WQCS00024_NOV-2020-DV-0435_20200923

ROY COOPER
Covemor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
fNrector
NORTH CAROLINA
En vironmen tat Quality
CERTIFIED MAIL #: 7019 0700 0000 3643 1526
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
September 23, 2020
Wayne Horne, City Manager
City of Lumberton
PO Box 1388
Lumberton, NC 28358
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2020-DV-0435
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - August 2020
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00024
Lumberton Collection System
Robeson County
Dear Permittee:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of Lumberton 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
202002505 8/28/2020 180 Pipe failure at 3608 Pipe Failure (Break) 4,000 4,000 Notice of Violation
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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 Chad Turlington with the Water Quality Section in
the Fayetteville Regional Office at 910-433-3300 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
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J. Trent Allen, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Fayetteville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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North Ca rolina Department of E nwon mental Quality 1 ➢mson of Water Resources
Fayetteville Regionai Dffice 1225 Green Street, Suite 714 1 Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301
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