WQCS00261_NOI2021DV0136_20210223

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretory
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7018 1130 0000 1608 0220
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
February 23, 2021
Don Denton
Carolina Water Service Inc of North Carolina
4944 Pwky Plz Blvd
Ste 375
Charlotte, NC 28217
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2021-DV-0136
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - November 2020
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00261
Abington Collection System
Forsyth County
Dear Permittee:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by
Carolina Water Service Inc of North Carolina. The Division's Winston-Salem Regional Office concludes that the
Carolina Water Service Inc of North Carolina violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00261 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 Carolina Water Service Inc of North Carolina an opportunity to
provide evidence and justification as to why the Carolina Water Service Inc of North Carolina should not be
assessed a civil penalty for the violation(s) that are summarized below:
Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mins) Location
Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202003368 11/25/2020 233 1705 Abbottsford Drive Other
24,500 Notice of Intent
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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].
Sincerely,
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Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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