NC0032867_NOV2017PC0712_20171217

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Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
12 December 2017
CERTIFIED MAIL #70161370 0000 2595 7351
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Laeeq Khan, President
Malik's International, Inc.
3425 Carnoustie Drive
Chambersburg, PA 17202
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Interim Director
Subject: Notice of Violation and Recommendation for Enforcement
NOV-2017-PC-0712 — Failure to designate an Operator in Responsible Charge
NPDES Permit NCO032867
Kings Mountain Travel Plaza WWTP
Cleveland County
Dear Mr. Khan:
The Mooresville Regional Office of the North Carolina Division of Water Resources (DWR)
was informed by Mr. Ron Haynes, PE (Operator in Responsible Charge, ORC) and Mr. Dan
Dougherty (Backup Operator in Responsible Charge, BORC) in writing via letters dated
November 30, 2017, that they had tendered their resignations as ORC and BORC effective
November 30, 2017 for the subject Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP). Furthermore, this
Office has received no written confirmation that you have retained the services of an ORC and/or
BORC as required by NPDES Permit NC0032867, Part II, Section C, 1. (c)(3) and North
Carolina Administrative Code 15A NCAC 08G .0201 (3)(c).
Pursuant to the fact that no ORC or backup ORC has been designated for the subject facility, you
are hereby notified that you are in violation of NPDES, Permit NC0032867, Part II, Section C, 1.
(c)(3) and North Carolina Administrative Code 15A NCAC 08G .0201 (3)(c) which state that
you must designate an ORC and/or backup ORC "within seven calendar days of vacancies in
both the ORC and Back-up ORC positions replacing or designating at least one of the
responsibilities. ".
You are requested to respond to this letter in writing within 7 days of receipt stating your
intentions to immediately abate this violation. Your response should be sent to my attention at
the letterhead address, and it should at a minimum address the items noted above.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. Please understand the severity of the violations
detailed above, which put surface waters and the public health at risk. This office requires that
these violations be abated immediately. Please note that these violations and any future
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources I Water Quality Regional Operations
Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Smte 3011 Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
704 663 1699

violations are subject to civil penalty assessments of up to $25,000.00 per day, per violation.
Your response to this correspondence will be considered in this process. Should you have
any questions regarding this matter, please contact Ori Tuvia or me at [phone].
Sincerely,
W. Corey Basinger
Regional Supervisor
Mooresville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources
Cc: Steve Reid, WPCSOCC
NPDES (Derek Denard)
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