WQCS00056_NOV-2022-DV-0276_20220916

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Certified Mail # 7020 3160 0000 4109 0300
Return Receipt Requested
Hank Raper, Town Manager
Town of Siler City
PO Box 769
Siler City, NC 27344
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
September 16, 2022
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2022-DV-0276
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - August 2022
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00056
Siler City Collection System
Chatham County
Dear Mr. Raper:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by
Town of Siler City. The Division's Raleigh Regional Office concludes that the Town of Siler City violated Permit
Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00056 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 Town of Siler City an opportunity to provide evidence and justification
as to why the Town of Siler City should not be assessed a civil penalty for the violation(s) that are summarized
below:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202201240 8/2/2022 720 955 Water Plant Rd, Other
12,000 12,000 Notice of Violation -
Siler City, NC, 27344 Notice of Intent
North Carolina Dep rnaent of Environmental Quarry i Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office ! 3600 Parrett Drive Raleigh North Carolina 27609
919.791A200

This Notice of Violation / Notice of Intent to Enforce (NOV/NOT) 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].
Cc: Raleigh Regional Office - WQS File
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Sincerely,
Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
North Grotto& Department of Erniroruntrood Quality I Division of Waxer Resources
Raleigh Regional Office ! 3600 Barnett Drve I Roklyh North Groin 27609
919.7914200