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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQCS00007_NOV and Intent to Assess_20190305P'0y COOPER Cr rnar MICHAEL S. REGAN 5eewary LMA CULPEPPER Dior NORTH CAROUNA Enidronmentulftur lftY CERTIFIED MAIL: 7018 0040 0000 4771 5116 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED March 05, 2019 Marion I Noland Fayetteville Public Works Commission PO Box 1089 Fayetteville, NC 28302-1089 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY Tracking No.: NOV-2019-DV-0127 Sanitary Sewer Overflows - January 2019 Collection System Permit No. WQCS00007 PWC/Fayetteville Collection System Cumberland County Dear Permittee: A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by Fayetteville Public Works Commission. The Division's Fayetteville Regional Office concludes that the Fayetteville Public Works Commission violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00007 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 Fayetteville Regional Office is providing the Fayetteville Public Works Commission an opportunity to provide evidence and justification as to why the Fayetteville Public Works Commission 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 201900178 1/20/2019 88 3361 Footbridge Lane - Grease 4,400 4,400 Notice of Violation manhole in street 201900179 1/20/2019 129 3310 South Peak Drive Other 2,150 2,000 Notice of Violation - manhole outside of pavement North Carobna Department ofEw&vnmentslIZvaly I Divis n of WateT remulses Fay=tte l e Ft- a anal Dfil"im I _"B areen Street, SUke T14 I Fayettev;t a Tivrtt � a 2 D1 rm,�, a1f)-4�8-at�d3 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 Chad Turlington with the Water Quality Section in the Fayetteville Regional Office at 910-433-3300 or via email at chad.turlington@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, 3. Trent Allen, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Fayetteville Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ Cc: Fayette_v_ille Regional Office — (CT) PERCS_ Unit Pd�srt#� ry icaa Dip rtraentrsf Ere�r�rvnrn nt�l sai2v I gai n of Water Re—at—ms w Fa stt=xale Regons3Off e 1 Circe-n Stre-si, Safte 714 1 F tts 411 North �aro4ims r.3301 �sei'"'k..ea�r 59.E-et s3-49