NC0025909_NOV2020PC0169_20200323

March 23, 2020

Doug Barrick, Town Manager
Town of Rutherfordton
129 N Main St.
Rutherfordton, NC 28139

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2020-PC-0169
Unauthorized Bypass
Permit No. NC0025909
County: Rutherford

Dear Mr. Barrick:

A review has been conducted of the self-reported Bypass 5-Day Report submitted by Phillip Reynolds on
February 10, 2020. The Division’s Asheville Regional Office (ARO) concludes that the Town of Rutherfordton
violated Permit Condition Part II.C.4.c.1: Bypass from the treatment facility is prohibited and the Permit Issuing
Authority may take enforcement action against a Permittee for bypass.

Specific incident cited in the violation includes the following:
A 350-gallon unauthorized bypass of secondary effluent to Cleghorn Creek occurred on February 6,
2020.

This Notice of Violation (NOV) is being issued for the noted violation of North Carolina General Statute (G.S.) 143-
215.1 and the facility’s NPDES Permit. Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the
above noncompliance and to prevent future noncompliance.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mikal Willmer with the Water Quality Section of the
Asheville Regional Office at [phone] or via email at [e-mail].

Sincerely,

G. Landon Davidson, P.G., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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