WQCS00037_NOV-2021-DV-0258_20210520

ROY COOPER
Governor
DIONNE DELL[ -GATT[
Secretory
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Certified Mail # 7018 3090 0001 2319 0055
Return Receipt Requested
Rick Howell, City Manager
City of Shelby
PO Box 207
Shelby, NC 28151-0207
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
May 20, 2021
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2021-DV-0258
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - April 2021
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00037
Shelby Collection System
Cleveland County
Dear Mr. Howell:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of Shelby 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 Duration
Number Date (Mins) Location
Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202101143 4/4/2021 155 1716 Arbor Way Drive Roots
1,550 1,000 Notice of Violation
202101144 4/5/2021
89 1138 East Marion
Street
Debris in line, Roots
745 745 Notice of Violation
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North Carolina Department of Environmental quality I Division of water Resources
Mooresville Reglonal Of1k, 1610 F..-Center gvenue, suite 301 I Muor SVIIk, No Carolina 28115
704.6631699

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 Michael Meilinger or me with the Water Quality Section
in the Mooresville Regional Office at 704-663-1699 or via email at [e-mail] or
[e-mail].
Cc: Regional Office - WQS File
Central Files, Water Quality Section
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Qualtty I Division of Water Resources
Mooresville Regional ice 1 6l0 East Center Avenue, juke 301 I Mooresvilk, North Carolina $8115
704.663.1699