HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQCS00003_Notice of Violation_20230831ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERSr JR.
Director
Courtney L. Driver, Director of Utilities
City of Winston-Salem
PO Box 2511
Winston Salem, NC 27107-9998
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
August 31, 2023
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION - Tracking Number: NOV-2023-DV-0336; and,
NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY — Tracking Number: NOD-2023-DV-0071
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - July 2023
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00003
Winston-Salem Collection System
Forsyth County
Dear Ms. Driver:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Reports submitted by City of Winston-Salem indicate
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 reports include the following violations:
Total Vol
Total
Surface
Incident
Start
Duration
Vol
Water
Number
Date
(Mins)
Location
Cause
(Gals)
(Gals)
DWR Action
202301042
7/13/2023
138
5066 Overdale Rd,
Grease
400
400
Notice of Violation
Winston Salem, NC,
27107
202301097
7/24/2023
142
2129 S Main St,
Other
583
583
Notice of Violation
Winston Salem, NC,
27127
202301114
7/26/2023
120
326 Burke St,
Grease
1,250
625
Notice of Violation
Kernersville, NC, 27284
D ��� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1 450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300 1 Winston-Salem. North Carolina 27105
Specific incident(s) cited in the subject reports include the following deficiencies:
Total Vol
Total
Surface
Incident
Start
Duration
Vol
Water
Number
Date
(Mins)
Location
Cause
(Gals)
(Gals)
DWR Action
202301017
7/7/2023
48
1856 Runnymede Rd,
Debris in line
75
75
Notice of Deficiency
Winston Salem, NC,
27104
202301066
7/17/2023
171
1101 W 1st St,
Debris in line
200
200
Notice of Deficiency
Winston Salem, NC,
27101
202301096
7/21/2023
116
675 Amanda PI,
Debris in line, Roots
30
30
Notice of Deficiency
Winston Salem, NC,
27101
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance.
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 gary.hudson@deq.nc.gov.
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
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