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Environmental Quality
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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
November 15, 2019
Shannon V Becker, President
Aqua North Carolina Inc
202 Mackenan Ct
Cary, NC 27511
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2019-DV-0419
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - October 2019
Collection System Permit No. WQCSD0401
Killian Crossroads Collection System
Catawba County
Dear Mrs. Becker:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by
Aqua North Carolina Inc. The Division's Mooresville Regional Office concludes that the Aqua North Carolina Inc
violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCSD0401 by failing to effectively manage, maintain, and operate
their collection system so that there is no SSO (Sanitary Sewer Overflow) to the land or surface waters and the
SSO constituted making an outlet to waters of the State for purposes of G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1), for which a permit
is required by G.S. 143-215.1.
The Mooresville Regional Office is providing the Aqua North Carolina Inc an opportunity to provide evidence and
justification as to why the Aqua North Carolina Inc should not be assessed a civil penalty for the violation(s) that
are summarized below:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
201901717 10/28/2019 3,945 4295 Mt. Pleasant Road Other 18,000 15,500 Notice of Violation
Intent to Enforce
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This Notice of Violation / Notice of Intent to Enforce (NOV/NOI) is being issued for the noted violation. Pursuant
to G.S. 143-215.6A, a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) may be assessed
against any person who violates or fails to act in accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of any
permit issued pursuant to G.S. 143-215.1.
This office requests that you respond to this Notice, in writing, within 10 business days of its
receipt. In your response, you should address the causes of non-compliance, remedial actions, and all other
actions taken to prevent the recurrence of similar situations. The response to this correspondence will be
considered in this process. Enforcement decisions will also be based on volume spilled, volume reaching surface
waters, duration and gravity, impacts to public health, fish kills or recreational area closures. Other factors
considered in determining the amount of the civil penalty are the violator's history of non-compliance, the cost of
rectifying the damage, whether the spill was intentional and whether money was saved by non-compliance.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Michael Meilinger or me with the Water Quality Section
in the Mooresville Regional Office at 704-663-1699 or via email at michael.meilinger@ncdenr.gov or
corey.basinger@ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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