Air Quality Civil Penalty Assessments
Civil penalties assessed by DEQ's Division of Air Quality within the last 12 months are listed below. Documentation related to the penalties and associated violations is available via Laserfiche.
| County | Case Number | Violator | Facility ID | Violation | NOV Date | Date Assessed | Penalty Amount | Invest Cost | Total Amt Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus | 2026-016 | LP Gardens Full Service Landscape LLC | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 12/17/2025 | 07/30/2026 | $1,500 | $491 | $1,991 |
| Wilkes | 2026-022 | JELD-WEN, Inc. - North Wilkesboro | 9700175 | Permit Condition(s) 2.1.B.2 | 02/03/2026 | 07/30/2026 | $4,000 | $197 | $4,197 |
| Catawba | 2026-014 | Wise Landscaping, Inc. | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 11/07/2025 | 07/30/2026 | $3,000 | $319 | $3,319 |
| Richmond | 2026-002 | International Tie Disposal, LLC - Project Tie | 7700101 | 2D .0611 Monitoring Emissions from Other Sources | 09/30/2025 | 07/30/2026 | $11,192 | $502 | $11,694 |
| Guilford | 2026-021 | Baltek Inc. | 4101282 | Permit Condition(s) A.8.d | 02/12/2026 | 07/30/2026 | $1,000 | $296 | $1,296 |
| Columbus | 2026-019 | Gary Leonard | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 02/18/2026 | 07/30/2026 | $1,000 | $437 | $1,437 |
| Rowan | 2026-013 | Gary Brumley | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 01/06/2026 | 07/30/2026 | $1,000 | $370 | $1,370 |
| Catawba | 2026-014 | Wise Landscaping, Inc. | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 03/19/2026 | 07/30/2026 | $3,000 | $319 | $3,319 |
| Hoke | 2025-050 | Nickolas Lowery | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 04/25/2025 | 07/30/2026 | $1,500 | $348 | $1,848 |
| Catawba | 2026-007 | Frank Delorenzo | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 10/31/2025 | 06/26/2026 | $1,125 | $370 | $1,495 |
| Catawba | 2026-007 | Frank Delorenzo | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 06/20/2025 | 06/26/2026 | $1,125 | $370 | $1,495 |
| Union | 2026-008 | Uriel Carvajal | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 12/18/2025 | 06/26/2026 | $375 | $273 | $648 |
| Wake | 2026-006 | Tramonte Holding LLC | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 12/05/2025 | 06/26/2026 | $2,250 | $344 | $2,594 |
| Guilford | 2026-033 | City of Greensboro - T.Z. Osborne Water Reclamation Facility | 4100923 | Permit Condition(s) 2.1.A.5.a and 2.1.A.7.e | 01/15/2026 | 06/26/2026 | $16,000 | $542 | $16,542 |
| Guilford | 2026-033 | City of Greensboro - T.Z. Osborne Water Reclamation Facility | 4100923 | Permit Condition(s) 2.1.A.5.a and 2.1.A.7.e | 03/13/2026 | 06/26/2026 | $16,000 | $542 | $16,542 |
| Union | 2026-010 | ASSA ABLOY dba Norton Rixson Door Controls | 9000012 | 2Q .0317 Avoidance Conditions | 11/06/2025 | 06/26/2026 | $5,000 | $382 | $5,382 |
| Guilford | 2026-023 | Buckeye SE Terminals, LP - Greensboro II Terminal | 4100257 | Part 63 - NESHAP/GACT Subpart BBBBBB Gasoline Distribution Bulk Terminals, Bulk Plants, and Pipeline Facilities | 02/20/2026 | 06/26/2026 | $5,000 | $357 | $5,357 |
| Moore | 2025-074 | Barnes Brothers Tree Service, LLC | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 07/25/2025 | 06/26/2026 | $1,500 | $333 | $1,833 |
| Rowan | 2026-011 | Julio Ramirez | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 06/02/2025 | 06/26/2026 | $750 | $263 | $1,013 |
| Bladen | 2025-070 | Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. - Tar Heel | 0900055 | 2D .0539 Odor Control of Feed Ingredient Manufacturing Plants | 07/02/2025 | 06/26/2026 | $6,600 | $541 | $7,141 |
| Guilford | 2026-009 | City of Greensboro - T.Z. Osborne Water Reclamation Facility | 4100923 | Part 62 Subpart LLL Federal Plan Req'ts for Sewage Sludge Incineration Units Constructed on or Before October 14, 2010 | 12/04/2025 | 05/28/2026 | $46,000 | $560 | $46,560 |
| Alamance | 2026-012 | Canfor Southern Pine - Graham Plant | 0100237 | Part 63 - NESHAP/MACT Subpart DDDDD Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters | 11/05/2025 | 05/28/2026 | $12,000 | $544 | $12,544 |
| Alamance | 2026-012 | Canfor Southern Pine - Graham Plant | 0100237 | Part 63 - NESHAP/MACT Subpart DDDDD Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters | 07/14/2025 | 05/28/2026 | $12,000 | $544 | $12,544 |
| Anson | 2025-060 | Hornwood Inc | 0400009 | 2D .0611 Monitoring Emissions from Other Sources | 07/03/2025 | 05/28/2026 | $3,810 | $517 | $4,327 |
| Rowan | 2025-094 | Henkel US Operations Corporation | 8000055 | 2Q .0315 Synthetic Minor Facilities | 09/04/2025 | 05/28/2026 | $6,000 | $407 | $6,407 |
| Gaston | 2025-095 | Spartan Tree & Landscape, Inc. | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 09/29/2025 | 05/28/2026 | $1,500 | $293 | $1,793 |
| Moore | 2025-041 | Aberdeen Fabrics, Inc. | 6300105 | 2D .0611 Monitoring Emissions from Other Sources, 2Q .0309 Termination, Modification, and Revocation of Permits | 06/05/2025 | 05/28/2026 | $2,000 | $392 | $2,392 |
| Scotland | 2025-028 | Pilkington North America, Inc. | 8300027 | 2D .0614 Compliance Assurance Monitoring | 04/04/2025 | 05/28/2026 | $5,140 | $319 | $5,459 |
| Rowan | 2025-094 | Henkel US Operations Corporation | 8000055 | 2Q .0315 Synthetic Minor Facilities | 07/31/2025 | 05/28/2026 | $6,000 | $407 | $6,407 |
| Alamance | 2025-093 | Stericycle, Inc. | 0100010 | 2D .1206 Hospital, Medical, and Infectious Waste Incinerators | 06/05/2025 | 04/28/2026 | $16,000 | $244 | $16,244 |
| Alamance | 2025-031 | Canfor Southern Pine - Graham Plant | 0100237 | Part 63 - NESHAP/MACT Subpart DDDDD Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters | 05/05/2025 | 04/28/2026 | $18,000 | $544 | $18,544 |
| Guilford | 2025-089 | Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc. | 4100332 | Permit Late Report (excluding ACC) and Permit Condition(s) A.8, A.11.a.v, A.11.d.i, A.11.d.ii | 08/08/2025 | 04/28/2026 | $3,000 | $477 | $3,477 |
| Montgomery | 2025-092 | Troy Lumber Company | 6200029 | Part 63 - NESHAP/MACT Subpart DDDDD Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters | 10/21/2025 | 04/28/2026 | $8,000 | $559 | $8,559 |
| Catawba | 2025-085 | Synthetics Finishing Longview | 1800493 | 2D .0611 Monitoring Emissions from Other Sources | 06/20/2025 | 04/28/2026 | $1,000 | $245 | $1,245 |
| Union | 2025-090 | Leon Grant | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 10/03/2025 | 04/28/2026 | $375 | $375 | $750 |
| Wake | 2025-073 | Juanita Mangum Wilson | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 05/09/2025 | 04/28/2026 | $1,000 | $299 | $1,299 |
| Surry | 2025-088 | Jose Daniel Garcia Dias | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 07/17/2025 | 04/28/2026 | $1,000 | $432 | $1,432 |
| Wake | 2025-067 | Julio Bentancour | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 09/06/2024 | 03/27/2026 | $1,500 | $327 | $1,827 |
| Rowan | 2025-083 | Pacheco's Lawn & Tree Services LLC | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 08/01/2025 | 03/27/2026 | $1,500 | $383 | $1,883 |
| Wayne | 2025-087 | Alexander Rojas dba Rojas Construction and Remodeling, LLC | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 09/29/2025 | 03/27/2026 | $1,500 | $406 | $1,906 |
| Stanly | 2025-040 | Joseph Nicastro | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 04/10/2025 | 03/27/2026 | $4,500 | $396 | $4,896 |
| Stanly | 2025-040 | Joseph Nicastro | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 09/05/2025 | 03/27/2026 | $4,500 | $396 | $4,896 |
| Union | 2025-086 | ASSA ABLOY dba Norton Rixson Door Controls | 9000012 | Part 63 - NESHAP/GACT Subpart ZZZZ Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines and 2Q .0315 Synthetic Minor Facilities | 07/17/2025 | 03/27/2026 | $3,000 | $453 | $3,453 |
| Union | 2025-068 | UL Excavating & Grading L.L.C. | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 06/23/2025 | 03/27/2026 | $1,500 | $393 | $1,893 |
| Pitt | 2025-091 | Barnhill Contracting Company - Greenville Plant | 7400012 | Part 60 - NSPS Subpart I Hot Mix Asphalt Facilities | 08/05/2025 | 03/27/2026 | $4,000 | $345 | $4,345 |
| Johnston | 2025-054 | Zehrco-Giancola Composites, Inc. | 5100024 | Part 63 - NESHAP/MACT Subpart DDDDD Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters, Permit Late Report (excluding ACC), Part 63 - NESHAP/MACT Subpart PPPP Surface Coating of Plastic Parts and Products | 03/21/2025 | 03/27/2026 | $10,000 | $460 | $10,460 |
| Anson | 2025-061 | Adams an Old Castle Company - Lilesville | 0400005 | Permit Condition(s) B.6 | 07/03/2025 | 02/20/2026 | $4,000 | $320 | $4,320 |
| Iredell | 2025-069 | B & C Timbers, LLC dba G & G Forest Products | 4900178 | 2D .1111 Maximum Achievable Control Technology | 08/01/2025 | 02/20/2026 | $4,000 | $373 | $4,373 |
| Richmond | 2025-077 | Cordova Fire and Rescue Inc. | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 01/06/2025 | 02/20/2026 | $375 | $269 | $644 |
| Richmond | 2025-011 | Southern Products & Silica Company | 7700023 | 2D .0524 New Source Performance Standards | 02/17/2025 | 02/20/2026 | $10,492 | $747 | $11,239 |
| Richmond | 2025-011 | Southern Products & Silica Company | 7700023 | 2D .0524 New Source Performance Standards | 07/03/2025 | 02/20/2026 | $10,492 | $747 | $11,239 |
| Richmond | 2025-011 | Southern Products & Silica Company | 7700023 | 2D .0200 Air Pollution Sources and 2D .0524 New Source Performance Standards | 09/11/2024 | 02/20/2026 | $10,492 | $747 | $11,239 |
| Cumberland | 2025-079 | SELT.COM LLC | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 02/17/2025 | 02/20/2026 | $5,500 | $357 | $5,857 |
| Bladen | 2025-080 | Donald Moore, Jr. | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 08/05/2025 | 02/20/2026 | $3,000 | $380 | $3,380 |
| Gates | 2025-082 | Mike Watford | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 07/07/2025 | 02/20/2026 | $750 | $406 | $1,156 |
| Cumberland | 2025-036 | Jack Hudson dba Hudson Stump Grinding & Tree Services | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 05/29/2024 | 02/20/2026 | $2,500 | $335 | $2,835 |
| Cumberland | 2025-020 | HQ XVIII ABN Corps & Fort Bragg | 2600102 | 2D .1111 Maximum Achievable Control Technology | 05/01/2025 | 01/16/2026 | $5,560 | $538 | $6,098 |
| Cumberland | 2025-020 | HQ XVIII ABN Corps & Fort Bragg | 2600102 | 2D .1111 Maximum Achievable Control Technology | 10/14/2024 | 01/16/2026 | $5,560 | $538 | $6,098 |
| Cumberland | 2025-020 | HQ XVIII ABN Corps & Fort Bragg | 2600102 | 2D .1111 Maximum Achievable Control Technology | 04/30/2025 | 01/16/2026 | $5,560 | $538 | $6,098 |
| Cumberland | 2025-012 | The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | 2600050 | 2D .0530 Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Permit Condition(s) General Condition I.B | 03/03/2025 | 01/16/2026 | $21,840 | $275 | $22,115 |
| Scotland | 2024-048 | Freddie Dial Sr. | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 06/14/2024 | 01/16/2026 | $500 | $277 | $777 |
| Randolph | 2025-063 | Henry Mills | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 04/14/2025 | 01/16/2026 | $750 | $341 | $1,091 |
| Randolph | 2025-063 | Henry Mills | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 04/04/2025 | 01/16/2026 | $750 | $341 | $1,091 |
| Stokes | 2025-072 | Donald Fulk | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 08/04/2025 | 01/16/2026 | $500 | $290 | $790 |
| Sampson | 2025-076 | Spell's Mechanical Services, Inc | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 11/27/2024 | 01/16/2026 | $2,500 | $265 | $2,765 |
| Stokes | 2025-064 | Daniel Collins | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 05/01/2025 | 01/16/2026 | $1,000 | $299 | $1,299 |
| Stokes | 2025-064 | Daniel Collins | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 06/30/2025 | 01/16/2026 | $1,000 | $299 | $1,299 |
| Stokes | 2025-048 | David Weavil | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 03/28/2025 | 12/05/2025 | $375 | $418 | $793 |
| Alamance | 2025-044 | Jack and Clark Pope | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 03/14/2025 | 12/05/2025 | $378 | $378 | $756 |
| Currituck | 2025-062 | Nick Borg | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 06/06/2025 | 12/05/2025 | $5,000 | $406 | $5,406 |
| Durham | 2025-052 | Counter Culture Coffee | N/A | 2D .0521 Control of Visible Emissions | 09/24/2024 | 12/05/2025 | $4,500 | $397 | $4,897 |
| Durham | 2025-051 | Federal Medical Center | 3200295 | Permit Late Report (excluding ACC) | 03/21/2025 | 12/05/2025 | $1,000 | $304 | $1,304 |
| Guilford | 2025-056 | Atlantic Contracting Company, Inc. | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 03/19/2025 | 12/05/2025 | $3,000 | $438 | $3,438 |
| Wake | 2025-055 | Gregory Farm Properties, LLC | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 06/02/2025 | 12/05/2025 | $1,000 | $298 | $1,048 |
| Stokes | 2025-045 | Byers Enterprises LLC | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 03/28/2025 | 12/05/2025 | $625 | $418 | $1,043 |
| Catawba | 2025-037 | Snyder Paper Corporation | 1800314 | 2D .0611 Monitoring Emissions from Other Sources | 03/05/2025 | 11/07/2025 | $2,000 | $390 | $2,390 |
| Pitt | 2025-057 | Grady-White Boats, Inc. | 7400104 | Part 63 - NESHAP/MACT Subpart ZZZZ Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines | 04/11/2025 | 11/07/2025 | $4,000 | $211 | $3,211 |
| Hoke | 2024-087 | Polymer Technologies, Inc. | 4700013 | 2D .0611 Monitoring Emissions from Other Sources and 2D .1900 Open Burning | 09/11/2024 | 11/07/2025 | $4,500 | $338 | $4,838 |
| Durham | 2025-053 | Veterans Affairs Medical Hospital | 3200154 | Permit Late Report (excluding ACC) | 03/20/2025 | 11/07/2025 | $1,000 | $250 | $0 |
| Yadkin | 2025-042 | Justin Myers | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 03/14/2025 | 11/07/2025 | $2,250 | $437 | $2,687 |
| Yadkin | 2025-042 | Justin Myers | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 02/21/2025 | 11/07/2025 | $2,250 | $437 | $2,687 |
| Stanly | 2025-039 | Hunter Williams | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 04/28/2025 | 11/07/2025 | $500 | $227 | $727 |
| Cleveland | 2025-038 | Woodgrain, Inc. - dba Natures by Woodgrain | 2300373 | 2Q .0315 Synthetic Minor Facilities | 04/24/2025 | 11/07/2025 | $2,000 | $250 | $2,250 |
| Pitt | 2025-058 | Gilbert Brian Weaver | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 05/16/2025 | 11/07/2025 | $6,500 | $812 | $7,312 |
| Pitt | 2025-058 | Gilbert Brian Weaver | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 06/24/2025 | 11/07/2025 | $6,500 | $812 | $7,312 |
| Bladen | 2025-071 | Chemours Company - Fayetteville Works | 0900009 | 2D .1100 Control of Toxic Air Pollutants | 08/04/2025 | 10/15/2025 | $10,000 | $294 | $10,294 |
| Iredell | 2025-004 | Richard Abernathy Grading and Septic, Inc. - Mt. Ulla Site | 4900341 | Part 60 - NSPS Subpart EEEE Other Solid Waste Incineration Units Construct> 12/9/2004 or Modify/Reconstruct >= 6/16/2006 | 12/10/2024 | 10/08/2025 | $4,000 | $266 | $2,266 |
| Wilkes | 2025-029 | Brian Keith Richardson | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 06/09/2025 | 10/08/2025 | $1,500 | $562 | $2,062 |
| Wilkes | 2025-029 | Brian Keith Richardson | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 12/17/2024 | 10/08/2025 | $1,500 | $562 | $2,062 |
| Brunswick | 2025-032 | Raul Jimenez | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 04/07/2025 | 10/08/2025 | $250 | $250 | $500 |
| Union | 2025-024 | 5A Tree Service, LLC | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 04/15/2025 | 10/08/2025 | $3,000 | $459 | $3,459 |
| Catawba | 2025-034 | PTI, LLC - Hickory | 1800589 | Permit Late Title V ACC | 03/26/2025 | 10/08/2025 | $4,000 | $288 | $4,288 |
| Cleveland | 2025-030 | CNA Holdings, LLC - Shelby | 2300081 | 2Q .0315 Synthetic Minor Facilities | 03/12/2025 | 10/08/2025 | $2,000 | $292 | $2,292 |
| Surry | 2025-043 | Bobby J. Mills | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 06/06/2024 | 10/08/2025 | $500 | $328 | $828 |
| Surry | 2025-035 | David Parks | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 04/17/2025 | 10/08/2025 | $500 | $281 | $781 |
| Cumberland | 2025-081 | D.R. Allen & Son, Inc. | 2600033 | 2D .0540 Particulates from Fugitive Non-process Dust Emission Sources and Permit Condition(s) B.6 | 07/21/2025 | 09/30/2025 | $10,000 | $398 | $10,398 |
| Cumberland | 2025-081 | D.R. Allen & Son, Inc. | 2600033 | 2D .0540 Particulates from Fugitive Non-process Dust Emission Sources | 05/30/2025 | 09/30/2025 | $10,000 | $398 | $10,398 |
| Guilford | 2025-027 | City of Greensboro - T.Z. Osborne Water Reclamation Facility | 4100923 | Part 62 Subpart LLL Federal Plan Req'ts for Sewage Sludge Incineration Units Constructed on or Before October 14, 2010 | 03/19/2025 | 08/21/2025 | $24,000 | $559 | $24,559 |
| Montgomery | 2025-022 | Troy Lumber Company | 6200029 | Part 63 - NESHAP/MACT Subpart DDDDD Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters | 03/14/2025 | 08/21/2025 | $4,000 | $559 | $4,559 |
| Lenoir | 2025-015 | Steven Pollard | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 03/14/2025 | 08/21/2025 | $375 | $329 | $704 |
| Randolph | 2025-021 | Jose Carman Ambriz Madrigal | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 03/18/2025 | 08/21/2025 | $1,000 | $299 | $1,299 |
| Lenoir | 2025-014 | Willie Morris | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 03/14/2025 | 08/21/2025 | $375 | $329 | $330 |
| Rockingham | 2025-023 | Amcor Tobacco Packaging Americas Inc. | 7900164 | Permit Condition(s) A.10 | 10/14/2024 | 08/21/2025 | $2,000 | $392 | $2,392 |
| Guilford | 2025-018 | Tammy Bridges | N/A | 2D .1900 Open Burning | 01/22/2025 | 08/21/2025 | $375 | $359 | $734 |
| Cumberland | 2025-019 | MANN+HUMMEL Purolator Filters LLC | 2600058 | 2D .0515 Particulates from Miscellaneous Industrial Processes | 08/07/2024 | 08/21/2025 | $8,000 | $231 | $8,231 |
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