WQCS00160_NOV-2022-DV-0028_20220202

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ROY COOPER.
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Ryan Wilmoth
Town of Sparta
304 S Main St
Whitehead, NC 28675
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
February 02, 2022
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2022-DV-0028
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - November 2021
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00160
Sparta Collection System
Alleghany County
Dear Permittee:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Town of Sparta 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:
Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mins) Location
Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202102124 11/3/2021 270 365 Collins Road Pipe Failure (Break) 10,000 500 Notice of Violation
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance.
EQ
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 West Hanes Mill Road. Suite 300 I Winston-Salem. North Carolina 27105
336.776.9600

If you 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 [e-mail].
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 West Hanes Mill Road. Suite 300 I Winston-Salem. North Carolina 27105
336.776.9600