WQCS00014_NOV-2021-DV-0387_20210914

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Certified Mail # 7020 1810 0001 5980 9645
Return Receipt Requested
Randall D Emory, PE
Greenville Utilities Commission
PO Box 1847
Greenville, NC 27835-1847
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
September 15, 2021
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2021-DV-0387
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - July 2021
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00014
Greenville Utilities Commission Collection System
Pitt County
Dear Mr. Emory:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Greenville Utilities Commission
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 (Mins) Location
Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202101652 7/29/2021
75 413 Beasley Drive Other, Pipe Failure
(Break)
4,500 4,500 Notice of Violation
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.
D_E
North Carolina Oeparrmenr of Environmental Quality 1 Division of Water Resources
Washington Regional Office 1943 Washington Square Mall Washington, North Carolina 22889
252.946.6481

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Sarah Toppen with the Water Quality Section in
the Washington Regional Office at 252-946-6481 or via email at [e-mail].
Cc: Laserfiche
Sincerely,
pbt
David May, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Washington Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
D. Q
North Carolina Oeparrnenr of Environmental Quality 1 Division of Water Resources
Washington Regional Office 1943 Washington Square Mall Washington, North Carolina 22889
252.946.6481