WQCS00003_Sanitary Sewer Overflows_20180129

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January 29, 2018
Courtney Driver, Director Utilities of
City of Winston-Salem
P.O. Box 2511
Winston Salem, NC 27102-2511
SUBJECT: Sanitary Sewer Overflows - December 2017
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00003
Winston-Salem Collection System
Forsyth County
Dear Permittee:
ROY COOPER
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RECEIVED/DENR/DWR
FEB ® 5 2018
Water Resources
Permitting Section
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:
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.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
450 West Hanes lvfill Road, Suite 300, Winston-Salem, NC 27105
336-776-9800
Total Vol
Total
Surface
Incident
Start
Duration
Vol
Water
Number
Date
(Mins)
Location
Cause
(Gals)
(Gals)
DWR Action
201701712
12/4/2017
30
1221 Meade Lane
Roots
150
150
No Further Action
201701745
12/14/2017
15
2831 Galsworthy Drive
Debris in line
25
25
No Further Action
201701767
12/21/2017
60
242 Hawthorne Road
Inflow and
2,150
430
No Further Action
Infiltration
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.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
450 West Hanes lvfill Road, Suite 300, Winston-Salem, NC 27105
336-776-9800

If you should,have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Ron Boone with the Water Quality Section
in the Winston-Salem Regional Office at 336-776-9800 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
Sherri V. Knight, P.E., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
CC: Winston-Salem Regional Office - WQS File
Central Files, Water Quality Section
DWR PERCS Unit