WQCS00038_NOV-2019-DV-0200_20190425

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
CERTIFIED MAIL #: 7017 0190 0000 9562 6391
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
April 25, 2019
Wendell Davis, City Manager
Durham County
200EMain St
Durham, NC 27701
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2019-DV-0200
Sanitary Sewer Overflows — January - March 2019
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00038
Durham County Collection System
Durham County
Dear Permittee:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Durham County 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:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mina) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
201900310 2/6/2019 65 Woodfield Apts., Other, Pipe Failure 1,305 1,305 Notice of Violation
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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 15
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 Jason Robinson with the Water Quality Section in
the Raleigh Regional Office at 919-791-4200 or via email at [e-mail].
Cc: Raleigh Regional Office - WQS File
Central Files, Water Quality Section
Stephanie Brixey, Deputy Director:
Sincerely,
Rick Bolich, I_.G., Assistant Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
5926 Highway 55 East, Durham, NC 27713
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