WQCS00093_Notice of Violation_20230727

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Wilson Hooper, Town Manager
Town of North Wilkesboro
PO Box 218
North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
July 26, 2023
Tracking Number: NOV-2023-DV-0295
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - June 2023
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00093
North Wilkesboro Collection System
Wilkes County
Dear Mr. Hooper:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Town of North Wilkesboro 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
202300989 6/28/2023 30 2100 Flint Hill Rd, Pipe Failure (Break) 500 500 Notice of Violation
North Wilkesboro, NC,
28659
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Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance. Please submit
a written response to this Notice of Violation. Your response is to be received by the regional office within 15
business days following receipt of this violation. Please include any additional documentation about this incident(s)
in the response. The submittal will be considered in determining whether the Division will assess a civil penalty for
the cited violations.
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
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