WQCS00142_NOD2022DV0011_20220228

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Shane Fox, Town Manager
Town of Blowing Rock
1036 Main St
Blowing Rock, NC 28605
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
February 28, 2022
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
Tracking Number: NOD-2022-DV-0011
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - December 2021
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00142
Blowing Rock Collection System
Watauga County
Dear Permittee:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by
Town of Blowing Rock. This review has shown the Town of Blowing Rock to be in violation of the requirements
found in the subject permit and/or North Carolina G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1). The violations that occurred are
summarized below:
Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mins) Location
Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202102297 12/17/2021 10 Mayview Lift Station Pump station 100 100 Notice of Deficiency
equipment failure
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance. Please note
that the Division of Water Resources (DWR) began assessing civil penalties for severe and/or repeat SSOs
starting December 1, 2007. Enforcement decisions are based on volume spilled, volume reaching surface waters,
duration, gravity, impacts to public health, fish kills and other factors.
DE
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality i Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 West Hanes Miff Road, Suite 300 I Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
336.776.9600

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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DE
Sincerely,
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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 Environmental Quality i Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1 450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300 1 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
336.776.9600