WQCS00008_SSO Review_20180907

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ROY COOPER NORTH CAROLINA
Governor Environmental Quality
MICHAEL S.REGAN
Secretory
LINDA CULPEPPER
Interim Director
September 7, 2018
Frank H. Watkins, City Manager
City of Burlington
P.O. Box 1358
Burlington, NC 27216-1358
SUBJECT: Sanitary Sewer Overflows —July 2018
Facility: Burlington Collection System
Permit No. WQCS00008
Owner: City of Burlington
County: Alamance
Dear Mr. Watkins:
A review has been conducted of the Sanitary Sewer Overflokw (SSO) 5-Day Reports)
submitted by the City of Burlington for the month of July 2018. This review has shown the
City of Burlington to be in violation of the requirements found in the WQCS00008
collection system permit and/or North Carolina General Statute 143.215.1(a)(1). The
violations are summarized below:
Total Total Vol
Incident Duration Surface DWR
Number Start Date (Mins) Location Cause Vol Water Action
(Gals) (Gals)
324 Ireland,
No
201801040 7/23/2018 35 Burlington Grease 60 50 Further
Action
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct all conditions
which have been deemed to have contributed to causing the above-listed violations. The
Division of Water Resources (DWR or Division) bases decisions concerning enforcement
actions for SSOs on volume spilled, volume reaching surface waters, duration, gravity,
impacts to public health, fish kills, and other factors. DWR may pursue enforcement action
for these and/or any additional violations of the WQCS00008 collection system permit. If
violations are of a continuing nature, not related to operation and/or maintenance issues,
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 Hanes Mill Road Suite 300 I Winston-Salem,North Carolina 27103
336.776.9800

Burlington Collection System, 9/7/2018
and you anticipate remedial construction activities, then you may wish to consider
applying for a Special Order by Consent (SOC).
If you have any questions regarding this notice or we may be of any assistance
whatsoever, please feel free to contact Ron Boone by phone at(336)776-9690 or by email
at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
Sherri V. Knight, P.E.
Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations
Division of Water Resources
Attachments:
cc: DWR Central Files
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