WQCS00014_NOV-2022-DV-0349_20221230

I\Greenville ��/"��
Utilities DEC 3 0 2022
December 22, 2022
Mr. Robert Tankard
Assistant Regional Supervisor
NCDEQ - Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
943 Washington Square Mall
Washington, NC 27889
252-948-3921
RE: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
NOV-2022-DV-0349
Sanitary Sewer Overflow — October 2022
Collection System permit No. WQCS00014
Greenville Utilities Commission Collection System
Pitt County
Dear Mr. Tankard.
Water Quality
Regional Operations Section
Washington Regional Office
We are in receipt of the Notice of Violation, dated December 12, 2022, regarding the Sanitary
Sewer Overflow that occurred on our system on October 17, 2022, at the location of 2900 E
2nd Street.
As indicated in GUC's initial report on this event, the overflow resulted from a 24-inch sewer
force main that developed a leak from an older repair. The original repair was made during
a sewer systems upgrade project that occurred in the 1998-99 timeframe that added a 36-inch
parrallel force main to increase capacity and redundancy within the system.
GUC crews responded quickly after a public call to assess and determine that one of the two
parallel force mains were leaking coming from South Side Lift Station. Crews were able to
valve off one section of the force main to stop the leak. The spill was contained in a low lying
area in the woods next to the Greenway Walking Trail. Crews were able to setup pumps and
recover over half of the spill, which was then pumped back into the collection system through
a nearby manhole. The remainder of the liquid quickly soaked through the soil as the area
was fairly dry. No runoff occurred to surface waters. GUC crews were then able to excavate
the area of the leak to find an older repair band (20+ yrs) that failed due to corrosion of the
bolts causing the band to loosen from around the pipe. Crews were able to successfully install
a new stainless steel repair clamp with proper wrapping to protect the fasteners for a
permanent repair. Affected areas around the spill site were cleaned up and treated with
chlorine solution.
Connected To You Post Office Box 1847 1 Greenville, North Carolina 27835-1847 1 guc.com 1 252-752-7166

subject spill occurred due to a failure of an older underground fitting that is impossible to
visually inspect because of its physical location. Based on the measures that GUC continuously
takes to maintain and improve its system as well as using quality materials for construction and
repairs, GUC feels that this situation was out of our control and should not warrant further
action.
Should you have any questions or require any additional information regarding this matter,
please let us know.
Sincerely,
Bryan P. Bland
Water/Sewer Systems Superintendent
c: Randall D. Emory, P.E —Director of Water Resources
David W. Springer, P.E — Assistant Director of Water Resources
J. Scott Farmer, P.E. Water Resources Systems Engineer
Ms. Sarah Toppen — NCDEQ WaRO

. *Ycow%
divagni s. wet
sierwary
RIdHARD E RDGERS, JR.
armor
NORTH CAROLINA
alitimiummidesallty
Certified Mail* 7019 2970 0001 3140 2163
Deoamber 09, 2022
Randall D Emory; PE
Greenville Utilities_ Commission
PO Boni 1847
Greenville; NC- 27835-1847
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Traddng. Number: NOV-2022-DV-0349
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - October 2022
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00014
Greenville Utilities Commission Collection System
Pitt County
Dear Mr. Emory:
RECEIVED
RECEIVED DEC 12 I
VATEit RESOURCES
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Greenville Utilities Commission
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(aX1), for which a permit is required.
Specific Inddent(s) dted in the subject report include the following:
Inddent slam. Duration
llhimber Date : •(limns) locatlon.
Cause
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol water
(Gala) (Gals) DWR Action.
202201550 10/17/2022. 90 2999 E 2nd St, Other, Pipe Failure 5,900 0 Notice of Violation
Greenville, NC, 27858 (Break)
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance. Please submit
a wn'tten 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 dCcumen ation about this lnddent(S)
in the response. The submittal will be considered In determining whether the Division will assess a dvH penalty for
the dted violations.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Sarah Toppen with the Water Quality Section in
the Washington Regional Office at 252-946-6481 or via email at Sarah.Toppenencdenr gov.
Sincerely,
R�d•,x T.6.4M4
Robert Tankard, Assistan Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Washington Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ