WQCS00005_NOV-2023-DV-0004_20230109

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. MISER
Secretory
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Certified Mail # 7020 3160 OQQQ 4115 5672
Return Receipt Requested
Donald F Greeley, Director
City of Durham
101 City Hall Plaza
Durham, NC 27701-3329
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
January 09, 2023
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2023-DV-0004
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - December 2022
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00005
Durham Collection System
Durham County
Dear Mr. Greeley:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by
City of Durham. The Division's Raleigh Regional Office concludes that the City of Durham violated Permit Condition
I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00005 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 City of Durham an opportunity to provide evidence and justification as
to why the City of Durham 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
202201768 12/2/2022 18 1101 Hamlin Rd, Other 14,400 14,400 Notice of Violation -
Durham, NC, 27704 Notice of Intent
202201788 12/9/2022 139 3124 Medford Rd, Debris in line 695 695 Notice of Violation
Durham, NC, 27705
202201864 12/27/2022 85 3208 North Duke St., Debris in line 85 85 Notice of Deficiency
Durham, NC, 27705
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North Carolina Department ofEnvironmental Quality owltinnofWater Resources
Radegh Regional Office 13800 Barren Drive ' Raid" North Camino 27609
919.791.4200

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 all 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 Carolina Department of Emhonmental (bulky I Dlrision of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office 3800Semen Drtre : Raleigh North Carolina27609
919.791.4200