WQCS00056_NOV-2024-DV-0241 Notice of Violation_20240523

May 23, 2024

Hank Raper, Town Manager
Town of Siler City
PO Box 769
Siler City, NC 27344

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2024-DV-0241
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - April 2024
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00056
Siler City Collection System
Chatham County

Dear Mr. Raper:

The self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Town of Siler City 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
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202400805 4/18/2024 12 53 John Emerson Rd, Other, Pipe Failure 5,000 200 Notice of Violation
Siler City, NC, 27344 (Break) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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.
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If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Kevin Fowler with the Water Quality Section in the
Raleigh Regional Office at 919-791-4200 or via email at [e-mail].

Sincerely,

Vanessa Manuel, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ

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