WQCS00003_Sanitary Sewer Overflow_20180129

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Wester Rosources
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:
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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:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Plumber 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 Nbil Road, Suite 300, Winston-Salem, NC 27105
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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 ron.boone@ncdenr. ov.
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