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ROY COOPER ; !_
Governor y
ELIZABETH S.BISER �'`
Secretary
RICHARD E.ROGERS,JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
Certified Mail # 7022 0410 0000 7789 4803
Return Receipt Requested
June 2, 2023
Brian Matthews, County Manager
Union County
500 N Main St Ste 70
Monroe, NC 28112
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2023-DV-0212
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - April 2023
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00054
Union County Collection System
Union County
Dear Mr. Matthews:
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
202300732 4/25/2023 35 2844 Gray Fox Rd, Pipe Failure(Break) 525 425 Notice of Violation
Monroe, NC, 28110
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.
DE CS 4o,th Carolina Department tr1 Environmental Qualty Divhnn of Water Re,00rre.
Mooresville Regional Office olO East Center{vector.kite 301 Moorc101k.Vorth Cardin 23II3 704.oe).WW1

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Joanna Harbison with the Water Quality Section in
the Mooresville Regional Office at 704-663-1699 or via email at joanna.harbiscn©ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
CDocuSigned by:
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Andrew H. Pitner, P.G., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources,NCDEQ
Cc: Regional Office - WQS File
Central Files, Water Quality Section
Greg.Mcrgan©unioncountync.gcli
[e-mail]
.. North Carolina Department of Ens ironmental Wales'..Divisor of Water Resources
Mooresvtlk Regional Office 1 MO East Center nverue.Suite 101 Mooresville North Carolina 28115
704.467.W94

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ROY COOPER ,
Governor �� V
ELIZABETH S.BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E.ROGERS,JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
Certified Mail # 7022 0410 0000 7789 4803
Return Receipt Requested
May 16, 2023
Brian Matthews, County Manager
Union County
500 N Main St Ste 70
Monroe, NC 28112
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2023-DV-0212
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - April 2023
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00054
Union County Collection System
Union County
Dear Mr. Matthews:
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
202300732 4/25/2023 35 2844 Gray Fox Rd, Pipe Failure(Break) 525 425 Notice of Violation
Monroe, NC, 28110
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.
D E i North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
Mooresvflk Regional Office 1.10 East Center Avnwe.Suite 301!Moorrsvilk.Norih Carolina 28115
704.663.104

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Joanna Harbison with the Water Quality Section in
the Mooresville Regional Office at 704-663-1699 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
FDocuSigned by:
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Andrew H. Pitner, P.G., Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Cc: Regional Office - WQS File
Central Files, Water Quality Section
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Mooresville Regional Office I MO East Center Avenue.Suite 301 Mooresville.North Carolina 28115
704 663.1699

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T. 704-296-4210 MOORESVILLE REGIONAL OFFICE
June 6, 2023
Mr. Andrew H. Pitner, P.G.,
Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
610 East Center Ave., Suite 301
Mooresville, NC 28115
Subject: Notice of Violation
Tracking #: NOV-2023-DV-0212
Sanitary Sewer Overflows — April 2023
Collection System Permit —WQCS00054
Union County Water
Dear Mr. Pitner:
Union County Water has received the NOV referenced above for collection system overflows.
Explanations of the overflows were on the BIMS Overflow Reporting Forms submitted by Union
County Water to the NCDEQ. However, we have added a few additional facts in the
explanations below.
Incident # Date Location
202300732 4/25/2023 2844 Gray Fox Road, Monroe, NC 28110
The SSO listed in this section was due to a pipe break of the force main transmitting flow from
the Helmsville Lift Station. Since we've experienced other line breaks on this force main, we
have asked our Engineering Division to prepare an emergency pipe replacement project.
Union County Water also has an aggressive Capital Improvement Program. The projects
include:
Crooked Creek Basin Improvements - $1 M (based on $200K annual funding)
Waxhaw Interceptor under construction — $6,150,000
Wastewater Pump Station Improvements - $3,500,000
Crooked Creek Interceptor Improvements- $16,000.000

12 Mile Creek I & I Abatement: $2.3M planned for FY24 - FY28 ($400k each for FY24 &
FY25; $500k each for FY26, 27 & 28)
Septic Tank Assessment/Replacement Program Northside: $2.56M currently available
for gray water system replacement & $7.8M total planned with annual allocations from
FY24 - FY28
r Septic Tank Assessment/Replacement Waxhaw: $1.2M currently being used in FY23
with $2.9M planned for FY24; project complete after FY24
Wastewater R&R Program: $10.2M planned FY24 - FY28 (annual allocations ranging
from $1.9M to $2.2M)
Collection System SSES: $2.4M ($200k FY24; $900k FY25; $200k FY27; $1.1M FY28)
Union County Water continues to invest funds into SSES work, capital improvements,
maintenance, FOG, and operations to improve the wastewater collection system. If further
information or details regarding the projects listed above are needed, please feel free to contact
Greg Morgan, Superintendent/ORC, at 704-289-3288 or myself at 704-296-4215.
Thank you for your consideration on this issue.
Sincerely,
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Andrew Neff, PE
Water/Wastewater Division Director
cc: Hyong Yi, Public Works Administrator
John Shutak, Engineering Division Director
Josh Brooks, Assistant Director, Water/Wastewater Operations
Greg Morgan, Utility Field Services Superintendent/OR
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