WQCSD0135_NOV2022DV0206_20230504

May 4, 2023 (second attempt at mailing)

Mike Huggins, Fire Chief
Etowah/Horse Shoe Volunteer Fire Department
15 Morgan Rd
Hendersonville, NC 28739

Ken Deaver
Etowah Sewer Company
2905 Wood Rd
Mooresboro, NC 28114-0063

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2022-DV-0206
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - July 2022
Collection System Permit No. WQCSD0135
Etowah Sewer Company WWTP
Henderson County

Dear Mr. Huggins and Mr. Deaver:

The City of Hendersonville reported striking your unmarked sewer line during construction on Brevard Road in
Etowah, NC. The City of Hendersonville repaired the line and reported the resulting sanitary sewer overflow.
A sanitary sewer overflow is a violation of permit conditions stipulated in the subject permit (deemed permitted
collection system rules) 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:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202201150 7/19/2022 60 6105-6135 Brevard Rd, Pipe Failure (Break) 808 808 Notice of Violation
Etowah, NC, 28729 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance. Please submit
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a written response to this Notice of Violation. Your response is to be received by the regional office within 30
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 me with the Water Quality Section in the
Asheville Regional Office at 828-296-4500 or via email at [e-mail].

Sincerely,

Daniel Boss, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ

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