WQCS00082_NOV-2022-DV-0040_20220204

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director Environmental Quality
Certified Mail # 7021 1970 0001 1325 0735
Return Receipt Requested
Bettie J Parker, Mayor
City of Elizabeth City
PO Box 347
Elizabeth City, NC 27907-0347
NORTH CAROLINA
February 04, 2022
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ACCESS CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking Number: NOV-2022-DV-0040
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - December 2021
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00082
Elizabeth City Collection System
Pasquotank County
Mayor Parker:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of Elizabeth City 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 incident 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
202102263 12/14/2021 105 115 Willow Way Pump station 800 800 Notice of Violation
equipment failure
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
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.
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
Washington Regional Office 1943 Washington Square Mall I Washington. North Carolina 27889
252.946.6481

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Sarah Toppen with the Water Quality Section in
the Washington Regional Office at 252-946-6481 or via email at [e-mail].
Cc: Laserfiche
Sincerely,
Rottil Teos
Robert Tankard, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Washington Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
Washington Regional Office 1943 Washington Square Mall I Washington. North Carolina 27889
252.946.6481