WQCS00270_NOV-2018-DV-0127_20180424

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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
April 24, 2018
Walter Credle
Town of Smithfield
230 Hospital Rd
Smithfield, NC 27577
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2018-DV-0127
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - February 2018
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00270
Smithfield Collection System
Johnston County
Dear Mr. Credle:
The self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Town of Smithfield 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
201800330 2/24/2018 2,355 1160 Wilson's Mill Road Debris in line, Grease, 2,500 0 Notice of Violation
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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 Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resouices
1628 Mall Service Center,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].
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Danny Smith, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division ofWaterResources,-NCDEQ
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Central Files, Water Quality Section
State of North Ca_olma I Envuonmental Quality I Water Resouices
1628 Mail Service Center,Raleigh,NC 27699-1628
919-791-4200