WQCS00179_NOV-2020-DV-0187_20200430

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CERTIFIED MAIL #7016 35600000 4428 6567
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
April 30, 2020
Christopher Doherty, Director of Public Utilities
Franklin County Public Utilities
1630 US Hwy 1
Youngsville, NC 27596
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2020-DV-0187
Sanitary Sewer Overflows — January, February, March 2020
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00179
Franklin County Collection System
Franklin County
Dear Permittee:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Franklin County Public Utilities
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 incidents cited in the subject report include the following:
Total Vol
Total
Surface
Incident
Start
Duration
Vol
Water
Number
Date
(Mina)
Location
Cause
(Gals)
(Gals) DWR Action
202000375
2/6/2020
795
Youngsville Regional
Severe Natural
14,175
12,000 Notice of Violation
Pump Station
Condition
202000379
2/6/2020
200
Franklinton Regional
Severe Natural
5,250
Notice of Violation
Pump Station
Condition

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 U
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, NCDFQ
Cc: Raleigh Regional Office - WQS File
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