WQCS00091_NOV-2023-DV-0029_20230111

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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. RISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
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October 11, 2021
Darlene Butler, Town Manager
Email: [e-mail]
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2023-DV-0029
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - October 2022
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00091
Spruce Pine Collection System, Mitchell County
Dear Permittee:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Town of Spruce Pine 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
202201625 10/25/2022 125 Fairway Extension, at Pipe Failure (Break) 300 300 Notice of Violation
closest point to 11804
S. Hwy 226
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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Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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