WQCS00037_NOV-2021-DV-0345_20210816

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Certified Mail # 7018 3090 0001 2319 0567
Return Receipt Requested
Rick Howell, City Manager
City of Shelby
PO Box 207
Shelby, NC 28151-0207
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
August 16, 2021
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2021-DV-0345
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - July 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
202101584 7/19/2021 90 815 Elmwood Dr Pipe Failure (Break) 450 450 Notice of Violation
(Behind)
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.
North Carolina Department of Environmental quality I Division of water Resources
Mn r n 1lle Reglonal Ofnre 16l0 F..-Carver Awnue, suite 301 I Muor5vIIk, No Carolina 28115
704.6631699

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,
1- 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