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G. Landon Davidson, P.G., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Asheville Regional Office
2090 U.S. Highway 70 West
Swannanoa, NC 28778
Dear Mr. Davidson:
I received the attached NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ASSESS CIVIL PENALTY, (NOV-2019-LV-0229) on April 1.
I am aware of the incident that have led to this NOV.
The last page of the eDMR for that month, (January 2019), had report comments. I have included a copy of that last page
that explains the problem with the flow meter and the flow proportional dosing.
Thank you for your time and consideration. If you have any questions or concerns, or need any additional information,
please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
TimothyJ. Barth
Town Manager
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Tim Barth, Town Manager
Town of Columbus
PO Box 146
Columbus, NC 28722
NORTH CAROLINA
,Environmental Quality
March 28, 2019
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ASSESS CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking Number: NOV-2019-LV-0229
Permit No. NCO021369
Columbus WWTP
Polk 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):
Sample
Location Parameter
Limit Reported
Date Value Value Type of Violation
001 Effluent Coliform, Fecal MF, MFC Broth,. 1/19/2019 400 600 Weekly Geometric Mean Exceeded
44.5 C (31616)
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.
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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,
DocuSigned by:
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G. Landon Davidson, P.G., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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NPDES PERMIT NO.: NCO021369 PERMIT VERSION: 4.0 PERMIT STATES: Expired
FACILITY NAME: Columbus W WTP CLASS: WW-2 COUNTY: Polk
O'*l'NER NAME: Tovoi of Columbus ORC: Trevor Clyde Maivlinn ORC CERT NUMBER: 15084
GRADE: WW-2 ORC HAS CHANGED- No
eDMR P. fRIOD: 01-2019 (January 2019) VERSION: 1.0 STATUS: Processed
Report Comments:
Daily Fecal Colifonn 1115J2019. Flow meter changed to unrealistic lower i]ow causing the flow proportional closing to be reduced. Flow meter was recalibrated abd Colit'orm
problem was solved. Issue has not reoccurred.