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CERTIFIED MAIL #: 7016 1370 0000 2592 0027
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
November 1, 2019
Michael Peoples
City of Gastonia
PO Box 1748
Gastonia, NC 28053
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2019-DV-0410
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - September 2019
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00017
Gastonia Collection System
Gaston County
Dear Mr. Peoples:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of Gastonia 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
(Mips)
Location Cause
(Gals)
(Gals) DWR Action
201901493
9/10/2019
60
Outfall behind 2307 Vandalism
700
350 Notice of Violation
Dukes Circle
201901500
9/10/2019
30
Pump Station at 2967 Other
1,000
500 Notice of Violation
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Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance. Please submit
a written response to this Notice of Violation. Your response is to be received by the regional office within 15
business days following receipt of this violation. Please include any additional documentation about this incident(s)
in the response. The submittal will be considered in determining whether the Division will assess a civil penalty for
the cited violations.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Michael Meilinger or me with the Water Quality Section
in the Mooresville Regional Office at 704-663-1699 or via email at.michael.meilincier([e-mail] or
[e-mail].
Sincerely,
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W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor
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Mooresville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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