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Home My WebLink AboutNC0004464_NOV-2019-LM-0008 NOI_20190207 Certified Mail # 7017 2620 0000 9759 6593 Return Receipt Requested February 7, 2019 D Marche Pittman Polk County PO Box 308 Columbus, NC 28722-0308 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ASSESS CIVIL PENALTY Tracking Number: NOV-2019-LM-0008 Permit No. NC0004464 Woodland Mills WWTP Polk County Dear Permittee: A review of the December 2018 Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) for the subject facility revealed the violation(s) indicated below: Limit Exceedance Violation(s): Sample Limit Reported Location Parameter Date Value Value Type of Violation _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Solids, Total Suspended - 12/5/2018 45 48.3 Daily Maximum Exceeded Concentration (CO530) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent BOD, 5-Day (20 Deg. C) - 12/31/2018 30 31.1 Monthly Average Exceeded Concentration (CO310) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Solids, Total Suspended - 12/31/2018 30 48.3 Monthly Average Exceeded Concentration (CO530) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DocuSign Envelope ID: 50C95A82-6D24-4B4C-AD24-DFA292F7F8C5 Monitoring Violation(s): Sample Monitoring Location Parameter Date Frequency Type of Violation _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent BOD, 5-Day (20 Deg. C) - 12/15/2018 Weekly Frequency Violation Concentration (CO310) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Chlorine, Total Residual (50060) 12/15/2018 2 X week Frequency Violation _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Coliform, Fecal MF, MFC Broth, 12/15/2018 Weekly Frequency Violation 44.5 C (31616) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Nitrogen, Ammonia Total (as N) - 12/15/2018 Weekly Frequency Violation Concentration (CO610) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent pH (00400) 12/15/2018 Weekly Frequency Violation _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Solids, Total Suspended - 12/15/2018 Weekly Frequency Violation Concentration (CO530) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Temperature, Water Deg. 12/15/2018 Weekly Frequency Violation Centigrade (00010) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent BOD, 5-Day (20 Deg. C) - 12/22/2018 Weekly Frequency Violation Concentration (CO310) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Chlorine, Total Residual (50060) 12/22/2018 2 X week Frequency Violation _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Coliform, Fecal MF, MFC Broth, 12/22/2018 Weekly Frequency Violation 44.5 C (31616) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Nitrogen, Ammonia Total (as N) - 12/22/2018 Weekly Frequency Violation Concentration (CO610) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent pH (00400) 12/22/2018 Weekly Frequency Violation _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Solids, Total Suspended - 12/22/2018 Weekly Frequency Violation Concentration (CO530) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Temperature, Water Deg. 12/22/2018 Weekly Frequency Violation Centigrade (00010) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent BOD, 5-Day (20 Deg. C) - 12/29/2018 Weekly Frequency Violation Concentration (CO310) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Coliform, Fecal MF, MFC Broth, 12/29/2018 Weekly Frequency Violation 44.5 C (31616) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Nitrogen, Ammonia Total (as N) - 12/29/2018 Weekly Frequency Violation Concentration (CO610) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent pH (00400) 12/29/2018 Weekly Frequency Violation _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Solids, Total Suspended - 12/29/2018 Weekly Frequency Violation Concentration (CO530) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Temperature, Water Deg. 12/29/2018 Weekly Frequency Violation Centigrade (00010) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DocuSign Envelope ID: 50C95A82-6D24-4B4C-AD24-DFA292F7F8C5 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. The Asheville Regional Office (ARO) requests further information regarding the accessibility of the facility over the twenty-day period from December 10 through the 30th. This office does not have record of a non-compliance notification by the ORC or Permittee during the month of December informing Division staff of the inaccessibility. The response is to be received in writing (email is acceptable) 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 Mikal Willmer of the Asheville Regional Office at 828-296-4686 or via email at mikal.willmer@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, G. Landon Davidson, P.G., Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Asheville Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ EC: WQS-ARO Server LF James & James Environmental G:\WR\WQ\Polk\Wastewater\Minors\Woodland Mills 04464\NOV's & NOD's\20190207_NC0004464_NOVNOI2019LM0008 DocuSign Envelope ID: 50C95A82-6D24-4B4C-AD24-DFA292F7F8C5