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Secretory
RICHARD E.ROGERS.JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
Certified Mail # 702 0410 0000 7789 4810
Return Receipt Requested
June 2, 2023
Mark Watson, City Manager
City of Monroe
PO Box 69
Monroe, NC 28111-0069
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2023-DV-0211
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - April 2023
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00026
Monroe Collection System
Union County
Dear Mr. Watson:
The self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of Monroe 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:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202300606 4/6/2023 32 1680 Pageland Hwy, Debris in line 320 320 Notice of Violation
Monroe, NC,28112
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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Mooresoilk Regional Office b10 East Center Avenue,Suite 301 Mooresolk.North Carolina 28115
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If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Joanna Harbison with the Water Quality Section in
the Mooresville Regional Office at 704-663-1699 or via email at ioanna.harbiscn©ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
DoeuSlpned by:
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Andrew H. Pitner, P.G., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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ROY COOPER
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ELIZABETH S.BISER '�*,?• ""•n^"
Secretary ,
RICHARD E.ROGERS,JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
Certified Mail # 702 0410 0000 7789 4810
Return Receipt Requested
May 16, 2023
Mark Watson, City Manager
City of Monroe
PO Box 69
Monroe, NC 28111-0069
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2023-DV-0211
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - April 2023
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00026
Monroe Collection System
Union County
Dear Mr. Watson:
The self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of Monroe 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:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202300606 4/6/2023 32 1680 Pageland Hwy, Debris in line 320 320 Notice of Violation
Monroe, NC, 28112
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.
D_E Q.•_ North Caroitna Department of Ennironmental(luatlry DWlsbn of Water Resaucer
. Moore oilk Regional Office bl0 Easl Censer Avenue.Suite 301 Moorrsvdk.North Carolina 28115
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If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Joanna Harbison with the Water Quality Section in
the Mooresville Regional Office at 704-663-1699 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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Andrew H. Pitner, P.G., Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Cc: Regional Office - WQS File
Central Files, Water Quality Section
tD_E Qe North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Mooresville Regional Office 161O East Center Avenue.Suite 301 Mooresville.North Carolina 28115
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June 9, 2023 JUN 12 2023
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Mr. Andrew H. Pitner MOORESVILLE REGIONAL OFFIC:
Mooresville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources,NCDEQ
610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301
Mooresville,NC 28115
Subject: Response to Notice of Violation
Tracking#NOV-2023-DV-0211
Sanitary Sewer Overflow- April 2023
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00026
Monroe Collection System
Union County
Dear Mr. Pitner,
This Letter is in response to the NC Department of Environmental Quality(NCDEQ)Notice of
Violation letter dated June 2,2023 and received by City of Monroe Water Resources on June 5,2023.
NCDEQ identified the following Sanitary Sewer Overflow(SSO)incident in April 2023 for a Notice of
Violation. In response, the City of Monroe is providing the following evidence that the overflow cited
was unintentional and beyond the reasonable control of our operations and that, the compliance with the
collections system permit remains our utmost responsibility.
Incident#202300606 occurred on April 6th located on the off-street easement side of the property of
1680 Pageland Hwy as a result of debris that was flushed by residence in the area that was reported in
the five-day BIMS report. While a person was out golfing,they noticed a"grey area"of water in the
creek bed, a member of the City of Monroe Storm Water Department contacted Water Resources and a
crew responded with a jet truck. The crew was able to walk the creek area in which the person called
about and located a manhole off a cart path that was spilling due to rags and debris. The manhole was
not flowing; the jet nozzle was run into the manhole, in order to attempt to stop the spill from entering
the creek.
The area was last smoke tested February 24, 2021 and the pipe material is ductile iron. The City of
Monroe had no expectations of an overflow occurring in this area due to previous maintenance and
inspections conducted while right-of-way mowing is performed. Please see the attached map of the area
indicating the area of the subject SSO.
As stated previously the City of Monroe was onsite within minutes as a result of the call from the Storm
Water Department. The area was cleaned of debris and left to flush overnight. The SSO was not within
reasonable control of the permittee; the SSO could not have been prevented by the exercise of

Mr. Andrew H. Pitner
NCDEQ
June 9, 2023
Page 2
reasonable control, such as proper management,preventive maintenance. The permittee followed all
City of Monroe Sanitary Sewer Overflow Response Plan(SSOP)procedures.
The City of Monroe meets and exceeds the 10% cleaning goal each year with various methods including
pipe bursting, CIPP,basin cleaning. The City of Monroe has staff available 24 hours a day 7 days per
week with anticipated response time of less the 45 minutes to respond to any given call. This helps us to
reduce the impact and duration of sewer spills. In addition, contracts are utilized with construction
companies for emergency situations.
The City of Monroe Water Resources is respectively requesting that civil penalties not be applied to the
above SSO that occurred during the month of October, due to the above factors being satisfied and
evidence showing that the overflow was not expected to occur.
If you have any questions or require further information,please contact me at phone number 704-282-
4610 or via email at cderrickna,monroenc.org
Sincerely,
Chuck Derrick
Maintenance Superintendent/ORC
Water Resources Department
City of Monroe
Attachment: DEQ NOV letter
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Governor 1 t I
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ELIZABETH S.BISER �.. _
Secretory -
RICHARD E.ROGERS.JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
Certified Mail # 702 0410 0000 7789 4810
Return Receipt Requested
June 2, 2023
Mark Watson, City Manager
City of Monroe
PO Box 69
Monroe, NC 28111-0069
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2023-DV-0211
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - April 2023
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00026
Monroe Collection System
Union County
Dear Mr. Watson:
The self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of Monroe 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:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202300606 4/6/2023 32 1680 Pageland Hwy, Debris in line 320 320 Notice of Violation
Monroe, NC, 28112
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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If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Joanna Harbison with the Water Quality Section in
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Sincerely,
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Andrew H. Pitner, P.G., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Cc: Regional Office - WQS File
Central Files, Water Quality Section
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