WQCS00006_NOI_NOV2021DV0249_20210608

GREENSBORO
NORTH CAROLINA
June 8, 2021
Lon T. Snider, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations
450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
Dear Mr. Snider,
NC Department of
Environmental Quality
Received
JUN 0 9 2021
Winston-Salem
Regional Office
RCB-20210616-NOV-2021-DV-0249 -Recommend no
further action. This was a relatively small spill and the
actions they've taken seem to sufficient to me.
This letter is in response to the Notice of Violation and Recommendation for Enforcement Letter
dated May 18, 2021 received by the City of Greensboro. The address where the violation
occurred and the amount spilled is shown below:
1. 1121 South Benbow Road 1500 Gallons
The sanitary sewer release at 1121 South Benbow Road on February 2, 2021, was due to grease
accumulation 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
line to see if further action would be needed to prevent future grease accumulation. The line is
now on a biannual PM schedule, and we will monitor the line to see if that cycle needs to be
increased in the future. In addition, our Fats, Oils, and Grease code enforcement officer has
passed out educational material to the residents in the affected area to help reduce the amount of
grease entering the collections system. We will also be working with the residents to further
educate them on the problems that grease causes on the sewer collections system.
Remediation efforts include opening fire hydrants to flush the affected area.
It is our duty to comply with the requirements of Collection System Permit Number WQCS00006
and G.S. 14.1-215.1(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 Supervisor
cc: Adam Conn, Operations Manager
Patrick Smith, Utilities Maintenance Superintendent
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Michael Borchers, E P
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PO Box 3136
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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
May 18, 2021
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2021-DV-0249
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - February 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
202100386 2/2/2021 83 1121 South Benbow Grease
Road
1,500 1,500 Notice of Intent
202100424 2/5/2021 93 801 South Lindell Road Grease 500 500 Notice of Violation
202100444 2/9/2021 39 1008 North Holden Rd Roots 300 300 Notice of Violation
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 [e-mail].
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Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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
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