WQCS00115_NOV-2023-DV-0077_20230210

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Certified Mail # 7020 3160 0000 4115 5986
Return Receipt Requested
Hugh C Credle, Mayor
Town of Weldon
PO Box 551
Weldon, NC 27890-0551
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
February 10, 2023
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2023-DV-0077
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - January 2023
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00115
Weldon Collection System
Halifax County
Mayor Credle:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Reports submitted by
Town of Weldon. The Division's Raleigh Regional Office concludes that the Town of Weldon violated Permit
Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00115 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 Weldon an opportunity to provide evidence and justification
as to why the Town of Weldon 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
202300092 1/17/2023 210 Weldon, NC, 27890 - Debris in line, Grease, 36,547 36,547 Notice of Violation -
See 5-day in BIMS
Pipe Failure (Break) Notice of Intent
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Offke 13800 Barrett Drive . Raleigh North Carolina 27609
914791.4200

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 [e-mail].
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20E_ Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality i Division of Water Resources
Rakich Regional Office 9E00 Darren Drive Raleigh North Carotin, 27609
919.791.4200