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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQCS00039_NOVNOI2023DV0171_20230420 Certified Mail # 7022 0410 0002 1249 8385 Return Receipt Requested April 20, 2023 Gary Caldwell, Mayor Town of Waynesville PO Box 100 Waynesville, NC 28786-0100 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY Tracking No.: NOV-2023-DV-0171 Sanitary Sewer Overflows - April 2023 Collection System Permit No. WQCS00039 Waynesville Collection System Haywood County Dear Permittee: A review has been conducted of the self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO’s) 5-Day Report submitted by the Town of Waynesville. The Division’s Asheville Regional Office concludes that the Town of Waynesville violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00039 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 Asheville Regional Office is providing the Town of Waynesville an opportunity to provide evidence and justification as to why the Town of Waynesville 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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 202300667 4/10/2023 Unknown 1101 Woodland Dr, Other >10,000 >10,000 Notice of Violation Waynesville, NC, 28786 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DocuSign Envelope ID: 4442E128-98F1-4764-897B-7C73E9E09218 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 Lauren Armeni with the Water Quality Section in the Asheville Regional Office at 828-296-4667 or via email at lauren.armeni@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, Daniel Boss, Assistant Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Asheville Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ Ec: Laserfiche DocuSign Envelope ID: 4442E128-98F1-4764-897B-7C73E9E09218