WQCS00135_NOV-2024-DV-0298_20240717

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Aaron Wilson Wike
Town of Taylorsville
67 Main Ave Dr
Taylorsville, NC 28681
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
July 17, 2024
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2024-DV-0298
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - June 2024
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00135
Taylorsville Collection System
Alexander County
Dear Mr. Wike:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Town of Taylorsville 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 (Mips) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202401077 6/18/2024 50 93 Old Mountain Rd, Pump station 1,250 1,250 Notice of Violation
Hiddenite, 28636 equipment failure
Statesville Pallet PS
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: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 1 Mooresville, North Carolina 25115
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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 Joanna Harbison with the Water Quality Section in
the Mooresville Regional Office at 704-663-1699 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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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
Central Files, Water Quality Section
Irobinette@)taylorsvillenc.com
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: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 1 Mooresville, North Carolina 25115
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