WQCS00071_SSO No Action Letter_20191211

ROY COOPED
Governor
K41CHAEL S. REGAN
secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
arrff tor
John A Ward, III, Town Manager
Town of Boone
PO Box 192
Boone, NC 28607
NORTH CAROL INA
Environmental Qual"
December 11, 2019
SUBJECT: Sanitary Sewer Overflows - September 2019
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00071
Boone Collection System
Watauga County
Dear Permittee:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by
Town of Boone. This review has shown the Town of Boone to be in violation of the requirements found in the
subject permit and/or North Carolina G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1). The violations that occurred are summarized below:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mips) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
201901588 9/25/2019 10 162 Realty Rd. Boone, Debris in line, Pipe 20 20 No Further Action
NC Failure (Break)
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance. Please note
that the Division of Water Resources (DWR) began assessing civil penalties for severe and/or repeat SSOs
starting December 1, 2007. Enforcement decisions are based on volume spilled, volume reaching surface waters,
duration, gravity, impacts to public health, fish kills and other factors.
Xorth Caronna Deps rtment of Environmental Quality I Dioision of Water Resources
WinsbanSalemRs.,onaJOffice 1450 West HanesWill Road. Swte30D I WinstonSaJern, WrthCarof,na27105
w� 336-7 76-9300

If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Ron Boone with the Water Quality Section
in the Winston-Salem Regional Office at 336-776-9800 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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North Carokka Department of Environmental Quality I DhAsion of Water Resources
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