HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQCS00042_NOV2020DV0113_20200413ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL 5. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Newell Clark, Mayor
City of Lexington
28 W Center St
Lexington, NC 27292-3099
NORTH CAROLINA
En vironmen tat Quality
April 13, 2020
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2020-DV-0113
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - February 2020
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00042
Lexington Collection System
Davidson County
Dear Permittee:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of Lexington 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
202000211
2/1/2020
45
201 Hamilton Road
Roots
10
10
No Action
202000660
2/6/2020
840
Brown Str dead end
Severe Natural
210,000
210,000
Notice of Violation
road
Condition
202000661
2/6/2020
540
Cotton Grove Rd
Severe Natural
13,000
13,000
Notice of Violation
across the street from
Condition
Dixie Str
North Carotins i]epsrtrnent of Environmental Quality I Diuision of Water Resources
MrkstoaZaiem Re&nsa Office 1 450 West Hanes ViR Road, Saite 30D 14Winst rkZaJern, North Carofina 27105
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Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202000662 2/6/2020 270 221 West 3rd Avenue Severe Natural 6,750 6,750 Notice of Violation
Condition
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 Ron Boone with the Water Quality Section in the
Winston-Salem Regional Office at 336-776-9800 or via email at ron.boone@ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
DocuSiiggned by:
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Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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North Caroi-ina Department of Environmental Quality I Oiuision of Water Resouf-res
WiikstonSaiem Regioaaa Office 1 450 West Hanes Mill Road, Sane 30d I Winsta nSalem, North Camfina 27105
`� 3W-776-9O0