WQCS00005_NOD-2021-DV-0044_20210520

ROY COOPER
Governor
JOHN NICHOLSON
Interim Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Donald F Greeley, Director of Water Resources
City of Durham
101 City Hall Plaza
Durham, NC 27701-3329
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Environmental Quality
June 14, 2021
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
Tracking Number: NOD-2021-DV-0044
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - May 2021
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00005
Durham Collection System
Durham County
Dear Mr. Greeley:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City
of Durham. This review has shown the City of Durham to be in violation of the requirements found in the subject
permit and/or North Carolina G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1). The violations that occurred are summarized below:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202101324 5/16/2021 57 214 Selkirk Way Debris in line 114 114 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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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 [e-mail].
Sincerely,
Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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