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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20081461 Ver 1_Notice of Violation_20090407NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Beverly Eaves Perdue Governor Division of Water Quality Coleen H. Sullins Director Dee Freeman Secretarv April 1, 2009 SECOF Coffer Investment Properties II, LLC Mr. Kenneth Coffer Mr. Matt Murphy 1202 North Lake Park Boulevard, Suite A 1202 North Lake Park Boulevard, Suite A Carolina Beach NC 28428 Carolina Beach NC 28428 V u C`am` ! ? f ? Subject: Coral Ridge 4 D NOTICE OF VIOLATION (NOV-2009-PC-0318) R . Construction Stormwater Permit NCG010000 NCR001406 'Et ' P'svR. h??>y A401 Water Quality rtification (DWQ # 2008-1461) New Hanov ???St?R??i'q?4ER?cx er County Dear Messrs Coffer & Murphy: On March 23, 2009, Mr. Chad Coburn from the Wilmington Regional Office of the Division of Water Quality conducted a site inspection for the tract/project known as Coral Ridge, located off of US421, Wilmington, North Carolina. The site visit and file review revealed that the subject project has an approved Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan and is covered by Stormwater General Permit NCGO10000. A Construction Stormwater General Permit (NCGO10000) is issued upon the approval of an Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan. This permit applies to projects that receive a Division of Land Resources (DLR) (or local delegated program) Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan for land disturbance of 1 acre or greater. Specifically, the General Permit (NCGO10000) authorizes the discharge of stormwater under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) in accordance with Title 15A North Carolina Administrative Code 2H.0100. In addition, this project was inspected for compliance with the 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions covered by certification number 3705 granted on January 30, 2009. These inspections revealed that the subject property has the following violations as detailed below: (I) Construction Stormwater General Permit NCG010000 (II) 401 Water Quality Certification 1. Construction Stormwater General Permit NCGO10000 a) Approved Plan (Part I, Section A: No. 2.) During the inspection, a copy of the approved Erosion and Sediment Control Plan was not on site and available for review. b) Rain Gauge (Part I. Section B. No. 1.) A rain gauge was not observed on site at the time of inspection. North Carolina Division of Water Quality 127 Cardinal Drive Extension Wilmington Regional Office Wilmington, NC 28405-3845 An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - 50% Recycled110% Post Consumer Paper Phone (910) 796-7215 FAX (910) 350-2004 Natural Resources o One NhCarolina Customer Service 1-877-623-6T 7a&rally Internet: h2o.enr.state.nc.us 2 Coral Ridge New Hanover County NOV-2009-PC-0318 c) Rain Gauge Data (Part I. Section B. No. 1.) Rain gauge data, measured daily, was not on site and available for review. d) Minimum Monitoring and Record Keeping (Part I. Section B. No. 3) Inspection records of erosion & sedimentation control measures and stormwater discharges, collected weekly and after every half-inch or greater rain event, were not on site and available for review. II. 401 Water Quality Certification - The 401 WQC approved the impact of 0.166 acres of 404 wetlands to complete your project as described in your December 2008 application. a) Condition 4 of General Certification 3705 requires full compliance with the permit conditions of Construction Stormwater General Permit NCGO 10000. Required Response - You are directed to respond to this letter in writing within 30 days of receipt. Your response should include the following: 1. A statement documenting that the approved Erosion and Sediment Control Plan is on-site and available for review and that a rain gauge has been properly installed as required by the permit. 2. Include all rain gauge data collected from the date of land disturbance up to the date of your response. If you do not have data, explain why. 3. Provide all inspection records from the date of land disturbance up to the date of your response. If you do not have records, explain why. 4. List and explain all actions you have taken or plan to take to achieve full compliance with the approved Erosion & Sedimentation Control Plan, the Construction Stormwater general permit NCGO10000. Include a detailed implementation schedule with a final date of compliance. This office requires that the violations, as detailed above, be immediately and properly resolved. These violations and any future violations are subject to a civil penalty assessment of up to $25,000.00 per day for each violation. Should you have any questions regarding these matters, please contact Chad Coburn at (910) 796-7215. Sincerely, Rick Shiver Surface Water Protection Section Wilmington Regional Supervisor cc: John Hennessey - NPS-ACO Unit, Archdale Building Cyndi Karoly - 40 1 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit Emily Hughes - USACE Wilmington Field Office WiRO