WQCS00077_NOV-2024-DV-0403 Notice of Violation_20241002

October 2, 2024

Eric J Peterson, Town Manager
Town of Hillsborough
PO Box 429
Hillsborough, NC 27278-2131

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2024-DV-0403
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - August 2024
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00077
Hillsborough Collection System
Orange County

Dear Mr. Peterson:

The self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Town of Hillsborough 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
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202401452 8/8/2024 840 210 SOUTH CAMERON Severe Natural 237,750 237,750 Notice of Violation
STREET, Condition (Tropical Storm Debby)
HILLSBOROUGH _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202401455 8/8/2024 550 415 DIMMOCKS MILL Severe Natural 81,000 81,000 Notice of Violation
ROAD, HILLSBOROUGH Condition (Tropical Storm Debby) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202401456 8/8/2024 330 285 EXCHANGE PARK Severe Natural 49,500 49,500 Notice of Violation
LANE, HILLSBOROUGH Condition (Tropical Storm Debby) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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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 Kevin Fowler with the Water Quality Section in the
Raleigh Regional Office at 919-791-4261 or via email at [e-mail].

Sincerely,

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

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