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CERTIFIED MAIL #: 7016 1370 0001 6572 2413
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
December 20, 2017
Scott Hildebran, City Manager
City of Lenoir
PO Box 958
Lenoir, NC 28645
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
Tracking Number: NOD -2017 -DV -0015
Sanitary Sewer Overflow - November 2017
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00035
Lenoir Collection System
Caldwell County
Dear Permittee:
ROY COOPER
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The self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5 -Day Report submitted by City of Lenoir 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
201701668 11/28/2017 45 250 Walnut Ave Debris in Line 250 250 Notice of Deficiency
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
2090 U.S. 70 Highway, Swannanoa, NC 28778
828-296-4500

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Tim Heim with the Water Quality Section in the
Asheville Regional Office at 828-296-4500 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
G. Landon Davidson, P.G., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Cc: Asheville Regional Office - WQS File
Central Files, Water Quality Section
G:\WR\WQ\Caldwell\Collection Systems\Lenoir Collection System\SSC)\NOD-2017-DV-0015 SSO Cct2017.rtf
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
2090 U.S. 70 Highway, Swannanoa, NC 28778
828-296-4500