WQCS00031_NOV-2024-DV-0404 Notice of Violation_20241002

October 2, 2024

Todd Taylor
Orange Water and Sewer Authority
400 Jones Ferry Rd
Carrboro, NC 27510-2001

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2024-DV-0404
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - August 2024
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00031
OWASA Collection System
Orange County

Dear Mr. Taylor:

The self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Orange Water and Sewer Authority
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:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202401508 8/8/2024 110 300 WATERSIDE Severe Natural 3,300 3,300 Notice of Violation
DRIVE, CARRBORO Condition (Tropical Storm Debby) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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.
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If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Kevin Fowler with the Water Quality Section in the
Raleigh Regional Office at 919-791-4261 or via email at [e-mail].

Sincerely,

Vanessa E. Manuel, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ

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