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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQCSD0081_NOI_NOV2023DV0230_20230602ROY COOPER covernnr ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality Certified Mail # 7020 3160 0002 0860 6207 Return Receipt Requested June 2, 2023 Arnold E. Allred Town of Franklinville PO Box 277 Franklinville, NC 27248-0277 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY Tracking No.: NOV-2023-DV-0230 Sanitary Sewer Overflows - April 2023 Collection System Permit No. WQCSDO081 Franklinville Collection System Randolph County Dear Mr. Allred: A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by Town of Franklinville. The Division's Winston-Salem Regional Office concludes that the Town of Franklinville violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCSDO081 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 Winston-Salem Regional Office is providing the Town of Franklinville an opportunity to provide evidence and justification as to why the Town of Franklinville 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 (Mips) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action 202300650 4/6/2023 220 4606 Ogles Creek St, Inflow and Infiltration 5,000 5,000 Notice of Intent Ramseur, NC, 27316 ' Non, Carolina oepen—ofEnvtromnernal Quality I Ellnsionof Water Resources o�� Winsloa-Saiem Regional Off 1 450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suit, 3001 Wlnstan-Salem, North Carolina 271CS 33'TJb.9&00 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 Ron Boone with the Water Quality Section in the Winston-Salem Regional Office at 336-776-9800 or via email at ron.boone@deq.nc.gov. Sincerely, Docu Siiggned by: L uti l . Jn lAts 1.49E225C94EA... Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Winston-Salem Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ NorthcardinaoepenmeD[F'L 'tro Wernal Quality bad,S of Water Resources Winston-Saiem 0.eglanal Off � 450 West Hanes Mill Roaq Suitc 300 I WIns tan -Salem, North Carallna 2770S 33h.7]6.9800