WQCS00166_NOV NOI NOV-2020-PC-0471_20201026

ROY COOPER.
Covanor
MICHAEL S. REGAN.
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
1Nrectvr
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7019 0700 0000 3643 4718
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
October 26, 2020
Paula Stewart, County Manager
Harnett County
PO Box 759
Lillington, NC 27546-0759
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2020-DV-0471
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - September 2020
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00166
Harnett County Collection System
Harnett County
Dear Permittee:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by
Harnett County. The Division's Fayetteville. Regional Office concludes that the Harnett County violated Permit
Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00166 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 SS0 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 Fayetteville Regional Office is providing the Harnett County an opportunity to provide evidence and
justification as to why the Harnett County 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
202002553 9/3/2020 60 Manhole at Neils Creek Grease 1,000 0 Notice of Violation
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202002691 9/25/2020 450 82 Tower View Lane, Severe Natural 2,250 2,200 Notice of Violation
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Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mins) Location
Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202002708 9/29/2020 30 656 Buffalo Lake Rd Pipe Failure (Break) 2,000 0 Notice of Violation
202002710 9/29/2020 120 SLS 1, 413 Denise St Severe Natural
Condition
1,200 1,200 Notice of Violation
202002711 9/29/2020 225 SLS 26 4911 Bunnlevel Power Outage
Erwin RD
1,500 1,500 Notice of Violation
202002713 9/29/2020 240 90 Moore St SLS 135 Power Outage
4,800 4,800 Notice of Violation
202002714 9/29/2020 690 SLS 22 82 Tower View Power Outage
Lane
3,500 3,500 Notice of Violation
202002715 9/30/2020 195 105 W. D Street Severe Natural 2,000 2,000 Notice of Violation
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 Chad Turlington with the Water Quality Section in
the Fayetteville Regional Office at 910-433-3300 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
rpocuslgned by:
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J. Trent Allen, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Fayetteville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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Kenny Fail — Harnett Regional Water (email)
Steve Ward — Harnett Regional Water (email)
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