HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQCS00086_NOD-2021-DV-0066_20211005ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Amy L Ratliff, Engineer
City of Oxford
PO Box 506
Oxford, NC 27565-1307
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
October 05, 2021
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
Tracking Number: NOD-2021-DV-0066
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - August 2021
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00086
Oxford Collection System
Granville County
Dear Permittee:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City
of Oxford. This review has shown the City of Oxford to be in violation of the requirements found in the subject
permit and/or North Carolina G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1). The violation that occurred is summarized below:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202101679 8/4/2021 15 412 Sunset Ave. Other 75 75 Notice of Deficiency
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance. Please note
that the Division of Water Resources (DWR) began assessing civil penalties for severe and/or repeat SSOs
starting December 1, 2007. Enforcement decisions are based on volume spilled, volume reaching surface waters,
duration, gravity, impacts to public health, fish kills and other factors.
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quamr I Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office 1 3800 Barrett Drive . Raleigh North Caroline 27609
919.7914200
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mitchell Hayes with the Water Quality Section in
the Raleigh Regional Office at 919-791-4200 or via email at mitch.hayes@ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Cc: Raleigh Regional Office - WQS File
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North Carolina Department of E.'nlrconuaul t2uatlty I Division of Water Resources
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919.791.4200