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CERTIFIED MAIL # 7017 2680 0000 2236 7191
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
January 31, 2020
Roy Lynch, Town Manager
Town of Siler City
198 Utility Dr
Siler City, NC 27344
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2020-DV-0042
Sanitary Sewer Overflows — October, November, December 2019
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00056
Siler City Collection System
Chatham County
Dear Mr. Lynch:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Town of Siler City 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
201901895 12/13/2019 585 300 Elder Rd Severe Natural 4,000 Notice of Violation
Condition
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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,
Scott Vinson, 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
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Email copy to Joseph Smith [e-mail]