WQCS00109_Notice of Violation_20241014

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Director Environmental Quality
October 14, 2024
Kimberly T Pickett, Manager Town
Town of Benson
PO Box 69
Benson, NC 27504-0069
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2024-DV-0396
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - August 2024
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00109
Benson Collection System
Johnston County
Dear Permittee:
A review has been conducted of the self reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's), and a 5 Day Report/s has not
been submitted by Town of Benson for the incidents indicated below. The Division's Raleigh Regional Office
concludes that Town of Benson violated Permit Condition IV (2) of Permit No. WQCS00109 by failing to file a 5-Day
spill report. 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 (Minn) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202401499 8/8/2024 315 NORTH WALL Severe Natural 9,500 9,500 Notice of Violation
STREET, BENSON Condition Tropical Storm Debby
202401521 8/8/2024 315 NORTH WALL Severe Natural 4,000 4,000 Notice of Violation
STREET, BENSON Condition Tropical Storm Debby
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office 13800 Barren Drive I Raleigh,North Carolina 27609
919.791.4200

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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 Tanvir Pasha with the Water Quality Section in the
Raleigh Regional Office at 919-791-4200 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
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Vanessa E. Manuel, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office 13800 Barrett Ddve I Raleigh,North Carolina 27609
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