WQCSD0337_NOD2021DV0054_20210702

Strickland, Bev
From: Armeni, Lauren E
Sent: Friday, July 2, 2021 4:47 PM
To: Zelerie Rogers
Cc: Dennis Pilkington; Armeni, Lauren E
Subject: WQCSD0337 - NOD2021 DV0054
Attachments: WQCSD0337_NOD2021 DV0054.rtf.pdf
Good Afternoon,
Please see the attached Notice of Deficiency.
PLEASE NOTE: as part of the Division's conversion to paperless communication, this email is the only notification
you will be sent regarding this notice of deficiency. No hard copy will be mailed.
Thank you,
Lauren Armeni
Environmental Specialist — Asheville Regional Office
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
NCDEQ — Division of Water Resources
828 296 4500 office
828 782 0064 mobile
Lauren.Armeni©ncdenr.gov
2090 U.S. Hwy. 70
Swannanoa, N.C. 28778
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DocuSign Envelope ID: 45B7BA48-28D2-4DE2-9743-460693A32F4F
ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretory
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
SENT VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL ONLY: NO HARD COPY WILL BE MAILED.
July 2, 2021
Zelerie Rogers
Town of Fontana Dam
Email: [e-mail]
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
Tracking Number: NOD-2021-DV-0054
Sanitary Sewer Overflows — June 2021
Collection System Permit No. WQCSD0337
Town of Fontana Dam Collection System
Graham County
Dear Permittee:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by the Town of Fontana Dam indicates
violations of permit conditions stipulated in the subject permit and North Carolina G.S. 143-215.1. Violations include
failing to effectively manage, maintain, and operate the subject collection system so that there is no SSO to the
land or surface waters and making an outlet to waters of the State for purposes of G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1), for which
a permit is required.
Specific incident(s) cited in the subject report include the following:
Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mips) Location Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202101478 6/23/2021 270 Between manholes 8-9 Pipe Failure (Break) 700 200 Notice of Deficiency
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Lauren Armeni with the Water Quality Section in the
Asheville Regional Office at 828-296-4500 or via email at [e-mail].
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Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Asheville Regional Office 12090 U.S. Highway 70 1 Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
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