WQCS00003_NOV2018DV0094_20180318

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S.REGAN
Secretary
Water Resources LLITDA CULPEPPER
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IAterin:Director
March 23, 2018
Courtney Driver, Director of Utilities
City of Winston-Salem
PO Box 2511
Winston Salem, NC 27102-2511
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2018-DV-0094
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - February 2018 RECEIVED/DENR/DWR
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00003
Winston-Salem Collection System APR - 6 2018
Forsyth County
Water Resources
Permitting Section
Dear Permittee:
The self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of Winston-Salem 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
201800189 2/3/2018 15 5204 Ivy Stone Lane Roots 20 20 No Further Action
201800190 2/5/2018 60 911 East 4th Street Other 2,000 2,000 Notice of Violation
201800252 2/8/2018 60 8 West Street Debris in line 50 50 No Further Action
201800253 2/8/2018 60 3771 Yadkinville Road Debris in line 300 300 No Further Action
201800254 2/9/2018 60 4639 Walden Drive Roots 400 400 No Further Action
201800282 2/14/2018 120 1383 Underwood Ave Grease 100 5 No Further Action
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
450 West Hanes Mill 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
201800322 2/21/2018 270 4910 Century Oaks Roots 1,350 1,350 No Further Action
Lane,Winston-Salme
201800337 2/23/2018 270 New W lk FurtherAction
1900 e a ertown Pipe Failure(Break) 20 20 No
Road
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.
If you 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,
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