WQCS00021_NOV-2024-DV-0432 Notice of Violation_20241002

October 02, 2024

Grant W Goings
City of Wilson
PO Box 10
Wilson, NC 27893-0010

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2024-DV-0432
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - August 2024
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00021
Wilson Collection System
Wilson County

Dear Mr. Goings:

The self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of Wilson 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
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202401516 8/8/2024 600 913 GROVE STREET, Severe Natural 60,000 60,000 Notice of Violation
WILSON Condition (Tropical Storm Debby) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202401523 8/8/2024 60 2628 FOREST HILLS Severe Natural 6,000 6,000 Notice of Violation
ROAD SOUTHWEST, Condition (Tropical Storm Debby)
WILSON _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202401527 8/8/2024 60 1312 DIXON COURT Severe Natural 700 700 Notice of Violation
NORTHWEST, Condition (Tropical Storm Debby)
WILSON _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202401642 8/9/2024 360 1304 CANAL DRIVE Severe Natural 11,000 11,000 Notice of Violation
NORTHWEST, Condition (Tropical Storm Debby)
WILSON _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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,

Vanessa E. Manuel, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ

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