NC0025542_NOV2017LV0711_20171117

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Certified Mail #7015 1520 0002 6880 3426
Return Receipt Requested
November 1, 2017
Shawn Pennell
City of Hickory
PO Box 398
Hickory, NC 28603
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2017-LV-0711
Permit No. NCO025542
Catawba WWTP
Catawba County
Dear Mr. Pennell:
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MICHAEL S. REGAN
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S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Fllrector
RECEIVEDUDENWR
NOV 0 7 2017
Water Quality
Permitting Section
A review of the July 2017 Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) for the subject facility revealed the violation(s)
indicated below:
Limit Exceedance Violation(s):
Sample
Location Parameter
Limit Reported
Date Value Value Type of Violation
001 Effluent Oxygen, Dissolved (DO) 7/3/2017 6 5.1 Daily Minimum Not Reached
(00300)
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct any noted problems. The Division of
Water Resources may pursue enforcement actions for this and any additional violations. If the violations are of a
continuing nature, not related to operation and/or maintenance problems, and you anticipate remedial
construction activities, then you may wish to consider applying for a Special Order by Consent (SOC).
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301, Mooresville, NC 28115
704-663-1699

If you have any questions concerning this matter or to apply for an SOC, please contact Wes Bell of the
Mooresville Regional Office at 704-663-1699.
Sincerely,
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W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Cc: WQS Mooresville Regional Office - Enforcement File
NPDES Compliance/Enforcement Unit - Enforcement File
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301, Mooresville, NC 28115
704-663-1699