9-5-17 - CONSENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $72,153.36, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS.
ALLEGATIONS:
ON FEB 9, 2016, EPA AND NCDEQ PERFORMED A COMPLIANCE STORMWATER EVALUATION INSPECTION (CSWEI) AT THE HALLMAN FOUNDRY TO EVALUATE THE RESPONDENTS' COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF CWA 301; THE REGS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER AT 40 CFR 122.26; AND THE PERMIT.
AS A RESULT OF THE CSWEI, THE EPA HAS DETERMINED THAT FROM NOV 2011 TO MAY 2016, STORMWATER ASSOCIATED WITH INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES DISCHARGED WITHOUT PROPER AUTHORIZATION TO DRAINAGE DITCH TO LITTLE BUFFALO CREEK WHICH ULTIMATELY DISCHARGES TO DEEP RIVER, A TRADITIONAL NAVIGABLE WATER OF THE U.S.
BASED ON THE CSWEI, THE RESPONDENT HAS VIOLATED CWA 301, DUE TO INDUSTRIAL STORMWATER DISCHARGES NOT AUTHORIZED BY A NPDES PERMIT.