WQCS00003_Notice of Deficiency_20240228

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Courtney L Driver, Director of Utilities
City of Winston-Salem
PO Box 2511
Winston Salem, NC 27107-9998
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
February 20, 2024
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
Tracking Number: NOD-2024-DV-0011
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - January 2024
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:
Incident
Number
Start
Date
Duration
(Mips)
Location Cause
Total
Vol
(Gals)
Total Vol
Surface
Water
(Gals) DWR Action
202400321
1/18/2024
179
4474 CARRIE AVENUE, Other
150
150 Notice of Deficiency
WINSTON-SALEM,
27105
202400393
1/30/2024
45
1600 MANSFIELD Grease
50
50 Notice of Deficiency
STREET,
WINSTON-SALEM,
27107
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1 450 West Hanes Miff Road, Suite 300 1 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
336.776.9500

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.
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,
DocuSiTgned by:
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Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1 450 West Hanes Miff Road, Suite 300 1 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
336.776.9500