WQCS00002_NOV-2024-DV-0082 Notice of Violation_20240213

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February 13, 2024

Whit Wheeler, Assistant Director
City of Raleigh
PO Box 590
Raleigh, NC 27602-0590

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2024-DV-0082
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - January 2024
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00002
Raleigh Collection System
Wake County

Dear Mr. Wheeler:

The self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of Raleigh 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
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202400236 1/10/2024 58 4905 NORTH HILLS Debris in line, Grease 1,450 1,450 Notice of Violation
DRIVE, RALEIGH,
27612 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202400280 1/13/2024 120 4801 BLUE BIRD Roots 252 252 Notice of Violation
COURT, RALEIGH,
27606 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202400326 1/19/2024 72 7301 GRIST MILL Debris in line 1,500 1,500 Notice of Violation
ROAD, RALEIGH,
27615
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202400013 1/02/2024 143 6209 River Jasmine Pipe Failure (Break) 143 143 Notice of Deficiency
Lane, RALEIGH,
27604 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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,

Michael Hall, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ

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