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Winston-Salem
/ Forsyth County
Water. • Wastewater • Solid Waste
Administration, P.O. Box 2511, Winston-Salem, NC 27102
0: 336-727-8000, F: 336-727-8432, cityofws.org/utilities
April 5, 2021
Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Water Resources
450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
Re: Sanitary Sewer Overflow Civil Penalties Incident #202003471
Dear Mr. Snider:
NC Department of
Environmental Quality
Received
APR 0 7 2021
Winston-Salem
Regional Office
This letter serves as the official response from Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utilities to the
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Resources Notice of
Intent to Enforce Civil Penalty for the December 14, 2020 sanitary sewer overflow (SSO),
Incident #202003471, located at 3495 Braddock Court in Clemmons. The incident was a result
of pipe failure within the collection system.
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On December 14 at 10:00 am, Utilities Field Operations arrived at the scene of an SSO on the
sewer outfall at 3495 Braddock Court. There was a five-foot split in the force main and first
responders requested a contractor to repair the break.
Tanglewood Lift Station was shut down to allow drainage of the force main so the pipe could be
cut and repaired. Following completion of repairs, the lift station resumed normal operations
on December 15 at 5:00am. A diffuser was deployed for 24 hours and the spill area was cleaned
following protocol.
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WSFC Utilities continues to make progress in minimizing SSOs and has the proper programs in
place to continue our high level of performance. Our comprehensive sanitary sewer evaluation
study has provided strategic cleaning, and examination of our system to identify areas with the
greatest need for repair and replacement.
City Council. Mayor Allen !Dines; Denise D. Adams, Mayor PraTempore, North Ward; Barbara Hanes Burke, Northeast Ward; Robert C. Clark, West Ward;
John C. Larson, South Ward; Jeff Macintosh, Northwest Ward; Kevin Mundy, Southwest Ward; Annette Scippio, East Ward; James Taylor, Jr., Southeast Ward;
City Manager Lee D. Garrity
County Commissioners: David R. Plyler, Chair, Don Martin, Vice Chair; Fleming El -Amin; Ted Kaplan; Richard V. IJnville; Tanya McDaniel; Gloria D. Whisenhunt
Ca11311 or 336-727-8000 County Manager. Dudley Watts, Jr.
• Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utility Commission: Randall S. Tuttle, Chair L Wesley Curtis, Jr., Vice Chair Harold E. Day; Tam Griffin; Yvonne H. Hines;
Cityt nk@Ct cityofws;org Duane Long; Hugh W. Jernigan; Chris Parker, Donald R. Stewart; Charles Wilson; Allan Younger

I hope this information is helpful with your investigation of Incident #202003471. If you require
additional information, please contact me at 336-747-7315.
Sincerely,
Courtney. Driver, P.E.
Utilities Director
cc: Michael Stover, P.E., Assistant Utilities Director -Operations
Kenny Atkins, Utilities Field Operations Manager
Antonio Martinez, ORC
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