WQCS00005_NOV-2022-DV-0016_20220124

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Certified Mail # 7020 31.60 0000 4115 6778
Return Receipt Requested
Donald F Greeley, Director of Water Resources
City of Durham
101 City Hall Plaza
Durham, NC 27701-3329
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
January 24, 2022
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2022-DV-0016
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - December 2021
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00005
Durham Collection System
Durham County
Dear Mr. Greeley:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of Durham indicates violations
of permit conditions stipulated in the subject permit and North Carolina G.S. 143-215.1. Violations include failing to
effectively manage, maintain, and operate the subject collection system so that there is no SSO to the land or
surface waters and making an outlet to waters of the State for purposes of G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1), for which a
permit is required.
Specific incidents cited in the subject report include the following:
Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mins) Location
Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202102248 12/9/2021 60 1610 Juniper Street Grease
300 300 Notice of Violation
202102307 12/27/2021 192 1221 Kendall Drive Debris in line
960 960 Notice of Violation
202102293 12/21/2021 49 5515 Pelham Street Roots
25 25 Notice of Deficiency
202102235 12/7/2021 1513 120 Newell Street Grease 73 73 Notice of Deficiency
202102232 12/6/2021 135 632 N Hoover Rd Pipe failure 135 135 Notice of Deficiency
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North Carolina Department of Enrtraivi entit Quenry I Dlvlslen of Weer Remoras
Rakgh Regional Office 13E00 Earrxtt Wive I Raleigh North Carolina 27609
919.79I.4200

Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance. Please submit
a written response to this Notice of Violation. Your response is to be received by the regional office within 15
business days following receipt of this violation. Please include any additional documentation about this incident(s)
in the response. The submittal will be considered in determining whether the Division will assess a civil penalty for
the cited violations.
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].
Cc: Regional Office - WQS File
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Sincerely,
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Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
North Carotins Departnxnt of Environmental Quaky 1 Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office 13800 Barrett Drive 1 Rak gt North Carolina 27609
919.791.4200