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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQCS00081_NOI_NOV2023DV0149_20230324 (2)ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director Certified Mail # 7019 1120 0001 5505 1022 Return Receipt Reauested Chris Rollins City of Mebane 106 E Washitngton St Mebane, NC 27302 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality March 24, 2023 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY Tracking No.: NOV-2023-DV-0149 Sanitary Sewer Overflows - February 2023 Collection System Permit No. WQCS00081 Mebane Collection System Alamance County Dear Mr. Rollins: A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by City of Mebane. The Division's Winston-Salem Regional Office concludes that the City of Mebane violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00081 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 City of Mebane an opportunity to provide evidence and justification as to why the City of Mebane 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 202300309 2/16/2023 76 1015 N Carr St, Pipe Failure (Break) 40,000 20,000 Notice of Intent Mebane, NC, 27302 o.n� •.�+.owa� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality i Division of Water Resources Winston-5alem Regional Office 1 450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300 1 Winston-Salem. North Carolina 27105 336.776.9500 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 Ron Boone with the Water Quality Section in the Winston-Salem Regional Office at 336-776-9800 or via email at ron.boone@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, Docu Signed by: C e n n t �en �. ,� ",u�n,uk. OD2D3CE3F1 B7456_. Jennifer Graznak, Assistant Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Winston-Salem Regional Office NC Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ D Q �� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 3001 Winston-Salem. North Carolina 27105