WQCS00280_NOI_NOV2021DV0447_20211015

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Certified Mail # 7018 1130 0000 1612 6089
Return Receipt Requested
Scott Kidd
Town of Liberty
PO Box 1006
Liberty, NC 27298-1006
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
October 15, 2021
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2021-DV-0447
Special Order by Consent WQS19-011
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - August 2021
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00280
Liberty Collection System
Randolph County
Dear Mr. Kidd:
On January 1, 2021, the Environmental Management Commission entered into the subject Special Order by
Consent (SOC) whereby the Town of Liberty wastewater collection system was granted interim reduced penalties
for sanitary sewer overflows (SSO) from the collection system 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 collection system
permit. The SOC contains provisions for the assessment of stipulated penalties when either a SSO occurs or
schedule dates are not met.
The Town of Liberty reported the following SSOs to staff of the North Carolina Division of Water Resources,
Winston Salem Regional office during the month August 2021:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202101707 8/7/2021 114 Kinro Rd
Inflow and Infiltration
2,100 2,100 Notice of Intent
202101708 8/7/2021
130 Johnson Lift Station Inflow and Infiltration
4,800 4,800 Notice of Intent
202101709 8/7/2021
127 West Kime Ave Inflow and Infiltration
1,500 1,500 Notice of Intent
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality i Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 West Hanes Mill Road. Suite 300 I Winston-Salem. North Carolina 27105
336.776.9800

Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mins) Location
Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202101710 8/7/2021 127 West Kime Ave Lift Inflow and Infiltration 1,500 1,500 Notice of Intent
Station
You are directed to immediately take whatever remedial actions are necessary to prevent recurrence of such SSOs
and return to compliance with the collection system permit. Paragraph 3(c) of the SOC stipulated that a penalty in
the amount of $250.00 shall be paid for each SSO greater than 1,000 gallons and less than 100,000 gallons.
Paragraph 4 of the SOC enumerates circumstances under which stipulated penalties are not due, essentially stating
this provision is applicable when the Division of Water Resources can be satisfied of the non-compliance was
caused by events or circumstances beyond the control of the Town of Liberty.
If you wish to present an explanation for the violations cited, provide additional information related to those items,
or if you believe there are other factors which should be considered, please send such information to me in writing
within ten (10) days following receipt of this Notice. Any additional information received will be reviewed to
determine if an enforcement action is deemed appropriate. Your written response should be sent to my attention at
the address shown on the letterhead.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Ron Boone at 336-776-9690 or via email at
[e-mail].
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Sincerely,
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Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
North Carolina Department of Environmenta[ Quality I Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 West Hanes Mill Road. Suite 300 I Winston-Salem. North Carolina 27105
336 .776.9600