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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQCS00280_NOV and Intent to Assess_20190625 (2)ROY COOPER bow-rilor K41C IAEL S. REGAN 5erretrrry LINDA CULPEPPER CUM toy NORTH CAROL INA €nvir nMental Qual" CERTIFIED MAIL: 7011 1570 0001 8546 4150 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED June 25, 2019 Roger Davis Town of Liberty PO Box 1006 Liberty, NC 27298-1006 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY Tracking No.: NOV-2019-DV-0274 Sanitary Sewer Overflows - April 2019 Collection System Permit No. WQCS00280 Liberty Collection System Randolph County Dear Permittee: A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by Town of Liberty. The Division's Winston-Salem Regional Office concludes that the Town of Liberty violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00280 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 Liberty an opportunity to provide evidence and justification as to why the Town of Liberty 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 (Minn) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action 201900766 4/12/2019 109 West Kime Avenue Inflow and Infiltration 1,650 1,650 Notice of Intent 201900767 4/12/2019 150 Kinro Road Inflow and Infiltration 2,160 2,160 Notice of Intent 201900768 4/13/2019 360 West Kime Avenue Inflow and Infiltration 4,680 4,680 Notice of Intent Xorth Caronna Deps rtment of Environmental Quality I Oioision of Water Resources WinsbanSalemR .,on JOfi-ice 1 450 West HanesViN Road. Swte30D I WinstonSaJern, WrthCarof,na27105 w� 336-7 76-9300 Total Vol Total Surface Incident Start Duration Vol Water Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action 201900769 4/13/2019 480 Kinro Road Inflow and Infiltration 11,040 11,040 Notice of Intent 201900770 4/13/2019 240 Starmount Outfall Line Inflow and Infiltration 2,880 2,880 Notice of Intent 201900771 4/13/2019 90 Johnson Lift Station Inflow and Infiltration 675 Notice of Violation 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@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, DocuSiigfned by: ELL -0, l c.Jnac, Lon 4 niter, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Winston-Salem Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ cc: Winston-Salem Regional Office - WQS File NorthC'3ro;inaDepsrtmentoffnvironrnentalQua:ky I D;usioirofWater Resouroes WhstonSa;eir. F .onaJOffice 1 450 West Hanes Miil Road. Swte30D I WinsbanSakem, North Caroi:na 27105 'r" '� 336-7 76-9300