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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQCS00299_NOV-2020-DV-0458_20201022ROY COOPER Grn,mw MICHAEL S- REGAN Sr Foary S. DANIEL SMITH Drry w NORTIA CAROLINA Environmental Quality CERTIFIED MAIL # 7017 0190 0000 9569 8428 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED October 22, 2020 Grady N Smith, Mayor Town of Elm City PO Box 717 Elm City, NC 27822-3970 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION Tracking Number: NOV-2020-DV-0458 Sanitary Sewer Overflows - September 2020 Collection System Permit No. WQCS00299 Elm City Collection System Wilson County Mayor Smith: The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Town of Elm City indicates violations of permit conditions stipulated in the subject permit and North Carolina G.S. 143-215.1. Violations include failing to effectively manage, maintain, and operate the subject collection system so that there is no SSO to the land or surface waters and making an outlet to waters of the State for purposes of G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1), for which a permit is required. Specific incident cited in the subject report include the following: Total Vol Total Surface Incident Start Duration Vol Water Number Date (Mina) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action 202002706 9/30/2020 45 at the barscreen Severe Natural 500 500 Notice of Violation Condition � A: ,• �i f: "/ �iCi :^'i •: .�: :^t^!•a t.l I � .'7: :!la:.'ii5:. r:il F.�t(•iij:^+: Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance. Please submit a written response to this Notice of Violation. Your response is to be received by the regional office within 15 business days following receipt of this violation. Please include any additional documentation about this incident(s) in the response. The submittal will be considered in determining whether the Division will assess a civil penalty for the cited violations. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mitchell Hayes with the Water Quality Section in the Raleigh Regional Office at 919-791-4200 or via email at mitch.hayes@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor (� Water Quality Regional Operations Section Raleigh Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ Cc: Raleigh Regional Office - WQS File Laserfiche