WT002806_NOV_20190924

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
September 24, 2019
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7019 0700 0000 8867 9921
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Bumgarner Oil Company
Attention: John Cassidy, Plant Manager
Post Office Box 126
Hickory, North Carolina 28603
Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION (NOV-2019-PC-0657)
Site Number: WT002806
Bumgarner Oil Company
Caldwell County County
Dear Mr. Cassidy:
On September 12, 2019, Isaiah Reed from the Asheville Regional Office of the Division of Energy,
Mineral and Land Resources (DEMLR), visited the subject site located at 320 Elizabeth Street NW,
Caldwell County, North Carolina. The site visit and file review revealed that Bumgarner Oil has neither
applied for, nor obtained coverage tinder, an NPDES General Permit No. NCG080000 for stormwater
discharges from the site. The site currently discharges stormwater affected by processes on site to
receiving waters designated as Blair Fork, a Class C waterbody in the Catawba River Basin.
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) 2H .0126.
Enclosed with the inspection report is a copy of Notice of Intent (NOI) that shall be filled out and
submitted to the Department of Environmental Quality within 30 calendar days of receipt of this Notice.
Submission information can be found in the NOI.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. 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 these
matters, please contact Isaiah Reed or myself at [phone].
D_E QJ� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Asheville Regional Office 12090 U.S. Highway 701 Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
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Sincerely,
Stanley E. Aik GA
Regional Engineer
Land Quality Section
Enclosure:
Notice of Intent
cc: Alain Morman, Environmental Specialist Alaina.morman cgncdenr.gov
Stanley E. Aiken- Regional Engineer stan.aikennncdenr.gov
Suzanne McCoy- Administrative Specialist [e-mail]