WQCS00031_NOV-2019-DV-0395_20191025

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CERTIFIED MAIL # 7017 2680 0000 2236 7610
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
October 25, 2019
Ed Kerwin, Executive Director
Orange Water and Sewer Authority
400 Jones Ferry Rd
Carrboro, NC 27510-2001
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2019-DV-0395
Sanitary Sewer Overflows — July, August, September 2019
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00031
OWASA Collection System
Orange County
Dear Mr. Kerwin:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Orange Water and Sewer Authority
indicates violations of permit conditions stipulated in the subject permit and North Carolina G.S. 143-215.1.
Violations include failing to effectively manage, maintain, and operate the subject collection system so that there is
no SSO to the land or surface waters and making an outlet to waters of the State for purposes of G.S.
143-215.1(a)(1), for which a permit is required.
Specific incident(s) cited in the subject report include the following:
Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mina) Location Cause
201901503 9/10/2019 901 101 Manning Drive Other
Chapel Mill
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
6,615 Unknown Notice of Violation
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Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance. Please submit
a written response to this Notice of Violation. Your response is to be received by the regional office within 15
business dais following receipt of this violation. Please include any additional documentation about this incident(s)
in the resp3"Re----T4;e.submittal will be considered in determining whether the Division will assess a civil penalty for
the cited violations.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mitchell Hayes with the Water Quality Section in
the Raleigh Regional Office at 919-791-4200 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
S. Jay Zimmerman P.G., Chief
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Cc: Raleigh Regional Office - WQS File
Central Files, Water Quality Section