NC0023736_NOV2017LV0408_20170517

Certified Mail # 7016 1370 000165719796
Return Receipt Requested
May 30, 2017
Scott Hildebran, City Manager
City of Lenoir
PO Box 958
Lenoir, NC 28645
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2017-LV-0408
Permit No. NCO023736
Gunpowder Creek WWTP
Caldwell County
Dear Permittee:
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JUN 07 2017
Water Quality
Permitting Section
A review of the March 2017 Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) for the subject facility revealed the violation(s)
indicated below:
Limit Exceedance Violation(s):
Sample
Location Parameter
001 Effluent
Nitrogen, Ammonia Total (as
N) - Concentration (C0610)
Limit Reported
Date Value Value Type of Violation
3/4/2017 12 12.81 Weekly Average Exceeded
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).
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
2090 U.S. 70 Highway, Swannanoa, NC 28778
828-296-4500

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
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