WQCS00047_NOV-2024-DV-0003 Notice Letter_20240110

January 09, 2024

Rebecca Salmon, Mayor
City Of Sanford
PO Box 3729
Sanford, NC 27331

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
Tracking Number: NOD-2024-DV-0003
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - December 2023
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00047
Sanford Collection System
Lee County

Dear Mayor Salmon:

A review has been conducted of the self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City
Of Sanford. This review has shown the City Of Sanford 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
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202301744 12/27/2023 30 1401 WOODLAND Debris in line, Grease 90 90 Notice of Deficiency
AVENUE, SANFORD,
27330 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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 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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