WQCS00003_NOI_NOV2021DV0379_Response_20210923

Winston-Salem /Forsyth County
Utilities
Water •Wastewater •Solid Waste
Administration, P.O. Box 2511, Winston-Salem, NC 27102
O: 336-727-8000, F: 336-727-8432, wskutilities.org
September 23, 2021
Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Water Resources
450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
Re: Sanitary Sewer Overflow Civil Penalties Incident #202101444
Dear Mr. Snider:
NC Department of
Environmental Quality
Received
SEP 2 9 2021
Winston-Salem ,
Regional Office
This letter serves as the official response from Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utilities (WSFC
Utilities) to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water
Resources Notice of Intent to Enforce Civil Penalty for the June 23, 2021 sanitary sewer
overflow (SSO), Incident #202101444, located across from 1045 Industrial Park Drive. The
incident was a result of pipe failure due to severe natural conditions.
On June 23, 2021 at 1:30pm, an SSO occurred in the outfall across from 1045 Industrial Park
Drive. Our easement clearing crew was in the process of completing routine easement
maintenance when they came upon a 10-inch pipe crossing a ditch that had failed due to recent
heavy rains. Responders continued work with clearing equipment so the job could be accessed
by the repair crew. The easement crew cleared the easement and the pipe was temporarily
repaired by the construction crew with a new section of pipe. Normal flow resumed within six
hours.
Crews cleaned the site with a backhoe and skid steer. A diffuser was deployed for 24 hours and
the spill area was cleaned following standard protocol. Upstream and downstream mains were
cleaned and inspected by CCTV with no visual defects observed.
This line has been added to our current projects and will be permanently repaired with ductile
iron pipe. The embankments will also be restored to provide a more secure foundation for the
pipe in the future.
City Council: Mayor Allen Joints; Denise D. Adams, Mayor Pro Tempos, North Ward; Barbara Haws Burke, Nonheast Ward; Robert C. Clark, Wert Ward;
John C. Larson, South Ward; left Macintosh, Northwest Ward; Kavin Mundy, Southwest Ward; Annette Scippic, Fast Ward; James Taylor, Jr., Southeast Ward;
City Managers Lee D. Gamity
County Commissioners: David R. Plyler, Chair; Don Martin, Vice Chair; Fleming El -Amin; Ted Kaplan; Richard V. Linville; Tome McDaniel; Gloria D. Whisenhunq
Call 311 or 336-727-80M County Manager: Dudley Wafts, Jr
sas�mk Csraas�,OIWS.Or Winstoo-Salem/Forsyth County Utility Commission: Randall S. Tuttle, Chair, L. Wesley Urns,Jr., Vint Chair, Harold E. Day; Tom Griffin; Yvonne H. Hues;
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'ors iY 9 Duane Long; Hugh W.Jernigan; Chris Parker, Charles Wilson; Al6n Younger

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WSFC Utilities continues to make progress in minimizing SSOs and has the
Place to continue our high level of Proper in
study has provided strategic cleaning and examination of our system to identify areasgrams w with the
greatest need for repair and replacement.
I hope this information is helpful with your investigation of Incident #202101444. If
You require
additional information, please contact me at 336-747-7315.
Utilities Director
cc: Michael Stover, P.E., Assistant Utilities Director -Operations
Kenny Atkins, Utilities Field Operations Manager
Antonio Martinez, ORC
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