WQCS00003_Notice of Deficiency_20231020

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
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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
October 19, 2023
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
Tracking Number: NOD-2023-DV-0084
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - September 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:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mips) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202301382 9/25/2023 7 601 SOUTH CHERRY Other, Pump station 25 25 Notice of Deficiency
STREET, equipment failure
WINSTON-SALEM„
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 En--ital Quality I IX,ision of Water Resources
Wlneloo-5alem Regional OF&e 1450 Wes[ Hanes Mill Road. Suite 3001 W-1-Salem, North Carolina 27105
336W6.9800

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
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
North Carolina Depael.nent 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