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Home My WebLink AboutWQCS00006_NOI_NOV2021DV0241_20210527May 27, 2021 Lon T. Snider, Assistant Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations 450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105 NC Department of Environmental Quality Received JUN032021 Winston-Salem Regional Office RCB-20210616-NOV-2021-DV-0241 -Recommend CPA. Unsure city has done everything they should. Dear Mr. Snider, This letter is in response to the Notice of Violation and Recommendation for Enforcement Letter dated May 12, 2021 received by the City of Greensboro. The address where the violation occurred and the amount spilled is shown below: 1. 4807 Koger Blvd. 7,200 Gallons The sanitary sewer release on January 25, 2021 at 4807 Koger Blvd. was due to debris in the sanitary sewer at this address. A combination jet truck was dispatched to unstop the blockage and clean the line. Once the sanitary sewer overflow was stopped, we thoroughly cleaned all lines in the area to ensure we could perform a CCTV inspection of the lines, and we found no deficiencies to correct. Due to the sanitary sewer line's location and condition of the sewer right-of-way, the spill duration extended longer than expected. The debris in the line consisted of parts of a broken manhole that logged itself in the sewer line, along with rags that had accumulated around the manhole parts that were difficult to remove. We inspected the manholes in the area to ensure that we would not have any issues in the future. Remediation efforts include opening fire hydrants to flush the affected area, and we spread lime to minimize the spill's impact. It is our duty to comply with the requirements of Collection System Permit Number 11'0K S00006 and G.S. 1 43-215.1(a)(1). and we will continue to address unforeseen circumstances as quickly as they occur. If any additional information is required, please do contact me. We appreciate your review and welcome your feedback. Sincerely yours, Robert Martin, Construction and Maintenance SuperN iNor PO BOX 3136 • GREENSBORO NC 27402-3136 • WWW-Gr:f i3hU Cvl.: +,';-CIFY i2489) U.S. Postal Service' CERTIFIED MAIL° RECEIP Domestic Mail Only For delivery information, visit our website at www.usps.com'. Certified Mail Fee rlaua _ tom Extra Services & Fetes (check box, add tee as appropriate) ❑ Return Receipt (hardcopy) $ ❑ Return Receipt (electronic) $ ❑ Certified Mail Restricted Delivery $ ❑ Adult Signature Reouired $ ❑ Adult Signature Restricted Delivery $ Postage s Total Postage a Sent To Street and Apt. t PS Form 3800, 03'ft Postmark Hero L. Michael Borchers City of Greensboro P.O. 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DANIEL SMITH Director Certified Mail # 7018 1130 0000 1608 1968 Return Receipt Requested Michael Borchers, E P City of Greensboro PO Box 3136 Greensboro, NC 27402-3136 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality May 12, 2021 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY Tracking No.: NOV-2021-DV-0241 Sanitary Sewer Overflows - January 2021 Collection System Permit No. WQCS00006 Greensboro Collection System Guilford 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 Greensboro. The Division's Winston-Salem Regional Office concludes that the City of Greensboro violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00006 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 Greensboro an opportunity to provide evidence and justification as to why the City of Greensboro 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 202100309 1/25/2021 361 4807 Koger Blvd. Debris in line 7,200 7,200 Notice of Intent 202100350 1/29/2021 36 1703 East Gate City Debris in line 300 300 Notice of Violation Blvd 202100389 1/31/2021 232 1107 West Wendover Debris in line 315 300 Notice of Violation Ave D_EQ ) North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality i Division of Water Resources Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 West Hanes Mill Road. Suite 300 I Winston-Salem. North Carolina 27105 336.776.9800 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 ron.boone@ncdenr.gov. Cc: Laserfiche LD_E Sincerely, DocuSiiggned by: 145B49E225C94 EA Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Winston-Salem Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ North Carolina Department of Environmenta[ Quality I Division of Water Resources Winston-Salem Regional office 1450 West Hanes Mill Road. Suite 300 I Winston-Salem. North Carolina 27105 336 .776.9600