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GREENSBORO
NORTH CAROLING
September 30, 2020
Lon T. Snider, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations
450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
Dear Mr. Snider,
NC Department cf
Environmental Quality
Received
OCT 0 9 2020
Winston-Salem
Regional Office
This letter responds to the Notice of Violation and Recommendation for Enforcement Letter
dated September 17, 2020 received by the City of Greensboro. The address where the violation
occurred and the amount spilled is shown below:
1. 1618 Maplewood Lane. 2700 Gallons
The sanitary sewer release at 1618 Maplewood Lane was due to a pipe failure at this address.
Upon notification of the sanitary sewer spill, we dispatched a construction crew to the site and
made a temporary repair. Once we remediated the sanitary sewer overflow, we scheduled a
permeant repair that took place on July 23`d. Due to the age and poor condition of the pipe, we
replaced approximately 14' of steel and clay pipe with Mek-Lok ductile iron pipe to ensure we
had the strength and longevity we needed to prevent this high priority line from failing in the
future. This pipe section is up for rehabilitation within the next two years as well. Due to the line
being an aerial line, we had to approach our temporary repair with extra caution to ensure our
employees' safety, which contributed to the longer than expected event duration.
Remediation efforts include opening fire hydrants to flush the affected area.
It is our duty to comply with the requirements of Collection System Permit Number WQCS00006
and G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1), and we will continue to address unforeseen circumstances as quickly
as they occur. If any additional information is required, please do contact me. We appreciate
your review and welcome your feedback.
Sincerely yours,�
Robert Martin, Construction and Maintenance Supervisor
cc: Adam Conn, Operations Manager
Patrick Smith, Utilities Maintenance Superintendent
PO BOX 3136 • GREENSBORO NC 27402-3136 • W W W.GREENSBORO-NC.GOV • 336-373-CITY (2489)
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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
September 17, 2020
Michael Borchers, E P
City of Greensboro
PO Box 3136
Greensboro, NC 27402-3136
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2020-DV-0422
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - June 2020
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00006
Greensboro Collection System
Guilford County
Dear Permittee:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Reports submitted by
City of Greensboro. The Division's Winston-Salem Regional Office concludes that the City of Greensboro violated
Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00006 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 Winston-Salem Regional Office is providing the City of Greensboro an opportunity to provide evidence and
justification as to why the City of Greensboro 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
202002099 6/29/2020 182 1618 Maplewood Ln Pipe Failure (Break) 2,700 2,700 Notice of Intent
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4A P WmmnSslem Ra(gnai 0f%m 1 450 west Hanna Ma Rood, Sra 300 I Wrabalrlem, North C* mtiw 27105
936-776-9800

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 Ron Boone with the Water Quality Section in the
Winston-Salem Regional Office at 336-776-9800 or via email at ron.boone(d)ncdenr.00v.
Sincerely,
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