WQCS00003_Notice of Deficiency_20240620

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Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
NORTH CAROLINA
Director
Environmental Quality
May 15, 2024
Courtney L Driver, Director of Utilities
City of Winston-Salem
PO Box 2511
Winston Salem, NC 27107-9998
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
Tracking Number: NOD-2024-DV-0040
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - April 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:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202400782 4/14/2024 45 1340 Beaverton Trail, Roots 250 250 Notice of Deficiency
Winston Salem, NC,
27103
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,
Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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