WQCSD0755_NOV-2022-DV-0234_20221202

ROY COOPER
Governor
EUZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Certified Mail # 7020 3160 0000 4115 5474
Return Receipt Requested
McDonald's Corporation
PO Box 182571
Columbus OH 43218-2571
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
December 2, 2022
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2022-DV-0234
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - July 2022
Collection System Permit No. WQCSD0755
McDonald's - 2900 Wendell Blvd, Wendell, NC
Wake County
Dear Madam or Sir:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by
Golden Arch Limited Partnership. The Division's Raleigh Regional Office concludes that the Golden Arch Limited
Partnership violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCSD0755 by failing to effectively manage, maintain,
and operate their collection system so that there is no SSO (Sanitary Sewer Overflow) to the land or surface
waters and the SSO constituted making an outlet to waters of the State for purposes of G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1),
for which a permit is required by G.S. 143-215.1.
The Raleigh Regional Office is providing the Golden Arch Limited Partnership an opportunity to provide evidence
and justification as to why the Golden Arch Limited Partnership should not be assessed a civil penalty for the
violation(s) that are summarized below:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202201198 7/23/2022
McDonald's, Wendell, Grease unknown unknown Notice of Violation
NC, 27591
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919.791A200

This Notice of Violation / Notice of Intent to Enforce (NOV/NOI) is being issued for the noted violation. Pursuant
to G.S. 143-215.6A, a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) may be assessed
against any person who violates or fails to act in accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of any
permit issued pursuant to G.S. 143-215.1.
This office requests that you respond to this Notice, in writing, within 10 business days of its
receipt. In your response, you should address the causes of non-compliance, remedial actions, and ail other
actions taken to prevent the recurrence of similar situations. The response to this correspondence will be
considered in this process. Enforcement decisions will also be based on volume spilled, volume reaching surface
waters, duration and gravity, impacts to public health, fish kills or recreational area closures. Other factors
considered in determining the amount of the civil penalty are the violator's history of non-compliance, the cost of
rectifying the damage, whether the spill was intentional and whether money was saved by non-compliance.
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
North Carotins Department of EnvIroomenW Quality Division of Water Resource'
Raleigh Regional Office MOO Darren Drive Raleigh North Carolina 27609
919.791.4200