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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
October 29, 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 ASSESS CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking Number: NOV-2018-DV-0299
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - September 2018
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00004
MSD Buncombe County Collection System
Buncombe County
Dear Permittee:
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:
Total Vol
Total
Surface
Incident
Start
Duration
Vol
Water
Number
Date
(Mlins)
Location
Cause
(Gals)
(Gals) DWR Action
201801419
9/5/2018
40
101 Westover Drive
Pipe Failure (Break)
97
97 Notice of Deficiency
201802536
9/21/2018
540
Line near Town
Pipe Failure (Break),
420,000
420,000 Notice of Violation
Branch- near Lab Corp
Severe Natural
7 McDowell St.
Condition
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2090 U.S. 70 Highway, Swannanoa, NC 28778
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Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Minn) Location Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals)
DWR Action
201802894 9/28/2018 20 Intersection of Roots 300 300 Notice of Violation
Brooklyn Rd. &
Hampton St. in Shiloh
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
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 Linda Wiggs with the Water Quality Section in the
Asheville Regional Office at 828-296-4500 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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G. Landon Davidson, P.G., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
2090 U.S. 70 Highway, Swannanoa, NC 28778
828-296-4500