NC0021407_NOV-2020-PC-0281_20200603

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NORTH CAROLINA
Director
Envttonmentat Quality
June 3, 2020
Lamar Nix
Town of Highlands
PO Box 460
Highlands, NC 28741
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2020-PC-0281
Unauthorized Bypass
Permit No. NCO021407
County: Macon
Dear Mr. Nix:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Bypass 5-Day Report submitted on February 26, 2020. The
Division's Asheville Regional Office (ARO) concludes that the Town of Highlands 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 135,000-gallon unauthorized bypass of return wet well to adjacent ground surface occurred on
February 6, 2020 due to a stuck valve.
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 Tim Heim with the Water Quality Section of the
Asheville Regional Office at [phone] 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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