WQCS00021_NOV-2022-DV-0056_20220214

ROY COOPER
Governor
EUZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Certified Mail # 7020 31.60 0000 4109 5251
'Return Receipt Requested
Grant W Goings, City Manager
City of Wilson
P 0 Box 10
Wilson, NC 27894-0010
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
February 14, 2022
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2022-DV-0056
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - January 2022
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00021
Wilson Collection System
Wilson County
Dear Mr. Goings:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by
City of Wilson. The Division's Raleigh Regional Office concludes that the City of Wilson violated Permit Condition I
(2) of Permit No. WQCS00021 by failing to effectively manage, maintain, and operate their collection system so
that there is no SSO (Sanitary Sewer Overflow) to the land or surface waters and the SSO constituted making an
outlet to waters of the State for purposes of G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1), for which a permit is required by G.S.
143-215.1.
The Raleigh Regional Office is providing the City of Wilson an opportunity to provide evidence and justification as
to why the City of Wilson should not be assessed a civil penalty for the violation(s) that are summarized below:
Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mins) Location
202200064 1/6/2022 10 Little swamp outfall
202200116 1/19/2022 360 Merc and Bloomery
Swamp Outfall
202200124 1/20/2022 360 Merc and Bloomery
Swamp Outfall
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
Severe Natural 300 300 Notice of Violation
Condition
Pipe Failure (Break)
Pipe Failure (Break)
3,000 3,000 Notice of Violation -
Notice of Intent
9,000 9,000 Notice of Violation -
Notice of Intent
North Coracle Department.f Environmental Quality Dlvhlae of wattr Resources
Rakgh Reglanal Office 13600 Barrett Drive Rakiph North Caroline 27609
919.791.4200

Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mins) Location
Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202200108 1/18/2022 30 2858 Tilghman Road Severe Natural Condition 215 50 Notice of Deficiency
This Notice of Violation / Notice of Intent to Enforce (NOV/NOI) is being issued for the noted violation. Pursuant
to G.S. 143-215.6A, a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) may be assessed
against any person who violates or fails to act in accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of any
permit issued pursuant to G.S. 143-215.1.
This office requests that you respond to this Notice, in writing, within 10 business days of its
receipt. In your response, you should address the causes of non-compliance, remedial actions, and all other
actions taken to prevent the recurrence of similar situations. The response to this correspondence will be
considered in this process. Enforcement decisions will also be based on volume spilled, volume reaching surface
waters, duration and gravity, impacts to public health, fish kills or recreational area closures. Other factors
considered in determining the amount of the civil penalty are the violator's history of non-compliance, the cost of
rectifying the damage, whether the spill was intentional and whether money was saved by non-compliance.
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: Raleigh Regional Office - WQS File
Central Files, Water Quality Section
Sincerely,
Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
North Carolina Department of Environmental QIIMtty I DMslon of Water Resources
RANO Regional Office i 3600 Barren Drhe ANN A North Carolina 27609
91929L4200