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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
September 16, 2019
Steven Drew, Operations Division Manager
City of Greensboro
2602 S Elm -Eugene St
Greensboro, NC 27406-9787
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2019-DV-0364
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - July 2019
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00006
Greensboro Collection System
Guilford County
Dear Permittee:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by
City of Greensboro. The Division's Winston-Salem Regional Office concludes that the City of Greensboro violated
Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00006 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 Winston-Salem Regional Office is providing the City of Greensboro an opportunity to provide evidence and
justification as to why the City of Greensboro should not be assessed a civil penalty for the violation(s) that are
summarized below:
Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mins) Location
201901222 7/11/2019 179 2783 Horsepen Creek
Road @ Bledsoe Drive
Lift Station
Total Vol
Total
Surface
Vol
Water
Cause (Gals)
(Gals) DWR Action
Pipe Failure (Break) 21,000
15,000 Notice of Intent
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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 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, remedial actions, and all other
actions taken to prevent the recurrence of similar situations. The response to this correspondence will be
considered in this process. Enforcement decisions will also be based on volume spilled, volume reaching surface
waters, 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 Ron Boone with the Water Quality Section in the
Winston-Salem Regional Office at 336-776-9800 or via email at [e-mail].
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WinsbonSaiem Rs.,onsa Office 1 450 West Hafies Will Road, Swte 300 I WinstonSaJern, North Carolifka 27105
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