WQCS00003_Notice of Deficiency_20240122

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Courtney L Driver, Director Utilities of
City of Winston-Salem
PO Box 2511
Winston Salem, NC 27107-9998
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
January 22, 2024
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
Tracking Number: NOD-2024-DV-0009
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - December 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
(Mips)
Location Cause
(Gals)
(Gals) DWR Action
202301636
12/12/2023
145
738 GRAVES STREET, Pipe Failure (Break)
50
50 Notice of Deficiency
KERNERSVILLE,
27284
202301759
12/23/2023
49
1717 CURRAGHMORE Grease
115
115 Notice of Deficiency
ROAD, CLEMMONS,
27012
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 Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1 450 West Hanes Miff Road, Suite 300 1 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
336.776.9500

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,
DocuSiiggned 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 Department of Environments[ Quality i Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regionat Office 1 450 West Hanes Miff Road, Suite 300 1 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
336.776.9500