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CERTIFIED MAIL: 7011 1570 0001 8546 4044 Permitting Section
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
May 28, 2019
Steven Drew, Operations Division Manager
City of Greensboro
2602 S Elm -Eugene St
Greensboro, NC 27406-9787
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION &INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2019-DV-0224
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - March 2019
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00006
Greensboro Collection System
Guilford County
Dear Permittee:
A review has been conducted of the self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Reports submitted by
City of Greensboro. The Division's Winston-Salem Regional Office concludes that the City of Greensboro violated
Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00006 by failing to effectively manage, maintain, and operate their
collection system so that there is no SSO (Sanitary Sewer Overflow) to the land or surface waters and the SSO
constituted making an outlet to waters of the State for purposes of G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1), for which a permit is
required by G.S. 143-215.1.
The Winston-Salem Regional Office is providing the City of Greensboro an opportunity to provide evidence and
justification as to why the City of Greensboro should not be assessed a civil penalty for the violation(s) that are
summarized below:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
201900488 3/1/2019 94 6103 Twin Sail Dr Roots 900 900 Notice of Violation
201900564 3/11/2019 195 631 Garrett Street Grease 3,500 3,500 Notice of Intent
201900607 3/21/2019 60 3301 W. Market St. Grease 4,500 4,500 Notice of Intent
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Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
201900634 3/22/2019 4,740 1000 N Ted Johnson Pipe Failure(Break) 82,000 26,500 Notice of Intent
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This Notice of Violation / Notice of Intent to Enforce (NOV/NOI) is being issued for the noted violation. Pursuant
to G.S. 143-215.6A, a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) may be assessed
against any person who violates or fails to act in accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of any
permit issued pursuant to G.S. 143-215.1.
This office requests that you respond to this Notice, in writing, within 10 business days of its
receipt. In your response, you should address the causes of non-compliance, remedial actions, and all other
actions taken to prevent the recurrence of similar situations. The response to this correspondence will be
considered in this process. Enforcement decisions will also be based on volume spilled, volume reaching surface
waters, duration and gravity, impacts to public health, fish kills or recreational area closures. Other factors
considered in determining the amount of the civil penalty are the violator's history of non-compliance, the cost of
rectifying the damage, whether the spill was intentional and whether money was saved by non-compliance.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Ron Boone with the Water Quality Section in the
Winston-Salem Regional Office at 336-776-9800 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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Lon'rNtef Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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