WQCS00034_NOV and Intent to Assess_20200825

ROY COOPER_
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7019 0700 0000 3643 1229
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
August 25, 2020
Randy G Gould, Public Works Director
Moore County Public Utilities
PO Box 1927
Carthage, NC 28327-1927
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2020-DV-0397
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - June 2020
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00034
Moore County Collection System
Moore County
Dear Permittee:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by
Moore County Public Utilities. The Division's Fayetteville Regional Office concludes that the Moore County Public
Utilities violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00034 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 Fayetteville Regional Office is providing the Moore County Public Utilities an opportunity to provide evidence
and justification as to why the Moore County Public Utilities 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
202002108 6/29/2020 90 285 Sugar Gum LS10-3 Other, Pipe Failure 21,440 21,440 Notice of Violation
(Break)
No rth Carolina Depart rnent of Enwonrnental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Fay ett"ifie Regionai Office 1225 Green Street, Suite 714 I Fayetteville, North Carofna 25301
914433 3390

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 Chad Turlington with the Water Quality Section in
the Fayetteville Regional Office at 910-433-3300 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
Do-c_uS, igLned�by:
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J. Trent Allen, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Fayetteville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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North Ca rohna ❑epsrtrn nt of E nwron menta! Q ua Ry I ➢iviso n of Water Resou roes
Fayettevi!e Reg:oeal 4rf:oe 1 225 Green Street, Suite 714 1 Fsyettemi!e, North Caro!.Ds 28301