WQCS00057_Notice of Violation_20230615

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Michael Brandt, City Manager
City of Thomasville
PO Box 368
Thomasville, NC 27361-0368
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
June 15, 2023
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2023-DV-0249
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - May 2023
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00057
Thomasville Collection System
Davidson County
Dear Mr. Brandt:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of Thomasville 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
202300842 5/22/2023 15 916 Culbreth Ave, Grease
500
500 Notice of Violation
Thomasville, NC,
27360
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance.
North Carolina Department of Envlronmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1 450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300 1 Winston-Salem. North Carolina 27105
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336.776.9500

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Gary Hudson 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
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
North Carolina Department of Envlronmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1 450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300 1 Winston-Salem. North Carolina 27105
336.776.9500