WQCS00010_SSO No Action Letter_20200110

ROY COOPER
Governor
K41C IAEL & R.EGAN
secrEtary
LIN DA OU LPE PPER
Dirfftor
Terry L Houk
City of High Point
PO Box 230
High Point, NC 27261-0230
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
January 10, 2020
SUBJECT: Sanitary Sewer Overflows - November 2019
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00010
High Point Collection System
Guilford County
Dear Permittee:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City
of High Point. This review has shown the City of High Point to be in violation of the requirements found in the
subject permit and/or North Carolina G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1). The violations that occurred are summarized below:
Incident Start Duration
Number Date (Mips) Location
Total Vol
Total Surface
Vol Water
Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
201901785 11/19/2019 28 3305 Pine Valley Road Other, Pipe Failure 35 35 No Further Action
(Break)
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance. Please note
that the Division of Water Resources (DWR) began assessing civil penalties for severe and/or repeat SSOs
starting December 1, 2007. Enforcement decisions are based on volume spilled, volume reaching surface waters,
duration, gravity, impacts to public health, fish kills and other factors.
North Carofins Deps rt ment of Environmental Quality I Diuision of Water Resources
W3nstoaZa5em R fl,onsa Office 1450 West Hanes hill Road, Sane 30D I WinsronSalern, North CATof ns 27105
w• 336-776-WOO

If you should 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].
Sincerely,
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Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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