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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQCSD0762_NOV-2023-DV-0078_20230210!WY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director c9rtified Mail # 7020 3160 0000 4115 5993 Return Receipt Requested Michael G Glover Glover Rental Holdings LLC PO Box 398 Manteo, NC 27954-0398 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality February 10, 2023 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY Tracking No.: NOV-2023-DV-0078 Sanitary Sewer Overflows - January 2023 Collection System Permit No. WQCSD0762 WINOCA SHOPPING CENTER Wilson County Dear Mr. Glover: A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 24-Hour Reports submitted by Glover Rental Holdings LLC. The Division's Raleigh Regional Office concludes that the Glover Rental Holdings LLC violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCSD0762 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 Glover Rental Holdings LLC an opportunity to provide evidence and justification as to why the Glover Rental Holdings LLC 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 202300054 1/10/2023 unknown 700 Ward Blvd, Wilson, Pipe Failure (Break) unknown unknown Notice of Violation - NC, 27893 Notice of Intent North Carolina Depanmem of En*o,uo.ntal Quaky I Dlrbion of Water Resources Rakich Regional Office f 3800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh. North Carolina 27609 919.791.4200 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 ($25,000.00) may be assessed against any person who violates or fails to act in accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of any permit issued pursuant to G.S. 143-215.1. This office requests that you respond to this Notice, in writing, within 10 business days of its receipt. In your response, you should address the causes of non-compliance, remedial actions, and all other actions taken to prevent the recurrence of similar situations. The response to this correspondence will be considered in this process. Enforcement decisions will also be based on volume spilled, volume reaching surface waters, duration and gravity, impacts to public health, fish kills or recreational area closures. Other factors considered in determining the amount of the civil penalty are the violator's history of non-compliance, the cost of rectifying the damage, whether the spill was intentional and whether money was saved by non-compliance. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mitchell Hayes with the Water Quality Section in the Raleigh Regional Office at 919-791-4200 or via email at mitch.hayes@ncdenr.gov. Laserflche Sincerely, 744-Ac r/ etg-. Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Raleigh Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ :R9$) North Carolina Department of 0..i r..i. , eai Quality Division of Water Resources !Ukiah Regional Office 13800 Barrett Drive Raleigh North Carolina 27609 919.791A200