WQCS00027_NOV-2024-DV-0016 Notice Letter_20240110

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January 09, 2024

Thomas C Wrenn
Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District
PO Box 308
Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870-0308

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2024-DV-0016
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - December 2023
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00027
Roanoke Rapids Sanitary Dist Collection System
Halifax County

Dear Mr. Wrenn:

The self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District
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) DWR Action
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202301665 12/17/2023 840 1434 LAUREL STREET, Severe Natural 84,000 84,000 Notice of Violation
ROANOKE RAPIDS, Condition
27870 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202301667 12/17/2023 630 ROANOKE RAPIDS Severe Natural 18,900 18,900 Notice of Violation
Condition _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202301668 12/17/2023 600 705 WEST 3RD Severe Natural 9,000 Unknown Notice of Violation
STREET, ROANOKE Condition
RAPIDS, 27870 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202301669 12/18/2023 30 501 WEST 4TH Severe Natural 600 600 Notice of Violation
STREET, ROANOKE Condition
RAPIDS, 27870 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202301740 12/27/2023 60 701 VIRGINIA Severe Natural 1,500 0 Notice of Violation
STREET, ROANOKE Condition
RAPIDS, 27870 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202301745 12/27/2023 300 1434 LAUREL STREET, Severe Natural 30,000 30,000 Notice of Violation
ROANOKE RAPIDS, Condition
27870 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance. Please submit
a written response to this Notice of Violation. Your response is to be received by the regional office within 15
business days following receipt of this violation. Please include any additional documentation about this incident(s)
in the response. The submittal will be considered in determining whether the Division will assess a civil penalty for
the cited violations.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Kevin Fowler with the Water Quality Section in the
Raleigh Regional Office at 919-791-4200 or via email at [e-mail].

Sincerely,

Vanessa Manuel, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ

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