WQCS00075_NOV-2020-DV-0275_20200617

June 17, 2020

J Robert Boyette, City Manager
City of Marion
PO Drawer 700
Marion, NC 28752

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2020-DV-0275
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - May 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 incidents 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
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202001401 5/19/2020 55 Clinchfield PS (280 Inflow and Infiltration, 3,500 3,500 Notice of Violation
Forsythe) Severe Natural
Condition _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 202001403 5/20/2020 66 348 Resistoflex Road Pipe Failure (Break), 70 70 Deficiency, No Further
Severe Natural Action
Condition _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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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 Lauren Armeni with the Water Quality Section in
the Asheville Regional Office at 828-296-4500 or via email at [e-mail].

Sincerely,

G. Landon Davidson, P.G., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ

Ec: LF

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