WQCS00077_NOV-2023-DV-0203_20230509

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May 08, 2023

Eric J Peterson, Town Manager
Town of Hillsborough
PO Box 429
Hillsborough, NC 27278-2131

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2023-DV-0203
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - April 2023
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00077
Hillsborough Collection System
Orange County

Dear Mr. Peterson:

The self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Town of Hillsborough indicates
violations of permit conditions stipulated in the subject permit and North Carolina G.S. 143-215.1. Violations include
failing to effectively manage, maintain, and operate the subject collection system so that there is no SSO to the
land or surface waters and making an outlet to waters of the State for purposes of G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1), for
which a permit is required.

Specific incident(s) cited in the subject report include the following: Total Vol Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 202300654 4/10/2023 30 123 Shelton Ct, Pipe Failure (Break) 5,000 2,000 Notice of Violation
Hillsborough, NC,
27278 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance. Please submit
a written response to this Notice of Violation. Your response is to be received by the regional office within 15
business days following receipt of this violation. Please include any additional documentation about this incident(s)
in the response. The submittal will be considered in determining whether the Division will assess a civil penalty for
the cited violations.

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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