WQCS00004_NOV-2018-DV-0073 NOI_20180307

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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
March 07, 2018
Thomas E. Hartye, PE
Metropolitan Sewerage District of Buncombe County North Carolina
2028 Riverside Dr.
Asheville, NC 28804-3054
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking Number: NOV-2018-DV-0073
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - February 2018
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00004
MSD Buncombe County Collection System
Buncombe County
Dear Permittee:
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The self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5 -Day Report submitted by Metropolitan Sewerage District of
Buncombe County North Carolina 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:
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
2090 U.S. 70 Highway, Swannanoa, NC 28778
828-296-4500
Total Vol
Total
Surface
Incident
Start
Duration
Vol
Water
Number
Date
(Mins)
Location
Cause
(Gals)
(Gals)
DWR Action
201800185
2/4/2018
47
2028 Riverside Dr.
Pump station
20,000
15,000
Notice of Violation
equipment failure
201800238
2/11/2018
330
OLD RIVER RD
Severe Natural
5,400
3,000
Notice of Violation
Condition
201800315
2/20/2018
117
Arcadia Farm Rd
Pipe Failure (Break)
850
800
Notice of Violation
201800324
2/22/2018
102
230 Sandhill Rd
Roots
2,541
2,541
Notice of Violation
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
2090 U.S. 70 Highway, Swannanoa, NC 28778
828-296-4500

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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 10
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 Linda Wiggs with the Water Quality Section in the
Asheville Regional Office at 828-296-4500 or via email at [e-mail].
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G. Landon Davidson, P.G., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
2090 U.S. 70 Highway, Swannanoa, NC 28778
828-296-4500