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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
October 25, 2019
Rick J Hester, County Manager
Johnston County Public Utilities
PO Box 2263
Smithfield, NC 27577-2263
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2019-DV-0392
Sanitary Sewer Overflows — July, August, September 2019
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00060
Johnston County Collection System
Johnston County
Dear Mr. Hester:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Johnston County Public Utilities
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
(Minn)
Location
Cause
(Gals)
(Gals) DWR Action
201901453
9/6/2019
440
1457 West Noble St.
Inflow and Infiltration,
640,000
640,00fl NDtice of Violation
Selma pump station
Severe Natural
Hurricane Dorian
Condition
201901478
9/7/2019
130
Location: 3146 Swift
Pipe Failure (Break),
46,750
46,750 BPJ, No Further Action
Creek Road, Smithfield
Severe Natural
NC 27577 Hurricane
Condition
Dorian
DW x

Incident Start Duration
Humber Date • (Mins) Location
201901485 9/7/2019 180 Location:1457 w
Noble St, Selma
Hurricane Dorian
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
Pipe Failure (Break) 3,600 3,600 BPI, No Further Action
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 Mitchell Hayes with the Water Quality Section in
the Raleigh Regional Office at 919-791-4200 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
S. Jay Zimmerman P.G., Chief
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Cc: Raleigh Regional Office - WQS File
Central Files, Water Quality Section
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