WQCS00018_NOI_NOV2021DV0245_Response_20210603

NC Department of
Environmental Quality
Received
JUN 0 7 2021
Winston-Salem
Regional Office
EDEN
June 3, 2021
Lon Snider, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NC DEQ
Subject: Notice of Violation & Recommendation for enforcement
Case # NOV-2021-DV-0245
Sanitary Sewer Overflows —January 26, 2021
City of Eden - Collection System Permit No. WQCS00018
Rockingham County
Dear Mr. Snider,
This letter is in response to a Notice of Violation with the intent to enforce that has been issued against
the City of Eden Collection System Permit No. WQC500018.
The City of Eden understands that an NOV with the intent to enforce is being issued for incident
number 202100329. This overflow to surface waters occurred on January 26, 2021 at the City of Eden's
Covenant Branch Pump Station. An estimated volume of 3,700 gallons of untreated sewage was
released and reached the Dan River. It was caused by inflow and infiltration during a storm event. The
rain started around 12:24 AM and by 5:34 AM it had deposited 1.41 inches of rain. This was following a
storm event from the previous day that deposited 0.75 inches of rain.
The City of Eden also recognizes that overflows have continued to occur at this pump station despite the
City's efforts to stop them. A new pump station project is set to start this month that will take the flow
from two smaller pump station off of Covenant Branch Basin. Also, the New Street Pump Station, which
flows into Covenant Branch Basin, was repaired as infiltration was found to be entering wet well causing
it to overflow at times. The City of Eden takes preventing sanitary sewer overflows seriously. Please
take these facts into consideration when deciding what action to take.
Sincerely,
Michael Vernon, O.R.C. City of Eden Collection System
Collection & Distribution

City of Eden
CC: Paul Dishmon, Director of Municipal Services
Terry Shelton, Director of Public Utilities
Jon Mendenhall, City Manager