NC0021547_NOV2024PC0076_20240123

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January 23, 2024

Amanda Owens, Town Manager
Town of Franklin
Email: [e-mail]

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2024-PC-0076
Incident # 202400057
Unauthorized Bypass
Permit No. NC0021547
County: Macon

Dear Ms. Owens:

A review has been conducted of the self-reported Bypass 5-Day Report submitted by Jason Hopkins (ORC) on
January 10, 2024. The Division’s Asheville Regional Office (ARO) concludes that the Town of Franklin violated
Permit Condition Part II.C.4.c.1: Bypass from the treatment facility is prohibited and the Permit Issuing Authority
may take enforcement action against a Permittee for bypass.

Specific incident cited in the violation includes the following:
A 175,000-gallon unauthorized bypass of secondary effluent from the manhole between the
secondary clarifiers and the chlorine contact chamber to the Little Tennessee River occurred on
January 9, 2024.

This Notice of Violation (NOV) is being issued for the noted violation of North Carolina General Statute (G.S.) 143-
215.1 and the facility’s NPDES Permit. Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the
above noncompliance and to prevent future noncompliance.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Lauren Armeni with the Water Quality Section of the
Asheville Regional Office at [phone] or via email at [e-mail].

Sincerely,

Daniel Boss, Acting Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Ec: Laserfiche
Jason Hopkins (ORC)
Bill Deal (Public Works Director)
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