WQCS00350_NOV-2023-DV-0373_20231020

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
John W Cater, City Manager
City of King
PO Box 1132
King, NC 27021-1132
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
October 19, 2023
Tracking Number: NOV-2023-DV-0373
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - September 2023
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00350
King Collection System
Stokes County
Dear Mr. Cater:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of King 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 (Mips) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202301399 9/27/2023 60 549 SOUTH MAIN Debris in line 1,500 0 Notice of Violation
STREET KING, NC
27021
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.
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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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