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Certified (Mail # 7016 1370 000165717280
Return Receipt Requested
August 21, 2017
Joey Cupp
Pilot Travel Centers LLC
5508 Lonas Rd
Knoxville, TN 37909-3221
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ASSESS CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking Number: NOV-2017-LV-0570 RECE11!E0/NCDE01DWR
Permit No. NCO086053
Pilot Travel Center #393 WWTP SEP 0 1 2017
Haywood County
Water C?uaiify
Dear Permittee: Permitting Section
A review of the June 2017 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 Oil & Grease (00556) 6/30/2017 30 37.33 Monthly Average Exceeded
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 WW 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 of your response will be considered along with any information provided on the submitted 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.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
2090 U S 70 Highway, Swannanoa, NC 28778

Be advised that "'Composite Sample Time" and "Total Composite Time" must be entered on the EDMR for
those parameters which require Composite Sampling on the NPDES Permit Those parameters consist of: BOD,
Ammonia Nitrogen and TSS on your permit. Please begin recording your "Composite Sampling Times and Total
Composite Times" immediately on the EDMR.
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.
Reminder: Pursuant to Permit Condition 6 in Section E, the Permittee is required to verbally notify the Regional
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.
If you have any questions concerning this matter, 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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