WQCS00135_NOV-2021-DV-0115 NOI_20210218

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL 5. REGAN
Secretory
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7019 1640 0001 3337 7112
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
February 18, 2021
David Odom, Manager Town
Town of Taylorsville
204 Main Ave Dr SE
Taylorsville, NC 28681
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2021-DV-0115
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - January 2021
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00135
Taylorsville Collection System
Alexander County
Dear Mr. Odom:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by
Town of Taylorsville. The Division's Mooresville Regional Office concludes that the Town of Taylorsville violated
Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00135 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 Mooresville Regional Office is providing the Town of Taylorsville an opportunity to provide evidence and
justification as to why the Town of Taylorsville should not be assessed a civil penalty for the violation(s) that are
summarized below:
Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mins) Location
Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202100276 1/18/2021 1,440 393 Northwood Park Debris in line
14,000 14,000 Notice of Violation
Intent to Enforce
202100294 1/8/2021 19,560 1190 Paul Payne Store Pipe Failure (Break) 280,000 280,000 Notice of Violation
Road Intent to Enforce
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4 � North Caro,dna Department of EnvronmQntai Quality I Diusioe of Water Resources
Hooresvoe Reggae! Office I €10 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 I Mocresv. e. North Camhue 28115
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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 Michael Meilinger or me with the Water Quality Section
in the Mooresville Regional Office at 704-663-1699 or via email at [e-mail] or
[e-mail].
Sincerely,
p— DocuSigned by:
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W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Cc: Mooresville Regional Office - WQS File
Central Files, Water Quality Section
[e-mail]
North CeroEno Department of Environmental Quality I Diusion of Water Resources
Mooresvite Regional office I €10 East Center Avenue, Sucre 301 I Mooresrib, North Carofrne 28115
704£63-1899