WQCS00082_SSO NOV-2018-DV-0068_20180307

Water Resources
ENVmOMMEWAL QUALITY
CERTIFIED MAIL #: 7017 1070 0000 9922 1848
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
March 7, 2018
Joseph W Peel, Mayor
City of Elizabeth City
PO Box 347
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2018-DV-0068
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - March 2, 2018
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00082
Elizabeth City Collection System
Pasquotank County
Dear Permittee:
ROY COOPER
GO enaor
NUCHaEL S. REGAN
Secretm>
LLVDA CULPEPPER
Interim Director
The self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5 -Day Report submitted by City of Elizabeth City 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:
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.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC 27889
252-946-6481
Total Vol
Total
Surface
Incident Start Duration
Vol
Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause
(Gals)
(Gals) DWR Action
201800351 3/2/2018 45 Rivershore Rd & Pump station
4,000
4,000 Notice of Violation
Parkview Rd equipment failure
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.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC 27889
252-946-6481

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Allen Clark with the Water Quality Section in the
Washington Regional Office at 252-946-6481 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
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Robert Tankard, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Washington Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Cc: Julius Williams, ORC (electronic copy)
Washington Regional Office - WQS File
Central Files, Water Quality Section
PERCS (electronic copy)
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC 27889
252-946-6481