NC0036196_NOV-2019-PC-0262_20190417

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Director
CERTIFIED MAIL #: 7018 0360 0002 2099 1710
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. James Wentz, Public Works Director
City of Newton
PO Box 550
Newton, North Carolina 28658
Dear Mr. Wentz:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
17 April 2019
Subject: Notice of Violation
PAR Review
City of Newton
NPDES Permit No. NCO036196
Catawba County
Tracking #: NOV-2019-PC-0262
Mooresville Regional Office staff has reviewed your Pretreatment Annual Report (PAR) for the reporting period
of January through December 2018. Based on the review, this letter is being issued as a Notice of Violation (NOV)
due to the City's failure to properly implement the Pretreatment Program. Specifically, the City failed to determine
Significant Non Compliance (SNC) status for Special Metals Welding Products Company (IUP #1015) during the
second half of 2018. Six of the ten COD results reported during this period were Technical Review Criteria violations
and therefore, the SIU was in SNC. Please be advised that the City must determine SNC status according to 40 CFR
403.8(f)(2)(viii), 15A NCAC 2H .0903(b)(34), and local sewer use ordinance.
The City has submitted corrected copies of the PAR (including Narrative, PPS Form, SNCR, IDSF) for review by
this Office prior to completing the evaluation. In addition, the City's Pretreatment Coordinator has already submitted
a copy of the Public Notice to address the SIU's SNC status. After a review of the updated PAR, the City has
completed the PAR in accordance with 15A NCAC 2H .0908(b) requirements and guidelines set forth in the
Comprehensive Guidance for North Carolina Pretreatment Programs. The next PAR will be due March 1, 2020.
It is requested that a written response be submitted to this Office by May 10, 2019, addressing the City's actions to
prevent the recurrence of this violation. In responding, please address your comments to Mr. Bell.
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Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 1 Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
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Mr. James Wentz
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17 April 2019
The report should be self-explanatory; however, should you have any questions concerning this report, please do
not hesitate to contact Mr. Bell at [phone] or at wes.bellkncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ