WQCS00234_Response to Notice_20230530

Burke Coun
Post Office Box 1486
May 30, 2023
Daniel Boss, Asst. Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water resources, NCDEQ
Subject: RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2023-DV-0222
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00234
Burke County Collection System
Dear Mr. Boss:
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Morganton, NC 28680
In response to your letter dated May 12, 2023, regarding the above referenced Notice of
Violation:
The sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) that occurred on April 28, 2023, was related to a sudden
large amount of rain that resulted in 1.37 inches over a period of just 8 hours. Although our lift
station was fully operational, staff was on site, and pump trucks quickly arrived, the quick large
spike in the amount of rain (see data included) was more than the pumps could handle.
Burke County has applied for financial assistance from the NCDEQ Division of Water
Infrastructure to increase the capacity of this lift station. In addition, Burke County has applied for
assistance through the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program
offered by FEMA. If BRIC funding is received, it will be used to make the lift station more resilient
by raising the elevation of the critical equipment and the access road to above flood level.
Additionally, 2.4 million dollars has been included in the county's FY-24 recommended
budget to address collection system I & I and the issues with our Indian Hills pump Station.
. If you have any questions or if any additional information is needed, you may reach me at
828-764-9062 or email me at [e-mail]. Thank you for your patience and
consideration.
Sincerely, L ta
Mark Delehant, Director
Burke County General Services
110 N. Green Street
Morganton, NC 28655
Office - [phone]
Email - [e-mail]

Airport: Morganton/Lenoir (KMRN)
Rainfall from 4/1/2023 to 4/30/2023
Device Time
Rainfall Amount (inches)
4/27/2023 19:00
0.07
4/27/2023 20:00
0.15
4/27/2023 21:00
0.13
4/27/2023 22:00
0.21
4/27/2023 23:00
0.12
4/28/2023 0:00
0.13
4/28/2023 1:00
0.16
4/28/2023 2:001
0.33
4/28/2023 3:001
0.07
4/28/2023 4:001
0
1.37

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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
.$CCletary
RICHARD E. ROGERS. JR.
Director
Kenneth Bryan Steen, County Manager
Burke County General Services
PO Box 219
Morganton, NC 28680-0219
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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
May 12, 2023
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2023-DV-0222
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - April 2023
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00324
Burke County Collection System
Burke County
Dear Permittee:
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MAY 15 2023
COUNTY MANAGER
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Burke County General Services
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 (Mina) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202300745 4/28/2023 360 2711 Indian Hills Cir, Inflow and Infiltration, 11,000 0 Notice of Violation
Hickory, NC, 28601 Severe Natural
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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 Melanie Kemp with the Water Quality Section in
the Asheville Regional Office at 828-296-4500 or via email at melanie.kemp ncdenr.gov.
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Sincerely,
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Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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