WQCS00177_NOD-2023-DV-0028_20230410

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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Bernie Hall
Town of Newport
PO Box 1869
Newport, NC 28570-1869
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
April 10, 2023
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
Tracking Number: NOD-2023-DV-0028
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - March 2023
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00177
Newport Collection System
Carteret County
Dear Permittee:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by
Town of Newport. This review has shown the Town of Newport 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
202300530 3/17/2023 60 Manholes at 3323 W. Debris in line 2,500 0 Notice of Deficiency
Railroad Blvd and 2306
S. Lakeview Drive
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.
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Wilmington Regional Office 1 127 Cardinal Drive Extension I Wilmington, North Carolina 28405
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If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Helen Perez with the Water Quality Section in the
Wilmington Regional Office at 910-796-7215 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
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Morella Sanchez -King, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Wilmington Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Cc: Wilmington Regional Office - WQS File
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