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Home My WebLink AboutWQ0018755_NOV-2023-DV-0201_Resp Rvcd_20230518i� FUQUA- (-\//-�R I NA north corolino May 18, 2023 NCDEQ Water Quality Regional Operations Section 1628 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1628 Attention: Mr. Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor Subject: Town of Fuquay-Varina Wake County Collection System Permit (WQCS00193) Sanitary Sewer Overflow Response to Notice of Violation (NOV-2023-DV-0201) incident #202300628 Dear Mr. Vinson, This response is to the Notice of Violation generated by your office dated May 8, 2023 NC Dept of Environmental Quality MAY 2 2 2023 Raleigh Regional office Friday, April 7, 2023, sewer collections staff responded to multiple high-level alarms at sewer lift stations due to a severe storm where approximately 7 inches of rain had fallen in a very short period. This resulted in multiple streets being flooded and impassable due to the water being over the road. This also caused multiple manholes in the streets to take on flood waters. During inspections of the areas staff found manhole # 154348 spilling and remained on site until the spill stopped. The area was cleaned, and lime was spread to State standards. We also took dissolved oxygen readings at the upstream, point of impact, and downstream locations with the readings showing levels of 7.6 to 8.7. All information was reported, and a press release was issued for the 73,220 gallon spill. Staff worked the next business day jetting the outfall upstream as well as downstream and inspecting the manholes and lines and we are working with a contractor on rehabilitating the old brick manholes in that area to stop further issues. The manhole that was spilling has been inspected and an inflow dish was installed. I hope you find the above response/corrective actions acceptable. If you need additional information, please let me know. Sincerely, �n Jonathan Joyner Sewer Collections Supervisor/ORC Mobile 919-499-7459 jjoyner@fuquay-varina.org Cc: Mike Wagner, TOFV Chris Grimes, TOFV DocuSWn Envelope ID: D418A6F0.8FF4-4C81-AC35-CEAE7C291808 ROY COOPER ELIZABETH S. BISER " "-�'j�,• SoJJrmry .... RICHARD E. ROGERS, )R. NORTH CAROLINA Dillyrnr EnvlronmenfolQuality NC Dept of E'nvir0nlnental Quality Certified Mail # 7020 3160 0000 4109 1086 Return Receipt Requested MAY Z 2 ?Q193 May 08, 2023 Raleigh Regional ()trice Adam Mitchell, Town Manager Town of Fuquay-Varina 134 N Main St Fuquay Varina, NC 27526-6267 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY Tracking No.: NOV-2023-DV-0201 Sanitary Sewer Overflows - April 2023 Collection System Permit No. WQCS00193 Fuquay-Varina Collection System Wake County Dear Mr. Mitchell; A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by Town of Fuquay-Varina. The Division's Raleigh Regional Office concludes that the Town of Fuquay-Varina violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00193 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 Fuquay-Varina an opportunity to provide evidence and justification as to why the Town of Fuquay-Varina 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 202300628O 4/7/2023 355 306 Holland Rd, Fuquay Inflow and 73,220 73,220 Notice of Violation - Varina, NC, 27526 Infiltration, Severe Notice of Intent Natural Condition 202300718 4/22/2023 49 404 Holland Rd, Fuquay Inflow and 750 750 Notice of Violation Varina, NC, 27526 Infiltration, Severe Natural Condltion T'mLf,6wUtRonlll.•mmur.n•,:r.,na[.y+A.t[In.+3�.meftW[a Ruux,rt[. R:IY,yh R<4Uvi OUltt I SROU[w[glmhe I Ra'[Igh NntlbCn•nRlua )ttdfl ,DocuSign Envelope ID: D419A6F0-6FF4-4C81-AC36•CEAE7C291808 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 falls 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 kevin.fowier@ncdenr.gov. Cc: Laserfiche Sincerely, C0xu9lgned by: Ua1nR SSa,'e. B2918E0AB32144F... Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Raleigh Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ ... .... D � a'.c N. 1:14 ep+ ....n.. o� 1.'.n.••,.dq•.�p V..:-1Md. .V...-- 1 a,l:�d�k•.1:••JUIl.14vNp• ulbl iInSl.�li 4'.ILc� )lnml 'nvl'N II.NI