WQCS00089_NOV-2022-DV-0079_20220321

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. RISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
Certified Mail # 7018 3090 0001 2319 0833
Return Receipt Requested
March 21, 2022
Jeff Cash, City Manager
City of Cherryville
116 S Mountain St
Cherryville, NC 28021-3421
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2022-DV-0079
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - February 2022
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00089
Cherryville Collection System
Gaston County
Dear Mr. Cash:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of Cherryville 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
202200211 2/11/2022 90 125 Fish Camp Rd Debris in line, Roots 400 400 Notice of Violation
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.
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of water Resources
M,ores+llle Reglonal Ofnoe 1610 East Center Avenue, suite 301 I Mooresvgk, North Carolina 26115
704.6611699

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 quality I Division of water Resources
Mooresville Reglonal OfIke 16l0 F..-Center Awnue, Suite 301 I MuorSVIIk, No Carolina 28115
704.6631699