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CERTIFIED MAIL #: 7017 2620 0000 6788 4934
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
April 11, 2019
Michael Peoples
City of Gastonia
PO Box 1748
Gastonia, NC 28053
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2019-DV-0191
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - March 2019
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.
Specific incident(s) cited in the subject report include the following:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mips) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
201900494 3/3/2019 60 1622 East Garrison Debris in line 600 600 Notice of Violation
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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 me in the Mooresville Regional Office at 704-663-1699
or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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