WQ0003090_DV-2021-0036_20210329

ROY COOPER
Governor
DIONNE DELLI-GATTI
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
Certified Mail 7018 1130 0000 1608 2200
Return Receipt Requested
March 29, 2021
Town of Liberty
Attn: Mr. Scott Kidd
P.O. Box 1006
Liberty, NC 27289-3212
SUBJECT: Notice of Violation and Assessment of Civil Penalty for Violations of
Permit No. WQ0003090
Town of Liberty SOC No. WQS19-011
Town of Liberty WWTF, Permit No. WQ0003090
Case No. DV-2021-0036
Randolph County
Dear Permittee:
On January 1, 2021, the Environmental Management Commission entered into the subject Special Order
by Consent (SOC) whereby the Town of Liberty wastewater surface irrigation facility was granted
interim reduced penalties for bypasses from the wastewater treatment plant in exchange for the Town of
Liberty's commitment to a schedule of improvements that will return the facility to compliance with the
terms of the Non Discharge Permit. The SOC contains provisions for the assessment of stipulated
penalties when either a bypass occurs or schedule dates are not met.
A review has been conducted of the bypass 5-Day Reports submitted by the Town of Liberty. This
review has shown the subject facility to be in violation of the requirements found in Permit No.
WQ0003090 and Special Order of Consent No. S19-011. This letter provides notice of a civil penalty
assessed against The Town of Liberty in the amount of $1,000.00. The violations that occurred are
summarized in Attachment A to this letter.
This assessment has been taken under the authority of G.S. 143-215.6A and delegated from the secretary
of the Department of Environmental Quality pursuant to G.S. 143-215.36(b)(7). Any continuing
violations shall be subject to new enforcement actions, including additional civil penalties.
Payment by certified check payable to the Department of Environment Quality or evidence to support
your claim that noncompliance was beyond the Company's control must be submitted to the Depai ttuent
at the address given below within thirty (30) calendar days from receipt of this demand:
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality 1 Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300 I Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
336.776.9800

Director, Division of Water Resources
Department of Environmental Quality
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
If you have any questions, please contact Caitlin Caudle with the Division of Water Resources staff of the
Winston-Salem Regional Office at [phone] or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
Docu Signed by:
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Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
ATTACHMENTS
1. Attachment A
cc: Laserfiche

ATTACHMENT A
City of Winston-Salem
CASE NUMBER: DV-2021-0036
PERMIT NO: WQ0003090
SOC NO: S19-011
FACILITY: Town of Liberty WWTF
REGION: Winston-Salem
COUNTY: Randolph
Other Violations
INCIDENT VIOLATION
NUMBER DATE
202100013 1/3/2021
202100015 1 / 1 /2021
202100359 1/31/2021
VIOLATION TYPE
Unauthorized Bypass
of Treatment
Facilities
Unauthorized Bypass
of Treatment
Facilities
Unauthorized Bypass
of Treatment
Facilities
VIOLATION
DESCRIPTION
Bypass from lift
station
Discharge
without valid
permit
Bypass from lift
station
TOTAL
VOLUME
(GALLONS)
6,000
939,650
4,100
PENALTY
AMOUNT
$250.00
$500.00
$250.00
TOTAL PENALTY: $1,000.00