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ENWeRUNMEMPA6 4URlIrY
March 02, 2018
Matthew Klein
Transylvania Utilities Inc
PO Box 240908
Charlotte, NC 28224
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2018-DV-0064
Sanitary Sewer Overflows — 2017 & 2018
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00219
Transylvania Collection System
Transylvania County
Dear Permittee:
ROY COOPER
Gcrt eTnor
N IOHrLEL S. RE, AN
Secref=y
LI_VDA OLTLPEPPER
Imerm Dfieciar
The self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5 -Day Reports 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:
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
2090 U.S. 70 Highway, Swannanoa, NC 28778
828-296-4500
Total Vol
Total
Surface
Incident
Start
Duration
Vol
Water
Number
Date
(Mins)
Location
Cause
(Gals)
(Gals)
DWR Action
201800153
6/16/2017
120
LS#6 adj. to Atagahi
Pump station
960
25
Notice of Deficiency
equipment failure
201701148
7/9/2017
49
Unit 26, Lot 18
Pump station
300
300
Notice of Violation
Atagahi
equipment failure
201701039
1/21/2018
120
Lift Station #8 Lake
Pump station
680
680
Notice of Violation
Atagahi
equipment failure
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
2090 U.S. 70 Highway, Swannanoa, NC 28778
828-296-4500
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance
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 tim.heim(a)ncdenr.gov.
Cc: WQS-ARO Server
LF
Sincerely,
G. Landon Davidson, P.G., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
2090 U.S. 70 Highway, Swannanoa, NC 28778
828-296-4500