WQCS00143_NOV-2020-DV-0088_20200319

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ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
DNrecror
Theresa Coletta, Mayor
Town of Burnsville
PO Box 97
Burnsville, NC 28714
NORTH CAROLINA
Envlr'anmeAtal Quality
March 19, 2020
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2020-DV-0088
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - February 2020
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00143
Burnsville Collection System
Yancey County
Dear Permittee:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Town of Burnsville 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
202000307 2/6/2020 570 CIVIC Pump Station Pump station
360,000
360,000 Notice of Violation
equipment failure,
Severe Natural
Condition
North Caroiins Department of Environmental QuadBy I DMsion of Water Resources
Ashevdle Regional Office 1 2090 U.S. 70 31igi ay I Swaaaanoa, North Carolina 23773
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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 Timothy Heim with the Water Quality Section in
the Asheville Regional Office at 828-296-4500 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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G. Landon Davidson, P.G., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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