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Home My WebLink AboutWQCS00055_NOV-2021-DV-0051_20210122ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary S. DANIEL SMITH Director NORTH CAROLINA Envtronmental Quality CERTIFIED MAIL: 7017 2680 0000 2219 5718 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED January 22, 2021 Terrell Blackmon, City Engineer City of Henderson PO Box 1434 Henderson, NC 27536-1434 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY Tracking No.: NOV-2021-DV-0051 Sanitary Sewer Overflows - December 2020 Collection System Permit No. WQCS00055 Henderson Collection System Vance County Dear Mr. Blackmon: A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Reports submitted by City of Henderson. The Division's Raleigh Regional Office concludes that the City of Henderson violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00055 by failing to effectively manage, maintain, and operate their collection system so that there is no SSO (Sanitary Sewer Overflow) to the land or surface waters and the SSO constituted making an outlet to waters of the State for purposes of G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1), for which a permit is required by G.S. 143-215.1. The Raleigh Regional Office is providing the City of Henderson an opportunity to provide evidence and justification as to why the City of Henderson should not be assessed a civil penalty for the violation(s) that are summarized below: Total Vol Total Surface Incident Start Duration Vol Water Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action 202003477 12/14/2020 255 Alexander Ave and Severe Naturai 4,950 4,950 Notice of Violation - Willow Lane Condition Notice of Intent 202003478 12/14/2020 255 Alexander Ave/South Severe Natural Elizabeth St Condition 5,625 5,625 Notice of Violation - Notice of Intent North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I D.visonof Water Resources Raleigh Regions office 13800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh. North Carolina 27669 919-791-4200 Incident Number Start Duration Date (Mins) Location Cause Total Vol (Gals) Total Vol Surface Water (Gals) DWR Action 202003479 12/14/2020 120 Neatherly Street Severe Natural Condition 360 360 Notice of Violation 202003481 12/14/2020 446 482 Rock Mill Rd- Sandy Creek Pump Station Severe Natural Condition 45,000 45,000 Notice of Violation - Notice of Intent 202003498 12/16/2020 240 S. Pinkston St. and Green Acreas Outfall Inflow and Infiltration, Severe Natural Condition 480 480 Notice of Violation 202003499 12/16/2020 360 Alexander Ave. and S. Inflow and Elizabeth St. Infiltration, Severe Natural Condition 4,200 4,200 Notice of Violation - Notice of Intent 202003500 12/16/2020 240 Neatherly Street Inflow and Infiltration, Severe Natural Condition 3,360 3,360 Notice of Violation - Notice of Intent 202003501 12/16/2020 240 E Rock Spring Street Inflow and Infiltration, Severe Natural Condition 480 480 Notice of Violation 202003502 12/16/2020 240 N Pinkston St. and Farrar Ave. 202003503 12/16/2020 360 Alexander Ave. and Willow Lane Inflow and Infiltration, Severe Natural Condition 3,600 3,600 Notice of Violation - Notice of Intent Inflow and Infiltration, Severe Natural Condition 4,200 4,200 Notice of Violation - Notice of Intent 202003505 12/16/2020 415 Sandy Creek Pump Station Inflow and Infiltration, Severe Natural Condition 31,125 31,125 Notice of Violation - Notice of Intent 202003551 12/24/2020 300 Alexander Avenue & S. Elizabeth Street Severe Natural Condition 3,180 3,180 Notice of Violation 202003552 12/24/2020 300 Alexander Ave. & Willow Lane Severe Natural Condition 3,180 3,180 Notice of Violation 202003553 12/24/2020 180 N. Pinkston St. & Farrar Severe Natural Ave. Condition 1,520 1,520 Notice of Violation 202003555 12/24/2020 180 S. Pinkston St. & Green Severe Natural Acres Outfall Condition 1,520 1,520 Notice of Violation 202003556 12/24/2020 300 Neatherly St. Severe Natural Condition 10,200 10,200 Notice of Violation 202003557 12/24/2020 642 Rock Mill Road Severe Natural Condition 95,580 95,580 Notice of Violation -DE 0 North Carona pepartmentcr Environmentll Qual I: l Divison of Water Resources Ralei�lr iie�ronal Qffice 13&00 Barrettbrae I Ra!e:gh, North Carolona 27669 919-791-4200 This Notice of Violation / Notice of Intent to Enforce (NOV/NOI) is being issued for the noted violation. Pursuant to G.S. 143-215.6A, a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) may be assessed against any person who violates or fails to act in accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of any permit issued pursuant to G.S. 143-215.1. This office requests that you respond to this Notice, in writing, within 10 business days of its receipt. In your response, you should address the causes of non-compliance, remedial actions, and all other actions taken to prevent the recurrence of similar situations. The response to this correspondence will be considered in this process. Enforcement decisions will also be based on volume spilled, volume reaching surface waters, duration and gravity, impacts to public health, fish kills or recreational area closures. Other factors considered in determining the amount of the civil penalty are the violator's history of non-compliance, the cost of rectifying the damage, whether the spill was intentional and whether money was saved by non-compliance. 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 mitch.hayes@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Raleigh Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ Cc; Raleigh Regional Office - WQS File Central Files, Water Quality Section DE:y,V NorthiarobnaDepartnentofEavironmentsl9uaJk1 j D.vrseonofwaterResources _ / Rele gh Rcgonal Dffce 35DD 8errett Drive 1"is eigh. 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