NC0020664_NOV2024PC0302_20240513

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May 13, 2024

Scott Webber, Town Manager
Town of Spindale
Email: [e-mail]

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2024-PC-0302
Incident # 202400879
Unauthorized Bypass
Spindale WWTP
Permit No. NC0020664
County: Rutherford

Dear Mr. Webber:

A review has been conducted of the self-reported Bypass 5-Day Report submitted by Guy O’Connor (ORC) on
May 9, 2024. The Division’s Asheville Regional Office (ARO) concludes that the Metropolitan Sewerage District
violated Permit Condition Part II.C.4.c.1: Bypass from the treatment facility is prohibited and the Permit Issuing
Authority may take enforcement action against a Permittee for bypass.

Specific incident cited in the violation includes the following:
A 5,000-gallon unauthorized bypass occurred on May 9, 2024, where primary wastewater from the
influent bar screen reached land.

This Notice of Violation (NOV) is being issued for the noted violation of North Carolina General Statute (G.S.) 143-
215.1 and the facility’s NPDES Permit. Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the
above noncompliance and to prevent future noncompliance.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Lauren Armeni with the Water Quality Section of the
Asheville Regional Office at [phone] 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
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Guy O’Connor (ORC)
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