WQCS00294_NOV2018DV0022_20180118

Water Resources
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CERTIFIED MAIL #7016 3560 0000 4428 5683
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
January 24, 2018
Charles E Hester, Mayor
Town of Selma
100 N Raiford St
Selma, NC 27576-2833
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2018-DV-0022
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - October 2017
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00294
Selma Collection System
Johnston County
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The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Town of Selma 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
201701475
10/2/2017
890
West Nobel Street, Pipe Failure (Break)
1,000
1,000 Notice of Violation
Selma, NC
201701523
10/19/2017
120
US Hwy 70 East Pipe Failure (Break)
3,000
0 Notice of Violation
between two bridges
just past Neuse River
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.
State of North Caiohna I Envuoninental Quality I Water Resouices
1628 Mail Service Centel, Raleigh, NC 27699-1628
919-791-4200

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mitchell Hayes with the Water Quality Section in
the Raleigh Regional Office at 919-791-4200 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
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Danny Smitfi, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
-Raleigh Regional Office _
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Cc: Raleigh Regional Office - WQS File
Central Files, Water Quality Section
State of North Caiolma I Envnonmental Quality I Watei Resouices
1628 Mail Service Centei, Raleigh, NC 27699-1628
919-791-4200