WQCS00280_NOV2021DV0252_20210512

ROY COOPER
Governor
DIONNE DELLI-GATTI
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Certified Mail # 7018 1130 0000 1608 0404
Return Receipt Requested
Scott Kidd
Town of Liberty
PO Box 1006
Liberty, NC 27298-1006
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
May 18, 2021
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2021-DV-0252
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - February 2021
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00280
Liberty Collection System
Special Order of Consent WQS19-011
Randolph County
Dear Mr. Kidd:
On January 1, 2021, the Environmental Management Commission entered into the subject Special Order by
Consent (SOC) whereby the Town of Liberty Collection System was granted interim reduced penalties for Sanitary
Sewer Overflows (SSO's) in exchange for the Town of Liberty's commitment to a schedule of improvements that will
return the system to compliance with the terms of the Town's Permit. The SOC contains provisions for the assessment
of stipulated penalties when either a SSO occurs, or schedule dates are not met.
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by
Town of Liberty. The Division's Winston-Salem Regional Office concludes that the Town of Liberty violated Permit
Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00280 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 Liberty an opportunity to provide evidence and
justification as to why the Town of Liberty should not be assessed a civil penalty for the violation(s) that are
summarized below:
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Total Vol
Total Surface
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality i Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 West Hanes Mill Road. Suite 300 I Winston-Salem. North Carolina 27105
336.776.9800

Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mins) Location
Cause
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202100541 2/15/2021 86 Kinro Rd
Inflow and Infiltration
1,350 1,350 Notice of Intent
202100542 2/15/2021 174 West Kime Lift Station - Inflow and Infiltration 2,250 2,250 Notice of Intent
Manhole #400
202100543 2/15/2021
174 West Kime Ave Inflow and Infiltration
2,250 2,250 Notice of Intent
202100545 2/15/2021 190 Johnson Liftstation Inflow and Infiltration 2,475 2,475 Notice of Intent
You are directed to immediately take whatever remedial actions are necessary to return to compliance with the
subject permit. Paragraph 3(c) of the SOC stipulated that a penalty in the amount of $250.00 shall be paid for each
SSO greater than 1,000 gallons and less than 100,000 gallons and the amount of $500.00 shall be paid for each SSO
greater than 100,001 gallons. Paragraph 4 of the SOC enumerates circumstances under which stipulated penalties are
not due, essentially stating this provision is applicable when the Division of Water Resources can be satisfied of the
non-compliance was caused by events or circumstances beyond the control of the Town of Liberty.
If you wish to present an explanation for the violations cited, provide additional information related to those items, or
if you believe there are other factors which should be considered, please send such information to me in writing
within ten (10) days following receipt of this Notice. Any additional information received will be reviewed, to
determine if an enforcement action is deemed appropriate. Your written response should be sent to my attention at
the address shown on the letterhead.
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 [e-mail].
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Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
North Carolina Department of Environmenta[ Quality I Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 West Hanes Mill Road. Suite 300 I Winston-Salem. North Carolina 27105
336 .776.9600