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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office 3800 Barrett Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
919.791.4200
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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
August 8, 2024
Terrell Blackmon, City Engineer
City of Henderson
PO Box 1434
Henderson, NC 27536
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION (NOV-2024-PC-0473)
Intent to Assess CIVIL PENALTIES
For Unauthorized Bypass
Henderson Water Reclamation Facility
NPDES Permit: NC0020559
Vance County
Dear Mr. Blackmon,
A review has been conducted of the self-reporting incident report submitted by Brandon Elliott.
The Division of Water Resources (DWR)’s Raleigh Regional Office concludes that the
unauthorized bypass violated G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1) and Permit Condition Part II Section C (4)
(c) of NPDES Permit NC0020559.
Specific activities in violation of State Law include the following:
Total Vol Total Surface Incident Start Vol Water Number Date Location Cause (Gals) (Gals)__________________________________________________________________ 202401160 7/18/2024 1646 W. Andrews Ave Loss of Power 374,000 374,000
Henderson, NC 27536 ________________________________________________________________
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above
noncompliance. Please note that the Division of Water Resources (DWR) began assessing civil
penalties for severe and/or repeat SSOs starting December 1, 2007. Enforcement decisions are
based on volume spilled, volume reaching surface waters, duration, gravity, impacts to public
health, fish kills and other factors.
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1611 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
919.707.9000
If you have any questions about this letter, please Kevin Fowler of the Raleigh Regional Office
at (919)791-4261
Sincerely,
Vanessa Manuel, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NC DEQ
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