WQCS00060_NOV-2024-DV-0159 Notice of Violation_20240313

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March 13, 2024

Rick J Hester, County Manager
Johnston County Public Utilities
PO Box 2263
Smithfield, NC 27577-2263

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2024-DV-0159
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - February 2024
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00060
Johnston County Collection System
Johnston County

Dear Mr. Hester:

The self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Johnston County Public Utilities
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:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202400486 2/19/2024 20 325 Norris Road, Pipe Failure (Break) 2,400 0 Notice of Violation
Clayton, NC, 27520 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance. Please submit
a written response to this Notice of Violation. Your response is to be received by the regional office within 15
business days following receipt of this violation. Please include any additional documentation about this incident(s)
in the response. The submittal will be considered in determining whether the Division will assess a civil penalty for
the cited violations.
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If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Kevin Fowler with the Water Quality Section in the
Raleigh Regional Office at 919-791-4200 or via email at [e-mail].

Sincerely,

Michael Hall, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ

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