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ROY COOPER NORTH CAROLINA
Governor Environmental Quality
MICHAEL S.REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Interim Director
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7015-0640-0005-8164-2265
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED RECElVEDIDEMR10 J
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Courtney Driver, Director of Utilities AertArttRinegsosuercctelosn
City of Winston-Salem
P.O. Box 2511
Winston-Salem, NC 27102
SUBJECT: Notice of Intent to Enforce: NOV-2018-DV-0265
Sanitary Sewer Overflows —August 2018
Facility: Winston-Salem Collection System
Permit No. WQCS00003
Owner: City of Winston-Salem
County: Forsyth
Dear Ms. Driver:
A review has been conducted of the Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report(s) submitted
by the City of Winston-Salem for the month of August 2018. This review has shown the City of
Winston-Salem to be in violation of the requirements found in the WQCS00003 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)
201801153 08/02/2018 255 160 Rockbridge Severe 31,875 31,875 Notice of
Ct, Kernersville Natural Intent
Condition '
201801209 08/05/2018 300 845 Crafton Roots 1,750 0 No
Creek Dr Further
Action
201801315 08/13/2018 88 1862 Debris in 225 225 No
Runnymeabe Line Further
Rd Action
201801328 08/14/2018 45 1862 Debris in 28 28 No
Runnymede Rd Line Further
Action
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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

Winston-Salem Collection System, 10/9/2018
NOV-2018-DV-0265
Total Vol
Incident Duration Total Surface DWR
Number Start Date (Mins) Location Cause Vol Water Action
(Gals) (Gals)
201801357 08/19/2018 180 115 Crestland Other 1,350 1,350 Notice of
Dr Violation
201801365 08/21/2018 195 Aerial line near Other& 1,463 1,463 Notice of
421 Donny Severe Violation
Brook Ct Natural
Condition
201801367 08/21/2018 285 731 East Pipe 2,850 2,850 No
Mountain Str Failure Further
Action
201801383 08/26/2018 100 5100 Toucan Roots 225 225 No
Ln, Kernersville Further
Action
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct all conditions which may
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 pdirsue enforcement action for these and/or any additional
violations of the WQCS00003 collection system permit. If violations are of a continuing nature,
not related to operation and/or maintenance issues, and you anticipate remedial construction
activities, then you may wish to consider applying for a Special Order by Consent (SOC).
Pursuant to NC General Statute(NCGS) 143-215.6A, a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five
thousand dollars($25,000.00) may brie assessed against any person who violates or fails to act
in accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of any permit issued pursuant to NCGS
143-215.1. The incidents above constitute such violations.
This office requests that you respond to this notice, in writing, within 10 business days of its
receipt. In your response, you should address the causes of non-compliance and all remedial
actions taken and planned to prevent the recurrence of similar situations. The response to this
correspondence will be considered in your decision-making process of whether to proceed with
enforcement action.
If you have any questions regarding Ills notice or we may be of any assistance whatsoever,
please feel free to contact Ron Boone by phone at [phone] or by email at
ron.boone aC�ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely, J 1
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Sherri V. Knight, P.E.
Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations
Division of Water Resources
cc: DWR Central Files
DWR PERCS Unit.
DWR WSRO Files
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