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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
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MICHAEL S.REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Interim Director
July 30, 2018
Certified Mail 7016 2140 0000 4371 1025 - Return Receipt Requested
Mayor Doris Risper
Town of Rich Square
112 E. Jackson Street
Rich Square,NC 27869
Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION NOV-2018-LR-0032
Intent to Assess CIVIL PENALTIES for Late
Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs)
NPDES Permit NC0025437
Rich Square WWTP
Northampton County
Dear Mayor Risper:
The Division of Water Resources is concerned about your missing monthly Discharge Monitoring
Reports (DMRs) for the subject facility. Our records show that you have not submitted a DMR for
May 2018 [see table below].
DMR Due Received Date Days Late
May 2018 30 June 2018 Not Received 30
Failure to submit a timely DMR can subject you to civil penalty assessments not to exceed $25,000
per violation [NCGS 143-215.6A]. In accord with the NPDES Program, DMRs are due no later than
the last day of the month following the month of reporting, i.e., a June DMR is due no later than July
31 [Part II, Condition D (2); 15A NCAC 2B.506 (a)]. If you have documents proving that this record
is in error,please forward. Otherwise,please submit by August 13,2018, DMRs listed in the table
above as "not received."
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617
919 707.9000

Please also note that the letter dated July 14, 2017 stated"Town of Rich Square now enters a
probationary period wherein a repeat violation for late reporting within the coming calendar year
July 2017—June 2018, may prompt this office to assess civil penalties."
The Town of Rich Square is under a probationary period wherein a repeat violation for late reporting
within the coming calendar year August 2018—July 2019,may prompt this office to assess civil
penalties.
If you have questions,please email the Compliance and Expedited Permitting Unit, attention
Brianna Young [[e-mail]], or call her direct line(919) 707-3619.
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Linda Culpepper, Interim Director
Division of Water Resources
cc: Central Files
NPDES Program Files
Raleigh Regional Office