WQCS00072_NOD-2022-DV-0038_20220602

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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Darren L Currie
City of Whiteville
PO Box 607
Whiteville, NC 28472-0607
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
June 07, 2022
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
Tracking Number: NOD-2022-DV-0038
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - February 2022
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00072
Whiteville Collection System
Columbus County
Dear Permittee:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City
of Whiteville. This review has shown the City of Whiteville 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:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202200223 2/14/2022
120 4-inch FM from Baldwin Pipe Failure (Break)
PS ruptured under
Mollies Branch
4,500 4,500 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.
D_E
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
Wilmington Regional Office 1 127 Cardinal Drive Extension 1 Wilmington, North Carolina 28405
910.796.7215

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If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Helen Perez with the Water Quality Section in the
Wilmington Regional Office at 910-796-7215 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
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Morella Sanchez -King, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Wilmington Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality i Division of Water Resources
Wilmington Regional Office 1 127 Cardinal Drive Extension 1 Wilmington, North Carolina 28405
910.796.7215