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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQCS00056_DV-2022-0006_20220216ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary S. DANIEL SMITH Director Certified Mail. # 7020 3160 0000 4109 5077 Return Receipt Requested Roy Lynch, Town Manager Town of Siler City PO Box 769 Siler City, NC 27344 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality February 16, 2022 SUBJECT: Notice of Violation and Assessment of Civil Penalty for Violations of North Carolina General Statute (G.S.) 143-215.1(a)(1) and Collection System Permit No. WQCS00056 Town of Siler City Siler City Collection System Case No. DV-2022-0006 Chatham County Dear Mr. Lynch: This letter transmits a Notice of Violation and assessment of civil penalty in the amount of $1,036.57 ($1,000.00 civil penalty + $36.57 enforcement costs) against Town of Siler City. This assessment is based upon the following facts: a review has been conducted of the Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Town of Siler City. This review has shown the subject facility to be in violation of the requirements found in Collection System Permit No. WQCS00056 and G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1). The violation(s) that occurred are summarized in Attachment A to this letter. Based upon the above facts, I conclude as a matter of law that Town of Siler City violated the terms, conditions or requirements of Collection System Permit No. WQCS00056 and G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1) in the manner and extent shown in Attachment A. In accordance with the maximums established by G.S. 143-215.6A(a)(2), a civil penalty may be assessed against any person who violates the terms, conditions or requirements of a permit required by G.S. 143-215.1(a). North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Raleigh Regional Office 13800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh. NonhCarolina 27609 919.791A200 Based upon the above findings of fact and conclusions of law, and in accordance with authority provided by the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality and the Director of the Division of Water Resources, I, Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor, Raleigh Regional Office hereby make the following civil penalty assessment against Town of Siler City: $1,000.00 For 1 of the 2 violations of Collection System Permit No. WQCS00056 and G.S. 143-215.1(a)(l) for Sanitary Sewer Overflow(s) resulting in a discharge without a valid permit. $1,000.00 TOTAL CIVIL PENALTY $36.57 Enforcement Costs $1,036.57 TOTAL AMOUNT DUE Pursuant to G.S. 143-215.6A(c), in determining the amount of the penalty I have taken into account the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law and the factors set forth at G.S. 143B-282.1(b), which are: (1) The degree and extent of harm to the natural resources of the State. to the public health, or to private property resulting from the violation; (2) The duration and gravity of the violation; (3) The effect on ground or surface water quantity or quality or on air quality; (4) The cost of rectifying the damage; (5) The amount of money saved by noncompliance; (6) Whether the violation was committed willfully or intentionally; (7) The prior record of the violator in complying or failing to comply with programs over which the Environmental Management Commission has regulatory authority; and (8) The cost to the State of the enforcement procedures. Within thirty (30) days of receipt of this notice, you must do one of the following: (1) Submit payment of the penalty, OR (2) Submit a written request for remission, OR (3) Submit a written request for an administrative hearing Option 1: Submit payment of the penalty: Payment should be made directly to the order of the Department of Environmental Quality (do not include waiver form). Payment of the penalty will not foreclose further enforcement action for any continuing or new violation(s). Please submit payment to the attention of: Attn: PERCS Branch Division of Water Resources 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Option 2: Submit a written request for remission or mitigation including a detailed justification for such request: Please be aware that a request for remission is limited to consideration of the five factors listed below as they may relate to the reasonableness of the amount of the civil penalty assessed. Requesting remission is not the proper procedure for contesting whether the violation(s) occurred or the accuracy of any of the factual statements contained in the civil penalty assessment document. Because a remission request forecloses the option of an administrative hearing, such a request must be accompanied by a waiver of your right to an administrative hearing and a stipulation and agreement that no factual or Iegal issues are in dispute. Please prepare a detailed statement that establishes why you believe the civil penalty should be remitted, and submit it to the Division of Water Resources at the address listed below. In determining whether a remission request will be approved, the following factors shall be considered: (I) whether one or more of the civil penalty assessment factors in NCGS 143B-282.1(b) was wrongfully applied to the detriment of the petitioner; (2) whether the violator promptly abated continuing environmental damage resulting from the violation; (3) whether the violation was inadvertent or a result of an accident; (4) whether the violator had been assessed civil penalties for any previous violations; or (5) whether payment of the civil penalty will prevent payment for the remaining necessary remedial actions. Please note that all evidence presented in support of your request for remission must be submitted in writing. The Director of the Division of Water Resources will review your evidence and inform you of his decision in the matter of your remission request. The response will provide details regarding the case status, directions for payment, and provision for further appeal of the penalty to the Environmental Management Commission's Committee on Civil Penalty Remissions (Committee). Please be advised that the Committee cannot consider information that was not part of the original remission request considered by the Director. Therefore, it is very important that you prepare a complete and thorough statement in support of your request for remission. In order to request remission, you must complete and submit the enclosed "Request for Remission of Civil Penalties, Waiver of Right to an Administrative Hearing, and Stipulation of Facts" form within thirty (30) days of receipt of this notice. The Division of Water Resources also requests that you complete and submit the enclosed "Justification for Remission Request," Both forms should be submitted to the following address: Attn: PERCS Branch Division of Water Resources 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 AND Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Raleigh Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ 1628 Mail Service Center, Raleigh Raleigh, NC 27699-1628 Option 3: File a petition for an administrative hearing with the Office of Administrative Hearings: If you wish to contest any statement in the attached assessment document, you must file a petition for an administrative hearing. You may obtain the petition form from the Office of Administrative Hearings. You must file the petition with the Office of Administrative Hearings within thirty (30) days of receipt of this notice. A petition is considered filed when it is received in the Office of Administrative Hearings during normal office hours. The Office of Administrative Hearings accepts filings Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., except for official state holidays. The petition may be filed by facsimile (fax) or electronic mail by an attached file (with restrictions) - provided the signed original, one (1) copy and a filing fee (if a filing fee is required by NCGS §150B-23.2) is received in the Office of Administrative Hearings within seven (7) business days following the faxed or electronic transmission. You should contact the Office of Administrative Hearings with all questions regarding the filing fee and/or the details of the filing process. The mailing address and telephone and fax numbers for the Office of Administrative Hearings are as follows: 6714 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699 6714 Tel: (919) 431-3000 Fax: (919) 431-3100 One (1) copy of the petition must also be served on DEQ as follows: Mr. William F. Lane, General Counsel Department of Environmental Quality 1601 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1601 Please indicate the case number (as found on page one of this letter) on the petition. Failure to exercise one of the options above within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter, as evidenced by an internal date/time received stamp (not a postmark), will result in this matter being referred to the Attorney General's Office for collection of the penalty through a civil action. Please be advised that additional penalties may be assessed for violations that occur after the review period of this assessment. If you have any questions, please contact Mitchell Hayes with the Division of Water Resources staff of the Raleigh Regional Office at (919) 791-4200 or via email at mitch.hayesrancdenr.gov. Sincerely, Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Raleigh Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ ATTACHMENTS Cc: WQS Raleigh Regional Office - Enforcement File Laserfiche JUSTIFICATION FOR REMISSION REQUEST Case Number: DV-2022-0006 Assessed Party: Town of Slier City Permit No.: WQCS00056 County: Chatham Amount Assessed: $1,036.57 Please use this form when requesting remission of this civil penalty. You must also complete the "Request For Remission, Waiver of Right to an Administrative Hearing, and Stipulation of Facts" form to request remission of this civil penalty. You should attach any documents that you believe support your request and are necessary for the Director to consider in evaluating your request for remission. Please be aware that a request for remission is limited to consideration of the five factors listed below as they may relate to the reasonableness of the amount of the civil penalty assessed. Requesting remission is not the proper procedure for contesting whether the violation(s) occurred or the accuracy of any of the factual statements contained in the civil penalty assessment document. Pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 143B-282.1(c), remission of a civil penalty may be granted only when one or more of the following five factors apply. Please check each factor that you believe applies to your case and provide a detailed explanation, including copies of supporting documents, as to why the factor applies (attach additional pages as needed). (a) one or more of the civil penalty assessment factors in N.C.G.S. 143B-282.1(b) were wrongfully applied to the detriment of the petitioner (the assessment factors are listed in the civil penalty assessment document); (b) the violator promptly abated continuing environmental damage resulting from the violation (i.e., explain the steps that you took to correct the violation and prevent future occurrencesj; (c) the violation was inadvertent or a result of an accident (i.e., explain why the violation was unavoidable or something you could not prevent or prepare for); (d) the violator had not been assessed civil penalties for any previous violations; (e) payment of the civil penalty will prevent payment for the remaining necessary remedial actions (i.e., explain how payment of the civil penalty will prevent you from performing the activities necessary to achieve compliance). EXPLANATION: STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COUNTY OF CHATHAM IN THE MATTER OF ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL PENALTIES AGAINST Town of Siler City Siler City Collection System PERMIT NO. WQCS00056 ) WAIVER OF RIGHT TO AN ) ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING AND ) STIPULATION OF FACTS ) ) ) ) CASE NO. DV-2022-0006 Having been assessed civil penalties totaling $1,036.57 for violation(s) as set forth in the assessment document of the Division of Water Resources dated February 16, 2022, the undersigned, desiring to seek remission of the civil penalty, does hereby waive the right to an administrative hearing in the above -stated matter and does stipulate that the facts are as alleged in the assessment document. The undersigned further understands that all evidence presented in support of remission of this civil penalty must be submitted to the Director of the Division of Water Resources within thirty (30) days of receipt of the notice of assessment. No new evidence in support of a remission request will be allowed after (30) days from the receipt of the notice of assessment. This the day of , 20 SIGNATURE ADDRESS TELEPHONE PERMIT NO: WQCS00056 ATTACHMENT A Town of Slier City CASE NUMBER: DV-2022-0006 FACILITY: Slier City Collection System Other Violations INCIDENT VIOLATION NUMBER DATE VIOLATION TYPE VIOLATION DESCRIPTION REGION: Raleigh COUNTY: Chatham 202101758 8/15/2021 CSO/SSO(Sewer Overflow) Discharge without valid permit TOTAL VOLUME PENALTY (GALLONS) AMOUNT 202101841 8/24/2021 CSO/SSO(Sewer Overflow) Discharge without valid permit 750 $0.00 21,600 $1,000.00 DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES - CIVIL PENALTY ASSESSMENT Violator: Town of Siler City Facility Name: Suer City Collection System Permit Number: WOCS00056 County: Chatham Case Number: DV-2022-0006 ASSESSMENT FACTORS 1) The degree and extent of harm to the natural resources of the State, to the public health, or to private property resulting from the violation; A total of 21,600 gallons of wastewater overflowed from a manhole due to a grease blockage. All 21,600 gallons entered Loves Creek, CIass C waters in the Cape Fear River Basin. Increased nutrients and pathogens to surface waters. 2) The duration and gravity of the violation; The SSO started on 08.24.2021 at 12:00 pm and ended 08.27.2021 at I2:37 pm. 3) The effect on ground or surface water quantity or quality or on air quality; The effect on surface water quality include increased nutrients and pathogens/ w 41-. ciN r, ON_ vf 4) The cost of rectifying the damage; The cost of rectifying the damage is not given. 5) The amount of money saved by noncompliance; It is believed that no money was saved by the noncompliance. 6) Whether the violation was committed willfully or intentionally; It does not appear that the violation was committed willfully or intentionally. 7) The prior record of the violator in complying or failing to comply with programs over which the Environmental Management Commission has regulatory authority; There have been no enforcement cases within the past 2 years. 8) The cost to the State of the enforcement procedures. $36.57 2-l6- ZZ Date Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Raleigh Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ ATA NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Pat McCrory Governor December 9, 2014 Mr. Bryan Thompson, Town Manager Town of Siler City PO Box 769 Siler City, NC 27344 Subject: Permit No. WQCS00056 Town of Siler City Town of Siler City Collection System Chatham County Dear Mr. Thompson, kvarla, III DEC 5201y NC bENR Rale�9h R Nike In accordance with your application received November 6, 2014, we are forwarding herewith Permit No. WQCS00056, dated December 9, 2014, to the Town of Siler City for the operation and maintenance of the subject wastewater collection system. This permit shall be effective from May 1, 2015 until April 30, 2023 and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations specified herein. It is your responsibility to thoroughly review this permit. Please pay particular attention to the monitoring and reporting requirements in this permit and any compliance schedules shown in bold. For purposes of permitting, the collection system is considered to be any existing or newly installed system extension up to the wastewater treatment facility property or point of connection with a separately owned sewer system. The collection system is considered all gravity lines, pump stations, force mains, low pressure sewer systems, STEP systems, vacuum systems, etc. and associated piping, valves and appurtenances that help to collect, manage and transport wastewater to a wastewater treatment plant under the Permittee's ownership or maintained and operated by the Permittee through a perpetual legal agreement. Satellite systems are systems tributary to the Permittee's collection system but those collection systems are not owned or maintained by the Permittee. The system description provided on Page 1 of this permit is meant to provide a general idea about the size of the system and may not be all inclusive of the collection system at the time of permit issuance or afterward. A release of wastewater from the wastewater collection system is referred to herein as a Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO). The evaluation of enforcement options after an SSO will be determined considering the criteria listed in condition I(3)(a) and I(3)(b) of the permit and all other relevant information available or requested of the Permittee. Compliance with all conditions of the permit as well as all statutes and regulations pertaining to the collection system must be maintained or appropriate enforcement actions may be taken as noted in Condition VI(2). 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Location: 512 N. Salisbury SI. Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 Phone: 919-807-63001 FAX: 919.807-6492 Internet: www. ncwaterquality.orq An Equal 0pportunityl Affirmative Action Employer NorthCarolina Naturally December 9, 2014 Page 2 of 3 A reportable SSO is an SSO greater than 1,000 gallons to the ground or an SSO of any amount that reaches surface water Siinluding through ditches, storm drains, etc.) Below is the procedure to use for repothigASOI tb the Division: '--j 11+{ 1 l Report by telephone tc' a Division of Water Resources (DWR) staff member (not email, 1‘.' facsimile,1or1 uoicemail) at your regional DWR office during regular business hours to Friday, SAM to 5PM)as soon as possible, but in no case more than 24 hours (Monday y, after the SSO is known or discovered. To report outside of regular business hours, call > (800) 858- ,8:14t 4t- , .2 � FelloAlp the verbal report by sending a completed written report on the most current Division approved form within five days. To provide a uniform method for all systems covered under this permit and to provide useful and consistent information pertaining to SSOs, please utilize form CS-SSO consisting of two parts. Part I serves to provide to the Division the required information that has always been necessary. Part II serves as an area to provide a justification for the spill, as optional under Condition I(3) of your permit. Form CS-SSO can be downloaded from the SSO Reporting area at http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/swp/ps/cs/ssoreport. An NOV, civil penalty, and/or a moratorium on the addition of waste to the system may be issued if adequate justification for an SSO is NOT submitted to the regional office. In order to submit a claim for justification of an SSO, you must use Form CS-SSO with additional documentation as necessary. DWR staff will review the justification claim and determine if enforcement action is appropriate. Please be advised that the information needed to justify a spill is very comprehensive. Begin using this form immediately to report SSOs from the collection system. Continue to use our old form for reporting bypasses at the wastewater treatment plant until further notice. The time frame for submittal of both Part I and Part II, if pertinent, is five days. Failure to abide by the conditions in this permit may subject the Permittee to enforcement action. If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this permit are unacceptable, you have the right to request an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty days following the receipt of this permit. This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center. Raleigh, NC 27699-6714. Unless such demands are made, this permit shall be final and binding. December 9, 2014 Page 3 of 3 If you have questions regarding compliance contact your regional office or the Pretreatment, Emergency Response and Collection Systems Unit of the North Carolina Division. of Water Resources at (919) 807-6300. If you need additional information concerning this permit, please contact Steve Lewis at (919) 807-6308. Sincerely, for Thomas A. Reeder, Director Division of Water Resources by Deborah Gore, Supervisor Pretreatment, Emergency Response, Collection System Unit enclosure: Permit No. WQCS00056 cc: Chatham County Health Department Terry Green, Director of Public Works Town of Siler City PO Box 769 Siler City, NC 27344 Raleigh Regional Office, Surface Water Protection Section Water Resources Central Files WQCS00056 Steve Reid, NPDES Compliance & Expedited Permitting Unit (electronic) PERCS Files (electronic) S COo N O N Permit Enforcement History Details by Owner Town of Siler City C C Id s m O H d C 0 Ta • E E0 e C o y 9 ▪ ea m co 0 .m CC CC CC 0 Z 0 0 O DV 2004-000: Total Balance Due : $0.00 Sum Of Total Paid:$16,732.67 Total Enforcement Cost $732.67 Total Penalty Amount: $16,000 Total Cases: Total Penalties After Remissions : $16,732.67 Sum of Total Case Penalties: $16,732.67 Vrotun of Otter eitp Public Works and Utilities October 25, 2021 Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Raleigh Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ Subject: No it. ... ..tent to Issue Civil Penalty Tracking Number.: NOV-2021-DV-0428 Sanitary Sewer Overflows — August 2021 Collection System Permit No. WQCS00056 Slier City Collection System, Chatham County Dear Mr. Vinson, This letter is response for the NOV & Intent to Issue Civil Penalty issued on October 07, 2021 and received on October 15, 2021. • 200 Chatham Square, manhole behind shopping mall, 21,600 gallons reach surface waters. This release was caused by grease. The Public Works Department started on the clean up as soon as the release was witnessed. The collection line was jetted, grease was racked up off the ground, bales of hay were placed in the creek to keep grease for spreading, grease was pumped out of creek and back into manhole and Lime and straw was placed on ground where grease had been. All ariel lines were inspected the first half of the week in anticipation of an upcoming collection inspection. This is a very low flow creek that had not received any rain that week, so It is believed that no other damage was done downstream. The last time this line was cleaned, before this incident, was on 02/03/2020. This line has since been inspected and has been found to still be clean. Chris McCorquodale Public Works and Utilities Director cmccorquodaledpallercity.org PO Box 769. 311 N. Second Avenue Phone: 919-742-4732 • Fax 919-663-3874 Slier City, NC 27344.0769 wwwailercity.org Ti, advance trframework fw' our success through btthtnCedgover'rtttuce, dynamic partnerships. anti an engunec! community. ROY COOPER Governor EUZABD H S. BISER Secretory S. DANIEL SMITH Director certified Mall # 7020 3160 00M0 2219 3129 Roy Lynch, Town Manager Town of Slier City PO Box 769 Slier City, NC 27344 NORT H u Th Q October 07, 2021 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY Tracking No.: NOV-2021-DV 0428 Sanitary Sewer Overflows - August 2021 Collection System Permit No. WQCS00056 Slier aty Collection System Chatham County Dear Mr. Lynch: A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by Town of Slier City. The Division's Raleigh Regional Office concludes that the Town of Slier City violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00056 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 Town of Slier City an opportunity to provide evidence and justification as to why the Town of Slier City should not be assessed a dvil penalty for the violation(s) that are summarized below: Inddent Start Duration Number Date (Mins) Location Cause 202101758 8/15/2021 885 1411 North Avenue, Other North Street Pump Station Total Vol Total Surface Vol Water (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action 750 750 Notice of Violation 202101841 8/24/2021 4,357 200 Chatham Square, Grease 21,600 21,600 Notice of Violation - Slier City - Manhole Notice of Intent behind shopping mall North Combo Depirlasa 0 U..do.rerdlbelht I perbloridWater bw+na. blot*Itemrdom- MOO Borate Oft Rdrlp0.Natherorrbloo This Notice of Violation / Notice of Intent to Enforce (NOV/NOI) is being issued for the noted violation. Pursuant to G.S. 143-215.6A, a dull 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 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, 714•44444-- Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Raleigh Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ Cc: Raleigh Regional Office - WQS File Laserfiche tiarthCarogratioprienre of ErteserrantalOpielly I UMPsnatWo Opopya,, Rrl Otelisni0Mor I l600limn Orlir I RAS"NenhCeram MOO 91911914100 BOY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretory S. DANIEL SMITH b ralaeer Certified Mail # 7020 3160 0000_ 2219_31,29 Relairaleata Roy Lynch, Town Manager Town of Slier City PO Box 769 Slier City, NC 27344 NORTH Environments1Qada4 October 07, 2021 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY TWacidng No.: NOV-2021-DV-0428 Sanitary Sewer Overflows - August 2021 Collection System Permit No. WQCS00056 Slier City Collection System Chatham County Dear Mr. Lynch: A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by Town of Slier City. The Division's Raleigh Regional Office condudes that the Town of Slier City violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00056 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 S50 constituted making an outlet to waters of the State for purposes of G.S. 143-215.1(aX1), for which a permit is required by G.S. 143-215.1. The Raleigh Regional Office is providing the Town of Slier City an opportunity to provide evidence and justification as to why the Town of Slier City should not be assessed a dvil penalty for the violation(s) that are summarized below: Total Vol Total Surface In nt Start Duration Vol Water robber Die (Mi Location Cause (Gals) DWR Action 202101758 8/15/2021 885 1411 North Avenue, Other 750 750 Notice of Violation North Street Pump Station 202101841 8/24/2021 4,357 200 Chatham Square, Grease 21,600 21,600 Notice of Violation - SIier City - Manhole Notice of Intent behind shopping mall WACombo DemmerdinMeimuwklrla 4 DOOM 'Maw Iter.nrs Ihglond4AkrIIWOMom DHw 01111104edeCrerioMO. 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Please print your name, address, and ZIP+4• In this box• WATER QUALITY REGIONAL OPERATIONS SECTION NC-DEQ RALEIGH REGIONAL OFFICE 3800 BARRETT DRIVE RALEIGH, NC 27609 First -glass Mall Postage & Fees Paid USPS Permit No. 0-10 !!1!!�ll�l�r!l�iollt!!��lr�l��l�����I�I��Il�lllli�lill,liiiilel�! DWR Division of Water Resources State of North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Resources Collection System Sanitary Sewer Overflow Reporting Form Form CS-SSO PART I: This form shall be submitted to the appropriate DWQ Regional Office within five business days of the first knowledge of the sanitary sewer overflow (SSO). Permit Number: WQCS00056 (WQCS# if active, otherwise use WQCSD#) Facility: Siler City Collection System Incident #: 202101841 Owner: Town of Siler City City: Siler City County: Chatham Region: Raleigh Source of SSO (check applicable): 171 Sanitary Sewer ❑ Pump Station 1 Lift Station SPECIFIC location of the SSO (be consistent in description from past reports or documentation - i.e. Pump Station 6, Manhole at Westall & Bragg Street, etc): 200 Chatham Square, Siler City - Manhole behind shopping mall Manhole #: A54 Latitude (Decimal Degrees): Longitude (Decimal Degrees): Incident Started Dt: 08/24/2021 Time: 12:00 pm Incident End Dt: 08/27/2021 Time: 12:37 pm (mm-dd-yyyy) (hh:mm AM/PM) ?mm- d-yyyy) (hh:mm AM/PM) Estimated Volume of the SSO: 21,600 gallons Estimated Duration (Round to nearest hour): 72:37 hours Describe how the volume was determined: estimate based on visual.. Weather conditions during the SSO event: sunny Did SSO reach surface waters? [� Yes ❑ No ❑ Unknown Surface water name: Loves Creek Volume reaching surface waters (gals): 21600 Did the SSO result in a fish kill? ❑ Yes ❑ No [l Unknown If Yes, what is the estimated number of fish killed? SPECIFIC cause(s) of the SSO: ▪ Grease 24 hour verbal notification (name of person contacted ): Alys K Hannum ▪ DWR ❑ Emergency Mgmt Date (mm-dd-yyy): 08/27/2021 Time (hh:mm AM/PM): 03:20:00 pm If an SSO is ongoing, please notify the appropriate Regional Office on a daily basis until SSO can be stopped. Per G.S. 143-215.1C(b), the responsible party of a discharge of 1,000 or more of untreated wastewater to surface waters shall issue a press release within 24-hours of first knowledge to all print and electronic news media providing general coverage in the county where the discharge occurred. When 15,000 gallons or more of untreated wastewater enters surface waters a public notice shall be published within 10 days and proof of publication shall be provided to the Division within 30 days. Refer to the reference statute for further detail. The Director, Division of Water Resources, may take enforcement action for SSOs that are required to be reported to Division unless it is demonstrated that: 1) the discharge was cause by sever natural conditions and there were no feasible alternative to the discharge; or 2) the discharge was exceptional, unintentional, temporary and caused by factors beyond the reasonable control of the Permittee and/or owner, and the discharge could not have been prevented by the exercise of reasonable control. Part II must be completed to provide a justification claim for either of the above situations. This information will be the basis WHETHER OR NOT PART III IS COMPLETED, A SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED AT THE END OF THIS FORM CS-SSO Form Page: 1 PART II: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS FOR EACH RELATED CAUSE CHECKED IN PART I OF THIS FORM AND INCLUDE THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION AS REQUIRED OR DESIRED COMPLETE ONLY THOSE SECTONS PERTAINING TO THE CAUSE OF THE SSO AS CHECKED IN PART I (In the check boxes below, NA = Not Applicable and NE = Not Evaluated) A HARDCOPY OF THIS FORM SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE APPROPRIATE DWR REGIONAL OFFICE UNLESS IS Grease When was the last time this specific line (or wet well) was cleaned? 02/03/2020 Do you have an enforceable grease ordinance that requires new or retrofit of grease p Yes ❑ No ❑ NA [i NE traps/interceptors? Have there been recent inspections and/or enforcement actions taken on nearby WI Yes ❑ No ❑ NA ❑ NE restaurants or other nonresidential grease contributors? Explain. inspection 2020 Have there been other SSOs or blockages in this area that were also caused by 17 Yes ❑ No [] NA D NE grease? When? 01/29/2015 If yes, describe them: Manhole A53, 305 gallon overflow Have cleaning and inspections ever been increased at this location? D Yes D No [ 7 NA ❑ NE Explain. Have educational materials about grease been distributed in the past? W Yes ❑ No ❑ NA El NE When? local paper. twice a year and to whom? local residents Explain? grease educational material is on town website and is placed in the local paper twice a year. If the SSO occurred at a pump station, when was the wet well and pumps last checked for grease accumulation? Were the floats clean? ❑ Yes D No ❑ NA ❑ NE CS-SSO Form Page: 2 Comments: System Visitation ORC Yes Backup 1 Yes Name: Joey Smith Cert# 992772 Date visited: 08/27/2021 Time visited: 11:35a How was the SSO remediated (i.e. Stopped and cleaned up)? lines ietted, crease raked up and lime and straw applied. As a representative for the responsible party, I certify that the information contained in this report is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge. Person submitting claim: Christopher Michael McCorquodale Date: 08/31/21 08:11 am Signature: Title: Telephone Number: Any addition information desired to be submitted should be sent to the appropriate Division Regional Office within five days of I knowledge of the SSO with reference to the incident number (the incident number is only generated when electronic entry of th form is completed, if used). CS-SSO Form Page: 3