WQCS00003_Notice of Deficiency_20230923

Roy COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Courtney L Driver, Director of Utilities
City of Winston-Salem
PO Box 2511
Winston Salem, NC 27107-9998
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
September 20, 2023
Tracking Number: NOD-2023-DV-0079
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - August 2023
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00003
Winston-Salem Collection System
Forsyth County
Dear Ms. Driver:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City
of Winston-Salem. This review has shown the City of Winston-Salem 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:
Incident
Number
Start
Date
Duration
(Mins)
Location
Cause
Total
Vol
(Gals)
Total Vol
Surface
Water
(Gals) DWR Action
202301170
8/14/2023
89
158 MCGREGOR PARK
Debris in line, Pipe
100
20 Notice of Deficiency
DRIVE,
Failure (Break)
WINSTON-SALEM„
27103
202301179
8/15/2023
45
340 NORTH MAIN
Debris in line
20
20 Notice of Deficiency
STREET,
KERNERSVILLE„
27284
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 0[paelment of EnNron .l Quality I IX,ision of Water Resources
Wlneloo-Salem Regional OF&e 1450 Wes[ Hanes Mill Road. Suite 3001 Wln -Salem, North Ca 11-27105
336W6.9800

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,
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 Depaelment of E.—ri—Mal Quality I IAvision of Water Resources
Wlneloo-Salem Regional OF&e 1450 Wes[ Hanes Mill Road. Suite 3001 Wlnsmn-Salem, North Carolina 27105
336W6.9800