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May 03, 2018
Danny R. Shaw
Town of Ramseur
PO Box 545
Ramseur, NC 27316-0545
SUBJECT: Sanitary Sewer Overflows - March 2018
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00195
Ramseur Collection System
Randolph County
Dear Permittee:
A review has been conducted of the self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by
Town of Ramseur. This review has shown the Town of Ramseur 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
201800454 3/25/2018 19 154 Brady Street Pump station 3,000 0 No Further Action
equipment failure
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 [e-mail].
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
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