NC0021628_NOV2017LV0079_20170117

Certified Mail # 7015 1520 0002 6878 2257
Return Receipt Requested
January 31, 2017
John Mullis, Administrator Town
Town of Norwood
Post Office Box 697
Norwood, NC 28128
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2017-LV-0079
Permit No. NCO021628
Norwood WWTP
Stanly County
Dear Mr. Mullis:
A review of the September 2016 Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) for the subject facility revealed the
violation(s) indicated below:
Limit Exceedance Violation(s):
Sample
Location Parameter
Limit Reported
Date Value Value. Type of Violation
001 Effluent Solids, Total Suspended - 9/30/2016 30 40.17 Monthly Average Exceeded
Concentration (CO530)
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).
Please note that in accordance with the Town of Norwood current NPDES Permit #NC0021628, Part II, Section E,
Item 6.'"Twenty-four Hour Reporting", (a.) The Permittee shall report to the Director or the appropriate Regional
Office any noncompliance that potentially threatens public health or the environment. Any information shall be
provided orally within 24 hours from the time the Permittee became aware of the circumstances. A written .
submission .shall also be provided within 5 -days from the time the Permittee becomes aware of the circumstances.
The written submission shall contain a description of the noncompliance, and its cause; the period of -
noncompliance, including exact dates and times, and if the noncompliance has not been corrected, the anticipated
time it is expected to continue; and steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of
noncompliance [40 CFR 122.41(1)(6)].
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301, Mooresville, NC 28115
704-663-1699

If you have any questions concerning this matter or to apply for an SOC, please contact Roberto Scheller of
the Mooresville Regional Office at 704-663-1699.
Sincerely,
W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Cc: WQS Mooresville Regional Office - Enforcement File
NPDES Compliance/Enforcement Unit - Enforcement File
State of North Carolina i Environmental Quality I Water Resources
610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301, Mooresville, NC 28115
704-663-1699