WQCS00006_Sanitary Sewer Overflow_20180323

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAELS. REGAN
secretary
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Water Resources LINDA.CLULPEPPER
ZNVMONIMIIENTA.L.afUA*.rtr Interim Director
March 23, 2018
Steven Drew, Division Manager Operations
City of Greensboro
2602 S. Elm-Eugene St.
Greensboro, NC 27406-9787
SUBJECT: Sanitary Sewer Overflows - February 2018 FtECEIVEDIDENR�DW�
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00006
Greensboro Collection System APR - 6 2018
Guilford County
Water Resources
Permitting
Dear Permittee:
A review has been conducted of the self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City
of Greensboro. This review has shown the City of Greensboro 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
201800188 2/2/2018 167 6068 Burlington Road Pipe Failure(Break) 400 400 No Further Action
201800195 2/6/2018 40 6595 Judge Adams Road Pipe Failure(Break) 100 100 No Further Action
(Rock Creek Lift Station)
201800274 2/14/2018 53 17 Lake Spring Ct., Grease 350 350 No Further Action
Greensboro •
201800275 2/14/2018 43 4919 Koger Blvd, Debris in line 800 800 No Further Action
Greensboro
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 Mill 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 ron.boone©ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
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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