NC0079090_NOV2018PC0292_20180731

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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
Rol'COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S.REGAN
Secretory
LINDA CULPEPPER
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7/31/2018
CERTIFIED MAIL#7016 2140 0000 4371 1728
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Steve Hargis
I Coldwater Farms, Inc.
1199 Crantock Rd
Smithfield,NC 27577
Subject: Notice of Violation NOV-2018-PC-0292
Failure to Register& Submit Electronic Discharge Monitoring Reports
(eDMRs)
Coldwater Trout Farm
NPDES Permit NC0079090
Graham County
Dear Mr. Hargis:
Per the terms of your NPDES permit, you were required to register for, and begin using, the eDMR
system by December 21, 2016. Our records indicate that as of the date of this letter,the subject
facility is not registered and not submitting data electronically.
Failure to register and begin submitting reports electronically is a violation of the terms of your
permit, subjecting you to a possible assessment of civil penalties. In order to reduce the risk of
receiving additional enforcement action, you must complete your registration and submit your July
2018 DMR electronically on or before August 31, 2018.
The Division has prepared a website devoted to all aspects of eDMR, including registration for its
use, obtaining an eDMR user account, and answers to frequently asked questions. You are
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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
919.807.6300

encouraged to visit the website at: http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr. Should
you have further questions regarding eDMR after reviewing the website's content, or have need of
further assistance, you should contact Emily Delduco at 919-707-9125 or
[e-mail].
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
ly,
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Linda Culpepper
Interim Director, Division of Water Resources
cc: NPDES File
Central Files
Asheville Regional Office—DWR WQ Regional Operations