WQCS00039_NOVNOI2024DV0064_RESP1_20240213

16 South Main Street · P.O. Box 100 · Waynesville, NC 28786 Phone [phone] Fax [phone]
Web Address: www.waynesvillenc.gov
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Gary Caldwell, Mayor Robert W. Hites, Jr. Town Manager
Clarence “Chuck” Dickson, Mayor Pro Tem Martha Bradley, Town Attorney
Julia Freeman, Council Member
Jon Feichter, Council Member
Anthony Sutton, Council Member

February 13, 2024

Mr. Daniel Boss, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Asheville Regional Office

Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ASSESS CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking Number: NOV-2024-DV-0064
Permit No: WQCS00039
Incident No: 202400349
Waynesville Collection System
Haywood County
Daniel,
The Town of Waynesville collection system experienced a sanitary sewer overflow at 699
Access Road, Waynesville, N.C. The SSO had a total estimated volume of 42,300 gallons. This
sewer overflow correlates with incident# 202400377. This is an overflow that predates the larger
SSO at the same address. The information found in the response letter for incident# 202400377
will mirror this response. The sewer maintenance division has bypassed the overflow to our 24”
gravity sewer line adjacent to the SSO. The line that caused the overflow has been found to be
extremely old infrastructure that no staff present or past had knowledge of the location. We have
found that the infrastructure does belong to the Town of Waynesville and has no access points
for maintenance. This line was known from our predecessors as a force main. This is not the case
since the collection system is gravity with no pumps. Our staff did find one location that
appeared to have had an air release valve at some point but had been taken out of service and
removed. We are currently working with several contractors to have the “unknown” line located
and implement an expedited CIP for this line. This CIP will consist of locating, creating access
points as well as a long-term solution of rehabilitation or replacement. This overflow as well as
overflow incident #202400377 was unpreventable based on the previous facts of unknown
location and existence/ownership of this line.

Sincerely,
Jeff Stines
Director of Public Services
Town of Waynesville