WQCS00057_Notice of Deficiency_20230831

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
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
August 31, 2023
Tracking Number: NOD-2023-DV-0067
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - July 2023
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00057
Thomasville Collection System
Davidson County
Dear Mr. Brandt:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City
of Thomasville. This review has shown the City of Thomasville to be in violation of the requirements found in the
subject permit and/or North Carolina G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1). The violations that occurred are summarized below:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202301010 7/4/2023 210 142 Pine Woods
Church Rd,
Thomasville, NC,
27360
Pipe Failure (Break) 160
Notice of Deficiency
202301058 7/14/2023 70 905 Fisher Ferry St, Debris in line 70 70 Notice of Deficiency
Thomasville, NC,
27360
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance. Please note
that the Division of Water Resources (DWR) began assessing civil penalties for severe and/or repeat SSOs
starting December 1, 2007. Enforcement decisions are based on volume spilled, volume reaching surface waters,
duration, gravity, impacts to public health, fish kills and other factors.
North Carolina Department of Environments[ Quality i Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regionat Office 1 450 West Hanes Miff Road, Suite 300 1 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
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,
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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 Environments[ Quality i Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regicnat Mice 1 450 West Hanes Miff Road, Suite 300 1 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
336.776.9500