WQCS00347_NOI_NOV2023DV0113_20230302 (2)

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Certified Mail # 7020 3160 0002 0860 8386
Return Receipt Reauested
Sean Tencer, Manager Town
Town of Haw River
PO Box 103
Haw River, NC 27258
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
March 02, 2023
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2023-DV-0113
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - January 2023
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00347
Haw River Collection System
Alamance County
Dear Mr. Tencer:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by
Town of Haw River. The Division's Winston-Salem Regional Office concludes that the Town of Haw River violated
Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00347 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 Winston-Salem Regional Office is providing the Town of Haw River an opportunity to provide evidence and
justification as to why the Town of Haw River 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
202300071 1/12/2023 150 212 Quarry Rd, Haw Other, Pipe Failure 15,000 5,000 Notice of Intent
River, NC, 27258 (Break)
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality i Division of Water Resources
Winston-5alem Regional Office 1 450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300 1 Winston-Salem. North Carolina 27105
336.776.9500

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 Ron Boone with the Water Quality Section in the
Winston-Salem Regional Office at 336-776-9800 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
EI D'ocu S�igTned by:
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Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 3001 Winston-Salem. North Carolina 27105