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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQCSD0389_NOV-2017-DV-0314 NOI_20171215 State of North Carolina | Environmental Quality | Water Resources 2090 U.S. 70 Highway, Swannanoa, NC 28778 828-296-4500 CERTIFIED MAIL #: 7016 1370 0001 6572 2376 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED December 15, 2017 Kenneth B Geathers, Jr, Manager Town Town of Rutherford College PO Box 406 Rutherford College, NC 28671 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY Tracking Number: NOV-2017-DV-0314 Sanitary Sewer Overflows - November 2017 Collection System Permit No. WQCSD0389 Rutherford College Town-USDA Burke County Dear Permittee: The self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Town of Rutherford College 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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 201701701 11/30/2017 unknown PS #2 btwn MH 18 Pipe Failure (Break) 50,000 8,000 Notice of Violation &19 Force Main break Azalea Drive PS _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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. DocuSign Envelope ID: A6A0F13C-A142-4AC7-91CF-3DC54054B2CC State of North Carolina | Environmental Quality | Water Resources 2090 U.S. 70 Highway, Swannanoa, NC 28778 828-296-4500 If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Linda Wiggs with the Water Quality Section in the Asheville Regional Office at 828-296-4500 or via email at linda.wiggs@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, G. Landon Davidson, P.G., Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Asheville Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ Cc: Asheville Regional Office - WQS File Central Files, Water Quality Section DocuSign Envelope ID: A6A0F13C-A142-4AC7-91CF-3DC54054B2CC