WQCS00068_NOV-2023-DV-0208_20230508

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May 08, 2023

Scott N. Schroyer
South Granville Water & Sewer Authority
415 Central Ave
Ste B
Butner, NC 27509-1915

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2023-DV-0208
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - April 2023
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00068
South Granville Water and Sewer Authority (SGWASA)
Granville County

Dear Mr. Schroyer:

A review has been conducted of the self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO’s) 5-Day Report/s submitted by
South Granville Water & Sewer Authority. The Division’s Raleigh Regional Office concludes that the South Granville
Water & Sewer Authority violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00068 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 South Granville Water & Sewer Authority an opportunity to provide
evidence and justification as to why the South Granville Water & Sewer Authority 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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202300668 4/7/2023 300 1199 E Middleton Dr, Severe Natural 3,300 3,300 Notice of Violation -
Creedmoor, NC, 27522 Condition Notice of Intent _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202300669 4/7/2023 240 148 W B St, Butner, Severe Natural 1,400 1,400 Notice of Violation
NC, 27509 Condition _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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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 Kevin Fowler with the Water Quality Section in the
Raleigh Regional Office at 919-791-4200 or via email at [e-mail].

Sincerely,

Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ

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