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Home My WebLink AboutWQCS00376_NOI2020DV0489_20201103ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN secretary S. DANIEL SMITH Dlreetor NORTH CAROLINA En rironrti m tat Quality CERTIFIED MAIL: 7018 1130 0000 1612 9677 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED November 03, 2020 Nicole Johnston, Director Executive Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority PO Box 828 Elkin, NC 28621 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY Tracking No.: NOV-2020-DV-0489 Sanitary Sewer Overflows - August 2020 Collection System Permit No. WQCS00376 Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority WWTP Surry County Dear Permittee: A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority. The Division's Winston-Salem Regional Office concludes that the Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00376 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 Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority an opportunity to provide evidence and justification as to why the Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority 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 202002308 8/6/2020 30 Industrial Park PS, 300 Inflow and 300 300 Notice of Violation Business Park Dr Infiltration, Power Outage North CaronnsDepart mentoffnvironmental Quality I ❑ioisionofWater Resowces WinsionSalem RsgionsaOffice 14W West Hanes Will Road.Sane3W I WinstonSalem, North CaTofina 27105 arts 6.� 9-T76-.7. WO Total Vol Total Surface Incident Start Duration Vol Water Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action 202002355 8/15/2020 60 Crater Park - 310 Inflow and 1,200 1,200 Notice of Violation Standard St Infiltration, Severe Natural Condition 202002356 8/15/2020 300 Regional Pump Station - Inflow and 21,000 21,000 Notice of Violation Hwy 268 E Infiltration, Severe Natural Condition 202002459 8/21/2020 180 Regional Pump Station Inflow and 15,000 15,000 Notice of Intent Infiltration, Severe Natural Condition 202002460 8/21/2020 20 131 N Bridge St Inflow and 600 600 Notice of Violation Infiltration, Severe Natural Condition 202002461 8/21/2020 30 Elkin Creek Line MH990 Inflow and 300 300 Notice of Violation Infiltration, Severe Natural Condition 202002462 8/21/2020 30 Elkin Creek Line MH993 Inflow and 600 600 Notice of Violation 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 ron.boone@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, EcuSignedby: 5B49E225C94EA... Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Winston-Salem Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ Cc: Laserfiche , � E� North Csro;inaaepsrtmentofEnvironmental Qua:ky I D;vislonofWater Resour-es WinstonSaiern R .orte:Off!re 1 450 West FEanes Miil Road. Sulte3OD I WinstonSaBern, North Csroisna 27105 `. °�� 336-776-EDO