WQCS00170_NOV-2019-DV-0369_20190916

September 16, 2019

Regina Mathis, Town Manager
Town of Bryson City
PO Box 726
Bryson City, NC 28713-0726

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2019-DV-0369
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - July 2019
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00170
Bryson City Collection System
Swain County

Dear Permittee:

The self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Town of Bryson City indicates
violations of permit conditions stipulated in the subject permit and North Carolina G.S. 143-215.1. Violations include
failing to effectively manage, maintain, and operate the subject collection system so that there is no SSO to the
land or surface waters and making an outlet to waters of the State for purposes of G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1), for
which a permit is required.

Specific incident(s) cited in the subject report include the following:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
201901279 7/23/2019 180 Manhole at Powell Other 2,000 2,000 Notice of Violation
Lumber: 1015 Bryson
Walk, Bryson City _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Janet Cantwell with the Water Quality Section in
the Asheville Regional Office at 828-296-4500 or via email at [e-mail].

Sincerely,

G. Landon Davidson, P.G., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ

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