WQCS00075_NOV-2020-DV-0085_20200319

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ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
setrefory
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
J Robert Boyette, City Manager
City of Marion
PO Drawer 700
Marion, NC 28752
NORTH CAROLINA
€nvironmentat Qlzality
March 19, 2020
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2020-DV-0085
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - February 2020
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00075
Marion Collection System
McDowell County
Dear Permittee:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of Marion 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
202000282 2/6/2020 100 115 Forsythe St. Inflow and Infiltration, 3,800 3,800 Notice of Violation
Severe Natural
Condition
North Caro iina Department of Environmental Quality I Diuisiou of Water Resources
Asheville Rego rtaiOffice 1 2090U.S. 70 fighrray I Swannaaos, North Caro:aka 2377S

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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 Timothy Heim with the Water Quality Section in
the Asheville Regional Office at 828-296-4500 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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G. Landon Davidson, P.G., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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