WQCS00343_NOV-2020-DV-0295_20200625

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
lxreeror
NORTH CAROLINA
En vireninen tal Quality
CERTIFIED MAIL #: 7018 0360 0002 2099 6906
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
June 25, 2020
Roger Hosey, Manager Town
Town of Landis
PO Box 8165
Landis, NC 28088
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2020-DV-0295
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - May 2020
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00343
Landis Collection System
Rowan County
Dear Mr. Hosey:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Town of Landis 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
(Minn) Location
Cause
(Gals)
(Gals)
DWR Action
202001591
5/27/2020
120 610 S Upright Street
Severe Natural
20,000
14,000
Notice of Violation
Condition
Severe Natural Condition
202001592
5/27/2020
165 314 W Fourth Street
Severe Natural
12,000
7,000
Notice of Violation
Condition
Severe Natural Condition
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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 [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
Cc: Mooresville Regional Office - WQS File
Central Files, Water Quality Section
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