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CERTIFIED MAIL # 7017 0190 0000 9569 8497
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED -
October 22, 2020
Walter Credle, Public Utilities Director
Town of Smithfield
230 Hospital Rd
Smithfield, NC 27577
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2020-DV-0465
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - September 2020
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00270
Smithfield Collection System
Johnston County
Dear Mr. Credle:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 24- Hour Report submitted by Town of Smithfield indicates
violations of permit conditions stipulated in the subject permit and North Carolina G.S. 143-215.1. A 5-Day Report
was not submitted to this office. 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
202002557 9/1/2020 2003 S. Vermont St. Severe Natural 7,200 7,200 Notice of Violation
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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 15
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,
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Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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