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Home My WebLink AboutNC0020800_Enforcement (Letter)_20180221 State of North Carolina | Environmental Quality | Water Resources 2090 U.S. 70 Highway, Swannanoa, NC 28778 828-296-4500 Certified Mail # 7017 2620 0000 9759 5237 Return Receipt Requested February 21, 2018 Bill Bailey, Manager Town Town of Andrews PO Box 1210 Andrews, NC 28901 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ASSESS CIVIL PENALTY Tracking Number: NOV-2018-LM-0013, NOV-2018-LV-0136, NOV-2018-LM-0014, & NOV-2018-LM-0015 Permit No. NC0020800 Andrews WWTP Cherokee County Dear Permittee: A review of the September 2017 Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) for the subject facility revealed the violation(s) indicated below: Limit Exceedance Violation(s): NOV-2018-LM-0013 Sample Limit Reported Location Parameter Date Value Value Type of Violation _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Nitrogen, Ammonia Total (as 9/2/2017 18 19.04 Weekly Average Exceeded N) - Concentration (CO610) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent BOD, 5-Day (20 Deg. C) - 9/9/2017 45 58.02 Weekly Average Exceeded Concentration (CO310) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Solids, Total Suspended - 9/9/2017 45 58.38 Weekly Average Exceeded Concentration (CO530) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent BOD, 5-Day (20 Deg. C) - 9/30/2017 30 31.52 Monthly Average Exceeded Concentration (CO310) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Nitrogen, Ammonia Total (as 9/30/2017 6 14.61 Monthly Average Exceeded N) - Concentration (CO610) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Solids, Total Suspended - 9/30/2017 30 40.62 Monthly Average Exceeded Concentration (CO530) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Monitoring Violation(s): Sample Monitoring Location Parameter Date Frequency Type of Violation _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Flow, in conduit or thru treatment 9/4/2017 Continuous Frequency Violation plant (50050) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A review of the October 2017 Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) for the subject facility revealed the violation(s) indicated below: Limit Exceedance Violation(s): NOV-2018-LV-0136 Sample Limit Reported Location Parameter Date Value Value Type of Violation _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Nitrogen, Ammonia Total (as 10/31/2017 6 8.23 Monthly Average Exceeded N) - Concentration (CO610) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Solids, Total Suspended - 10/31/2017 30 31.99 Monthly Average Exceeded Concentration (CO530) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A review of the November 2017 Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) for the subject facility revealed the violation(s) indicated below: Limit Exceedance Violation(s): NOV-2018-LM-0014 Sample Limit Reported Location Parameter Date Value Value Type of Violation _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent BOD, 5-Day (20 Deg. C) - 11/18/2017 45 46.4 Weekly Average Exceeded Concentration (CO310) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent BOD, 5-Day (20 Deg. C) - 11/30/2017 30 31.93 Monthly Average Exceeded Concentration (CO310) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Monitoring Violation(s): Sample Monitoring Location Parameter Date Frequency Type of Violation _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Flow, in conduit or thru treatment 11/23/2017 Continuous Frequency Violation plant (50050) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Flow, in conduit or thru treatment 11/24/2017 Continuous Frequency Violation plant (50050) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A review of the December 2017 Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) for the subject facility revealed the violation(s) indicated below: Limit Exceedance Violation(s): NOV-2018-LM-0015 Sample Limit Reported Location Parameter Date Value Value Type of Violation _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Coliform, Fecal MF, MFC Broth, 12/30/2017 400 2,365.12 Weekly Geometric Mean Exceeded 44.5 C (31616) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Monitoring Violation(s): Sample Monitoring Location Parameter Date Frequency Type of Violation _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Flow, in conduit or thru treatment 12/22/2017 Continuous Frequency Violation plant (50050) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Flow, in conduit or thru treatment 12/25/2017 Continuous Frequency Violation plant (50050) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Flow, in conduit or thru treatment 12/26/2017 Continuous Frequency Violation plant (50050) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Nitrogen, Total - Concentration 12/31/2017 Quarterly Frequency Violation (CO600) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Phosphorus, Total (as P) - 12/31/2017 Quarterly Frequency Violation Concentration (CO665) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A Notice of Violation/Intent to Issue Civil Penalty is being issued for the noted violation of North Carolina General Statute (G.S.) 143-215.1 and the facility’s NPDES WW Permit. Pursuant to G.S. 143-215.6A, a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) may be assessed against any person who violates or fails to act in accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of any permit issued pursuant to G.S. 143-215.1. If you wish to provide additional information regarding the noted violation, request technical assistance, or discuss overall compliance please respond in writing within ten (10) business days after receipt of this Notice. A review of your response will be considered along with any information provided on the submitted Monitoring Report(s). You will then be notified of any civil penalties that may be assessed regarding the violations. If no response is received in this Office within the 10-day period, a civil penalty assessment may be prepared. Remedial actions should have already been taken to correct this problem and prevent further occurrences in the future. The Division of Water Resources may pursue enforcement action for this and any additional violations of State law. If the violations are of a continuing nature, not related to operation and/or maintenance problems, and you anticipate remedial construction activities, then you may wish to consider applying for a Special Order by Consent. Reminder: Pursuant to Permit Condition 6 in Section E, the Permittee is required to verbally notify the Regional Office as soon as possible, not to exceed 24 hours, from first knowledge of any non-compliance at the facility including limit violations, bypasses of, or failure of a treatment unit. A written report may be required within 5 days if directed by Division staff. Prior notice should be given for anticipated or potential problems due to planned maintenance activities, taking units off-line, etc. If you have any questions concerning this matter or to apply for an SOC, please contact Janet Cantwell of the Asheville Regional Office at 828-296-4500. Sincerely, G. Landon Davidson, P.G., Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Asheville Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ Cc: DWR Laserfiche G:\WR\WQ\Cherokee\Wastewater\Municipal\Andrews WWTP 20800\NOVs\20180221_NC0020800_NOVNOI2018LM0013.rtf