WQCS00057_Notice of Violation_20231120

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
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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
November 20, 2023
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2023-DV-0400
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - October 2023
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00057
Thomasville Collection System
Davidson County
Dear Mr. Brandt:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of Thomasville 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 (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) Dill Action
202301470 10/18/2023 40 919 FRANKLIN Debris in line 1,820 1,800 Notice of Violation
STREET
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. 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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