WQCS00011_NOV-2022-DV-0055_20220214

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Certified Mail # 7020 3160 0000 4109 5244
Return Receipt Requested
Rochelle D Small -Toney
City of Rocky Mount
331 S Franklin St
Rocky Mount, NC 27802
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
February 14, 2022
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2022-DV-0055
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - January 2022
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00011
Rocky Mount Collection System
Edgecombe County
Dear Ms. Small -Toney:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Reports submitted by
City of Rocky Mount. The Division's Raleigh Regional Office concludes that the City of Rocky Mount violated Permit
Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00011 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 Rocky Mount an opportunity to provide evidence and
justification as to why the City of Rocky Mount should not be assessed a civil penalty for the violation(s) that are
summarized below:
Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mins) Location
Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202200105 1/16/2022 955 Riverside Drive
Inflow and
Infiltration, Severe
Natural Condition
19,100 19,100 Notice of Violation -
Notice of Intent
North Carolina DepartmentofEosin:maenalQualiy Division ofWater Resources
Rik* RegScard Office 1 WOO Barrett Drive I Raleigh. North Cardna27609
919.7%4200

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].
Sincerely,
Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Cc: Raleigh Regional Office - WQS File
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North Caroline Department ofEIWYa.nental Quality 1 (Hanlon of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office 138008arrett Drive : Raleigh North Carolna 27609
919.7914200