WQCS00054_NOV-2021-DV-0027_20210114

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
CERTIFIED MAIL #: 7019 1120 0000 8362 0581
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
January 14, 2021
Mark Watson, County Manager
Union County
500 N Main St
Ste 918
Monroe, NC 28112
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2021-DV-0027
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - November 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:
Total Vol
Total
Surface
Incident
Start
Duration
Vol
Water
Number
Date
(Mins) Location
Cause
(Gals)
(Gals)
DWR Action
202003215
11/12/2020
330 1509 Chandlers Field
Severe Natural
3,300
3,300
Notice of Violation
DriveCondition
Severe Natural Condition
202003217
11/12/2020
180 2831 Crane Rd
Severe Natural
5,400
5,400
Notice of Violation
Condition
Severe Natural Condition
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Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202003218 11/12/2020 73 1409 Hwy. 205 Severe Natural 1,825 1,825 Notice of Violation
Condition Severe Natural Condition
202003219 11/12/2020 340 4015 Sardis Church Rd Severe Natural 23,255 23,255 Notice of Violation
Condition Severe Natural Condition
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance.
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.meilinaer(&ncdenr.aov 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
North Caroona Depertmentof Enwon mental Q%Wdy I Dims*n of Water Resooroes
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