WQCS00219_NOV-2023-DV-0012_20230110

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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Envimnmentat Quality
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January 10, 2023
Gary Peacock, Area Manager
E-mail: [e-mail]
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2023-DV-0012
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - February 2022
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00219
Transylvania Collection System
Transylvania County
Dear Permittee:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Transylvania Utilities Inc indicates
violations of permit conditions stipulated in the subject permit and North Carolina G.S. 143-215.1. Violations include
failing to effectively manage, maintain, and operate the subject collection system so that there is no SSO to the
land or surface waters and making an outlet to waters of the State for purposes of G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1), for
which a permit is required.
Specific incident(s) cited in the subject report include the following:
Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mins) Location
Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202200291 2/28/2022 5 Connestee Falls
Development Dam
Pipe Failure (Break) 800 800 Notice of Violation
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance. Please submit
a written response to this Notice of Violation. Your response is to be received by the regional office within 15
business days following receipt of this violation. Please include any additional documentation about this incident(s)
in the response. The submittal will be considered in determining whether the Division will assess a civil penalty for
the cited violations.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Timothy Heim with the Water Quality Section in
the Asheville Regional Office at 828-296-4500 or via email at [e-mail].
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Sincerely,
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Daniel Boss, Asst. Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
North [troika Department of £nWrcnmen,al Quality I ulvlsion of Water Resources
Nshe•61e Regional OHlce 12090 US Highway 70 18.amtama. North Carolina 28?78
828.296.4500