WQCS00088_NOV-2024-DV-0262_20240610

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Terry Jones, Director Public Works
City of Conover
PO Box 549
Conover, NC 28613-0549
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
June 10, 2024
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2024-DV-0262
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - May 2024
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00088
Conover Collection System
Catawba County
Dear Mr. Jones:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of Conover 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
202400848
5/1/2024
15
1930 Emmanuel
Debris in line, Roots
250
250
Deficiency, No Further
Church Road, Conover,
Action
NC, 28613
202400925
5/15/2024
190
404 3RD AVENUE
Inflow and Infiltration,
2,000
2,000
Notice of Violation
NORTHEAST,
Severe Natural
CONOVER, , 28613
Condition
De ��� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 1 Mooresville, North Caroltna 26115
704.663.1699

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 [e-mail].
Sincerely,
EA
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: Regional Office - WQS File
Central Files, Water Quality Section
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De ��� 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 26115
704.663.1699