WQCS00024_NOV-2021-DV-0457_20211026

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Certified Mail # 7020 0090 0001 7206 4998
Return Receipt Requested
Wayne Horne, City Manager
City of Lumberton
PO Box 1388
Lumberton, NC 28359-1388
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
October 26, 2021
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2021-DV-0457
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - September 2021
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 Duration
Number Date (Mins) Location
Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202101874 9/6/2021 180 dead end of Branch St Pipe Failure (Break) 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
DE
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
Fayetteville Regional Office 1225 Green Street. Suite 714 I Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301
910.433.3300

the Fayetteville Regional Office at 910-433-3300 or via email at [e-mail].
Cc: Regional Office - CT
Sincerely,
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J. Trent Allen, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Fayetteville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
Fayetteville Regional Office 1225 Green Street. Suite 714 I Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301
910.433.3300