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CERTIFIED MAIL #: 7019 1640 0000 1354 4085
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
April 15, 2020
Regina Mathis, Manager Town
Town of Bryson City
PO Box 726
Bryson City, NC 28713-0726
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATIONS & INTENT TO ASSESS CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking Number: NOV-2020-DV-0138, NOV NOI-2020-DV-0139
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - March 2020
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00170
Bryson City Collection System
Swain County
Dear Permittee:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Reports submitted by Town of Bryson 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
202001060
3/23/2020
120 45 Everett St
Pump station
1,200
1,200 Notice of Violation
equipment failure
202001062
3/23/2020
120 315 Riverview Dr.
Pump station
4,800
4,800 Notice of Violation
equipment failure
& Intent to Assess
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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 60
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,
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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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