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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQCS00007_NOV and Intent to Assess_20220912ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director Certified Mail # 7020 1810 0002 1109 1865 Return Receipt Requested Marion J Noland, Chief Operating Officer Fayetteville Public Works Commission PO Box 1089 Fayetteville, NC 28302-1089 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality September 12, 2022 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY Tracking No.: NOV-2022-DV-0258 Sanitary Sewer Overflows - August 2022 Collection System Permit No. WQCS00007 PWC/Fayetteville Collection System Cumberland County Dear Permittee: A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by Fayetteville Public Works Commission. The Division's Fayetteville Regional Office concludes that the Fayetteville Public Works Commission violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00007 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 Fayetteville Regional Office is providing the Fayetteville Public Works Commission an opportunity to provide evidence and justification as to why the Fayetteville Public Works Commission should not be assessed a civil penalty for the violation(s) that are summarized below: Incident Start Duration Number Date (Mins) Location Cause Total Vol Total Surface Vol Water (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action 202201273 8/9/2022 61 304 Point Place - FPWC Other 1,200 0 Notice of Violation sewer force main in street 202201310 8/17/2022 265 5449 Thompson Circle - Other 30 30 Notice of Violation FPWC sewer lateral behind curb ID_EQ1 North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Fayetteville Regional Office 1225 Green Street. Suite 714 I Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301 910.433.330E Incident Start Duration Number Date (Mins) Location Cause Total Vol Total Surface Vol Water (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action 202201342 8/23/2022 66 441 Creek Run Trail - Grease FPWC manholes in street and parking area 3,300 3,300 Notice of Violation 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 Chad Turlington with the Water Quality Section in the Fayetteville Regional Office at 910-433-3300 or via email at chad.turlington@ncdenr.gov. Cc: Fayetteville Regional Office - CT ..o.�.m nr�.vo�muiowu� Sincerely, Doc_uSiggnnedd by: Q 5189C2D3DD5C42B... J. Trent Allen, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Fayetteville Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources FayetteviEle Regional Office 1225 Green Street. Suite 714 I Fayetteville, North Caroiirta 28301 910.433.3300