WQCS00020_Notice of Deficiency_20231115

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Warren Wood, City Manager
City of Hickory
PO Box 398
Hickory, NC 28601-0398
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
November 15, 2023
Tracking Number: NOD-2023-DV-0095
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - October 2023
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00020
Hickory Collection System
Catawba County
Dear Mr. Wood:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City
of Hickory. This review has shown the City of Hickory to be in violation of the requirements found in the subject
permit and/or North Carolina G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1). The violations that occurred are summarized below:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mips) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202301441 10/11/2023 2 4320 3RD STREET Other, Pump station 50 50 Notice of Deficiency
NORTHWEST, equipment failure
HICKORY,NC , 28601
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance. Please note
that the Division of Water Resources (DWR) began assessing civil penalties for severe and/or repeat SSOs
starting December 1, 2007. Enforcement decisions are based on volume spilled, volume reaching surface waters,
duration, gravity, impacts to public health, fish kills and other factors.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, 5uite 301 1 Mooresville. North Carolina 28115
704.6631699

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,
DocuSigned 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: Mooresville Regional Office - WQS File
Central Files, Water Quality Section
kpennell(a)hickorync.gov
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 1 Mooresville. North Carolina 28115
704A631699