WQCS00004_NOD2023DV0058_20230707

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July 7, 2023

Thomas E Hartye, PE
Metropolitan Sewerage District of Buncombe County North Carolina
Email: [e-mail]

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
Tracking Number: NOD-2023-DV-0058
Sanitary Sewer Overflows – June 2023
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00004
MSD Buncombe County Collection System
Buncombe County

Dear Permittee:

The self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by the Metropolitan Sewerage District of
Buncombe County North Carolina 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
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202300888 6/4/2023 15 138 Wellington St., Pipe Failure (Break) 36 36 Notice of Deficiency
Asheville
Manhole #67-60536 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Lauren Armeni with the Water Quality Section in the
Asheville Regional Office at 828-296-4667 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: LF
Ken Stines (ORC)

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