NC0086550_Comments_20190411

TOWN OF FAIRMONT
421 South Main Street • P.O. Box 248
Fairmont, NC 28340
Phone: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Fax: [phone]
www.fairmontnc.com
April 11,2019
Deborah Gore
PERCS Unit Supervisor
Division of Water Resources
Department of Environmental Quality RECEIVED/NCOEQ/®
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1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,NC 27699-1617
MAY 02 419
Re: Town of Fairmont Permitting Water Quality
NPDES Permit No.NC0086550 g Sedion
Dear Ms. Gore, - _
This correspondence is response to your letter dated April 1-0, 2019'in reference to the review of the 2018
Pretreatment Annual Report. You requested information as to why the'Town did not consider Harger
Lightning in Significant Noncompliance(SN )for failure to.complete the self-monitoring requirement
during the compliance period,of January through June 2018:
The Industrial User Permit requires both the POTW and Harger Lightning to monitor the discharge once
during each of the compliance periods. The POTW completed a monitoring event on February 6, 2018
and the sample results were compliant with the'IUP limits. Harger Lightning did not complete the self-
monitoring during the first compliance period. Prior to completing the Pretreatment Annual Report,the
Town reviewed the definition of Significant NonCompliance(15A-NCAC.2H.0903(b)(34)(A)—(H))and
determined that failure to complete the self-monitoring did not meet the definition.:-The Town did follow
the enforcement actions stipulated in the-Town's Enforcement Response Plan. A Notice of Violation(see
attached)was sent to Harger Lightning requiring them to-`make-up"the missed sa_m__ple. This sampling
was completed on July 19,2018._ -
Harger Lightning discharges approximately ten days per month at a flow rate Of 0.001 MGD. Their
discharge represents 0.07%of the flow received at the Fairmont wastewater treatment plant. Harger
Lightning has discharged to the-Town since 2009 and has not experienced any permit condition,or limit
violation. The pretreatment system is consistently operated in-a-manner-that produces a discharge with
sample results that are reported'as non detect for the metals included in the;Industrial-User Permit.
The Town determined the-failure of Harge `Ligtning comp
leting the self-monitoring did not adversely
affect the operation of the wastewater treatment plant:-If our understanding of the Preteatment regulations
(15A NCAC 2H .0900)is incorrect,please do not hesitate to contact me-at your convenience.
Si cerely, I
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Ka ina Tatu
Tow l Manager
Cc: Kevin Taylor,WWTP ORC
Nadine Blackwell, Consultant, Suez

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Director Environmental Quality
April 10, 2019
Katrina Tatum
Town Manager
Town of Fairmont
P0 Box 248
Fairmont, NC 28340
Subject: Review of Industrial User Pretreatment Annual Report
Town of Fairmont
Robeson County; NPDES#: NC0086550
Dear Ms.Tatum:
The Pretreatment Annual Report(PAR)covering January through December 2018 has been
reviewed. This PAR was received on February 25, 2019.
The review indicates that more information is necessary to determine if the PAR satisfies the requirements
of 15A NCAC 2H .0908(b)and the Comprehensive Guidance for North Carolina Pretreatment Programs.
• Harger Lightning did not sample at all the first half of 2018. Failure to sample is considered
significant non-compliance (SNC). Please respond by May 10,2019 and provide information
as to why this SIU is not considered to be in SNC or the public notice issued to document the
SNC event.
The next PAR will be due March 1,2020.
Thank you for your continued support of the Pretreatment Program. If you have any questions, please
contact me(919)807-6383 [email: [e-mail]].
Sincerely,
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Deborah Gore, PERCS Unit Supervisor
Cc: Central Files
Trent Allen, FRO (via email)
Nadine Blackwell ([e-mail])
PERCS Files(electronic)
DEs North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
, t• 512 North Salisbury Street 11617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27b99-1617
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