WQCS00024_NOV-2021-DV-0103_20210215

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
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NORTH CAROLINA
EnviramnM ral QUalety
CERTIFIED MAIL #: 7020 0090 0001 7206 7609
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
February 15, 2021
Wayne Horne, City Manager
City of Lumberton
PO Box 1388
Lumberton, NC 28359-1388
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2021-DV-0103
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - December 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:
Incident Start
Number Date
202003449 12/10/2020
Duration
(Mins) Location
180 610 Middle St
Cause
Pipe Failure (Break)
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
500 500 Notice of Violation
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].
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Fayetteville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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