WQCS00223_NOI_NOV2023DV0115_20230302

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Certified Mail # 7020 3160 0002 0860 9833
Return Receipt Reauested
Larry Ward
Town of Denton
PO Box 306
Denton, NC 27239-0306
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
March 02, 2023
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2023-DV-0115
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - January 2023
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00223
Denton Collection System
Davidson County
Dear Mr. Ward:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by
Town of Denton. The Division's Winston-Salem Regional Office concludes that the Town of Denton violated Permit
Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00223 by failing to effectively manage, maintain, and operate their collection
system so that there is no SSO (Sanitary Sewer Overflow) to the land or surface waters and the SSO constituted
making an outlet to waters of the State for purposes of G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1), for which a permit is required by
G.S. 143-215.1.
The Winston-Salem Regional Office is providing the Town of Denton an opportunity to provide evidence and
justification as to why the Town of Denton should not be assessed a civil penalty for the violation(s) that are
summarized below:
Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mins) Location
Cause
Total
Vol
(Gals)
Total Vol
Surface
Water
(Gals) DWR Action
202300135 1/25/2023 300 267 Council Access Rd,
Inflow and
39,500
39,500 Notice of Intent
Denton, NC, 27239
Infiltration, Severe
Natural Condition
North Carolina
Department of Environmental Quality
i Division of Water Resources
Winston-5alem Regional Office 1 450 West Hanes Mill
Road, Suite 300 1 Winston-Salem.
North Carolina 27105
336.776.9500

This Notice of Violation / Notice of Intent to Enforce (NOV/NOI) is being issued for the noted violation. Pursuant
to G.S. 143-215.6A, a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) may be assessed
against any person who violates or fails to act in accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of any
permit issued pursuant to G.S. 143-215.1.
This office requests that you respond to this Notice, in writing, within 10 business days of its
receipt. In your response, you should address the causes of non-compliance, remedial actions, and all other
actions taken to prevent the recurrence of similar situations. The response to this correspondence will be
considered in this process. Enforcement decisions will also be based on volume spilled, volume reaching surface
waters, duration and gravity, impacts to public health, fish kills or recreational area closures. Other factors
considered in determining the amount of the civil penalty are the violator's history of non-compliance, the cost of
rectifying the damage, whether the spill was intentional and whether money was saved by non-compliance.
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].
Sincerely,
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Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 3001 Winston-Salem. North Carolina 27105