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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQCS00055_NOV-2021-DV-0123 w Green Card_20210217R,CY: CC IG^ER M CH.• EI. S [ GAN S. D ;N1EL H ST,tf_F f . • . /T.; NOR I I I CARO! tt l:. Ensi,onmental Quality CERTIFIED MAIL: 7017 2680 0000 2219 5930 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED February 17, 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-0123 Sanitary Sewer Overflows - January 2021 Collection System Permit No. WQCS00055 Henderson Collection System Vance County Dear Mr. Blackmon: 1 A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO`s) 5-Day Report/s 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 outl-A 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 ?ncident Start Duration Vol Water Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action 202100363 1/31/2021 120 Bridgers St. Inflow and 360 360 Nonce of Violation Infiltration, Severe Natural Condition Incident Start Duration Number Date (Mins) Location Cause Total Vol Total Surface Vol Water (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action 202100364 1/31/2021 120 Intersection of Pinkston Inflow and 1,200 600 Notice of Violation St & Farrar Ave. Infiltration, Severe Natural Condition 202100365 1/31/2021 360 Alexander Ave. & S Inflow and Elizabeth St Infiltration, Severe Natural Condition 6,000 6,000 Notice of Violation - Notice of Intent 202100366 1/31/2021 360 Alexander Ave. & Willow Lane Inflow and Infiltration, Severe Natural Condition 18,000 18,000 Notice of Violation - Notice of Intent 202100367 1/31/2021 120 Neatherly St Inflow and 1,200 1,200 Notice of Violation Infiltration, Severe Natural Condition 202100368 1/31/2021 480 Sandy Creek Pump Inflow and Station Infiltration, Severe Natural Condition 12,000 12,000 Notice of Violation - Notice of Intent 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, rAeze-i-)4 Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Raleigh Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ Cc: Raleigh Regional Office - WQS File Laserfiche u Li CC Ti cc 12 E o= L 3 m� Q Q• } 2 ❑❑ Wt x ❑❑ In _ Cl E u d Fj g 4 O a L7 E^ W W V! 9 fl1 ` h; W KI C W W N Q 0 I B ? IS ~ N . f7 O • QO N LLI - 7 W • ri Q `+ !- .al g `.l n Z N +4 u o z- z t al N S Z m Z 0 j :i 4 h Ll CC __ V O JLL xfIa °l°l x U d X LT:, CI { ct°WO z24.1 c ti u a= z o ST sT r. ii .1 1 43, 0E65 6T22 0000 0992 L.TOL 0000 2219 5930 ED ru ft r1 Domestic Return Receipt PS Form 3811, February 2004 1 • 4(' Dept of Environr n a i-E876 CT91 > ova z c21 - egiorji NJ —I m r c rCn rn ▪ ea 2 D N z z ▪ p— Q o a m a cn o z a a N N ac • c :al Qtialt+ rn cn cn cn m rn -Uc-D-rJ wcno zms z mw p �N C 67 cp O +nn — b •aprosw "HA Jaj idla3ai spa oAe!