WQCS00054_NOV-2020-DV-0174_20200422

ROY COOPER
Covem o
MICHAEL 5. REGAN
secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
En vironmental Quality
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7018 0360 0002 2099 7750
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
April 22, 2020
Mark Watson, County Manager
Union County
500 N Main St
Ste 918
Monroe, NC 28112
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2020-DV-0174
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - March 2020
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00054
Union County Collection System
Union County
Dear Mr. Watson:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by
Union County. The Division's Mooresville Regional Office concludes that the Union County violated Permit Condition
I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00054 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 waters and the SSO constituted making an
outlet to waters of the State for purposes of G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1), for which a permit is required by G.S.
143-215.1.
The Mooresville Regional Office is providing the Union County an opportunity to provide evidence and justification
as to why the Union County should not be assessed a civil penalty for the violation(s) that are summarized below:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Minn) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202000847 3/2/2020 87 2034 Iverson Lane Debris in line, Grease 860 850 Notice of Violation
202000869 3/3/2020 120 4004 Sardis Church Inflow and Infiltration 1,800 1,800 Notice of Violation
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Incident Start
Number Date
Duration
(Minn) Location Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals)
DWR Action
202000889 3/6/2020 50 1909 Highway 205 Pump station 1,500 1,500 Notice of Violation
equipment failure
202001077 3/25/2020 135 4004 sardis church rd. Inflow and Infiltration 6,750 6,750 Notice of Violation
Intent to Enforce
This Notice of Violation / Notice of Intent to Enforce (NOV/NOI) is being issued for the noted violation. Pursuant
to G.S. 143-215.6A, a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) may be assessed
against any person who violates or fails to act in accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of any
permit issued pursuant to G.S. 143-215.1.
This office requests that you respond to this Notice, in writing, within 60 business days of its
receipt. In your response, you should address the causes of non-compliance, remedial actions, and all other
actions taken to prevent the recurrence of similar situations. The response to this correspondence will be
considered in this process. Enforcement decisions will also be based on volume spilled, volume reaching surface
waters, duration and gravity, impacts to public health, fish kills or recreational area closures. Other factors
considered in determining the amount of the civil penalty are the violator's history of non-compliance, the cost of
rectifying the damage, whether the spill was intentional and whether money was saved by non-compliance.
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 [e-mail] or
[e-mail].
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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