WQCS00003_Notice of Deficiency_20230727

Roy COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Courtney L Driver, Director of Utilities
City of Winston-Salem
PO Box 2511
Winston Salem, NC 27107-9998
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
July 26, 2023
Tracking Number: NOD-2023-DV-0059
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - June 2023
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00003
Winston-Salem Collection System
Forsyth County
Dear Ms. Driver:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City
of Winston-Salem. This review has shown the City of Winston-Salem to be in violation of the requirements found
in the subject permit and/or North Carolina G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1). The violations that occurred are summarized
below:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202300898 6/7/2023 123 1059 S Hawthorne Rd, Debris in line 100 100 Notice of Deficiency
Winston Salem, NC,
27103
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance. Please note
that the Division of Water Resources (DWR) began assessing civil penalties for severe and/or repeat SSOs
starting December 1, 2007. Enforcement decisions are based on volume spilled, volume reaching surface waters,
duration, gravity, impacts to public health, fish kills and other factors.
North Carolina 0tpaelment of EnNron .l Quality I IX,ision of Water Resources
Wlneloo-5alem Regional OF&e 1450 Wes[ Hanes Mill Road. Suite 3001 W-1-Salem, North Carolina 27105
336W6.9800

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Gary Hudson with the Water Quality Section in the
Winston-Salem Regional Office at 336-776-9800 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
DocuSiTgned by:
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Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
North Carolina Depaelment of E.—ri—Mal Quality I IAvision of Water Resources
Wlneloo-Salem Regional OF&e 1450 Wes[ Hanes Mill Road. Suite 3001 Wln -Salem, North Ca 11-27105
336W6.9800