WQCS00021_NOV-2022-DV-0277_20220916

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
Certified Mail # 7029 3160 0000 4109 0317
Return Receipt Requested
September 16, 2022
Grant W Goings, City Manager
City of Wilson
POBox10
Wilson, NC 27894-0010
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2022-DV-0277
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - August 2022
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00021
Wilson Collection System
Wilson County
Dear Mr. Goings:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of Wilson 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
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
(Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202201252 8/7/2022 45 3527 NC Hwy 42 Pipe Failure (Break) 6,500 0 Notice of Violation
202201377 8/31/2022 30 2115 Lane St. SE Vandalism 900 900 Notice of Violation
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
Ram Regional Office 13800 Barrett Drive i Raleigh. North Cantina 27609
919.791.4200

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].
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Sincerely,
Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality i Manton of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office : 3800 Barrett Drtve Raleigh North Carolina 27609
919.791A200