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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQCS00110_NOV-2019-DV-0314 and Intent to Assess_20190813rvt1 -. k ll— i ROY COOPER, -K r S R tilICHAEL S. REGAN�` _- se'rrrur' LINDA CULPEPPER NORTH CARIt. NA hf. , "- Environmenrni Quofiry ERTIFIED MAIL71116 3560 0000 4428 4419 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED August 13, 2019 Adam Lindsay, Town Manager Town of Clayton PO Box 879 Clayton, NC 27528-0879 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY Tracking No.: NOV-2019-DV-0314 Sanitary Sewer Overflows — April, May, June 2019 Collection System Permit No. WQCS00110 Clayton Collection System Johnston 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 Clayton. The Division's Raleigh Regional Office concludes that the Town of Clayton violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00110 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 Raleigh Regional Office is providing the Town of Clayton an opportunity to provide evidence and justification as to why the Town of Clayton 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 (Mina) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action 201901008 6/6/2019 20 Force main near MH # Other, Pipe Failure 28,285 28,285 Notice of Violation 1880 on Neuse River (Break) Notice of Intent Outfall line This Notice of Violation / Notice of Intent to Enforce (NOV/NOI) is being issued for the noted violation. Pursuant to G.S..143-45.6A, 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 Mitchell Hayes with the Water Quality Section in the Raleigh Regional Office at 919-791-4200 or via email at mitch.hayes@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, Rick Bolich, L.G., Assistant Regional 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 D_EQ�" r.:- ter: :c::—;-:_.. — —:. ;_: ; a: _ , i:: na-. aI