WQCS00027_NOV-2024-DV-0087 Notice of Violation_20240213 (2)

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February 13, 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-0087
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - January 2024
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
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202400129 1/9/2024 325 1434 LAUREL STREET, Severe Natural 16,250 16,250 Notice of Violation
ROANOKE RAPIDS, Condition
27870 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202400304 1/12/2024 225 1434 LAUREL STREET, Severe Natural 11,250 11,250 Notice of Violation
ROANOKE RAPIDS, Condition
27870 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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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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