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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
October 22, 2020
Christopher Doherty, Director Public Utilities
Franklin County Public Utilities
1630 US Hwy 1
Youngsville, NC 27596
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2020-DV-0459
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - September 2020
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00179
Franklin County Collection System
Franklin County
Dear Mr. Doherty:
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 incident cited in the subject report include the following:
Incident start
Number Date
202002627 9/18/2020
Duration
(Mina) Location Cause
30 Upstream from
Youngsville Regional lift
station on SW Railroad
Street
Severe Natural
Condition
Total Vol
Total
Surface
Vol
Water
(Gals)
(Gals) DWR Action
800
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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 15
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, NCDEQ
Cc: Raleigh Regional Office - WQS File
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