WQCS00002_NOV-2020-DV-0554_20201215

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MICHAEL S. REGAN
Soireary
S. DANIEL SMITH r,ORTH CAPOLINA
Director Environmental Quality
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7017 2680 0000 2219 6289
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
December 15, 2020
Robert Massengill, Director of Public Utilities
City of Raleigh
PO Box 590
Raleigh, NC 27602-0590
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2020-DV-0554
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - November 2020
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00002
Raleigh Collection System
Wake County
Dear Mr. Massengill:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by
City of Raleigh. The Division's Raleigh Regional Office concludes that the City of Raleigh violated Permit Condition I
(2) of Permit No. WQCS00002 by failing to effectively manage, maintain, and operate their collection system so
that there is no 550 (Sanitary Sewer Overflow) to the land or surface waters and the 550 constituted making an
outlet to waters of the State for purposes of G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1), for which a permit is required by G.S.
143-215.1.
The Raleigh Regional Office is providing the City of Raleigh an opportunity to provide evidence and justification as
to why the City of Raleigh should not be assessed a civil penalty for the violation(s) that are summarized below:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202002900 11/2/2020 170 6012 Viking Dr. Grease 12,750 12,000 Notice of Violation —
Notice of Intent
202003121 11/12/2020 590 4790 Wendell Blvd Severe Natural 57,230 57,230 Notice of Violation
Condition
202003123 11/12/2020 386 33316 Allegheny Dr. Severe Natural 77,200 336 Notice of Violation
Condition
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Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mins) Location
Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202003125 11/12/2020 308 3900 Quail Hollow Dr Severe Natural
Condition
87,780 87,780 Notice of Violation
202003126 11/12/2020 255 1500 Banbury Rd Severe Natural 22,448 22,448 Notice of Violation
Condition
202003127 11/12/2020 280 1212 Riverview Dr. Severe Natural
Cond ition
56,000 56,000 Notice of Violation
202003184 11/13/2020 63 5839 Capital Blvd Grease 900 100 Notice of Violation
202003270 11/15/2020 1,216 975 Buffalo Road, Other, Pipe Failure 242,000 242,000 Notice of Violation -
Garner, NC (Break) Notice of Intent
202003373 11/28/2020 89 1117 Beacon Lake Drive Grease
4,450 4,450 Notice of Violation —
Notice of Intent
This Notice of Violation / Notice of Intent to Enforce (NOV/NOI) is being issued for the noted violation. Pursuant
to G.S. 143-215.6A, a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) may be assessed
against any person who violates or fails to act in accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of any
permit issued pursuant to G.S. 143-215.1.
This office requests that you respond to this Notice, in writing, within 10 business days of its
receipt. In your response, you should address the causes of non-compliance, remedial actions, and all other
actions taken to prevent the recurrence of similar situations. The response to this correspondence will be
considered in this process. Enforcement decisions will also be based on volume spilled, volume reaching surface
waters, duration and gravity, impacts to public health, fish kills or recreational area closures. Other factors
considered in determining the amount of the civil penalty are the violator's history of non-compliance, the cost of
rectifying the damage, whether the spill was intentional and whether money was saved by non-compliance.
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,
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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