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January 13, 2017
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ROY COOPER
Governor
S. -JAY ZIMMERMAN ,
Director
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. RECEIVED/NCDE'NwR
JAN 2.® 2.017
Water Quality.
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Chris D Blice, Assistant Superintendent
Permitting Section
Chatham County Schools
PO Box 128
Parameter
Pittsboro, NC 27312
Type of Violation
NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT O ASSESS CIVIL PENALTY
Temperature, Water Deg.
SUBJECT:
Tracking Number: NOV-2017-LM-0.007-
Frequency Violation
Permit No. NC0039331
Centigrade (00010)
Bonlee Elementary School
Chatham` County
Temperature, Water Deg.
Dear Permittee
Frequency Violation
2016 Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) for the subject
facility revealed the violation(s)
A review of the October
_
indicated below:
Limit Exceedance Violation(ski. ,
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Limit a
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Sample
Location Parameter ' Date .. Value Value- .
Type of Violation
001 Effluent BOD, 5 -Day (20 Deg. C) - 10/12/2016 7.5 11.2
Daily Maximum Exceeded
Concentration (C0310)
001 Effluent Coliform, Fecal. MF, MFC_ Broth, 10/12/2016 400 600
Daily Maximum Exceeded
44.5 C (31616)
001 Effluent BOD, 5 -Day (20 Deg. C) - 10/31/2016 5 5.6
Monthly Average Exceeded.
Concentration (C0310)
Monitoring Violation(s):
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1628 Mail Service. Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1628
919-791-4200
Monitoring
Sample
Location
Parameter
Date Frequency
Type of Violation
001 Effluent
Temperature, Water Deg.
10/8/2016 5 X week .
Frequency Violation
Centigrade (00010)
001 Effluent
Temperature, Water Deg.
10/15/2016 5 X week
Frequency Violation
Centigrade (00010)
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1628 Mail Service. Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1628
919-791-4200
Monitorina Violation(s):
Sample , Monitoring
Location Parameter Date Frequency
Type of Violation
001 Effluent Temperature, Water Deg. 10/22/2016 5 X week Frequency Violation.
Centigrade (00010)
001 Effluent Temperature, Water Deg. 10/29/2016 5 X week Frequency Violation
Centigrade (00010)
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 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.
If you wish to provide additional information regarding the noted violation, request technical assistance, or
discuss overall compliance please respond in writing within ten (10) business days after receipt of this Notice. A
review ofyour response will be considered along with any information provided on the submitted Discharge.
Monitoring Report(s). You will then be notified of any civil penalties that may be. assessed regarding the,
violations. If no response is received in this Office within. the 10 -day period, a civil `penalty
assessment may be prepared: ...:.
Remedial actions should have already been taken to correct this problem and prevent further occurrences in the
future: - The Division of Water Resources may pursue enforcement action for this and any additional violations of
State law. 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.`
Reminder: Pursuant* to Permit Condition 6 in Section E, the Permittee is required to verbally notify th'e Regll
ional'
Office as soon as possible, not to exceed 24 hours; from first knowledge of.any non-compliance. at,
the facility including limit violations, bypasses. of, or failure of a treatment unit. A' Written report may
be required'Within 5 days if directed by Division staff. Prior notice should be given for anticipated or
potential problems due to planned maintenance activities; taking units off-line, etc:. .
Additionally°and if you have not already'done so;'you may wish to consider registering to use the Division's new
e -DMR system for the 'completion and electronic submittai of monthly Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs).
For more information, please visit the eDMR Website at the following address:
http•//portal ncdenr'org/web/Wg/admin/boa/ipu/edmr.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1628 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1628
919-791-4200 '
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concerning this matter or to apply for an SOC, please contact Cheng Zhang of the
F you have any questions cont g ,
,aleigh Regional Office at 919-791-4200.
Sinc rely
Danny Smith egion.aC Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office.*
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Cc: WQS Raleigh Regional Office 2 Enforcement File
`NPDESCompl'ianceJEnforce'ment Urnt =Enforcement File
Central Files
State of North Carolina I Environmental Qualin' 'Water
Resources
1628 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1628
019_791-4200