WQCS00047_NOV-2020-DV-0198_20200504

ROY COOPER
MICHAEL S REGAN
Sr, r,M-;r y
S, DANIEL SIMITH
NOR I i t:AROLINA
Envlranmcntal Quality
CERTIFIED MAIL # 7016 3560 0000 4428 6659
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
May 04, 2020
T Chet Mann, Mayor
City of Sanford
PO Box 3729
Sanford, NC 27331
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2020-DV-0198
Sanitary Sewer Overflows — January, February, March 2020
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00047
Sanford Collection System
Lee County
Mayor Mann:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of Sanford 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 incidents cited in the subject report include the following:
Total Vol
Total
Surface
Incident
Start
Duration
Vol
Water
Number
Date
(Mins)
Location
Cause
(Gals)
(Gals)
DWR Action
202000342
2/6/2020
840
305 east rose street
Severe Natural
1,680
1,680
Notice of Violation
Condition
202000344
2/6/2020
720
sycamore and second
Severe Natural L
1,440
1,440
Notice of Violation
street
Condition
202000348
2/6/2020
720
market and hickory
Severe Natural
1,440
1,440
Notice of Violation
street
Condition

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 50
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.
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,
,,/�jy 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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