WQCS00214_SSO No Further Action Letter_20191211

ROY COOPER
Governor
K41CHAEL S. REGAN
secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
arrff tor
Brantley Price
Town of West Jefferson
PO Box 490
W Jefferson, NC 28694
NORTH CAROL INA
Environmental Qual"
December 11, 2019
SUBJECT: Sanitary Sewer Overflows - September 2019
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00214
West Jefferson Collection System
Ashe County
Dear Permittee:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by
Town of West Jefferson. This review has shown the Town of West Jefferson to be in violation of the
requirements found in the subject permit and/or North Carolina G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1). The violations that
occurred are summarized below:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
201901426 9/2/2019 130 31 Beaver Creek School Other 8,000 6,500 No Further Action
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Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance. Please note
that the Division of Water Resources (DWR) began assessing civil penalties for severe and/or repeat SSOs
starting December 1, 2007. Enforcement decisions are based on volume spilled, volume reaching surface waters,
duration, gravity, impacts to public health, fish kills and other factors.
lrlorth Caronna Deps rtment of Environmental Quality I dioision of Water Resources
WinsbanSalemRs.,onaJOffice 1450 West HanesMill Road. Swte30D I WinstonSaJern, WrthCarof,na27105
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If you should 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 [e-mail].
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
J� T SMder
Lon T5thidge, `Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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North Carokka Department of Environmental Quality I DhAsion of Water Resources
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