WQCS00304_NOV-2021-DV-0194_20210409

ROY COOPER
Governor
DIONNE DEW-GATTI
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Certified Mail # 7020 1810 0001 5981 2188
Return Receipt Requested
Charles Hooks, Mayor
Town of Pikeville
PO Box 9
Pikeville, NC 27863-0009
NORTH CAROUNA
Environmental Quality
April 09, 2021
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2021-DV-0194
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - March 2021
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00304
Pikeville Collection System
Wayne County
Dear Mr. Hooks:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Town of Pikeville 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 cited in the subject report include the following:
Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mins) Location
Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202101065 3/21/2021 45 101 Ham Street,
Manhole overflowing in
woods near Granny
Branch and the
"Pikeville Slough"
Debris in line, Grease
2,500 2,500 Notice of Violation
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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 10
business days following receipt of this violation. Please include any additional documentation about this incident
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 Sarah Toppen with the Water Quality Section in
the Washington Regional Office at 252-946-6481 or via email at [e-mail].
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Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Washington Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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