WQCS00003_NOD-2022-DV-0026_20220510

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Courtney L Driver, Director of Utilities
City of Winston-Salem
PO Box 2511
Winston Salem, NC 27107-9998
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
May 10, 2022
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
Tracking Number: NOD-2022-DV-0026
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - March 2022
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00003
Winston-Salem Collection System
Forsyth County
Dear Permittee:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City
of Winston-Salem. This review has shown the City of Winston-Salem to be in violation of the requirements found
in the subject permit and/or North Carolina G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1). The violations that occurred are summarized
below:
Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mins) Location
Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202200299 3/2/2022 240 2098 Frontis Plaza Debris in line 100 100 Notice of Deficiency
Blvd.
202200336 3/2/2022 2,910 725 West Mountain Pipe Failure (Break) 30 30 Notice of Deficiency
Street
202200337 3/4/2022 174 4117 Shadetree Dr Roots 50 50 Notice of Deficiency
202200347 3/9/2022 30 2701 Gilmer Ave Debris in line 75 75 Notice of Deficiency
202200456 3/21/2022 35 2607 Waughtown Roots 58 58 Notice of Deficiency
Street
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 West Hanes Miff Road, Suite 300 I Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
336.776.9500

Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mins) Location
Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202200499 3/28/2022 32 2894 Willow Cove Pipe Failure (Break) 150 150 Notice of Deficiency
Drive
202200510 3/29/2022
60 927 Broad St Debris in line
100 100 Notice of Deficiency
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance. Please note
that the Division of Water Resources (DWR) began assessing civil penalties for severe and/or repeat SSOs
starting December 1, 2007. Enforcement decisions are based on volume spilled, volume reaching surface waters,
duration, gravity, impacts to public health, fish kills and other factors.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Ron Boone with the Water Quality Section in the
Winston-Salem Regional Office at 336-776-9800 or via email at [e-mail].
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Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality i Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300 I Winston-Salem. North Carolina 27105
336 .776.9600