WQCS00051_NOV2021DV0046_20210125

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Kenneth D Noland, Manager Town
Town of Wilkesboro
PO Box 1056
Wilkesboro, NC 28697-1056
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
January 25, 2021
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2021-DV-0046
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - October 2020
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00051
Wilkesboro Collection System
Wilkes County
Dear Permittee:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Town of Wilkesboro 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:
Incident
Number
Start
Date
Duration
(Mins)
Location
Cause
Total
Vol
(Gals)
Total Vol
Surface
Water
(Gals) DWR Action
202002855
10/29/2020
120
Central Wilkes Lift
Inflow and Infiltration,
600
600 Notice of Violation
Station
Severe Natural
Condition
202002861
10/29/2020
1,815
Road crossing near Cub
Inflow and Infiltration,
8,500
8,500 Notice of Violation
Creek
Other, Pipe Failure
(Break), Severe
Natural Condition
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance.
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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.boone(�bncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
EDocuSignedCby:
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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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