WT002690_NORE_20190802

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
August 2, 2019
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Smokey Mountain Pallet, Inc.
Attention: Robert A. Reese
726 Aiken Road
Asheville, North Carolina 28804
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Smokey Mountain Pallet, Inc.
Attention: Robert A. Reese
99 Old Patton Cove Road
Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
Subject: NOTICE OF RECOMMENDATION FOR ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(NOV-2019-PC-0266)
Site Number: WT002690
Smokey Mountain Pallet, Inc.
Buncombe County, North Carolina
Dear Mr. Reese:
On April 9, 2019, Isaiah Reed from the Asheville Regional Office of the Division of Energy, Mineral and
Land Resources (DEMLR), visited the subject site located at 99 Old Patton Cove Road in Swannanoa,
Buncombe County, North Carolina. The site inspection and file review revealed that Smokey Mountain
Pallet, Inc. has neither applied for, nor obtained coverage under, NPDES General Permit No. NCG210000
(Lumber and Wood Products) for stormwater discharges from the site. The site currently discharges
stormwater affected by processes on site to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary of the
Swannanoa River, a Class C waterbody in the French Broad River Basin. The site also discharges
stormwater affected by processes on site to Patton Cove Creek, a Class C waterbody in the French Broad
River Basin.
A Notice of Violation dated April 24, 2019 was sent to Stookey Mountain Pallet, Inc, and was received at
the facility on May 6, 2019.
D E QZ� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Asheville Regional Office 12090 US. Highway 70 1 Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
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An NPDES permit is required to discharge stormwater to waters of the state in accordance with G.S. 143-
215.1(a) and Title 15A North Carolina Administrative Code (hereby known as NCAC) 21-1.0126. Our
records indicate that a Notice of Intent has not been submitted as of the date of this notice.
This office requires that the violations, as detailed above, be properly resolved. These violations and
any future violations are subject to a civil penalty assessment of up to $25,000 per day for each
violation. Your efforts to undertake activities to bring the subject site into compliance are not an
admission, rather they are actions that must be taken in order to begin to resolve ongoing environmental
issues.
The timeliness with which you submit an NOI, the degree and extent of harm to the environment, and the
duration and gravity of the violation(s) will be considered in any civil penalty assessment process that
may occur.
Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Isaiah Reed or myself at (828) 296-
4500.
Sincerely,
V
Stanley E. Aik GA
Regional Engineer
Land Quality Section
Enclosure: Notice of Intent
ec: Alaina Morman, Environmental Specialist [e-mail]
Stanley E. Aiken- Regional Engineer [e-mail]
Suzanne McCoy- Administrative Specialist [e-mail]