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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQCS00171_NOV-2018-DV-0284_20181010ROY COOPER NORTH CAROLINA Gal:srreQr Eevirnwmentpl Quff1fry NffCI EL _ REGAN L=A CI.-LPEPPER In.sriFn Diracmr CERTIFIED MAIL: 7016 1370 0000 2595 6989 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED October 10, 2018 Andy Lucas Greater Badin Water & Sewer District 1000 N 1st St Ste 12 Albemarle, NC 28001 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY Tracking No.: NOV-2018-DV-0284 Sanitary Sewer Overflows - August 2018 Collection System Permit No. WQCS00171 Greater Badin Collection System Stanly County Dear Mr. Lucas: A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by Greater Badin Water & Sewer District. The Division's Mooresville Regional Office concludes that the Greater Badin Water & Sewer District violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00171 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 Mooresville Regional Office is providing the Greater Badin Water & Sewer District an opportunity to provide evidence and justification as to why the Greater Badin Water & Sewer District should not be assessed a civil penalty for the violation(s) that are summarized below: D_EQ YeysT.K1 NFrc.ae.�W G1Wf� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301, Mooresville, NC 28115 704-663-1699 Incident Start Number Date Duration (Minn) Location Cause Total Vol Total Surface Vol Water (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action 201801163 8/3/2018 108 West Badin P.S. - at Severe Natural 6,500 6,500 Notice of Intent Lincoln and Sherman St. Condition 201802888 8/3/2018 244 241 Deese St Inflow and 1,000 1,000 Notice of Violation Infiltration, Severe Natural Condition 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. 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 Lon Snider with the Water Quality Section in the Mooresville Regional Office at 704-663-1699 or via email at lon.snider@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, EA DocuSigned by: 4.4" H P44.,e4 F161FB69A2D84A3... for W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Mooresville Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ Cc: Mooresville Regional Office - WQS File Central Files, Water Quality Section D-EQ A NFn�w�e�W G1Wf� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301, Mooresville, NC 28115 704-663-1699