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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office 3800 Barrett Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
919.791.4200
October 17, 2024
Claudia Hager
Durham County
200 E. Main Street, 2nd Floor
Durham, NC 27701
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
TRACKING NUMBER: NOD-2024-PC-0187
For Unauthorized Bypass
Triangle WWTP
NPDES Permit: NC0026051
Durham County
Dear Ms. Hager,
On 9/28/2024, the NC Division of Water Resources – Raleigh Regional Office (RRO) received a
verbal notice of an unanticipated bypass from Triangle WWTP. The RRO concludes that the
unauthorized bypass of the grit classifier violated NC General Statue 143-215.1(a)(1) and Part II
Section C. 4.(c) of NPDES Permit NC0026051.
Specific activities in violation of State Law include the following:
Total Vol Total Surface Incident Start Vol Water Number Date Location Cause (Gals) (Gals)__________________________________________________________________ 202402639 9/28/202 5926 NC Highway 55 Clog/Blockage 898 220
Durham, NC 27713 ________________________________________________________________
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1611 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
919.707.9000
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 and Bypasses 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 about this letter, please contact Kevin Fowler of the Raleigh Regional
Office at (919) 791-4261
Sincerely,
Vanessa E. Manuel, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NC DEQ
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