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LINDA CULPEPPER ORTII CAROLINA
Director EnvironmentcalQaccatity
January 24, 2019
Roger D Jones, PE
City of Lexington
28 W Center St •
Lexington, NC 27292-3099 RECE,BVED/DENR DWR
JAN 3 0 2019
SUBJECT: Sanitary Sewer Overflows - October 2018 Water Resources
System Permit No. WQCS00042 Water
Section
Lexington Collection System ;
Davidson County '3
Dear Permittee:
A review has been conducted of the self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City
of Lexington. This review has shown the City of Lexington to be in violation of the requirements found in the
subject permit and/or North Carolina G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1). The violations that occurred are summarized below:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
201803130 10/11/2018 150 Swearing Creek PS Severe Natural 12,000 12,000 No Further Action
Condition
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance. Please note
that the Division of Water Resources (DWR) began assessing civil penalties for severe and/or repeat SSOs
starting December 1, 2007. Enforcement decisions are based on volume spilled, volume reaching surface waters,
duration, gravity, impacts to public health, fish kills and other factors.
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If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Ron Boone with the Water Quality Section
in the Winston-Salem Regional Office at 336-776-9800 or via email at ron.boone©ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
Fr Sherri V. Knight, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources,.NCDEQ
Cc: Winston-Salem Regional Office - WQS File
Central Files, Water Quality Section
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Winston-Warn Reglenal Offioa 450 9ifest Hans MO Road,Suit_SOD I W'smston-Salam,North Carolina 27105