WQCS00003_Notice of Deficiency_20240103

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Courtney L Driver, Director Utilities of
City of Winston-Salem
PO Box 2511
Winston Salem, NC 27107-9998
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
January 3, 2024
Tracking Number: NOD-2023-DV-0106
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - November 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 (Mins) Location Cause
(Gals)
(Gals) DWR Action
202301597 11/30/2023 207 3800 Reynolda Rd, Other
200
200 Notice of Deficiency
Winston Salem, NC,
27106
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