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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
May 01, 2020
Robert Massengill, Director of Public Utilities
City of Raleigh
PO Box 590
Raleigh, NC 27602
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2020-DV-0194
Sanitary Sewer Overflows — January, February, March 2020
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00002
Raleigh Collection System
Wake County
Dear Mr. Massengill:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by
City of Raleigh. The Division's Raleigh Regional Office concludes that the City of Raleigh violated Permit Condition I
(2) of Permit No. WQCS00002 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 Raleigh Regional Office is providing the City of Raleigh an opportunity to provide evidence and justification as
to why the City of Raleigh 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 (Mina) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202000027 1/5/2020
202000092 1/14/2020
202000128 1/21/2020
148 1200 Manchester Dr
Raleigh
160 108 Russell Park CL
210
7408 Grist Mill Rd.
Raleigh
Roots
Other, Pipe Failure
(Break)
3,000 3,000 Notice of Violation -
Notice of Intent
1,200 1,000 Notice of Violation
Grease 4,180 3,180 Notice of Violation -
Notice of intent
202000151 1/25/2020 180 11 Blakeford Rd. Deli 2,700 2,700 Notice of Violation -
Notice of Intent

Total Vol
Total
Surface
Incident
Start
Duration
Vol
Water
Number
Date
(Mins)
Location
Cause
(Gals)
(Gals)
DWR Action
202000199
1/29/2020
BO
905 Seventh Ave.
Grease, Roots
3,400
2,400
Notice of Violation -
Garner
Notice of Intent
202000212
2/1/2020
24
1900 Varnell Ave,
Debris in line, Roots
240
240
Notice of Deficiency
Raleigh, NC
202000226
2/3/2020
79
4029 Deep Hol,ow Drive Debris in line
3,950
3,950
Notice of Violation —
Notice of Intent
202000240
2/3/2020
216
2019 Park Falls Drive,
Debris in line, Roots
2,160
2,160
Notice of Violation -
Raleigh
Notice of Intent
202000518
2/7/2020
327
529 S. Wilmington St.
Other, Pipe Failure
3,300
Notice of Violation
(Break)
202000614
2/10/2020
116
5208 North Hills Dr. Grease
3,132
1,000
Notice of Violation
Raleigh
202000703
2/14/2020
125
5606 Forest Oaks Drive Grease
3,125
3,125
Notice of Violation —
Notice of Intent
202000758
2/22/2020
228
800 Orleans Place Debris in line, Grease
3,420
3,420
Notice of Violation —
Notice of Intent
202000759
2/22/2020
150
Manhole SMH 125639 Debris in line
3,000
3,000
Notice of Violation —
Notice of Intent
202000796
2/24/2020
163
2816 Oberlin Road Other
1,725
1,725
Notice of Violation
202000829
2/28/2020
72
intersection of Pinecross Grease
1,338
1,238
Notice of Violation
and sweet briar drive
202000895
3/7/2020
207
3820 William Bullock Ct. Roots
2,150
2;150
Notice of Violation -
Notice of Intent
202000994
3/12/2020
81
817 McMakin St. Raleigh Grease
1,215
1,215
Notice of Violation
202001058
3/22/2020
135
44 E. Hester Ct. Vandalism
2,300
2,300
Notice of Violation -
Wendell
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. V!
This office requests that you respond to this Notice, in writing, within 60 business days of its
receipt. In your response, you should address the causes of noncompliance, 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 !tills 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 Mitchell Hayes with the Water Quality Section in
the Raleigh Regional Office at 919-791-4200 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Cc: Raleigh Regional Office - WQS File
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Email copy to Carlos Perez [e-mail]
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