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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
March 14, 2019
Jonathan Cannon, Administrator Zoning
City of Saluda
PO Box 248
Saluda, NC 28773-0248
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2019-DV-0145 & NOV-2019-DV-0146
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - February 2019
Collection System Permit No. WQCSDO059
City of Saluda Collection System
Polk County
Dear Permittee:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by
City of Saluda. The Division's Asheville Regional Office concludes that the City of Saluda violated Permit Condition I
(2) of Permit No. WQCSDO059 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 City of Saluda an opportunity to provide evidence and justification as
to why the City of Saluda should not be assessed a civil penalty for the violation(s) that are summarized below:
NOV-2019-DV-0145:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
201900394 2/21/2019 180 Pearson Falls Rd., 100 Debris in line, Inflow 14,110 14,110 Notice of Violation
yards from US 76 and Infiltration
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NOV-2019-DV-0146:
Incident Start
Number Date
Duration
(Mips) Location Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals)
DWR Action
201900477 2/28/2019 92 Pearson Falls Rd. 100 Debris in line 276 276 Notice of Violation
yards from US-76
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 (electronic format is acceptable),
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 Mikal Willmer with the Water Quality Section in the
Asheville Regional Office at 828-296-4500 or via email at [e-mail].
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Jonathan Cannon -Town Manager
Sincerely,
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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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