WQCS00135_Notice of Violation_20240925

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MARY PENNY KELLEY
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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
September 25, 2024
Aaron Wilson Wike
Town of Taylorsville
67 Main Ave Dr
Taylorsville, NC 28681
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2024-DV-0372
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - August 2024
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00135
Taylorsville Collection System
Alexander County
Dear Mr. Wilke:
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. Regarding SSOs that occurred on August 8 & 9, 2024, and in keeping with the
Governor's Executive Order No. 311, 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 SSOs on those dates. No additional
response to the Division is necessary for events that occurred within those dates.
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
202401524 8/8/2024 240 1428 Paul Payne Store Inflow and Infiltration, 16,000 16,000 Notice of Violation
rd, Taylorsville NC Severe Natural Tropical Storm Debby
Condition
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Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 1 Mooresville, North Caroltna 28115
704.663,1699

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
0oanna.harbison(a.deg.nc.gov.
Sincerely,
EA
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Andrew H. Pitner, P.G., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 1 Mooresville, North Carolina 26115
704.663.1699