WQCS00125_NOV-2019-DV-0327 Response_20190909

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To whom it may concern,
The Town of Mount Pleasant experienced an SSO from our Summer street pump
station on 6-2-2019. This station is a dry pit station with suction lift pumps and air
discharge lines for priming. On this day the air discharge piping failed due to heat from a
pump loosing prime and allowed the wastewater to be discharged out the door of the
station and onto the ground. This continued until the second pump lost its prime causing
the wetwell to rise to the alarm float alerting on call personnel.
Repair equipment and parts were on hand to quickly repair the station and get
both pumps back online and primed. There is no telemetry alert for loss of prime due to
the age of the station (60+ years old). This station may be replaced in the future as part of
a consolidation/gravity main. The spill was quickly contained and a small amount of
debris were removed from the area and lime was applied. If there are any questions
related to this spill feel free to contact our Public Works Dept.
Sincerely,
T. Justin Stallings
Public Works Director
Town of Mount Pleasant NC
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8590.Park Drive : PO Box 787 : Mount Pleasant; North Carolina 28124 : tel. [phone] : fax [phone]
Website: www.mtpleasantnc.org Email: [e-mail]

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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
W Del Eudy, Mayor
Town of Mount Pleasant
PO Box 787
Mount Pleasant, NC 28124-0787
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August 22, 2019
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY.
Tracking No.: NOV-2019-DV-0327
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - June 2019
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00125
Mount Pleasant Collection System
Cabarrus County
Dear Mr. Eudy:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by
Town of Mount Pleasant. The Division's Mooresville Regional Office concludes that the Town of Mount Pleasant
violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00125 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 in,
and the
SSO constituted making an outlet to waters of the State for purposes of G.S. 143-215.1(4)(1), for which a permit
is required by G.S. 143-215.1.
The Mooresville Regional Office is providing the Town of Mount Pleasant an opportunity to provide evidence and
justification as to why the Town of Mount Pleasant should not be assessed a civil penalty for the violation(s) that
arP summarized below:
Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mins) Location
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
201900991 6/2/2019 Summer St Pump Pump station Notice of Violation
Station equipment failure Intent to Enforce
August 22, 2019
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY.
Tracking No.: NOV-2019-DV-0327
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - June 2019
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00125
Mount Pleasant Collection System
Cabarrus County
Dear Mr. Eudy:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by
Town of Mount Pleasant. The Division's Mooresville Regional Office concludes that the Town of Mount Pleasant
violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00125 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 in,
and the
SSO constituted making an outlet to waters of the State for purposes of G.S. 143-215.1(4)(1), for which a permit
is required by G.S. 143-215.1.
The Mooresville Regional Office is providing the Town of Mount Pleasant an opportunity to provide evidence and
justification as to why the Town of Mount Pleasant should not be assessed a civil penalty for the violation(s) that
arP summarized below:
Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mins) Location
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
201900991 6/2/2019 Summer St Pump Pump station Notice of Violation
Station equipment failure Intent to Enforce