WQCS00003_NOV-2020-DV-0020_20200110

ROY COOPER
Governor
K41C IAEL & R.EGAN
Secretary
LIN DA CU LPE PPER
Dirfftor
NORTH CAROL INA
Environmental Quallry
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7011-1570-0001-8546-4594
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
January 10, 2020
Courtney Driver, Director of Utilities
City of Winston-Salem
PO Box 2511
Winston Salem, NC 27102
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2020-DV-0020
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - November 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 Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by
City of Winston-Salem. The Division's Winston-Salem Regional Office concludes that the City of Winston-Salem
violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00003 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 Winston-Salem an opportunity to provide evidence and
justification as to why the City of Winston-Salem 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 (Minn) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
201901756 11/10/2019 75 300 W Wall St Grease 75 75 No Further Action
201901786 11/19/2019 120 103 Autumn Oak Circle Grease 300 150 Notice of Violation
Winston Salem, NC
North Carofina Depart ment of f nvironmen tad Quality I Diuision of Water Resources
W3nstoaZa5em R fl,onaa Office 1450 West Hanes hail Road, Sane 30D I WinstanSalern, North CAToUrks 27105
w• 336-776-WOO

Total Vol
Total
Surface
Incident
Start
Duration
Vol
Water
Number
Date
(Minn) Location Cause
(Gals)
(Gals) DWR Action
201901788
11/19/2019
159 130 Alpine Ct Debris in line, Grease
50
25 No Further Action
201901834
11/25/2019
1,590 2901 Shorefair Drive Grease
3,975
3,975 Notice of Intent
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,
EDocuSigned by:
L uti T SMder
-4'B49E225C94EA...
Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
cc: Laserfiche
North Caroi-ina Department of fnviran mental Quality I Oiuision of Water Resouf-res
R cuk +.+
4'linstonSaiem Regioaaa Office 1 450 West Hanes Mill Road, Sane 30d I Winsta nSalem, North Camfina 27105
`� 3W-776-9O0