WQCS00003_NOI_NOV2021DV0285_Response_20210712

tnSton_em
/ Forsyth County
lities
Water • Wastewater • Solid Waste
Administration, P.O. Box 2511, Winston-Salem, NC 27102
0: 336-727-8000, F: 336-727-8432, wsfcutilities.org
July 12, 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
NOV2021DV0285
Re: Sanitary Sewer Overflow Civil Penalties Incident #202101061
Dear Mr. Snider:
This letter serves as the official response from Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utilities (WSFC
Utilities) to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water
Resources Notice of Intent to Enforce Civil Penalty for the March 19, 2021 sanitary sewer
overflow (SSO), Incident #202101061, located at 1115 Bethabara Pointe Circle in Winston-
Salem. The incident was a result of inflow and infiltration due to heavy rain.
Normal precipitation at Winston-Salem Airport for the month of March is 3.73 inches. In March
2021, more than 5.16 inches fell and 1.7 inches of that was during the March 17-19 storm. Rain
began falling at 10:00pm on March 17 and did not subside until 9:00am on March 19.
Currently, we have a sanitary sewer rehabilitation project under construction in this area to
increase capacity of the system. On March 19, 2021 at 10:00am, an SSO occurred at 1115
Bethabara Pointe Circle. Due to the heavy rain in the area, our system was at maximum
capacity and bypass pumps at the construction site could not maintain the increased flow,
causing our system to overflow. After eleven hours, the flooding had subsided and the existing
main returned to normal flow. The crew used their combo jet/vac truck to clean and sanitize
the area following protocol.
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 Joines; Denise D. Adams, Mayor Pro Tempore, 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. Linville; Tonya McDaniel; Gloria D. Whisenhunt;
Call 311 or 336-727-8000 County Manager: Dudley Watts, Jr.
link Clt Q$,orWinston-Salem/Forsyth County Utility Commission: Randall S. Tuttle, Chair; L. Wesley Curtis, Jr., Vice Chair; Harold E. Day; Tom Griffin; Yvonne H. Hines;
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`T I g Duane Long; Hugh W. Jernigan; Chris Parker; Charles Wilson; Allan Younger

I hope this information is helpful with your investigation of Incident #202101061. 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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