WQCS00170_NOV2021DV0098_20210201

February 01, 2021
Regina Mathis, Town Manager
Email: [e-mail]
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2021-DV-0098
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - January 2021
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00170
Bryson City Collection System
Swain County
Dear Permittee:
The self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report 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
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202100325 1/26/2021 60 Riverview Road Pump station 500 500 Notice of Violation
equipment failure
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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 Lauren Armeni with the Water Quality Section in
the Asheville Regional Office at 828-296-4500 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,

Daniel Boss, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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