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Dirertor Environmental Quality
Certified Mail # 7020 3160 0000 4109 0997
Return Receipt Requested
April 21, 2023
Grant W Goings
City of Wilson
PO Box 10
Wilson, NC 27894-0010
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2023-DV-0176
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - March 2023
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00021
Wilson Collection System
Wilson County
Dear Mr. Goings:
The self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of Wilson 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(a)(1), for which a
permit is required.
Specific incident(s) cited in the subject report include the following:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202300507 3/13/2023 30 2723 Tilghman Rd, Grease 300 300 Notice of Violation
Wilson, NC, 27893
202300547 3/23/2023 15 3527 NC Highway 42 Pipe Failure (Break) 1,000 0 Notice of Violation
W, Wilson, NC, 27893
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Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance. Please submit
a written 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 documentation about this incident(s)
in the response. The submittal will be considered in determining whether the Division will assess a civil penalty for
the cited violations.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Kevin Fowler with the Water Quality Section in the
Raleigh Regional Office at 919-791-4200 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
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Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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