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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQCS00243_NOI2020DV0206_Response_20210304MAYOR HENRY CARROUTH MAYOR PRO TEM DREW SHARPE TOWN CLERK AMY ALBRIGHT May 29, 2020 Town Council TRAVIS SAPP WILBUR SUGGS JOHN ANDREWS TOWN OF SWEPSONVILLE Mr. Lon T. Snider NCDENR/DWQ Water Quality Regional Operations Section 450 West Hanes Mill Rd -Suite 300 Winston-Salem, NC 27105 Dear Mr. Snider: 2747 Darrell Newton Drive Graham, NC 27253 (336) 578-5644 RCB-20210107-Sounds like they got it well under control and no further action is necessary at this point. Lon NFA Re: NOV &Intent to Issue Civil Penalty Tracking # NOV-2020-DV-0206 Incident # 20200022, 2747 Darrell Newton Drive Permit No. WQCS00243 Swepsonville Collection System, Alamance County On May 11, 2020 the Town of Swepsonville received notice from your office a Notice of "Intent To Issue Civil Penalty" with reference to the Incident described above. This was directly related to Severe Natural Conditions, more specifically, a continuous downpour that created three times the inflow over our daily average pumping capabilities. The Town of Swepsonville is very much aware of the pumping limitations at the Virginia Mills Pump Station, as well as the existence of numerous possibilities for Infiltration and Inflow into the system. Our Town Engineering Firm has prepared, and we have implemented a $3.5M upgrade to the sewer system which includes I&I point repairs, manhole and sewer line repairs as well as complete replacement of the Virginia Mills Pump Station with a triplex pump system. Design for this project is completed, the point repairs portion has been completed, and a contract has been awarded to Carolina Civil Works for construction of the pump station. I have attached copies of paid invoices for the point repairs, pump maintenance and repairs for this period and the cost of rebuilding one of the pumps at this station. As is evident, The Town of Swepsonville takes the matter of sewer collections very seriously, and we respectfully request that your office takes no enforcement action with reference this Sanitary Sewer Overflow. Sincerely, Steve Scott, Utilities Director Cc: Brad Bullis, Town Administrator ROY COOPER Governor M[CHAEL S. REGAN Secretary S. DANIEL SMITH Director NORTH CAROLINA £nvifortmeritaf Quality CERTIFIED MAIL: 7018 1130 0000 1612 7635 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED May 07, 2020 Raymond Herring Town of Swepsonville 2747 Darrell Newton Dr Graham, NC 27253 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY Tracking No.: NOV-2020-DV-0206 Sanitary Sewer Overflows - January 2020 Collection System Permit No. WQCS00243 Swepsonville Collection System Alamance County Dear Permittee: A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by Town of Swepsonville. The Division's Winston-Salem Regional Office concludes that the Town of Swepsonville violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00243 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 Town of Swepsonville an opportunity to provide evidence and justification as to why the Town of Swepsonville 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 202000022 1/3/2020 300 2747 Darrell Newton Dr Inflow and Infiltration 12,000 12,000 Notice of Intent North Ca rosans Depa rtrnent of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Winston-Salem Reg onal Office 1450 West }Eanes M 11 Road, Swte 30D I Winston-Salem, North Carotna 27105 336-776-9300 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 60 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. cc: Laserfiche Sincerely, DocuSiiggned by: c.Jn.aft' �14 49 25C 4EA Lon 1. snider, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Winston-Salem Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ North Ca rams Department of Environmental Quality I division of Water Resources Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 West }Eafies he 11 Road, Site 300 I Winston-Salem, North Coatna 27105 336-776-9300