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Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Frankie Maness, City Manager
City of Graham
PO Drawer 357
Graham, NC 27253-0357
NORTH CAROLINA
En vironmen tat Quality
November 19, 2020
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
Tracking Number: NOD-2020-DV-0055
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - September 2020
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00065
Graham Collection System
Alamance County
Dear Permittee:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City
of Graham. This review has shown the City of Graham to be in violation of the requirements found in the subject
permit and/or North Carolina G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1). The violations that occurred are summarized below:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202002656 9/21/2020 30 Boyd Creek Lift Station Other 450 450 Notice of Deficiency
(Force Main At
Station)
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance. Please note
that the Division of Water Resources (DWR) began assessing civil penalties for severe and/or repeat SSOs
starting December 1, 2007. Enforcement decisions are based on volume spilled, volume reaching surface waters,
duration, gravity, impacts to public health, fish kills and other factors.
North Carotins i]epsrtrnent of Environmental Quality I Diuision of Water Resources
MrkstoaZaiem Re&nsa Office 1450 West Hanes ViR Road, Sane 30D 14Winst rkZaJern, North Carofina 27105
�'� r� 336-776-WOO
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 ron.booneCd)ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
Doc uS�igTned<by:
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Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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North Caroi-ina Department of fnviran mental Quality I Oiuision of Water Resouf-res
WiikstonSaiem Regioasa Office 1 450 West Hanes Mill Road, Sane 30D I Winsta nSalem, North Camfina 27105
`� 3W-776-WOO