WQCSD0337_NOV2021DV0505_20211216

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December 16, 2021

Zelerie Rogers, Town Administrator
Town of Fontana Dam
Email: [e-mail]

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2021-DV-0505
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - December 2021
Collection System Permit No. WQCSD0337
Town of Fontana Dam WWTP
Graham County

Dear Permittee:

The self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by 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:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202102238 12/7/2021 240 230 feet above the Pipe Failure (Break) 3,000 Notice of Violation
Pitstop Gas Station on
Fontana Road _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance. Please submit
a written response to this Notice of Violation. Your response is to be received by the regional office within 15
business days following receipt of this violation. Please include any additional documentation about this incident(s)
in the response. The submittal will be considered in determining whether the Division will assess a civil penalty for
the cited violations.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Lauren Armeni with the Water Quality Section in
the Asheville Regional Office at 828-296-4667 or via email at [e-mail].

Sincerely,

Daniel Boss, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ

Ec: Laserfiche
Dennis Pilkington (WWTP ORC)

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