WQCS00129_NOV-2019-DV-0291 NOI_20190715

ROY COOPER
60vernor
K4ICHAEL S. REGAN
Serrvary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Iliifftor
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7018 0360 0001 9842 8300
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
July 15, 2019
Charles Brown
Town of Mount Olive
PO Box 939
Mount Olive, NC 28365-0939
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2019-DV-0291
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - July 2019
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00129
Mount Olive Collection System
Wayne County
Dear Mr. Brown:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by
Town of Mount Olive. The Division's Washington Regional Office concludes that the Town of Mount Olive violated
Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00129 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 Washington Regional Office is providing the Town of Mount Olive an opportunity to provide evidence and
justification as to why the Town of Mount Olive should not be assessed a civil penalty for the violation that is
summarized below:
Incident Start
Number Date
201901189 7/12/2019
Total Vol
Total Surface
Duration Vol Water
(Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
270 Manhole at Influent PS Inflow and 67,500 67,500 Notice of Violation
at WWTP Infiltration, Severe
Natural Condition
North CAro ra Department of Erv:rormsntG:Qus ty I D v.sor. of Water Faso4rces
Wash rgton Raflona-Offce 1943 Wask rflton Swsre his:: I Wash'r.gtoc, North Cero :ra 27589
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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 Sarah Toppen with the Water Quality Section in
the Washington Regional Office at 252-946-6481 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
Re" T"
Robert Tankard, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Washington Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Cc: Henry Vann (electronic copy)
Washington Regional Office - WQS File
PERCS Unit (electronic copy)
North Caro rs Department of Erv:ror. msnts 'bus ty I D v.sor. of Water Feso4rces
Wash rgton Reflona-Offce 1943 Wask rflton Swsre his:: I Wash'r.gtor, North Cero :ra 27589
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