WQCS00033_Sanitary Sewer Overflow_20180216

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February 16, 2018
Barbara Jones, City Manager
City of Mount Airy
300 S. Main St.
Mount Airy, NC 27030
SUBJECT: Sanitary Sewer Overflows - January 2018
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00033
Mount Airy Collection System
Surry County
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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 Mount Airy. This review has shown the City of Mount Airy 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
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
201800065 1/12/2018 60 1412 South Main Street Debris in line 400 400 No Further Action
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 NHII 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 [e-mail].
Sincerely,
Sherri V. Knight, P.E., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Minston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
CC: Winston-Salem Regional Office - WQS File
Central Files, Water Quality Section
DWR-PERCS Unit