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September 7, 2023
Vanessa E. Manuel,
Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office,
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
3800 Barrett Drive
Raleigh, NC 27609
Re: Notice of Violation and Intent to Assess Civil Penalty
Neuse River Village W WTP, Wake County
Permit No. NCO038784
NOV-2023-LV-0451
Dear Ms. Manuel:
NC Dept of Environmental Quality
Raleigh Regional Office
Aqua North Carolina, Inc. (Aqua) offers the following response to the above -referenced Notice of Violation
and Intent to Assess Civil Penalty, which was issued for Coliform, Fecal MF, MFC Broth occurred May
31, 2023, and May 18'", 2023, daily maximum exceeded, found in May 2023 Discharge Monitoring Report.
Aaua's Response:
The W WTP disinfection system was operating properly at the time of these excursions. The post
treatment pond is consistently battling natural influences such as algae growth and temperature changes
and not a true representation of the effluent quality. Aqua is currently setting up a project to have
additional pond cleaning to assist in this issue, however this is a short-term effort. Additional long -tern
efforts are being evaluated to the extent of requesting the pond to be removed from the process and
permit.
If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me at [phone].
Sincerely,
Robert Krueger
Area Manager
cc: Joseph Pearce
Amanda Berger
Shannon Becker