WQCS00060_NOV-2023-DV-0071_20230210

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Certified Mail # 7020 3160 0000 4115 5917
Return Receipt Requested
Rick J Hester, County Manager
Johnston County Public Utilities
PO Box 2263
Smithfield, NC 27577-2263
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
February 10, 2023
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2023-DV-0071
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - January 2023
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:
Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mins) Location
Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202300150 1/27/2023 75 1000 E Huntley St, Pipe Failure (Break) 12,000 12,000 Notice of Violation
Smithfield, NC, 27577
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.
North Carolina Department a aEnvirpmeMal' Quality I Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office 1 3000 Barrett Dave I Ukiah. North Carolina 27609
919.791.4200

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].
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Sincerely,
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"he_ Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
North Carolina Department or EnNncltntental Qyimy 1 Dfvblon of water Aeacurcea
Ral qh Regional Office 1 3800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh North faroiu 27609
9193914200