WQCS00270_NOV-2022-DV-0332_20221114

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ROY COOPER
Governor
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ELIZABETH S. BISER4*�
Secretary - %,—,. `
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
Certified Mail # 7020 3160 0000 4109 0652
Return Receipt Requested
November 14, 2022
Walter Credle
Town of Smithfield
230 Hospital Rd
Smithfield, NC 27577
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2022-DV-0332
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - October 2022
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00270
Smithfield Collection System
Johnston County
Dear Mr. Credle:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (550) 5-Day Report submitted by Town of Smithfield 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
202201598 10/19/2022 300 2399 US Highway 70 Pipe Failure (Break) 600 600 Notice of Violation
W, Selma, NC, 27576
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.
North Carolina Ucparl merit al Environmental Qrx:.lily 1 L7lvkionot Water Resources
Raklyh Regional Office 32300 Barrel Drive 1 Rafclgfi. North Carolina 27604
919.7914200

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: Regional Office - WQS File
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Sincerely,
Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality 1 Division of Water Resources
Rakish Reri nal Office 18009arrett Drive I Raleigh. North C.irorina 27604
919.791.4200