WQCS00005_NOD-2022-DV-0055_20220714

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Donald F Greeley, Director of Public Utilities
City of Durham
101 City Hall Plaza
Durham, NC 27701-3329
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
July 14, 2022
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
Tracking Number: NOD-2022-DV-0055
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - June 2022
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00005
Durham Collection System
Durham County
Dear Permittee:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City
of Durham. This review has shown the City of Durham 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
202200847 6/4/2022 105 3712 Darwin Rd, Roots 210 210 Notice of Deficiency
Durham, North
Carolina, 27707
202200854 6/7/2022 69 1007 Taylor St Grease 69 69 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.
North Carotin* Department of Environmental iatr I DWhlon of Water Resources
Raleigh Regioral Office 19800 Barrett Drive Raleigh North Carolina 27609
919.79IA200

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: Raleigh Regional Office - WQS File
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Sincerely,
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Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
North Carolina Department of Environmental Cosality ; Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office 3800 Kamen Dave i Raleigh North Ceram 27609
919.791A200