WQCS00082_NOV-2018-DV-0220_20180802

ROI COOPER NORTH CAROLINA
Governor Environmental Quality
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LINDA CULPEPPER -
Inrerfrn Direcror
CERTIFIED MAIL #: 7017 1070 0000 9922 1886
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
August 2, 2018
Richard C Olson, City Manager
City of Elizabeth City
PO Box 347
Elizabeth City, NC 27909-0347
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2018-DV-0220
Sanitary Sewer Overflows — July 29-30, 2018
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00082
Elizabeth City Collection System
Pasquotank County
Dear Mr. Olson:
The self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5 -Day Report submitted by City of Elizabeth City 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:
This is the fifth (51h) reported SSO that has occurred at the Parkview & Shore Drive location in the
past five months.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC 27889
252-946-6481
Total
Total Volume
Incident Start Duration
Vol
Surface Water
Number Date (Hours) Location Cause
(Gals)
(Gals) DWR Action
201801090 7/29/2018 8.5 Parkview & Shore Dr., Severe Natural
6,000
6,000 Notice of Violation
Hoffer & Harrington Condition
Rd., Southern Ave &
Hemlock
This is the fifth (51h) reported SSO that has occurred at the Parkview & Shore Drive location in the
past five months.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC 27889
252-946-6481

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 1
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.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Allen Clark with the Water Quality Section in the
Washington Regional Office at 252-946-6481 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely., -Z�v
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Robert Tankard, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Washington Regional Office
Cc: Amanda Boone, PE, Public Works Director, City of Elizabeth City (electronic copy)
Julius Williams, ORC, City of Elizabeth City Collection System (electronic copy)
Washington Regional Office - WQS File
Central Files, Water Quality Section
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC 27889
252-946-6481