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State of North Carolina | Environmental Quality | Water Resources
2090 U.S. 70 Highway, Swannanoa, NC 28778
828-296-4500
February 09, 2018
Sidney Harrison
Town of Hot Springs
PO Box 218
Hot Springs, NC 28743-0218
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2018-PC-0038
Permit No. NC0049620
Hot Springs Housing Authority WWTP
Madison County
Dear Permittee:
The North Carolina Division of Water Resources conducted an inspection of the Hot Springs Housing Authority
WWTP on January 26, 2018. This inspection was conducted to verify that the facility is operating in compliance
with the conditions and limitations specified in NPDES WW Permit No. NC0049620. A summary of the findings
and comments noted during the inspection are provided in the enclosed copy of the inspection report.
The Compliance Evaluation inspection was conducted by Division of Water Resources staff from the Asheville
Regional Office. The following violation(s) were noted during the inspection:
Inspection Area Description of Violation _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sand Filters (Low rate) Broken distribution line. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sand Filters (Low rate) Excessive vegetation on the sand filter surface. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Septic Tank Possibly clogged dosing syphons. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sand Filters (Low rate) There are 4 distribution lines to the sand filter and it appeared that only one of those was
receiving flow. The one line that appeared to be working had a lot of ponding around it. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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State of North Carolina | Environmental Quality | Water Resources
2090 U.S. 70 Highway, Swannanoa, NC 28778
828-296-4500
Remedial actions should have already been taken to correct this problem and prevent further occurrences in the
future. The Division of Water Resources may pursue enforcement action for this and any additional violations of
State law.
To prevent further action, please respond in writing to this office within 30 days upon your receipt of this Notice
of Violation regarding your plans or measures to be taken to address the indicated violations and other identified
issues, if applicable.
If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Daniel Boss with the Water Quality
Regional Operations Section in the Asheville Regional Office at 828-296-4500.
Sincerely,
G. Landon Davidson, P.G., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
ATTACHMENTS
Cc: WQS ARO Server
NPDES Laserfiche
20180209_NC0049620_NOV2018PC0038.rtf
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