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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 VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2023-DV-0184
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - March 2023
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00003
Winston-Salem Collection System
Forsyth County
Dear Ms. Driver:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of Winston-Salem 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)
Dill Action
202300454
3/1/2023
120
230 N Cherry St,
Pipe Failure (Break)
300
300
Notice of Violation
Winston Salem, NC,
27101
202300476
3/6/2023
104
1065 Deepwood Ct,
Roots
262
262
Notice of Violation
Winston Salem, NC,
27104
202300551
3/24/2023
299
1101 Norvista Cove
Pipe Failure (Break)
750
750
Notice of Violation
WInston-Salem NC,
27107
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance.
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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,
DocuSiTgned by:
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Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
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