WQCSD0386_NOV-2019-DV-0398_20191028

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Environmental Quality
CERTIFIED MAIL # 7017 2680 0000 2236 7641
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
October 28, 2019
Dave Townsend
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
1770 Promontory Cir
Greeley, CO 80634-9039
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2019-DV-0398
Sanitary Sewer Overflows — July, August, September 2019
Collection System Permit No. WQCSD0386
Sanford Processing Plant
Lee County
Dear Mr. Townsend:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Pilgrim's Pride Corporation 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:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
201901180 7/10/2019 649 Trench wastewater Debris in line, Other -1 0 Notice of Violation
line back up
shipping overflow into
stormwater
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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 Mitchell Hayes with the Water Quality Section in
the Raleigh Regional Office at 919-791-4200 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
S. Jay Zimmerman P.G., Chief
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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