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Home My WebLink AboutNC0026573_NOV-2019-LV's 0212 01/19 EDMR 0213 02/19 EDMR_20190325 Certified Mail # 7017 1070 0000 1776 0763 Return Receipt Requested March 25, 2019 Ronnie Thompson City of Morganton 305 E Union St Morganton, NC 28655 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ASSESS CIVIL PENALTY Tracking Number: NOV-2019-LV-0212 NOV-2019-LV-0213 Permit No. NC0026573 Catawba River Pollution Control Facility WWTP Burke County Dear Permittee: A review of the January 2019 Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) for the subject facility revealed the violation(s) indicated below: Limit Exceedance Violation(s): NOV-2019-LV-0212 Sample Limit Reported Location Parameter Date Value Value Type of Violation _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Coliform, Fecal MF, MFC Broth, 1/12/2019 400 762.16 Weekly Geometric Mean Exceeded 44.5 C (31616) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent BOD, 5-Day (20 Deg. C) - 1/26/2019 45 65.25 Weekly Average Exceeded Concentration (CO310) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Solids, Total Suspended - 1/26/2019 45 79.7 Weekly Average Exceeded Concentration (CO530) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent BOD, 5-Day (20 Deg. C) - 1/31/2019 30 30.48 Monthly Average Exceeded Concentration (CO310) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Flow, in conduit or thru 1/31/2019 8 8.98 Monthly Average Exceeded treatment plant (50050) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C00F992-DFE1-43EC-BF69-4AC5708C0FFB A review of the February 2019 Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) for the subject facility revealed the violation(s) indicated below: Limit Exceedance Violation(s): NOV-2019-LV-0213 Sample Limit Reported Location Parameter Date Value Value Type of Violation _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent pH (00400) 2/4/2019 6 5.8 Daily Minimum Not Reached _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent BOD, 5-Day (20 Deg. C) - 2/23/2019 45 121.2 Weekly Average Exceeded Concentration (CO310) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Solids, Total Suspended - 2/23/2019 45 125.4 Weekly Average Exceeded Concentration (CO530) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent BOD, 5-Day (20 Deg. C) - 2/28/2019 30 39.64 Monthly Average Exceeded Concentration (CO310) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Flow, in conduit or thru 2/28/2019 8 10.11 Monthly Average Exceeded treatment plant (50050) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 001 Effluent Solids, Total Suspended - 2/28/2019 30 39.91 Monthly Average Exceeded Concentration (CO530) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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. DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C00F992-DFE1-43EC-BF69-4AC5708C0FFB 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 Ec: DWQ Laserfiche G:\WR\WQ\Burke\Wastewater\Municipal\Morganton WWTP 26573\DMR Violations\20190325_NC0026573_NOVNOI2019LV0212_0213.rtf DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C00F992-DFE1-43EC-BF69-4AC5708C0FFB