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of Environmental Duality
January 6, 2023
The Honorable Cyndy Andrus, Mayor
City of Bozeman
PO Box 1230
Bozeman, MT 59771
RE: Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) Event Report for City of Bozeman, Montana Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (MPDES) Permit#MT0022608: 922 S. Willson Ave. (45.66935299200003, -
111.03844399099995)
Dear Mayor Cyndy Andrus:
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality(DEQ) is in receipt of your January 03, 2023, SSO
Event Report. I have reviewed the SSO Event Report and determined there is no additional information
required at this time; however, I am providing additional information for compliance assistance:
• SSOs have the potential to be a serious threat to human health and the environment. Please
continue to report SSOs to DEQ within 24-hours of first becoming aware of the SSO event and
be sure to provide a written report within five days.
• Please be sure to complete routine maintenance and necessary repairs to the sanitary sewer
collection system to ensure optimal performance.
Additional information on SSOs, including the SSO reporting form, can be found at:www.deg.mt.gov.
Montana DEQ would like to thank you for your attention to this matter and for doing your part to
protect water quality and human health. If you have any questions, please contact me at (406)437-
8333.
Please remember all information, including noncompliance reports, can be submitted electronically
through your FACTS account. If you do not have a FACTS account, please contact Gina Self with the
MPDES Data Management Team at (406) 444-5388 or Gself@mt.gov.
Sincerely,
John O'Bannon
Compliance Inspector
Compliance,Training, and Technical Assistance
Water Quality Division
Montana Department of Environmental Quality
lohn.obannon@mt.gov
cc:Nick Pericich,Superintendent of Water and Sewer,City of Bozeman via email:npericich@bozeman.net
FACTS
Greg Gianforte,Governor I Chris Dorrington, Director I P.O.Box 200901 1 Helena,MT 59620-0901 1(406)444-2544 1 www.deq.mt.gov