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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQCS00312_NOV-2021-DV-0041 NOI_20210125ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary S. DANIEL SMITH Director NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality CERTIFIED MAIL: 7018 1130 0000 1608 0299 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED January 25, 2021 Zeb Holden, City Manager City of Archdale PO Box 14068 Archdale, NC 27263 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY Tracking No.: NOV-2021-DV-0041 Sanitary Sewer Overflows - October 2020 Collection System Permit No. WQCS00312 Archdale Collection System Randolph County Dear Permittee: A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by City of Archdale. The Division's Winston-Salem Regional Office concludes that the City of Archdale violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00312 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 Winston-Salem Regional Office is providing the City of Archdale an opportunity to provide evidence and justification as to why the City of Archdale 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 202002902 10/30/2020 120 6213 Weant Road PS Inflow and 36,000 36,000 Notice of Intent Infiltration, Pump station equipment failure, Severe Natural Condition North Caromna Department of Environments: Qvairty I Diusion of Water Resources Winston-So*m Reponol Office 1 450 West Hones Mal Road, Suite 30D I Wmston-Se*m, Norte+ Corot, no 271G5 _....:y,�.r.... 336-776-98DO 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 Ron Boone with the Water Quality Section in the Winston-Salem Regional Office at 336-776-9800 or via email at ron.boone(&ncdenr.aov. cc: Laserfiche Sincerely EDocuSigned by: LUn. -T Sn.IGfl' -4'B49E225C94EA... Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Winston-Salem Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ North Caro;,na Department of Environments: Qua irty I Diusion of Water Resources Winston-So*m Re&*rwi Office 1 450 West Hones Mal Road, Suite 30D I Wmston-U)em, North Corot, no 271G5 336-776-96DO