WQCS00002_NOV-2022-DV-0139_20220510

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Certified Mail # 7020 3160 0000 4109 5886
Return Receipt Requested
Whit Wheeler, Assistant Director of Public Utilities
City of Raleigh
PO Box 590
Raleigh, NC 27602-0590
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
May 10, 2022
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2022-DV-0139
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - April 2022
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00002
Raleigh Collection System
Wake County
Dear Mr. Wheeler:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of Raleigh 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
202200609 4/17/2022 117 5500 Crossfield Drive Roots
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
2,925 1,500 Notice of Violation
202200675 4/22/2022 221 3019 Forestville Rd Pipe Failure (Break) 3,000 0 Notice of Violation
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North Carolina Department of EnwonmenmI Quality I DMlelon of water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office i 3600 Barrett Wye i Raleigh North CaroNna 27609
919.7941200

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 GroMa Deportment of Environmental Quellty DMOm of Water lksaurces
RakphRegionalOffice NSW 8amttDrive Raleigh. North Carolna27609
919.791A200