WQCS00003_NOD2023DV0011_20230118

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Courtney L. Driver, Director of Utilities
City of Winston-Salem
PO Box 2511
Winston Salem, NC 27107-9998
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
January 18, 2023
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
Tracking Number: NOD-2023-DV-0011
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - December 2022
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00003
Winston-Salem Collection System
Forsyth County
Dear Ms. Driver:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City
of Winston-Salem. This review has shown the City of Winston-Salem to be in violation of the requirements found
in the subject permit and/or North Carolina G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1). The violations that occurred are summarized
below:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mips) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202201810 12/15/2022 30 276 Torrance Dr, Debris in line 50 25 Notice of Deficiency
Winston Salem, NC,
27106
202201849 12/23/2022 60 1150 Butler St, Debris in line 200 100 Notice of Deficiency
Winston Salem, NC,
27107
202201873 12/29/2022 30 110 Alpine Ct, Winston Roots 50 50 Notice of Deficiency
Salem, NC, 27104
4��ED ��� North Carolina Department of Environments[ Quality i Division of Water Resources
_QWinston-Salem Regionat Office 1 450 West Hanes Miff Road, Suite 300 1 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
e�.r,e�em 336.776.9500

Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance. Please note
that the Division of Water Resources (DWR) began assessing civil penalties for severe and/or repeat SSOs
starting December 1, 2007. Enforcement decisions are based on volume spilled, volume reaching surface waters,
duration, gravity, impacts to public health, fish kills and other factors.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Ron Boone with the Water Quality Section in the
Winston-Salem Regional Office at 336-776-9800 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1 450 West Hanes Miff Road, Suite 300 1 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
336.776.9500