WQCS00142_NOV2016DV0311_20161025

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October 25, 2016
Scott Fogleman
Town of Blowing Rock
1036 Main St.
Blowing Rock, NC 28605
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking No.: NOV-2016-DV-0311
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - September 2016
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00142
Blowing Rock Collection System
Watauga County
DearPermittee:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by
Town of Blowing Rock. The Division's Winston-Salem Regional Office concludes that the Town of Blowing Rock
violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00142 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
SSO 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 Winston-Salem Regional Office is providing the Town of Blowing Rock an opportunity to provide evidence and
justification as to why the Town of Blowing Rock 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
201601666
9/26/2016
240
Behind Boxwood on
Debris in line, Grease
2,500
2,500 Notice of Violation
Ransom Street
201601667
9/26/2016
240
601 Main Street
Debris in line, Grease
2,500
2,500 Notice of Violation
Blowing Rock NC
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300, Winston-Salem, NC 27105
336-776-9800

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.
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 ron.booneftncdenr.aov.
Sincerely,
Sherri V. Knight, P.E., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
CC: Winston-Salem Regional Office - WQS File
Central Files, Water Quality Section
DWR PERCS Unit