WQCS00280_NOV-2022-DV-0129 NOI & SOC_WQS19_011_20220510

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Certified Mail # 7020 1810 0001 2074 8621
Return Receipt Requested
Roger Davis
Town of Liberty
PO Box 1006
Liberty, NC 27298-1006
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
May 10, 2022
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2022-DV-0129
Special Order by Consent WQS19-011
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - March 2022
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00280
Liberty Collection System
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 wastewater collection system was granted interim reduced penalties
for sanitary sewer overflows (SSO) from the collection system in exchange for the Town of Liberty's commitment to
a schedule of improvements that will return the facility to compliance with the terms of the collection system
permit. The SOC contains provisions for the assessment of stipulated penalties when either a SSO occurs or
schedule dates are not met.
The Town of Liberty reported the following SSOs to staff of the North Carolina Division of Water Resources,
Winston Salem Regional office during the month March 2022:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202200373 3/12/2022 99 Kinro Rd & Old 421 Rd Inflow and Infiltration
1,200 1,200 Notice of Intent
202200412 3/16/2022 986 Johnson Lift Station Inflow and Infiltration
5,400 5,400 Notice of Intent
202200413 3/16/2022 301 Kinro Road Inflow and Infiltration 3,000 3,000 Notice of Intent
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
336.776.9500

You are directed to immediately take whatever remedial actions are necessary to prevent recurrence of such SSOs
and return to compliance with the collection system 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.
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 at 336-776-9690 or via email at
[e-mail].
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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 1450 West Hanes Mill Road. Suite 300 I Winston-Salem. North Carolina 27105
336 .776.9600