WQCS00004_NOV-2022-DV-0255_20220907

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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. RISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
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September 07, 2022
Thomas Hartye, P.E.
MSD Buncombe County
Email: [e-mail]
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2022-DV-0255
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - June 2022
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00004
MSD Buncombe County Collection System
Buncombe County
Dear Permittee:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Metropolitan Sewerage District of
Buncombe County North Carolina 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:
Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mins) Location
Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202200818 6/1/2022 150 3850 Sweeten Creek Pipe Failure (Break) 800 800 Notice of Violation
Road
202200897 6/13/2022 85 35 Houston Street Pipe Failure (Break) 500 500 Notice of Violation
202200972 6/22/2022 120 290 North Bear Creek Pipe Failure (Break) 840 840 Notice of Violation
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Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance. Please submit
a written response to this Notice of Violation. Your response is to be received by the regional office within 15
business days following receipt of this violation. Please include any additional documentation about this incident(s)
in the response. The submittal will be considered in determining whether the Division will assess a civil penalty for
the cited violations.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Timothy Heim with the Water Quality Section in
the Asheville Regional Office at 828-296-4500 or via email at [e-mail].
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Ken Stines, ORC ([e-mail])
Sincerely,
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Daniel Boss, Asst. Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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North Carolina Peyarrmenl of E.wironmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Asheville Regional Office 1 2090 D.5-Hlghway70 I Swannanoa. North Carolina 28778
828.296.4500