NC0025402_NOV-2021-LV-0271 Response_20210514

May 3, 2021
Founded in 1740
Ms. Vanessa E. Manuel, Assistant Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
2800 Barrett Drive
Raleigh, NC 276
Re: Notice of Violation & Intent to Assess Civil Penalty
Tracking Number: NOV-2021-LV-0271
NPDES Permit No. NC0025402
Dear Ms. Manuel,
The Town of Enfield is in receipt of the above referenced Notice of Violation citing
NPDES Permit excursion for Flow during the month of February 2021. The Town is
providing the following information concerning the exceedance of the NPDES Permit
Flow limit of 1.0 MGD as a monthly average.
During the month of February a total of 8.30 inches of rainfall was measured and
recorded at the wastewater treatment plant. In addition during the previous month of
January, a total of 4.5 inches of rainfall was measured. These two extremely wet
months resulted in an excessive amount of extraneous water entering the wastewater
treatment plant. The normal monthly flow average for the wastewater treatment plant is
less than 0.200 MGD. As noted, the monthly average flow for the month of February
was 1.36 MGD. The February monthly flow average is more than six times greater than
the normal monthly flow average.
The Town has been awarded $1,199,080 grant funding from Department of
Environmental Quality. The Town has allocated $441.252.00 of the grant funds to make
repairs to the collection system piping conveying the sewer to the wastewater treatment
plant. The Town anticipates the first stage of these repairs to be completed by
November 2021 and the second stage to be completed in the first quarter of 2022.
The Town of Enfield requests a reprieve of assessment of civil penalties and any further
enforcement action. The Town of Enfield is a small community of approximately 2,400
residents. As a small rural community we have very limited financial resources. The
Town takes its responsibility as permittee very seriously and is making provisions to
repair the collection system. Payment of a penalty will create a burden to the Town in
it's effort to make improvements to the collection system.
We greatly appreciate your consideration in this matter. If you have any questions or
require additional information, please contact me at your convenience.
Thanking you in advance.
Town of Enfield • P.O. Box 699 • Enfield, North Carolina 27823 • (2&) 445-3146 • FAX [phone] • Website: www.enfieldnc.org

Sincerely,
Wayne Anderson, Mayor
Town of Enfield
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North Carolina
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Cc: Tyree Davis, Town Administrator
Antonio Gorham, ORC
Gary Stainback
Town of Enfield • P.O. Box 699 • Enfield, North Carolina 27823 • [phone] • FAX [phone] • Website: www.enfieldnc.org