WQCS00280_DV-2022-0038 CPA_SOCWQS19-011_20220513

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
CERTIFIED MAIL 7020 1810 0001 2074 8522
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
May 13, 2022
Mr. Scott Kidd
Town of Liberty
P.O. Box 1006
Liberty, NC 27298-1006
SUBJECT: Notice of Violation and Assessment of Civil Penalty
For Violations of North Carolina General Statute (G.S.) 143-215.1(a)(6)
And Collection System Permit No. WQCS00280
Town of Liberty SOC No. WQS19-011
Liberty Collection System
Case No. DV-2022-0038
Randolph County
Dear Mr. Kidd,
This letter transmits an assessment of a penalty in the amount of $1,000.00 against the Town of
Liberty. 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
wastewater 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 Non -Discharge
Permit. The SOC contains provisions for the assessment of stipulated penalties when either a SSO
occurs, or schedule dates are not met.
A review has been conducted of the SSO 5 Day Reports submitted by the Town of Liberty for the
month of January 2022. This review has shown the subject facility to be in violation of the
requirements found in Permit No. WQCS00280 and Special Order of Consent No. S19-011. This
letter provides notice of a civil penalty assessed against The Town of Liberty in the amount of
$1,000.00. The violations that occurred are summarized in Attachment A to this letter.
This assessment has been taken under the authority of G.S. 143-215.6A and delegated from the
secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality pursuant to G.S. 143-215.36(b)(7). Any
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 W. Hanes Mill Rd, Suite 300 I Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
336.776.9800

continuing violations shall be subject to new enforcement actions, including additional civil
penalties.
Payment by certified check payable to the Department of Environment Quality or evidence to
support your claim that noncompliance was beyond the permittee's control must be submitted
to the Department at the address given below within thirty (30) calendar days from receipt of
this demand:
Director, Division of Water Resources
Department of Environmental Quality
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
If you have any questions, please contact Jenny Graznak with the Division of Water Resources
staff of the Winston-Salem Regional Office at 336.776.9800, or via email at
[e-mail].
Sincerely,
DocuSiiggned by:
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Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Attachments
1. Attachment A
cc: WQS Winston-Salem Regional Office Laserfiche File
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 W. Hanes Mill Rd, Suite 300 I Raleigh, North Carolina 27105
336.776.9800

ATTACHMENT A
Town of Liberty
CASE NUMBER: DV-2022-0038
PERMIT NO: WQCS00280 REGION: Winston-Salem
FACILITY: Liberty Collection System
COUNTY: Randolph
Incident
Number
Violation Date
Violation Violation
Type Description
Total
Volume
(Gallons)
Penalty
Amount
202200048 1/3/2022 CSO/SSO Discharge 1,800 $250.00
(Sewer without valid
Overflow) permit
202200049 1/3/2022 CSO/SSO Discharge 1,800 $250.00
(Sewer without valid
Overflow) permit
202200050 1/3/2022 CSO/SSO Discharge 4,320 $250.00
(Sewer without valid
Overflow) permit
202200051 1/3/2022 CSO/SSO Discharge 4,800 $250.00
(Sewer without valid
Overflow) permit
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gaparMeM of Environment,/quay
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 W. Hanes Mill Rd, Suite 300 I Raleigh, North Carolina 27105
336.776.9800