WQCS00217_NOV-2021-DV-0450_20211022

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Certified Mail # 7020 3160 0000 2219 3181
Return Receipt Requested
Matthew Klein
Carolina Trace Utilities Inc.
PO Box 240908
Charlotte, NC 28224-0908
NORTH CAROLINA
Environtnen tal Quality
October 22, 2021
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2021-DV-0450
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - September 2021
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00217
Carolina Trace Collection System
Lee County
Dear Mr. Klein:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Carolina Trace Utilities Inc 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
202101991 9/30/2021 240 Manhole Carolina Trace Grease 1,200 1,200 Notice of Violation
near country club lift
station
North Carolina DepsnmpttofE.Wrarnenal Ojia5ty I Division of Water Resources
Weigh Regional Office 13800 Barrett Drtve I Rakich North Carolina 27609
919.791.4200

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 Mitchell Hayes with the Water Quality Section in
the Raleigh Regional Office at 919-791-4200 or via email at [e-mail].
Cc: Regional Office - WQS File
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Sincerely,
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Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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North Carolina Department of Emdrawnrntal Quaky I Division of Water Resources
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