WQCS00020_Notice of Violation_20230602 (2)

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STATE o°
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ROY COOPER I
Governor fi •
ELIZABETH S.BISER 1
Secretary
RICHARD E.ROGERS,JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
Certified Mail # 7022 0410 0000 7789 7514
Return Receipt Requested
June 2, 2023
Warren Wood, City Manager •
City of Hickory
PO Box 398
Hickory, NC 28601-0398
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2023-DV-0213
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - April 2023
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00020
Hickory Collection System
Catawba County
Dear Mr. Wood
The self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of Hickory 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
202300610 4/7/2023 90 1321 13th St.Cr. NE Debris in line 120 120 Deficiency, No Further
Hickory, NC Action
202300704 4/20/2023 45 2233 9th Ave NE, Debris in line 70 70 Deficiency, No Further
Hickory, NC,28601 Action
202300736 4/26/2023 180 2130 9th Ave NE, Pipe Failure(Break) 1,100 1,100 Notice of Violation
Hickory, NC, 28601
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Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202300746 4/28/2023 8 839 Old Lenoir Rd, Debris in line 50 50 Deficiency,No Further
Hickory, NC, 28601 Action
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 Joanna Harbison with the Water Quality Section in
the Mooresville Regional Office at 704-663-1699 or via email at joanna.harbison©ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
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Andrew H. Pitner, P.G., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources,NCDEQ
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Public Utilities
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June 7, 2023 IUNV . (I ,vL3
Mr. Andrew Pitner, Regional Supervisor �QROS
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ MOORESVILLE REGIONAL OFFICE Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301
Mooresville, NC 28115
RE: Collection System Permit No: WQCS00020
Notice of Violation, Tracking No.: NOV-2023-DV-0213
Dear Mr. Pitner:
The purpose of this correspondence is to respond to the Notice of Violation (Tracking No.: NOV-2023-DV-
0213) for the City of Hickory Collection System (Permit No.WQCS00020)that occurred April 23, 2023
Incident#202300736 was the result of an 8-in terracotta line breaking at a joint approximately 3 feet into
the creek bank. City of Hickory crews replaced an 8-ft section of terracotta line with ductile iron pipe. The
City of Hickory crews plugged the line to stop the SSO, while repairs were being made. After the repairs
were made the creek bank was reinforced around the creek crossing to prevent future issues. The City of
Hickory feels that we worked as quickly as possible to eliminate this sewer overflow caused by pipe
failure of an 8-in terracotta line.
The City of Hickory takes all violations seriously and works diligently in promoting and protecting the
environment, health and natural resources of our community through responsible stewardship in the
collection and treatment of wastewater and hopes you will consider the above factors when considering
enforcement action against the violation that occurred. Should you have any further questions, please do
not hesitate contacting me at 828-323-7427.
Sincerely,
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Kenneth Pennell
Utilities Maintenance Supervisor
PC: M. Shawn Pennell, Public Utilities Director
Andrew Foy, Assistant Public Utilities Director