WQCS00003_NOV-2020-DV-0482_20201103

ROY COOPER
t7overnor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
alreetor
Courtney Driver, Director Utilities of
City of Winston-Salem
PO Box 2511
Winston Salem, NC 27102
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
November 03, 2020
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2020-DV-0482
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - August 2020
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00003
Winston-Salem Collection System
Forsyth County
Dear Permittee:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of Winston-Salem 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 incident(s) cited in the subject report include the following:
Total Vol
Total
Surface
Incident
Start
Duration
Vol
Water
Number
Date
(Mips)
Location Cause
(Gals)
(Gals) DWR Action
202002309
8/9/2020
168
4825 Wallburg Landing Debris in line, Grease
1,348
606 Notice of Violation
st
202002501
8/27/2020
330
3525 Reynolda Rd Pipe Failure (Break)
8,217
0 Notice of Violation
North Ca roans Oepa rtrne nt of f nviron mental Qua33ty I Oiuision of Water Resou roes
W3nstoaZalem R fl onsaOfRce 145D WestHafies NtiA Road,Saite30D I WinstanSa1em, North CaroSrka 27105
336-776-W01D

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 Ron Boone with the Water Quality Section in the
Winston-Salem Regional Office at 336-776-9800 or via email at [e-mail].
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Sincerely,
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Lon T. ni er, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
North Ca roans Oepa rtrne nt of f nviron mental Qua33ty I Oiuision of Water Resources
W3nstonSalern R fl orkaaOfRce 145D WestHafies Mtdl Road, Saite30D I WinstanSa1em, North CaroSrka 27105
336-776-W00