WQCS00005_NOD-2024-DV-0030 Notice of Deficiency_20240409

April 4, 2023

Donald F Greeley
City of Durham
101 City Hall Plz
Durham, NC 27701-3329

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
Tracking Number: NOD-2024-DV-0030
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - March 2024
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00005
Durham Collection System
Durham County

Dear Mr. Greeley:

A review has been conducted of the self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City
of Durham. This review has shown the City of Durham 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
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202400657 3/16/2024 142 612 N Elizabeth Street, Debris in line 180 180 Notice of Deficiency
Durham, NC, 27701 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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 919-791-4261 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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