WQCS00082_NOV-2021-DV-0164_20210330

ROY COOPER
Governor
DIONNE DELL[ -GATT[
Secretory
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
CERTIFIED MAIL #: 7020 1810 0001 5981 0948
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
March 30, 2021
Bettie J Parker, Mayor
City of Elizabeth City
PO Box 347
Elizabeth City, NC 27907-0347
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2021-DV-0164
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - February 2021
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00082
Elizabeth City Collection System
Pasquotank County
Dear Mayor Parker:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of Elizabeth City 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 Start Duration
Number Date (Mins) Location
Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202100568 2/16/2021 60 Manhole (edge of the Severe Natural 800 800 Notice of Violation
road) at Intersection Condition
at Rivershore Road and
Parkview Drive
202100738 2/19/2021
165 Manhole at River Shore Inflow and Infiltration
Street and Parkview
street
1,500 1,500 Notice of Violation
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North Carolina Department or Emlronmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Washington Reglanal Office I Washington Square Mall I Washington, North Carolina 27889
252.94664E11

Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mins) Location
Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202100740 2/19/2021 135 Hoffler Street Manhole Inflow and Infiltration 2,000 2,000 Notice of Violation
202100744 2/19/2021 525 Shephard Street and Inflow and Infiltration 6,000 500 Notice of Violation
Walston Street
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance. Please submit
a written response to this Notice of Violation. Your response is to be received by the regional office within 10
business days following receipt of this violation. Please include any additional documentation about this incident(s)
in the response. The submittal will be considered in determining whether the Division will assess a civil penalty for
the cited violations.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Sarah Toppen with the Water Quality Section in
the Washington Regional Office at 252-946-6481 or via email at [e-mail].
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Sincerely,
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Robert Tankard, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Washington Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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