WQCS00223_NOV2020DV0344_20200810

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL 5. REGAN
secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
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CERTIFIED MAIL # 7018 1130 0000 1612 7802
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
August 10, 2020
Larry Ward
Town of Denton
PO Box 306
Denton, NC 27239
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2020-DV-0344
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - May 2020
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00223
Denton Collection System
Davidson County
Dear Permittee:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by
Town of Denton. The Division's Winston-Salem Regional Office concludes that the Town of Denton violated Permit
Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00223 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 Winston-Salem Regional Office is providing the Town of Denton an opportunity to provide evidence and
justification as to why the Town of Denton 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 (Minn) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202001421 5/20/2020 1,770 Council Access Road Inflow and 100,500 100,500 Notice of Intent
Infiltration, Severe
Natural Condition
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WinstonSaiem Rs.,onsa Office 1450 West Mathes Will Road, Swte 300 I WinstonSaJern, North Carolifka 27105
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Incident Start
Number Date
Duration
(Mins) Location Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals)
DWR Action
202001424 5/20/2020 1,770 Council Access Road Inflow and 125,000 30,000 Notice of Intent
Infiltration, Severe
Natural Condition
202001425 5/20/2020 1,770 Council Access Road Inflow and 100,500 100,500 Notice of Intent
Infiltration, Severe
Natural Condition
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 Ron Boone with the Water Quality Section in the
Winston-Salem Regional Office at 336-776-9800 or via email at [e-mail].
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Sincerely,
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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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WinstonSa;ern. F .onaJOffice 1 450 West Hanes Miil Road. Swte30D I WinsbanSakem, North Caroi:na 27105
336-776-9300