WQCS00042_Notice of Violation_20240325

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Tom Johnson
City of Lexington
28 W Center St
Lexington, NC 27292-3099
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
March 25, 2024
Tracking Number: NOV-2024-DV-0166
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - February 2024
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00042
Lexington Collection System
Davidson County
Dear Mr. Johnson:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of Lexington 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) Dill Action
202400440 2/6/2024 120 , LEXINGTON, , Pipe Failure (Break) 300 300 Notice of Violation
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 Gary Hudson with the Water Quality Section in the Winston-Salem
Regional Office at 336-776-9800 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
DocuSiTgned by:
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Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
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