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Home My WebLink AboutNC0000175_NOV Unpaid Annual Fees_20190510NORTH CAROLINA EnWronmentol Quality May 10, 2019 ROY COOPER Govenior MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary LINDA CULPEPPER Director CERTIFIED MAIL ITEM 7018 0040 0001 1449 5675 - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Ms. Angela Poston Sibelco North America PO Box 588 Spruce Pine, NC 28777-0588 Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION Unpaid annual fees NPDES Permit NC0000175 Quartz Operation Mitchell County Dear Ms. Angela Poston: An audit of NPDES Permit records has determined that you are in violation of the subject permit. The annual fee invoices listed below have not been paid: ➢ 2018PR008259 This is in violation of Part II B. (14) of your NPDES permit, as well as 15A NCAC 2H.0105 (b) (2). You will be considered noncompliant with NC0000175 until all annual fees are paid. To prevent the assessment of civil penalties, please submit the unpaid fees as directed on the enclosed invoices no later than June 14, 2019. Please note and correct [if necessary] the contact information on the unpaid invoice[s], so that future invoices are correctly delivered. We appreciate your assistance in this matter. If you have any questions about this letter, please contact Emily DelDuco at 919-707-9125, or via email [emily.delduco@ncdenr.gov]. cc: Central Files NPDES file inc e ely, Linda Culpepper, D' r Division of Water Resources E North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 919-707-8600 NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INVOICE Annual Permit Fee Overdue This annual fee is required by the North Carolina Administrative Code. It covers the administrative costs associated with your permit. It is required of any person holding a permit for any time during the annual fee period, regardless of the facility's operating status. Failure to pay the fee by the due date will subject the permit to revocation. Operating without a valid permit is a violation and is subject to a $10,000 per day fine. If the permit is revoked and you later decide a permit is needed, you must reapply, with the understanding the permit request may be denied due to changes in environmental, regulatory, or modeling conditions. Invoice Number: 2018PR008259 Permit Number: NC0000175 Mitchell County Quartz Operation Angela Poston Sibelco North America PO Box 588 Spruce Pine, NC 28777-0588 Notes: Annual Fee Period: 2018-10-01 to 2019-09-30 Invoice Date: 09/07/2018 Due Date: 10/07/2018 Annual Fee: $860.00 1. You may pay either by mail with check/money order OR by electronic payment (eCheck or Credit Card). 2. If payment is by check/money order, please remit payment to: NCDEQ - Division of Water Resources Attn: Animal/Discharge/Non-Discharge Billing 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 3. If payment is electronic, please see https:/ideg.nc.gov/epaymentstwq to pay electronically. Payments by eCheck will debit your checking account. Credit card transactions will incur a convenience fee. 4. Please include your Permit Number and Invoice Number on all correspondence. 5. A $25.00 processing fee will be charged for returned checks in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 25-3-512. 6. Non -Payment of this fee by the payment due date will initiate the permit revocation process. 7. Should you have any questions regarding this invoice, please contact the Annual Administering and Compliance Fee Coordinator at 919-707-3698. (Return This Portion With Check) ANNUAL PERMIT INVOICE Invoice Number: 2018PR008259 Permit Number: NC0000175 Mitchell County Quartz Operation Angela Poston Sibelco North America PO Box 588 Spruce Pine, NC 28777-0588 II UJIYIII INII'I'IVIIIYf lill'IIILII Overdue Annual Fee Period: 2018-10-01 to 2019-09-30 Invoice Date: 9/7/2018 Due Date: 10/7/2018 Annual Fee: $860.00 Check Number: