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CERTIFIED MAIL # 7017 0190 0000 9569 8794
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
November 16, 2020
Donald F Greeley, Director of Water Management
City of Durham
101 City Hall Plaza
Durham, NC 27701-3329
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2020-DV-0502
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - October 2020
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00005
Durham Collection System
Durham County
Dear Mr. Greeley:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of Durham 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:
Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mins) Location
Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202002740 10/4/2020 88 2933 Buckingham Rd. Pipe Failure (Break) 100 100 Deficiency, No Further
Action
202002805 10/18/2020 82 1500 Ridgeway Drive Grease
410 410 Notice of Violation
202002818 10/20/2020 2,822 514 E Geer Street Pipe Failure (Break) 100 100 Deficiency, No Further
Action

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Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mins) Location
Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202002842 10/27/2020 52 4813 Howe St. Debris in line 104 104 Deficiency, No Further
Action
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,
1Ae 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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