WQCS00376_NOV2018DV0096_20180318

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S.REGAN
Secretary
Water Resources LINDA CULPEPPER
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Interim Director
CERTIFIED MAIL #: 7015-0640-0005-8164-2463
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
March 23, 2018
Nicole Johnston, Executive Director
Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority
PO Box 828
Elkin, NC 28621
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2018-DV-0096RECEIVED/
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Sanitary Sewer Overflows - February 2018 F�/DWR
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00376 APR —
Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority WTP 6 2018
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Surry CountyWater Resources
'Permitting Section
Dear Permittee:
The self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Yadkin Valley 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
201800257 2/11/2018 180 238 Clingman Road Inflow and Infiltration, 900 900 No Further Action
Severe Natural
Condition
201800258 2/11/2018 360 580 East Main Street Inflow and Infiltration, 36,000 36,000 Notice of Intent
Severe Natural
Condition
201800259 2/11/2018 300 Crater Park Standard Inflow and Infiltration, 30,000 30,000 Notice of Intent
Street Severe Natural
Condition
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 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.
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,
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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