WQCS00042_Notice of Deficiency_20230831

Roy COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Tom Johnson
City of Lexington
28 W Center St
Lexington, NC 27292-3099
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
August 31, 2023
Tracking Number: NOD-2023-DV-0066
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - July 2023
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00042
Lexington Collection System
Davidson County
Dear Mr. Johnson:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City
of Lexington. This review has shown the City of Lexington to be in violation of the requirements found in the
subject permit and/or North Carolina G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1). The violations that occurred are summarized below:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mips) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202301020 7/10/2023 15 146 Industial Dr, Debris in line, Pump 50 0 Notice of Deficiency
Lexington, NC, 27295 station equipment
failure
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance. Please note
that the Division of Water Resources (DWR) began assessing civil penalties for severe and/or repeat SSOs
starting December 1, 2007. Enforcement decisions are based on volume spilled, volume reaching surface waters,
duration, gravity, impacts to public health, fish kills and other factors.If you have any questions, please do not
hesitate to contact Gary Hudson with the Water Quality Section in the Winston-Salem Regional Office at
336-776-9800 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
EDoc
uSiiggned by:
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Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
North Carolina Depael.nent of EnNron .l Quality I IX,ision of Water Resources
Wlneloo-5alem Regional OF&e 1450 Wes[ Hanes Mill Road. Suite 3001 W-1-Salem, North Carol[na 27105
336W6.9800