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Amanda Reid
Town of Pilot Mountain
124 W. Main St.
Pilot Mountain, NC 27041
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION &INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2018-DV-0195
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - May 2018
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00112
Pilot Mountain Collection System
Surry County
Dear Permittee:
A review has been conducted of the,seif-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by
Town of Pilot Mountain. The Division's Winston-Salem Regional Office concludes that the Town of Pilot Mountain
violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00112 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 Town of Pilot Mountain an opportunity to provide evidence and
justification as to why the Town of Pilot Mountain 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
201800751 5/18/2018 540 Sunset Drive Inflow and 20,000 20,000 Notice of Intent
Infiltration, Severe
Natural Condition
201800772 5/20/2018 60 268&Foothill Debris in line 500 500 Notice of Deficiency
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
450 West Hanes Mill Road,Suite 300,Winston-Salem,NC 27105
336-776-9800

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(ancdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
Sherriob/Lize
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Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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