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Home My WebLink AboutWQCS00018_NOV and Intent to Assess_20190403 ROY COOPER MICHAEL S.REOANLIN fs�e�rE A.CULPEPPER Etev1 ontne r;tQteTty APR 29 2 Wr 019 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED-CERTIFIED MAIL: 7013 1710 0002 1922 1425 P®r" •Jn9 Se�tio,, April 03, 2019 Brad Corcoran, City Manager City of Eden PO Box 70 Eden, NC 27289-0070 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION &INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY Tracking No.: NOV-2019-DV-0179 Sanitary Sewer Overflows - February 2019 Collection System Permit N'o. WQCS00018 -Eden Collection System Rockingham 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 Eden. The Division's Winston-Salem Regional Office concludes that the City of Eden violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00018 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 Winston-Salem Regional Office is providing the City of Eden an opportunity to provide evidence and justification as to why the City of Eden 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 201900418 2/23/2019 797 699 Lake Street- Inflow and 17,000 17,000 Notice of Intent Covenant Branch PS Infiltration, Severe Natural Condition Borth Caro5ns Dspartment ofE nvronments,Quai�ty i Dix�sbn of ftter Resod mes IIEW t4'instsn-Wern Rego nai Offica I dt+"e�-t gses? a ins a to� � (k.as rm, ,errs,it �artr rya 271 �rt"s 33S-776-ESOO Total Vol Total Surface Incident. Start Duration Vol Water Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action 201900419 2/23/2019 770 11540 NC Hwy Inflow and 9,300 9,300 Notice of Intent 770-Railroad Pump Infiltration,Severe Station Natural Condition 201900421 2/23/2019 779 409 New Street-New Inflow and 6,000 6,000 Notice of Intent Street Pump Station Infiltration, Severe Natural Condition 201900430 2/24/2019 1,181 343 W Kings Hwy Inflow and 20,000 20,000 Notice of Intent Infiltration, Severe Natural Condition 201900431 2/24/2019 1,179 636 Valley Inflow and 50,000 50,000 Notice of Intent Drive-Inverted Siphon Infiltration,Severe Natural Condition 201900432 2/24/2019 813 1323 Washington Inflow and 15,000 15,000 Notice of Intent Street Infiltration,Severe Natural Condition 201900487 2/28/2019 98 South of 536 South Debris in line, Roots 2,000 2,000 Notice of Intent Fieldcrest Road 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 Ron Boone with the Water Quality Section in the Winston-Salem Regional Office at 336-776-9800 or via email at roh.boone@ncdenr.aov.. Sincerely, 1 C DocuSiigfned by,l tJMQC1' Lon i5B49E2 5C94 Snider,Xssistant Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Winston-Salem Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ cc: Winston-Salem Regional Office -WQS File Central Files, Water Quality Section (D_W R.PERCS-Unit W.i�� Y4xt ratans,€��arttr st�fi=_nv sara�a=s�zsi �alety I Di dsiort of inter Resources 1S�a aeva�rc a rsf{?f r I 450WeAHSft-.S&"A R00,Wle3ZO I WiftZMa- eta.Uonh Cafo5ns 27105 ROY COOPER Governer . p (�EcavL- MICHAEL S.ItEGAN - +� � fvf?/®shy s r y APR i D CJLP`PPE2 NORTH 4Ut ¢rtty 2 20>9 ea ��rmit'Ang Se tprl CERTIFIED MAIL: 7013 1710 00.02 1922 1333 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED April 02, 2019 Steven Drew, Operations Division Manager City of Greensboro 2602 S Elm -Eugene St Greensboro, NC 27406-9787 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION &INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY Tracking No.: NOV-2019-DV-0171 Sanitary Sewer Overflows - January 2019 Collection System Permit No. WQCS00006 Greensboro Collection System - Guilford 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 Greensboro. The Division's Winston-Salem Regional Office concludes that the City of Greensboro violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00006 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 Winston-Salem Regional Office is providing the City of Greensboro an opportunity to provide evidence and justification as to why the City of Greensboro 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 201900014 1/2/2019 45 3802 Gilmore Drive Grease 75 25 No Further Action 201900046 1/1/2019 407 3900 Kipling Drive Grease 3,500 3,500 Notice of Intent 201900096 1/8/2019 40 510 N Elam Ave Roots 300 300 Notice of Violation Yost? ;�sr�:�n8 ST�atr�at c+fi�ee�Krurrneata3�uas�� I i3s+�s�i�+�f�'.'st�f8¢seas�s W1 inswn�Wem Regional Of foe 1450 West Hsoes%U2 ftsd,suite SZO (wins'tosavWem,.uorOl Cafo��27105 33s 77u 3 0 Total Vol Total Surface incident Start Duration Vol Water Number Date (Mina) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action 201900165 1/16/2019 11 2305 Pisgah Church Rd Other 1,000 1,000 Notice of Violation 201900167 1/17/2019 42 3817 Raintree Dr Roots 2,500 2,500 Notice of Intent 201900184 1/20/2019 53 1201 Battleground Ave. Grease 2,500 2,500 Notice of Intent 201900240 1/26/2019 143 2507 Grimsley St Roots 800 800 Notice of Violation 201900241 1/26/2019 35 3815 Obriant Place Debris in line 200 200 No Further Action 201900249 1/28/2019 37 3824 Obriant Place Debris in line 300 300 Notice of Violation 201900262 1/24/2019 30 Manhole at intersection Roots 1,500 1,500 Notice of Violation of Wedgedale Ave and - Kirby Dr 201900276 1/30/2019 28 3701 W Market Street Pipe Failure(Break) 600 600 No Further Action 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. ' North Carona Department of Env4-mmentaJQuaJ4, I Dirise of Water Resources 4�:n n rra a? r a office( t st Penes i 'I Road,State; I gain rasa;efn,hoe. roa"271 33R=r 7&- II�3 If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Ron Boone with the Water Quality Section in the Winston-Salem Regional Office at 336-776-9800 or via email at ron.booneCa- ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, CDocuSigned by: ' eti -T sMaC- .49EMC94EA... Lon T. 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