WQCS00093_Other Agency Documents_20180530

ROY COOPER
Governor
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MICHAEL S.REGAIN
Secretory
Water Resources LINDA CULPEPPER
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Interim Director
May 30, 2018
Larry South, Town Manager
Town of North Wilkesboro
PO Box 218
North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
SUBJECT: Sanitary Sewer Overflows - April 2018
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00093
North Wilkesboro Collection System
Wilkes County
Dear Permittee:
A review has been conducted of the self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by
Town of North Wilkesboro. This review has shown the Town of North Wilkesboro 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
201800552 4/12/2018 60 13th Street&F Street Roots 1,500 800 No Further Action
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.
State of North Carolina i Environmental Quality I Water Resources
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