WQCS00017_Notice of Violation_20240925

ROY COOPER
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MARY PENNY KELLEY
Serrelary
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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
September 25, 2024
Michael Peoples, City Manager
City of Gastonia
PO Box 1748
Gastonia, NC 28053-1748
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2024-DV-0377
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - August 2024
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00017
Gastonia Collection System
Gaston County
Dear Mr. Peoples:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of Gastonia 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. Regarding SSOs that occurred on August 8 & 9, 2024, and in keeping with the
Governor's Executive Order No. 311, which declared a statewide state of emergency for the Severe Weather Event
that occurred, the Division of Water Resources is utilizing its enforcement discretion and only issuing a Notice of
Violation for events that noted 'Severe Natural Conditions' as contributing to SSOs on those dates. No additional
response to the Division is necessary for events that occurred within those dates.
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
202401436
8/8/2024
420
1125 EDGEWOOD
Severe Natural
68,000
68,000
Notice of Violation
CIRCLE, GASTONIA
Condition
Tropical Storm Debby
202401439
8/8/2024
330
680 CLYDE STREET,
Severe Natural
33,000
33,000
Notice of Violation
GASTONIA
Condition
Tropical Storm Debby
202401442
8/8/2024
210
218 OLD WILLIS
Severe Natural
21,000
21,000
Notice of Violation
SCHOOL ROAD,
Condition
Tropical Storm Debby
DALLAS
North Carolina Department of Environmental
Quality I Division of
Water Resources
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Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 1
Mooresville, North Caroltna 28115
704.663,1699

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 Joanna Harbison with the Water Quality Regional
Operations Section in the Mooresville Regional Office at 704-663-1699 or via email at
ioanna.harbison(c)deg.nc.gov.
Sincerely,
Docu Signed 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
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
D_E �� Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 1 Mooresville, North Carolina 26115
704.663.1699