WQCS00057_NOI2021DV0037_20210125

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7018 1130 0000 1608 0268
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
January 25, 2021
Michael Brandt, City Manager
City of Thomasville
PO Box 368
Thomasville, NC 27361-0368
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2021-DV-0037
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - October 2020
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00057
Thomasville Collection System
Davidson County
Dear Permittee:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by
City of Thomasville. The Division's Winston-Salem Regional Office concludes that the City of Thomasville violated
Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00057 by failing to effectively manage, maintain, and operate their
collection system so that there is no SSO (Sanitary Sewer Overflow) to the land or surface waters and the SSO
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 Winston-Salem Regional Office is providing the City of Thomasville an opportunity to provide evidence and
justification as to why the City of Thomasville 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
202002782 10/11/2020 720 1002 W. Cooksey Drive Inflow and
14,400
14,400 Notice of Intent
Infiltration, Pipe
Failure (Break),
Severe Natural
Condition
North Caromna Department of Environments: Qvairty I Diusion of Water Resources
Winston-So*m Reponol Office 1 450 West Hones Mal Road, Suite 30D I Wmston-Se*m, Norte+ Corot, no 271G5
336-776-98DO

Total Vol
Total
Surface
Incident Start Duration
Vol
Water
Number Date (Mins) Location
Cause
(Gals)
(Gals) DWR Action
202002870 10/29/2020 420 North Side Pump
Inflow and
8,400
8,000 Notice of Violation
Station 1002 West
Infiltration, Pipe
Cooksey Dr
Failure (Break),
Severe Natural
Condition
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 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,
EDocuSigned by:
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Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
North Caro;,na Department of Environments: Qua irty I Diusion of Water Resources
Winston-So*m Re&*rwi Office 1 450 West Hones Mal Road, Suite 30D I Wmston-U)em, North Corot, no 271G5
336-776-96DO