WQCS00075_NOV-2020-DV-0446_20200930

September 30, 2020

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

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2020-DV-0446
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - September 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.

The specific incident cited in the subject report includes the following:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202002664 9/23/2020 53 Manhole directly Pipe Failure (Break) 746 746 Notice of Violation
behind 408 South Main _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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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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