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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
January 28, 2019
Adrian T Miller
City of Belmont
PO Box 431
Belmont, NC 28012
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2019-DV-0065
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - October 2018
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00046
Belmont Collection System
Gaston County
Dear Mr. Miller:
The self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of Belmont 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 (Mips) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
201803051 10/5/2018 105 Morgan Branch Rd Other 2,475 2,475 Notice of Violation
201803090 10/11/2018 66 Cason Street Lift Severe Natural 448 400 No Further Action
Station Condition Hurricane Michael
201803237 10/23/2018 290 214 Plant Road - Duke Pipe Failure(Break) 2,800 1,600 Notice of Violation
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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.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact W. Corey Basinger 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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W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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