WQCS00223_Notice of Violation_20240228

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Larry Ward
Town of Denton
PO Box 306
Denton, NC 27239-0306
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
February 20, 2024
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2024-DV-0094
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - January 2024
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00223
Denton Collection System
Davidson County
Dear Mr. Ward:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Town of Denton indicates violations
of permit conditions stipulated in the subject permit and North Carolina G.S. 143-215.1. Violations include failing to
effectively manage, maintain, and operate the subject collection system so that there is no SSO to the land or
surface waters and making an outlet to waters of the State for purposes of G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1), for which a
permit is required.
Specific incident(s) cited in the subject report include the following:
Incident Start
Number Date
Duration
(Mins) Location Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202400126 1/9/2024 720 , , , Inflow and Infiltration, 108,000 108,000 Notice of Violation
Severe Natural
Condition
202400127 1/9/2024 660 , , , Inflow and Infiltration, 66,000 66,000 Notice of Violation
Severe Natural
Condition
North Carolina Department of Envlronmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1 450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300 1 Winston-Salem. North Carolina 27105
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336.776.9500

Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Minn) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202400130 1/9/2024 660 , , , Inflow and Infiltration, 81,000 81,000 Notice of Violation
Severe Natural
Condition
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.
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,
EDocuSiiggned 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 Envlronmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1 450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300 1 Winston-Salem. North Carolina 27105
336.776.9500