WQCS00139_NOD2022DV0012_20220302

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March 2, 2022
Rick Hensley, Mayor
Town of Old Fort
Email: [e-mail]

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
Tracking Number: NOD-2022-DV-0012
Sanitary Sewer Overflows – February 2022
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00139
Town of Old Fort Collection System
McDowell County

Dear Permittee:

The self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by the Town of Old Fort 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
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202200256 2/22/2022 55 Aerial line next to Debris in Line 75 75 Notice of Deficiency
Hillman’s _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance.

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: LF
Joshua Cagle (WWTP/CS ORC)
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