WQCS00006_NOI_NOV2023DV0227_20230602

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secrerary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
Certified Mail # 7020 3160 0002 0860 6252
Return Receipt Requested
June 2, 2023
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-2023-DV-0227
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - April 2023
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00006
Greensboro Collection System
Guilford County
Dear Mr. Borchers:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s 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
202300590 4/3/2023 35 1517 N Church St, Grease
2,000
0 Notice of Violation
Greensboro, NC, 27405
202300614 4/7/2023 156 1117 Highland Ave Debris in line
7,800
7,800 Notice of Intent
202300617 4/7/2023 156 1117 Highland Ave Debris in line
3,900
3,900 Notice of Intent
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Total Vol
Total
Surface
Incident
Start
Duration
Vol
Water
Number
Date
(Mins)
Location
Cause
(Gals)
(Gals)
DWR Action
202300693
4/18/2023
33
2220 Nelson Street
Debris in line
300
300
Notice of Violation
202300699
4/19/2023
63
600 Green Valley Road
Debris in line
900
900
Notice of Violation
202300759
4/30/2023
120
2525 Spring Garden St,
Grease
300
300
Notice of Violation
Greensboro, NC, 27403
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 [e-mail].
Sincerely,
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