NC 26115
Phone:[phone] Fax:(704)66 1 Customer Swim 1.877-&23-6748
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If you wish to provide additional information regarding the noted violations, request technical
assistance, or discuss overall compliance please respond in writing within 10 days of receipt of this
Notice. A review of your response will be considered along with any information provided on the
November 2014 Discharge Monitoring Report. You will then be notified of any civil penalties that
may be assessed regarding these violations. If no response is received in this Office within the
10-day period, a civil penalty assessment may be prepared.
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct any 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.
If you have questions concerning this matter, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Marcia Allocco or
myself at [phone].
Sincerely,
Michael L. Parker, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDENR
cc: Wastewater Branch
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