WQCS00004_Multiple NODs from 2023_20240325

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March 25, 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 – January 2023, February 2023, March 2023, and April 2023
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
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202300068 1/12/2023 10 8 Regent Park Blvd., Roots 200 200 Notice of Deficiency
Asheville NOD-2024-DV-0025
Manhole #68-14630
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202300191 2/01/2023 15 12 Knauth Rd., Debris in line 200 200 Notice of Deficiency
Asheville NOD-2024-DV-0026
Manhole #39-41061 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202300243 2/7/2023 35 9 Azalea Rd., Debris in line 195 195 Notice of Deficiency
Arden NOD-2024-DV-0027
Manhole #46-391035 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202300582 3/30/2023 8 2542 Hendersonville Rd., Debris in line 15 15 Notice of Deficiency
Arden NOD-2024-DV-0028
Manhole #19-77079 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202300599 4/4/2023 75 401 Caribou Rd., Roots 135 135 Notice of Deficiency
Asheville NOD-2024-DV-0029
Manhole #7-12203 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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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: Laserfiche
Ken Stines (ORC)

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