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May 28, 2019
Ed Evans, Town of Blowing Rock
1036 Main St
Box 47 Blowing
RECEIVED/NCDEA/DWR
Blowing Rock, NC 28605
SUBJECT: Sanitary Sewer Overflows - March 2019 JUN 0 4 2019
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00142 ry
Blowing Rock Collection System Permitting Section
Watauga County
Dear Permittee:
A review has been conducted of the self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by
Town of Blowing Rock. This review has shown the Town of Blowing Rock to be in violation of the requirements
found in the subject permit and/or North Carolina G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1). The violations that occurred are
summarized below:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
201900545 3/7/2019 120 Crystal Lake Aerial Pipe Failure(Break) 200 200 No Further Action
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance. Please note
that the Division of Water Resources (DWR) began assessing civil penalties for severe and/or repeat SSOs
starting December 1, 2007. Enforcement decisions are based on volume spilled, volume reaching surface waters,
duration, gravity, impacts to public health, fish kills and other factors.
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If you should 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 [e-mail].
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Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
cc: Winston-Salem Regional Office - WQS File
Central Files, Water Quality Section
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