WQCS00205_NOV-2018-DV-0077 NOI_20180308

State of North Carolina | Environmental Quality | Water Resources
2090 U.S. 70 Highway, Swannanoa, NC 28778
828-296-4500

CERTIFIED MAIL: 7017 1070 0000 1775 9705
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

March 08, 2018

Lawrence Ponder, Mayor
Town of Marshall
PO Box 548
Marshall, NC 28753-0548

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2018-DV-0077
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - March 2018
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00205
Marshall Collection System
Madison County

Dear Permittee:

A review has been conducted of the self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO’s) 5-Day Report/s submitted by
Town of Marshall. The Division’s Asheville Regional Office concludes that the Town of Marshall violated Permit
Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00205 by failing to effectively manage, maintain, and operate their collection
system so that there is no SSO (Sanitary Sewer Overflow) to the land or surface waters and the SSO constituted
making an outlet to waters of the State for purposes of G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1), for which a permit is required by
G.S. 143-215.1.

The Asheville Regional Office is providing the Town of Marshall an opportunity to provide evidence and justification
as to why the Town of Marshall should not be assessed a civil penalty for the violation(s) that are summarized
below:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
201800352 3/2/2018 420 Redmon Road Lift Inflow and Infiltration 2,000 2,000 Notice of Violation
Station _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

This Notice of Violation / Notice of Intent to Enforce (NOV/NOI) is being issued for the noted violation. Pursuant
to G.S. 143-215.6A, a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) may be assessed
against any person who violates or fails to act in accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of any
permit issued pursuant to G.S. 143-215.1.
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State of North Carolina | Environmental Quality | Water Resources
2090 U.S. 70 Highway, Swannanoa, NC 28778
828-296-4500

This office requests that you respond to this Notice, in writing, within 10 business days of its
receipt. In your response, you should address the causes of non-compliance, remedial actions, and all other
actions taken to prevent the recurrence of similar situations. The response to this correspondence will be
considered in this process. Enforcement decisions will also be based on volume spilled, volume reaching surface
waters, duration and gravity, impacts to public health, fish kills or recreational area closures. Other factors
considered in determining the amount of the civil penalty are the violator’s history of non-compliance, the cost of
rectifying the damage, whether the spill was intentional and whether money was saved by non-compliance.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Daniel Boss with the Water Quality Section in the
Asheville Regional Office at 828-296-4500 or via email at [e-mail].

Sincerely,

G. Landon Davidson, P.G., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ

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