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Home My WebLink AboutWQCS00111_NOV-2022-DV-0007_0008_0009 NOI_20220110 Certified Mail # 7020 1290 0001 1766 8927 Return Receipt Requested January 10, 2022 Zachary Ollis, Town Manager Town of Tryon 301 N Trade St Tryon, NC 28782 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY Tracking No.: NOV-2022-DV-0007, 0008, & 0009 Sanitary Sewer Overflows - December 2021 Collection System Permit No. WQCS00111 Tryon Collection System Polk County Dear Permittee: A review has been conducted of the self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO’s) 5-Day Reports submitted by the Town of Tryon. The Division’s Asheville Regional Office concludes that the Town of Tryon violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00111 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 Asheville Regional Office is providing the Town of Tryon an opportunity to provide evidence and justification as to why the Town of Tryon should not be assessed a civil penalty for the violations that are summarized below: Total Vol Total Surface NOV Start Duration Vol Water Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ NOV-2022-DV-007 12/6/2021 20 Braewick Debris in line, Inflow 5,000 5,000 Notice of Violation and Infiltration, Other _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ NOV-2022-DV-008 12/7/2021 60 Jervey Rd near Debris in line, Grease, 6,000 3,000 Notice of Violation confluence Vaughn & Roots Little Creek _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DocuSign Envelope ID: 61816B9B-C95D-4B6D-BE1F-EBFEA94EEC4D Total Vol Total Surface NOV Start Duration Vol Water Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ NOV-2022-DV-009 12/20/2021 60 Jervey Rd near Debris in line, Inflow 2,500 2,500 Notice of Violation confluence Vaughn & and Infiltration, Roots Little Creek _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This Notice of Violation / Notice of Intent to Enforce (NOV/NOI) is being issued for the noted violations. Pursuant to G.S. 143-215.6A, 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 permit issued 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 Mikal Willmer with the Water Quality Section in the Asheville Regional Office at 828-296-4686 or via email at mikal.willmer@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, Daniel Boss, Assistant Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Asheville Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ Ec: LF Zach Ollis, Town Manager DocuSign Envelope ID: 61816B9B-C95D-4B6D-BE1F-EBFEA94EEC4D r1J omesti&Mail Only Er Co aim, -11 Certified Mail Fee f� $ Extra Services & Fees (check box, add tee as appropriate) ❑ Return Receipt (hardcopy) $ ❑ Return Receipt (electronic) $ 0 ❑ Certified Mall Restricted Delivery $ t- ❑Adult Signature Required $ []Adult Signature Restricted Delivery $ E3 Postage Q'ru $ Tof o se Zachary 011is, Town Manager o sv Town of Tryon r` 301 N Trade St Cit Tryon, NC 28782 ■ Complete items 1, 2; iand 3. ■ Print your name and address on the reverse so that we can return the card to you. ■ Attach this card to the back of the mailpiece, or on the front If space permits. 1. Article Addressed to: Zachary 011is, Town Manager Town of Tryon 301 N Trade St Tryon,_ NC 28782 _ Postmark Here Received by (P inted Name) i . 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