WQCS00221_NOD-2024-DV-0019_20240312

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Jason A Brown, City Manager
City of Claremont
PO Box 446
Claremont, NC 28610-0446
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
March 12, 2024
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
Tracking Number: NOD-2024-DV-0019
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - February 2024
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00221
Claremont Collection System
Catawba County
Dear Mr. Brown:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City
of Claremont. This review has shown the City of Claremont 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 (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202400477 2/16/2024 40 3028 Lawrence Drive, Debris in line 1,150 150 Notice of Deficiency
Claremont, NC, 28610
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
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