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DEQ reduces wastewater citations; town fined $1,000 after response
Summary
After an inspection of the town wastewater treatment plant, the DEQ Division of Water Resources cited Hertford for four violations initially but reduced the finding to two and set a $1,000 fine following the town's response, Interim Town Manager Janice McKenzie Cole reported.
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Division of Water Resources inspected the Town of Hertford's wastewater treatment plant and initially cited four violations, Interim Town Manager Janice McKenzie Cole reported to the council on Jan. 9.
Following the town’s response, DEQ reduced the number of violations to two and set the penalty at $1,000 rather than the higher fines that were possible. Cole did not provide details about the specific permit violations in the meeting minutes nor a timetable for corrective actions; she said the town’s response reduced the potential fine exposure.
What happens next: Cole did not announce a formal remediation schedule at the meeting; council members did not vote on any enforcement actions during the session. The town will need to follow DEQ's requirements to correct violations and pay the assessed fine as determined by the agency.
