WQCS00171_Notice of Violation_20240925

ROY COOPER
cowman
MARY PENNY KELLEY
Secretary
RIC HARD E. ROGERS. JR,
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
September 25, 2024
Andy Lucas, County Manager Stanly
Greater Badin Water & Sewer District
1000 N First St Ste 10
Albemarle, NC 28001
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2024-DV-0382
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - August 2024
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00171
Greater Badin Collection System
Stanly County
Dear Mr. Lucas:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Greater Badin Water & Sewer
District 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. Regarding SSOs that occurred on August 8 & 9, 2024, and in
keeping with the Governor's Executive Order No. 311, which declared a statewide state of emergency for the
Severe Weather Event that occurred, the Division of Water Resources is utilizing its enforcement discretion and
only issuing a Notice of Violation for events that noted 'Severe Natural Conditions' as contributing to SSOs on those
dates. No additional response to the Division is necessary for events that occurred within those dates.
Specific incident(s) cited in the subject report include the following:
Total Vol
Total
Surface
Incident
Start
Duration
Vol
Water
Number
Date
(Mips)
Location
Cause
(Gals)
(Gals)
DWR Action
202401515
8/8/2024
720
324 LINCOLN STREET,
Other, Severe Natural
7,200
7,200
Notice of Violation
ALBEMARLE
Condition
Tropical Storm Debby
202401528
8/8/2024
180
402 GOLD STREET,
Pump station
2,700
2,700
Notice of Violation
OAKBORO
equipment failure,
Tropical Storm Debby
Severe Natural
Condition
De ��� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 1 Mooresville, North Caroltna 26115
704.663.1699

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 Joanna Harbison with the Water Quality Regional
Operations Section in the Mooresville Regional Office at 704-663-1699 or via email at
[e-mail].
Sincerely,
EA
DocuSigned 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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Central Files, Water Quality Section
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Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 1 Mooresville, North Carolina 26115
704.663.1699