WQCS00047_NOV-2022-DV-0111_20220419

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Certified Mail # 7020 3160 0000 4109 5664
Return Receipt Requested
T Chet Mann, Mayor
City of Sanford
PO Box 3729
Sanford, NC 27330-3729
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
April 19, 2022
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2022-DV-0111
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - March 2022
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00047
Sanford Collection System
Lee County
Mayor Mann:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of Sanford 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(s) 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
202200415 3/17/2022 180 Patterson Creek ROW Severe Natural 360 360 Notice of Violation
Condition
202200416 3/17/2022 180 2002 Shoreline Severe Natural 360 360 Notice of Violation
Condition
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office 13800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh North Carolina 27609
919.791.4200

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
Laserfiche
Sincerely,
Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office 3600Barrett Drive Raleigh. North Carolina27609
919.79L4200