City of Lenoir Violated Wastewater Regulations

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality claims the City of has violated wastewater regulations. According to documents the city of Lenoir has failed to keep tabs as required on treatment systems at three large industrial wastewater producers for four years. According to the Lenoir News Topic the city blames forgotten inspections on staff turn over.  The city of Lenoir was told to send a letter explaining the missed inspection by the end of June and The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has required that all inspected be done by July 24th.