WQCS00060_NOV-2020-DV-0367_20200818

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Environmental Quality
CERTIFIED MAIL # 7016„3560 0000 4428 7502
RETURN -RECEIPT REQUESTED
August 18, 2020
Rick J Hester, County Manager
Johnston County Public Utilities
PO Box 2263
Smithfield, NC 27577-2263
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2020-DV-0367
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - July 2020
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 cited in the subject report include the following:
Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mies) Location
202002248 7/30/2020 25 861 Winston Road
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
Other 1,600 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 Mitchell Hayes with the Water Quality Section in
the Raleigh Regional Office at 919-791-4200 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Cc: Raleigh Regional Office - WQS File
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