NC0025909_NOV2020PC0298_20200618

June 18, 2020

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

SUBJECT: Notice of Violation
Tracking Number: NOV-2020-PC-0298
Unauthorized Bypass
NC0025909

A review has been conducted of the self-reported Bypass 5-Day Report submitted by Phillip Reynolds on
May 20, 2020. The Division’s Asheville Regional Office (ARO) concludes that the Town of Rutherfordton
violated Permit Condition Part II.C.4.c1: 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 76,000-gallon unauthorized bypass of secondary effluent from the secondary clarifier and
chlorine contact chamber to Cleghorn Creek occurred on May 19, 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 in
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

Ec: LF

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