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Home My WebLink AboutWQCS00179_NOV-2021-DV-0332_20210816ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary S. DANIEL SMITH Director Certified Mail # 7020 3160 0000 2219 2788 Return Receipt Requested Christopher Doherty, Director Public Utilities Franklin County Public Utilities 1630 U S Hwy 1 Youngsville, NC 27596-9661 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality August 10, 2021 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY Tracking No.: NOV-2021-DV-0332 Sanitary Sewer Overflows - July 2021 Collection System Permit No. WQCS00179 Franklin County Collection System Franklin County Dear Mr. Doherty: A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Reports submitted by Franklin County Public Utilities. The Division's Raleigh Regional Office concludes that the Franklin County Public Utilities violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00179 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 Raleigh Regional Office is providing the Franklin County Public Utilities an opportunity to provide evidence and justification as to why the Franklin County Public Utilities 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 202101543 7/8/2021 345 Yungsville Reg. Lift Severe Natural 65,000 62,000 Notice of Violation Station Condition Notice of Intent North Carolina Department of Environmental Os.ahty : Division of Water Resources Raleigh Regional Office 13600 Sanest Drive I Raleigh North Carolina 27609 919.791.4200 ,Th' Notice of Violation / Notice of Intent to Enforce (NOV/NOI) is being issued for the noted violation. Pursuant vo- ,,to -S. 143 21.5.6A, 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 'permTi uea 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, fat,„4,t, 1Alt Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Raleigh Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ cc: Raleigh Regional Office - WQS File Laserfiche North Carolina Department of Enrlrownental Quaoty 1 Division of Water Resources Raleigh Regknal Office 13800 Burets Drhe I Rakgh North Carolina 27609 919.791.4200 SENDER: C:OMPLFTE 7t+r5 SECTION • Complete items 1, 2, and 3. • Print your name and address on the reverse so that we can return the card to you. s Attach this card to the back of the maliplece, or on the front if space permits. -- 1. Article Addressed to: CHRISTOPHER DOHERTY, DIRECTOR PUBIC UTILITIES FRANKLIN COUNTY PUBLIC UTILITIES/1630 US HWY 1/YOUNGSVILLE, NC 27596-9661 NOV & INT TO ISSUE CP/NOV-2021-DV-0332/SSOs 7- 2021/WQCS00179/FRANKLIN CO COLL. SYS. REC: 7020-3160-0000-2219-2788 M 8/11/2021 011111111111111111111111111111111111111111 9590 9402 3415 7227 6601 75 2. 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