NC0036196_NOV-2018-MV-0103 Response_20180615

W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2018-MV-0103
Permit No. NCO036196
Clark Creek WWTP
Catawba County
Dear W. Corey Basinger:
NEWTON
NORTH CAROLINA
RECEIVEI)MCDENR/DWR
JUN 21 2018
WOROS
MOORESVILLE REGIONAL OFFICE
June 15, 2018
In regards to Notice of Violation NOV-2018-MV-0103 during the month of January 2018 we were
going through major personnel changes in our Lab and Pretreatment Departments. We had just named
a new Pretreatment Coordinator and hired a new Lab Analyst to replace her in the lab. With the
majority of our lab personnel being newer and not knowing what we did on a monthly basis, putting out
the acid washed jugs was overlooked in January. We had a disgruntled employee who supposedly
"Forgot" as well. In trying to train and help the new Pretreatment Coordinator, I forgot as well. The
mistake is on me as I should have been doing a better job and checked better. It was caught by the
Pretreatment Coordinator in the early part of February. We checked to see if we had any samples that
we could use, we didn't. I called Wes Bell and advised him of the mistake in not getting the samples.

Going forward we have made several changes to insure that this doesn't happen again. The
Pretreatment Coordinator is now the crew leader in the lab and one thing she has done is write on the
calendar the days that we will do the acid washed jugs each month. We have also trained all lab
personnel to check each month to make sure that we have done them. We are making sure that they
are trained in all stations in the lab in the event we have one out, they will know what and where to
check. They are also trained in getting the samples and chain -of -custodies ready for the commercial lab
to pick them up. They are also double checking behind each other to make sure all samples are gotten
for the month.
We are asking for leniency with this violation due to the circumstances that this happened, this
has never happened and with the changes that we have made, we don't feel like it will happen again.
If you have any questions concerning this anymore, please contact me at 828-695-4370 to
discuss it.
Sincerely,
Eric on
Superint ndent WWTP
City of Newton