WQCS00054_NOI NOV-2020-DV-0298_20200625

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL 5. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
lxreeror
NORTH CAROLINA
En vireninen tal Quality
CERTIFIED MAIL #: 7018 0360 0002 2099 6937
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
June 25, 2020
Mark Watson, County Manager
Union County
500 N Main St
Ste 918
Monroe, NC 28112
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2020-DV-0298
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - May 2020
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00054
Union County Collection System
Union County
Dear Mr. Watson:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Union County 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:
Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause
202001361 5/11/2020 20 6913 Plainview Rd Debris in line, Grease
202001400 5/19/2020 180 4004 Sardis Church Rd Severe Natural
Condition
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
200 200 Deficiency, No Further
Action
5,400 5,400 Notice of Violation
Severe Natural Condition
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Total Vol
Total
Surface
Incident
Start
Duration
Vol
Water
Number
Date
(Minn)
Location
Cause
(Gals)
(Gals)
DWR Action
202001402
5/19/2020
90
630 Funderburk Road
Severe Natural
1,350
1,350
Notice of Violation
Condition
Severe Natural Condition
202001419
5/20/2020
742
4004 Sardis Church Rd
Severe Natural
48,855
48,855
Notice of Violation
Condition
Severe Natural Condition
202001420
5/20/2020
60
630 Funderburk Rd
Severe Natural
900
900
Notice of Violation
Condition
Severe Natural Condition
202001588
5/27/2020
330
4004 Sardis Church
Severe Natural
19,800
19,800
Notice of Violation
Condition
Severe Natural Condition
202001589
5/27/2020
120
7011 Sedgwick rd
Severe Natural
1,440
1,440
Notice of Violation
Condition
Severe Natural Condition
202001590
5/27/2020
165
910 Sharon Drive
Severe Natural
4,950
4,950
Notice of Violation
Condition
Severe Natural Condition
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 [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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