WQCS00004_Multiple NODs from 2022_20240319

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March 19, 2024

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

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
Tracking Number: Multiple NOD #s (see below)
Sanitary Sewer Overflows – March 2022, August 2022, September 2022, December 2022
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00004
MSD Buncombe County Collection System
Buncombe County

Dear Permittee:

The self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Reports 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
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202200402 3/15/2022 60 90 Dover St., Other (debris in line) 200 200 Notice of Deficiency
Asheville NOD-2022-DV-0071
Manhole #37-1379
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202201315 8/19/2022 60 236 Beaverdam Rd., Roots 240 240 Notice of Deficiency
Asheville NOD-2022-DV-0072
Manhole #59-422803 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202201355 8/26/2022 120 279 Chunns Cove Rd., Pipe failure (break) 100 100 Notice of Deficiency
Asheville NOD-2022-DV-0073
Manhole #46-391035 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202201355 9/14/2022 60 28 Crestwood Lane, Pipe failure (break) 600 600 Notice of Deficiency
Asheville NOD-2023-DV-0009
Manhole #42-16843 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202201799 12/13/2022 95 1 Griffing Circle, Pipe failure (break) 700 700 Notice of Deficiency
Asheville NOD-2023-DV-0010
Manhole #42-16843 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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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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