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CERTIFIED MAIL #: 7017 2680 0000 2236 0956
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
August 13, 2019
Ed Kerwin, Director Executive
Orange Water and Sewer Authority
400 Jones Ferry Rd
Carrboro, NC 27510-2001
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION .
Tracking Number: NOV-2019-DV-0311
Sanitary Sewer Overflows — April - Jun 2019
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00031
OWASA Collection System
Orange County
Dear Permittee:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Orange Water and 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:
Incident
Start
Location
Total
Volume
Action
Num
Date
Volume
Reached
(Gals)
Water
201900744
4/13/19
Rogerson Dr. PS
50,500
50.500
NOV-NOI
201900747
4/13/19
-
15,360
15,360
BPJ
201900748
4113/19
-
15,360
15,360
BPJ
201900749
4/13/19
Rogerson Drive PS
2,850
2,850
BPJ
201900732
4113/19
Rogerson Drive
84,600
84,600
BPJ
201900740
4/13/19 1
Unknown
4,090
4.090
BPJ
201900742
4/13119
Unknown
20,450
20.450
BPJ
201900739
4/13/19 1
MH 23336
8.260
8,260
BPJ
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Incident Num
Start
Date
Location
Total
Volume
Gals
Volume
Reached
Water
Action
201900741
4/13/19
MH 23339
48,500
48,500
BPJ
201900743
201900755
4113/19
4/13119
MH23338
-
8,320
35,475
8,320
35,745
BPJ
BPJ
201900756
4/13/19
-
4,500
4,500
BPJ
201900745
4/13119
MH 16292
27,750
27,750
BPJ
201900746
4113/19
MH 4318
33,125
33,125
1 BPJ
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 Jason Robinson with the Water Quality Section in
the Raleigh Regional Office at 919-791-4200 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
Ric45 olich, L.G., Assistant Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Cc: Raleigh Regional Office - WQS File
Central Files, Water Quality Section
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