WQCSD0349_NOV2020DV0478_0479_20201103

CERTIFIED MAIL #: 7020 1290 0001 1766 9238
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

November 03, 2020
Randy Banks
Mountain Air Utilities Corp.
PO Box 1037
Burnsville, NC 28714

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATIONS
Tracking Number: NOV-2020-DV-0478, NOV-2020-DV-0479
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - September 2020, October 2020
Collection System Permit No. WQCSD0349
Mountain Air Utilities Corp.
Yancey County

Dear Permittee:

The self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Reports submitted by Mountain Air Utilities Corp. 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
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202002641 9/8/2020 4,800 PS #8 & PS #14 Pump station 1000 500 Notice of Violation
equipment failure _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202002839 10/25/2020 210 PS# 13 Pump station 400 200 Notice of Violation
equipment failure _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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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 Violations. 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 Timothy Heim with the Water Quality Section in
the Asheville Regional Office at 828-296-4500 or via email at [e-mail].

Sincerely,

Daniel Boss, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ

Ec: Asheville Regional Office - WQS File
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