WQCSD0752_NOV-2022-DV-0237_20220818

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Certified Mail # 7020 3160 0000 4109 0096
Return Receipt Requested
Travis Smith
Refuel Operating Company LLC
PO Box 20782
Charleston, SC 29413
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
August 18, 2022
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2022-DV-0237
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - July 2022
Collection System Permit No. WQCSD0752
Refuel Gas Station - 1010 Raleigh Rd., Chapel Hill
Orange County
Dear Mr. Smith:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Reports submitted by
Refuel Operating Company LLC. The Division's Raleigh Regional Office concludes that the Refuel Operating
Company LLC violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCSD0752 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 Refuel Operating Company LLC an opportunity to provide evidence
and justification as to why the Refuel Operating Company LLC should not be assessed a civil penalty for the
violation(s) that are summarized below:
Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mins) Location
202201050 7/6/2022
1010 Raleigh Rd.,
Chapel Hill
Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
Not Listed undetermined undetermined Notice of Violation
North Carolina Department ofEmtra,vn Quality • Division orWater a sources
Raleigh Regional Mks i 3100 bereft Drive . Raleigh North Ceob,.27609
919.79L4200

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 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 Mitchell Hayes with the Water Quality Section in
the Raleigh Regional Office at 919-791-4200 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Cc Raleigh Regional Office - WQS File
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North Groans Department of En*cninentil Quality I DWltloo of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office 3800 Barren Drive I Raleigh North Carolina 27609
919.791,4200