WQCS00002_NOV-2018-DV-0119_20180611

ROY COOPER
Governor
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MICHAEL S.REG A-N
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Water Resources LINDA C ULPEPPER
ENVBPONMENTAL GUALfTY Interim Direrior
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7017 2680 0000 2219 4063
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
June 11, 2018
Robert Massengill
City of Raleigh Public Utilities
PO Box 590
Raleigh, NC 27602
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION &INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2018-DV-0119 - REISSUE
Sanitary Sewer Overflows —Jan - March 2018
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00002
Raleigh Collection System
Wake County
Dear Permittee:
Note: This is a reissue due to an improper Subject Header on the original letter dated April 20, 2018.
Please respond within 10 days of receiving this letter with any additional information you may want
to submit.
A review has been conducted of the self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by
City of Raleigh. The Division's Raleigh Regional Office concludes that the City of Raleigh violated Permit Condition I
(2) of Permit No. WQCS00002 by failing to effectively manage, maintain, and operate their collection system so
that there is no SSO (Sanitary Sewer Overflow) to the land or surface waters and the SSO constituted making an
outlet to waters of the State for purposes of G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1), for which a permit is required by G.S.
143-215.1.
The Raleigh Regional Office is providing the City of Raleigh an opportunity to provide evidence and justification as
to why the City of Raleigh should not be assessed a civil penalty for the violation(s) that are summarized below:
Start Volume to
Incident# Date Location Cause Volume Surface Acton
Waters
201800053 1/10/2018 1141 Crab Orchard Dr Roots 1,050 250 NOV
201800133 1/29/2018 4001 Deep Hollow Dr, Debris In line 12,000 12,000 NOV
Raleigh, NC
201800383 3/8/2018 6024 Beardsley Ct Roots 18,000 18,000 NOV-NOI
201800400 3/12/2018 1950 Orchard Hollow Debris in Line; Grease 13,950 13,950 NOV-NOI
201800418 3/15/2018 508 Curtiss Dr, Garner Grease; Roots 14,400 14,400 NOV-NOI
201800433 3/20/2018 1516 Dixie Trail, Raleigh Debris in Line 875 875 BPJ— No
Further Action
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Watei Resouices
1628 Mail Service Center,Raleigh,NC 27699-1628
919-791-4200

This Notice of Violation / Notice of Intent to Enforce (NOV/NOI) is being issued for the noted violation. Pursuant
to G.S. 143-215.6A, a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) may be assessed
against any person who violates or fails to act in accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of any
permit issued pursuant to G.S. 143-215.1.
This office requests that your respond to this Notice, in writing, within 10 business days of its
receipt. In your response, you should address the causes of non-compliance, remedial actions, and all other
actions taken to prevent the recurrence of similar situations. The response to this correspondence will be
considers rin this process.Enforcement decisions will also bebased on-volume spilled,volume reaching-surface—
waters,
reachingsurfacewaters, duration and gravity, impacts to public health, fish kills or recreational area closures. Other factors
considered in determining the amount of the civil penalty are the violator's history of non-compliance, the cost of
rectifying the damage, whether the spill was intentional and whether money was saved by non-compliance.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Jason Robinson with the Water Quality Section in
the Raleigh Regional Office at 919-791-4200 or via email at Jason.T.Robin on@ncde .gov.
Sin ere ,
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Danny Smith, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Cc: T.J. Lynch, PE - Assistant Director or Wastewater Operations: PO Box 590, Raleigh, NC 27602
Raleigh Regional Office - WQS File
Central Files, Water Quality Section
State of North Caiolma I Envuomnental Quality I Water Resources
1628 Mail Service Centel,Raleigh,NC 27699-1628
919-791-4200