WQCS00236_NOV-2020-DV-0411_20200914

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CERTIFIED MAIL # 7017 0190 0000 9569 8244
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
September 14, 2020
K Owen Scott, Mayor
Town of Littleton
PO Box 87
Littleton, NC 27850
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2020-DV-0411
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - August 2020
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00236
Littleton Collection System
Halifax County
Mayor Scott:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 24-hour notice submitted by Town of Littleton indicates violations
of permit conditions stipulated in the subject permit and North Carolina G.S. 143-215.1. A five-day report for the
SSO was not submitted. 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:
Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mina) Location
202002494 8/25/2020 222 Oak Street
Cause
Pump station
equipment failure
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
300 300 Notice of Violation

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 Mitchell Hayes with the Water Quality Section in
the Raleigh Regional Office at 919-791-4200 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
Wn.,
Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Cc: Raleigh Regional Office - WQS File
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