NC0020290_NOV2024PC0120_20240219

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ROY COOPER
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ELIZABETH S. B[SER
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NCHARD E. ROGERS,A
Director
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NORTH CAROLINA
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February 19, 2023
Russell Fox
Town of Burnsville
Email: [e-mail]
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Burnsville WWTP
Town of Burnsville
Tracking Number: NOV-2024-PC-0120
Incident No. 202400445
Permit No. NCO020290
Unauthorized Bypass
Dear Mr. Fox
On the morning of February 9, 2024 at approximately 8:00 AM, the gate valve in the bottom of the Secondary
Clarifier broke and closed, which halted the flow from the Aeration Basin to the Secondary Clarifier at the
Burnsville WWTP. This caused an unauthorized bypass of partially treated sewage into the Cane River (C;Tr; 7-3-
[13.7]) from the Burnsville WWTP. Paul Isenhour (ORC) contacted Daniel Boss (Asheville Regional Office, Division
of Water Resources, Assistant Regional Supervisor) in the afternoon of February 9, 2024 to report the incident.
The violation that occurred with summarized below:
Permit Condition
Violation Date
Description
Violation Type
Permit Condition Part
02/09/2024
Bypass of 2,700-3,600
Permit Condition Bypass
II.C.4.c.1:
Gallons of partially
Bypass from the treatment
treated sewage from the
facility is prohibited and the
aeration basin to the
Permit Issuing Authority may
secondary clarifier due
take enforcement action
to a valve failure.
against a Permittee for bypass.
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance. Please submit
a written response to this Notice of Violation. 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
in the response and include the steps that will be taken to prevent this type of illegal discharge from happening in
the future.
North Carolina Depart— of Environmental Qualhy l OlvUlonorWarer Resources
Ashcrille RNw-1 Office 12090 U,5. HII M INoah Carolina 28728
82&296,4.500

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If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Rachel Rose with the Water Quality Section in
the Asheville Regional Office at 828-296-4500 or via email at [e-mail].
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Paul Isenhour (ORC)
Sincerely,
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Daniel Boss, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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