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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQCSD0775_NOV-2023-DV-0384 Notice of Intent_20231107 Certified Mail # 7020 3160 0000 4115 0363 Return Receipt Requested November 07, 2023 James Kane Th Property Owner 9 LP 400 Galleria Pkwy Se Ste 1450 Atlanta, GA 30339-5989 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY Tracking No.: NOV-2023-DV-0384 Sanitary Sewer Overflows - October 2023 Collection System Permit No. WQCSD0775 4712 Dansey Drive Wake County Dear Mr. Kane: A review has been conducted of the self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO’s) 5-Day Report/s submitted by Th Property Owner 9 LP. The Division’s Raleigh Regional Office concludes that the Th Property Owner 9 LP violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCSD0775 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 Th Property Owner 9 LP an opportunity to provide evidence and justification as to why the Th Property Owner 9 LP 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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 202301473 10/18/2023 1,252 4716 DANSEY DRIVE, Pipe Failure (Break), 3,416 3,416 Notice of Violation RALEIGH, 27616 Vandalism _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DocuSign Envelope ID: B9B200F7-9377-4BBE-9390-3D0AB9C65A52 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 Kevin Fowler with the Water Quality Section in the Raleigh Regional Office at 919-791-4200 or via email at kevin.fowler@deq.nc.gov. Sincerely, Vanessa Manuel, Assistant Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Raleigh Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ Cc: Laserfische DocuSign Envelope ID: B9B200F7-9377-4BBE-9390-3D0AB9C65A52