WQCS00055_NOV-2024-DV-0405 Notice of Intent_20241004

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October 04, 2024

Terrell Blackmon, City Engineer
City of Henderson
PO Box 1434
Henderson, NC 27536-1434

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2024-DV-0405
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - August 2024
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00055
Henderson Collection System
Vance County

Dear Mr. Blackmon:

A review has been conducted of the self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO’s) 5-Day Report/s submitted by
City of Henderson. The Division’s Raleigh Regional Office concludes that the City of Henderson violated Permit
Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00055 by failing to effectively manage, maintain, and operate their collection
system so that there is no SSO (Sanitary Sewer Overflow) to the land or surface waters and the SSO constituted
making an outlet to waters of the State for purposes of G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1), for which a permit is required by
G.S. 143-215.1.

The Raleigh Regional Office is providing the City of Henderson an opportunity to provide evidence and justification
as to why the City of Henderson should not be assessed a civil penalty for the violation(s) that are summarized
below:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202401342 8/3/2024 480 482 ROCK MILL ROAD, Inflow and Infiltration 24,000 24,000 Notice of Violation -
HENDERSON, 27537 Notice of Intent _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202401586 8/8/2024 720 1416 ROCK MILL ROAD, Severe Natural 18,000 18,000 Notice of Violation
HENDERSON Condition (Tropical Storm Debby) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202401587 8/8/2024 480 51 VANCE ACADEMY Severe Natural 12,000 12,000 Notice of Violation
ROAD, HENDERSON Condition (Tropical Storm Debby) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202401588 8/8/2024 1,560 482 ROCK MILL ROAD, Severe Natural 78,000 78,000 Notice of Violation
HENDERSON Condition (Tropical Storm Debby) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202401613 8/8/2024 630 Alexander Ave / Willow Severe Natural 3,150 3,150 Notice of Violation
Lane Condition (Tropical Storm Debby) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202401614 8/8/2024 660 208 EAST ROCKSPRING Severe Natural 5,600 5,600 Notice of Violation
STREET, HENDERSON Condition (Tropical Storm Debby) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202401615 8/8/2024 660 N. Pinkston St./Farrar Severe Natural 10,500 5,250 Notice of Violation
Ave. Condition (Tropical Storm Debby) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202401616 8/8/2024 660 Neathery Severe Natural 8,400 8,400 Notice of Violation
Condition (Tropical Storm Debby) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202401617 8/8/2024 330 Green Acres 1 S Severe Natural 6,600 6,600 Notice of Violation
Pinkston St Condition (Tropical Storm Debby) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202401618 8/8/2024 330 Bridgers Street Severe Natural 1,980 1,980 Notice of Violation
Condition (Tropical Storm Debby) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

This Notice of Violation / Notice of Intent to Enforce (NOV/NOI) is being issued for the noted violation. Pursuant
to G.S. 143-215.6A, a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) may be assessed
against any person who violates or fails to act in accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of any
permit issued pursuant to G.S. 143-215.1.

This office requests that you respond to this Notice, in writing, within 10 business days of its
receipt. In your response, you should address the causes of non-compliance, remedial actions, and all other
actions taken to prevent the recurrence of similar situations. The response to this correspondence will be
considered in this process. Enforcement decisions will also be based on volume spilled, volume reaching surface
waters, duration and gravity, impacts to public health, fish kills or recreational area closures. Other factors
considered in determining the amount of the civil penalty are the violator’s history of non-compliance, the cost of
rectifying the damage, whether the spill was intentional and whether money was saved by non-compliance.
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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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