NC0032867_Enforcement (Letter)_20190204

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S.REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER 09. 0
Director NORTH CAROLINA
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4 February 2019
CERTIFIED MAIL #7016 1370 0000 2591 1407
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Laeeq Khan, President
Malik's International, Inc.
3425 Carnoustie Drive
Chambersburg, PA 17202
Subject: Notice of Violation and Recommendation for Enforcement
NOV-2019-PC-0058—Failure to designate an Operator in Responsible Charge
NPDES Permit NCO032867
Kings Mountain Travel Plaza WWTP
Cleveland County
Dear Mr. Khan:
The Mooresville Regional Office of the North Carolina Division of Water Resources (DWR)
was informed by Mr. Dan Dougherty (Operator in Responsible Charge, ORC) and Mr. Ron
Haynes, PE (Backup Operator in Responsible Charge, BORC) in writing via letters dated
January 23, 2019, that they had tendered their resignations as ORC and BORC effective January
22, 2019, for the subject Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP). Furthermore, this Office has
received no written confirmation that you have retained the services of an ORC and/or BORC as
required by NPDES Permit NC0032867, Part II, Section C, 1. (c)(3) and North Carolina
Administrative Code 15A NCAC 08G .0201 (3)(c).
Pursuant to the fact that no ORC or backup ORC has been designated for the subject facility, you
are hereby notified that you are in violation of NPDES Permit NC0032867, Part II, Section C, 1.
(c)(3) and North Carolina Administrative Code 15A NCAC 08G .0201 (3)(c) which state that
you must designate an ORC and/or backup ORC "within seven calendar days of vacancies in
both the ORC and Back-up ORC positions replacing or designating at least one of the
responsibilities. ".
You are requested to respond to this letter in writing within 10 days of receipt stating your
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intentions to immediately abate this violation. Your response should be sent to my attention at
the letterhead address, and it should at a minimum address the items noted above.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. Please understand the severity of the violations
detailed above, which put surface waters and the public health at risk. This office requires that
these violations be abated immediately. Please note that these violations and any future
violations are subject to civil penalty assessments of up to $25,000.00 per day, per violation.
Your response to this correspondence will be considered in this process. Should you have
any questions regarding this matter,please contact Ori Tuvia or me at [phone].
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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Regional Supervisor
Mooresville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources
Cc: Dan Dougherty, Ron Haynes (E-copy)
NPDES, MRO Files (Laserfiche)