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Home My WebLink AboutWQ0003299_Notice of Violation_20240221 (7) I. . •os a ervice CERTIFIED MAIL® RECEIPT r Domestic Mail Only - For delivery information,visit our website at www.usps.com-. 3 Certified Mail Fee $ — Extra Services&Fees(check box,add fee as appropriate) 72? Return Receipt(hardcopy) 3 0 Return Receipt(electronic) )081 0 Certified Mail Restricted Delivery $ ifiere 3 0 Adult Signature Required 3 '74 0 Adult Signature Restricted Delivery$ 3 Postage $ r Totu TOWN OF RANLO $ 1624 SPENCER MOUNTAIN ROAD Sen GASTONIA NC 28054 3 "iie ATTN:JONATHAN BLANTON,TOWN MGR. City dwr/jh 2/21/24 - A receipt(this portion of the Certified Mail label). for an electronic return receipt,see a retail I A unique identifier for your mailpiece. associate for assistance.To receive a duplicate I Electronic verification of delivery or attempted return receipt for no additional fee,present this delivery. 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NORTH CAROLINA Director Environmental Quality Certified Mail # 7022 0410 0000 7789 5794 Return Receipt Requested February 21, 2024 Jonathan D Blanton, Manager Town Town of Ranlo 1624 Spencer Mountain Rd Gastonia, NC 28054 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION Tracking Number: NOV-2024-DV-0126 Sanitary Sewer Overflows - January 2024 Collection System Permit No. WQCS00381 Ranlo Collection System Gaston County Dear Mr. Blanton: The self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Town of Ranlo 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 202400094 1/9/2024 60 120 DUFF STREET, Grease,Inflow and 1,500 0 Notice of Violation GASTONIA,NC,28054 Infiltration,Severe Winter Storm 2024 Natural Condition ""'D E V North Carolina Diepmnxnt of Ernkonmmhl Quality I DNlsbn of Water Resources ' ^^„ .„„ Mooresvllle Regional Oftice 610 East Curter Avmua Sune 301 I Mooressllk.North Carolina 28115 •�'� 704 663.1699 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. Regarding the SSO's that occurred on January 9 & 10, 2024, and in keeping with the Governor's Executive Order No. 300, which declared a statewide state of emergency for the Severe Weather Event that occurred, the Division of Water Resources is utilizing its enforcement discretion and only issuing a Notice of Violation for events that noted'Severe Natural Conditions'as contributing to SSO's on those dates. No Additional response to the Division is necessary for events that occurred within those dates. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Joanna Harbison with the Water Quality Regional Operations Section in the Mooresville Regional Office at 704-663-1699 or via email at joanna.harbison@deq.nc.gov. Sincerely, DoeuSigned by: F161F869A2D84A3... Andrew H. Pitner, P.G., Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Mooresville Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ Cc: Regional Office - WQS File/Laserfiche Central Files, Water Quality Section iblanton@townofranlo.orq D w:y North Carolina Department of Environmental Avenu I iieision of Water Rlle,No es MooresNlk Regional O(Oce 610 East Cenn:Avenue,Suite 301 Mocxeevilk,Noah Carob.28II5 e..r.i�.'L..�.r 704.(>631044 Laserhche °�"�°'°�' FEB 2 8 2024 OWNo -,• .. TOWN OF RANLO M00_ jell,. 'NAL ORICe 1�/- •; EST. "".1965 '�,• � 1624 Spencer Mountain Road QA N V- Ranlo,North Carolina 28054 RANLO 1►TT O Joanna Harbison,North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Mooresville Regional Office 610 East Center Avenue Suite 301 Mooresville, NC,North Carolina 28115 February 26, 2024 Dear Ms. Harbison: The Town of Ranlo is in receipt of your February 21, 2024, correspondence regarding the Notice of Violation(Tracking Number NOV-2024-DV-0126). Remedial action was immediately taken upon discovery of the sewer lift-station overflow on January 9, 2024. Due to the Severe Weather Event which cause Governor's Executive Order No.300 declaring a statewide emergency of January 961,1061 2024, the system was not able to keep up with the amount of inflow that we received and that was received statewide. As this was an unforeseeable event and one that the Town immediately addressed, we are requesting that no civil penalty be issued. Thank you for your assistance in this matter and please let us know if there is any additional information we can provide in this matter. Sincerely, Charlie Hansen Town Manager Ranlo,North Carolina