WQCS00219_NOV-2019-DV-0124 and 0123_20190228

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ROY COOPER
66omor
MICHAEL & REGAN
Serrerary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Mector
Matthew Klein
Transylvania Utilities Inc
PO Box 240908
Charlotte, NC 28224
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NORTH CAROL iNA
Environmental Quality
February 28, 2019
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATIONS
Tracking Numbers: NOV-2019-DV-0123, NOV-2019-DV-0124
Sanitary Sewer Overflows — January & February 2019
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00219
Transylvania Collection System
Transylvania County
Dear Permittee:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Transylvania Utilities Inc 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 (Mins) Location
Cause
(Gals)
(Gals) DWR Action
201900195
1/23/2019 MH LS#8
Pump station
1,000
1,000 Notice of Violation
equipment failure
201900366
2/18/2019 16 Guwa Ct.
Pump station
2,000
2,000 Notice of Violation
equipment failure
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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 15
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 Timothy Heim 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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