NC0071447_LV20180050_REM_20180402

DWR — CIVIL PENALTY REMISSION FACTORS
Case Number: LV -2018-0050 Region: MRO County: Catawba
Assessed Entity: Diocese of Charlotte Permit: NCO071447
❑ (a) Whether one or more of the civil penalty assessment factors were wrongly applied to the detriment of the
petitioner;
® (b) Whether the violator promptly abated continuing environmental damage resulting from the violation;
❑ (c) Whether the violation was inadvertent or a result of an accident;
❑ (d) Whether the violator had been assessed civil penalties for any previous violations;
❑ (e) Whether payment of the civil penalty will prevent payment for the remaining necessary remedial actions.
MRO staff has reviewed the subject request for remission. The permittee asserts that the BOD limit violations were
attributed to both "erratic" dissolved oxygen readings in the aeration basin and a build-up of sludge in the clarifier due
to a clogged return sludge line that was severely deteriorated and rusted. In addition, the permittee indicated that an
extensive project was initiated to repair the WWTP at a cost of $8,539.85.
A review of the facility's compliance history, from October 2012 to September 2017, revealed monthly average effluent
ammonia violations being reported in October 2014 (NOV-2015-LV-0169) and May 2017 (NOD -2017 -LV -0086). It is
the opinion of this Office that the facility was not being properly operated and maintained during the time period of the
BOD violations and therefore, the remission request be denied.
Regional Recommendation (Check One)
Request Denied ® Full Remission ❑ Partial Remission ❑
Central Office Recommendation (Check One)
Request Denied ❑ Full Remission ❑ Partial Remission ❑
DocuSigned by:
4/2/2018
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Director's Decision (Check One)
Request Denied ❑ Full Remission ❑ Partial Remission ❑ Amount Remitted $
Date
Linda Culpepper, Interim Director