WQCS00003_NOD-2021-DV-0086_20211215

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Courtney L Driver, Director of Utilities
City of Winston-Salem
PO Box 2511
Winston Salem, NC 27107-9998
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
December 15, 2021
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
Tracking Number: NOD-2021-DV-0086
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - October 2021
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00003
Winston-Salem Collection System
Forsyth County
Dear Permittee:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City
of Winston-Salem. This review has shown the City of Winston-Salem 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:
Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mins) Location
Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202102000 10/2/2021 1,499 2925 Pioneer Trail Roots 150 150 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 Quality 1 Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 West Hanes MIFI Road, Suite 300 I Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
336.776.9800

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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Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality 1 Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300 I Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
336.776.9800