WQCS00004_Multiple NOVs from 2023_20240326

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March 26, 2024

Thomas E Hartye, PE
Email: [e-mail]

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: Multiple NOV #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 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
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 202300198 1/27/2023 25 21 Clinton St., Debris in line 800 800 Notice of Violation Weaverville NOV-2024-DV-0175 Manhole # 63-21117
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202300237 2/7/2023 15 25 Hampstead Rd., Pipe Failure (break) 363 363 Notice of Violation
Asheville NOV-2024-DV-0176
Manhole #37-114103 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202300255 2/9/2023 6 810 Old Marshall Hwy., Power outage 2,076 2,076 Notice of Violation
Asheville NOV-2024-DV-0177 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202300468 3/3/2023 15 120 Hidden Falls Dr., Pipe failure (break) 6,000 6,000 Notice of Violation
Asheville NOV-2024-DV-0178
Manhole #18-36994 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202300598 4/4/2023 60 244 Waynesville Ave., Pipe failure (break) 306 306 Notice of Violation
Asheville NOV-2024-DV-0179
Manhole #68-14505 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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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(s)
in the response. The submittal will be considered in determining whether the Division will assess a civil penalty for
the cited violations.

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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