WQCS00112_NOV and Intent to Assess_20201014 (2)

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
October 14, 2020
Certified Mail # 7018 1130 0000 1612 7963
Return Receipt Requested
Michael Boaz, Town Manager
Town of Pilot Mountain
124 West Main Street
Pilot Mountain, NC 27041
Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ASSESS CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking Number: NOV-2020-PC-0448
Compliance Evaluation Inspection
Pilot Mountain Wastewater Collection System Permit WQCS00112
Surry County
Dear Mr. Boaz:
On September 25, 2020, Gary Hudson of the NC Division of Water Resources, Winston-Salem
Regional Office, met with Mark King, Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator, and Darian Goins,
collection system ORC, to conduct a Compliance Evaluation Inspection (CEI) of the Pilot
Mountain Wastewater Collection System.
This was a follow-up inspection for the CEI conducted on September 23, 2019, in which a Notice
of Violation & Intent to Assess Civil Penalty (NOV-2020-PC-0448) was issued. During the
August/September 2019 inspection, the pump stations were inspected. Out of the 19 duplex pump
stations inspected, 11 of them had one pump out of operation for an extended period. During the
September 2020 follow-up inspection, the pump stations were inspected again. Out of the 19
duplex pump stations inspected, 10 of them had one pump out of operation for an extended period
of time, and one (Nelson Street — Station 12) has been completely off-line since January 2020. It
is noted that new pumps/motors have been purchased for most of the inoperable pumps, but they
still have not been installed.
Therefore, a Notice of Violation and Intent to Issue Civil Penalty is being issued for the noted
violations of the facility's wastewater collection system permit and the NC statutes and regulations
under which it was promulgated. Please be aware that pursuant to NC General Statute (NCGS)
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 NCGS 143-215.1.
If you wish to provide additional information regarding the noted violation, request technical
assistance, or discuss overall compliance, please respond in writing within ten (10) business day
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Winston-Salem Regional Office [ 450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300 I Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
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after receipt of this notice. Your written response will be considered, and you will then be notified
of any further actions we decide to take regarding these violations. If no response is received
in this Office within the 10-day period, a civil penalty assessment may be prepared.
If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact Gary Hudson or me at the
Winston-Salem Regional Office at 336-776-9800.
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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