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Roy COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
April 26, 2023
Courtney L. Driver, Director of Utilities
City of Winston-Salem
PO Box 2511
Winston Salem, NC 27107-9998
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
Tracking Number: NOD-2023-DV-0034
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - March 2023
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
(Mins)
Location
Cause
(Gals)
(Gals)
DWR Action
202300464
3/2/2023
197
1328 Diggs Blvd,
Other, Pipe Failure
10
10
Notice of Deficiency
Winston Salem, NC,
(Break)
27107
202300470
3/4/2023
43
2463 Autumn Mist Dr,
Roots
109
109
Notice of Deficiency
Winston Salem, NC,
27103
202300484
3/7/2023
262
132 Bradford Place Ln,
Pipe Failure (Break)
120
120
Notice of Deficiency
Lewisville, NC, 27023
202300503
3/10/2023
30
299 W 10th St,
Debris in line
50
50
Notice of Deficiency
Winston Salem, NC,
27101
North Carolina 0[parlment of EnNron .l Quality I IX,ision of Water Resources
Wlneloo-5alem Regional OF&e 1450 Wes[ Hanes Mill Road. Suite 3001 W-1-Salem, North Carolina 27105
336W6.9800

Total Vol
Total
Surface
Incident
Start
Duration
Vol
Water
Number
Date
(Mins)
Location Cause
(Gals)
(Gals) DWR Action
202300552
3/25/2023
60
3141 Prytania Rd, Debris in line
150
150 Notice of Deficiency
Winston Salem, NC,
27106
202300563
3/26/2023
55
937 Wellington Rd, Debris in line
150
150 Notice of Deficiency
Winston Salem, NC,
27106
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,
DocuSiiggned by:
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Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
North Carolina Depael.nent of E—ri—Mal Quality I IX,ision of Water Resources
Wlneloo-Salem Regional OF&e 1450 Wes[ Hanes Mill Road. Suite 3001 Wlnsmn-Salem, North Carolina 27105
336W6.9800