WQCS00003_NOD2022DV0052_20220711

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
July 11, 2022
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
Tracking Number: NOD-2022-DV-0052
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - May 2022
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00003
Winston-Salem Collection System
Forsyth County
Dear Ms. Driver:
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
202200699 5/2/2022 840 1230 Alder Street Roots 500 250 Notice of Deficiency
202200723 5/6/2022 45 1265 NC Hwy 66 Grease 225 225 Notice of Deficiency
South
202200738 5/5/2022 73 3520 Pfafftown Rd Roots 175 175 Notice of Deficiency
202200759 5/15/2022 119 4062 Bethania Station Roots 192 192 Notice of Deficiency
Rd, Winston-Salem, NC
27106
DE
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

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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DE
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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 Miff Road, Suite 300 I Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
336.776.9600