WQCS00003_SSO No Further Action Letter_20190916

ROY COOPER
Governor
K41CHAEL S. R.EGAN
secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
arrff tor
Courtney Driver, Director Utilities of
City of Winston-Salem
PO Box 2511
Winston Salem, NC 27102
NORTH CAROL INA
Environmental Quarry
September 16, 2019
SUBJECT: Sanitary Sewer Overflows - July 2019
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00003
Winston-Salem Collection System
Forsyth County
Dear Permittee:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City
of Winston-Salem. This review has shown the City of Winston-Salem 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
201901241 7/14/2019 224 6655 Lake Dale Way Roots 20 20 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.
lrlorth Caronna Deps rtment of Environmental Quality I Dioision of Water Resources
WinsbanSalemRs.,onaJOffice 1450 West HanesMill Road. Swte30D I WinstonSaJern, WrthCarof,na27105
w� 336-7 76-9300

If you should 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,
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Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
cc: Winston-Salem Regional Office - WQS File
North Carokka Department of Environmental Quality I DhAsion of Water Resources
WinsrtonSaiem Regionsa Office 14W West lanes Will Road, Swte 3W I WinstonSaJern, North Carom$ 27105
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