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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Rick J Hester, County Manager
Johnston County Public Utilities
PO Box 2263
Smithfield, NC 27577-2263
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Environmental Quality
December 15, 2020
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No„ NOV-2020-DV-0549
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - November 2020
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00060
Johnston County Collection System
Johnston County
Dear Mr. Hester:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report's submitted by
Johnston County Public Utilities. The Division's Raleigh Regional Office concludes that the Johnston County Public
Utilities violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00060 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 Raleigh Regional Office is providing the Johnston County Public Utilities an opportunity to provide evidence and
justification as to why the Johnston County Public Utilities should not be assessed a civil penalty for the violation(s)
that are summarized below:
Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mins) Location
Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202002927 11/10/2020 720 191 Technology Drive Pump station
17,000 17,000 Notice of Violation -
equipment failure Notice of Intent
202003070 11/12/2020 480 748 Devils Racetrack Rd Severe Natural
Condition
18,000 18,000 Notice of Violation
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Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mins) Location
202003075 11/12/2020
Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
480 400 Fawnbrook Drive
Severe Natural 39,360 39,360 Notice of Violation
Condition
202003079 11/12/2020 1,785 1457 W. Noble Street Severe Natural 300,750 300,750 Notice of Violation
Condition
202003304 11/17/2020 120 191 Technology Drive Other
6,400 6,400 Notice of Violation —
Notice of Intent
This Notice of Violation / Notice of Intent to Enforce (NOV/NOI) is being issued for the noted violations. 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 Mitchell Hayes with the Water Quality Section in
the Raleigh Regional Office at 919-791-4200 or via email at [e-mail].
Cc: Raleigh Regional Office - WQS File
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Sincerely,
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Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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