WQCS00010_Remission Request (DV-2021-008)_20210219

Public Services Department
Water & Sewer Mains Division
Michael 5. Parrish
ORC WWCS
February 10, 2021
Lon T. Snider
NCDENR
Winston-Salem Regional Office
450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
RE: Notice of Violation
Case No. DV-2021-0008
Incident Number 202001028
03/16/2020
NORTH CAROLINA'S INTERNATIONAL CITY"
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Env ronmen al Qualicy
Received
FEB 19 2021
Winston-Salem
Regional Cfiice
Mr. Snider,
This letter is in response to the Notice of Violation, Case No. DV-2021-0008 concerning the spill that
occurred on March 16th, 2020 at 918 Lakecrest Avenue Guilford County, High Point, North Carolina.
The City of High Point requests remission of this civil penalty. As soon as the city was notified of a spill
in this area, City crews mobilized to find and remove the cause of the spill. The cause of the spill was
identified as grease which had not been an issue in the past. This area is on a preventative
maintenance schedule and is being monitored more frequently. Cleaning has been increased to
monthly to help prevent any future spills in this area. The City of High Point distributed Fats Oils and
Grease prevention doorhangers to educate the public on proper grease disposal.
If you have any questions or require further information, please feel free to call me at [phone].
Sincerely,
natite s, Paira
Michael S. Parrish
ORC WWCS
cc: Terry Houk- Public Services Director, Derrick Boone- Assistant Public Services Director, Greg Hall- W/S
Mains Superintendent, Joseph Holden- Assistant W/S Mains Superintendent, Carrie Hyler-Pretreatment
Supervisor, File
City of High Point, P.O. 230, 211 South Hamilton Street, High Point, NC 27261 USARECEIVED
Office: 336-883-3691 Fax: [phone] TDD 336.883.8517 FEB 11 2u21
Public Service Dept.

JUSTIFICATION FOR REMISSION REOUEST
Case Number: DV-2021-0008
Assessed Party: City of High Point
Permit No.: WQCS00010
County: Guilford
Amount Assessed: $884.54
Please use this form when requesting remission of this civil penalty. You must also complete the "Request For Remission,
Waiver of Right to an Administrative Hearing, and Stipulation of Facts" form to request remission of this civil penalty.
You should attach any documents that you believe support your request and are necessary for the Director to consider in
evaluating your request for remission. Please be aware that a request for remission is limited to consideration of the five
factors listed below as they may relate to the reasonableness of the amount of the civil penalty assessed. Requesting
remission is not the proper procedure for contesting whether theviolation(s) occurred or the accuracy of any of the factual
statements contained in the civil penalty assessment document. Pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 143B-282.1(c), remission of a civil.
penalty may be granted only when one or more of the following five factors apply. Please check each factor that you
believe applies to your case and provide a detailed explanation, including copies of supporting documents, as to why the
factor applies (attach additional pages as needed).
(a) one or more of the civil penalty assessment factors in N.C.G.S. 143B-282.1(b) were wrongfully applied to the
detriment of the petitioner (the assessment factors are listed in the civil penalty assessment document);
(b) the violator promptly abated continuing environmental damage resulting from the violation (i.e., explain the
steps that you took to correct the violation and prevent future occurrences);
(c) the violation was inadvertent or a result of an accident (Le., explain why the violation was unavoidable or
something you could not prevent or prepare for);
(d) the violator had not been assessed civil penalties for any previous violations;
(e) payment of the civil penalty will prevent payment for the remaining necessary remedial actions (i.e., explain
how payment of the civil penalty will prevent you from performing the activities necessary to achieve
compliance).
EXPLANATION:
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
COUNTY OF GUILFORD
IN THE MATTER OF ASSESSMENT ) WAIVER OF RIGHT TO AN
OF CIVIL PENALTIES AGAINST ) ADMINISTRATIVE BEARING AND
) STIPULATION OF FACTS
City of High Point )
High Point Collection System )
PERMIT NO. WQCS00010 ) CASE NO. DV-2021-0008
Having been assessed civil penalties totaling $884.54 for violation(s) as set forth in the assessment document of the Division
of Water Resources dated January l2.2021, the undersigned, desiring to seek remission of the civil penalty, does hereby
waive the right to an administrative hearing in the above -stated matter and does stipulate that the facts are as alleged in the
assessment document. The undersigned further understands that all evidence presented in supportor o remission t oofthis civil
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penalty must be submitted to the Director of the Division of Water Resources within thirty (30) Y p
of assessment. No new evidence in support of a remission request will be allowed after (30) days from the receipt of the
notice of assessment.
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ATTACHMENT A
City of High Point
CASE NUMBER: DV-2021-0008
PERMIT NO: WQCS00010 REGION: Winston-Salem
FACILITY: High Point Collection System COUNTY: Guilford
Other Violations
INCIDENT VIOLATION
NUMBER DATE VIOLATION TYPE
VIOLATION DESCRIPTION
TOTAL VOLUME PENALTY
(GALLONS) AMOUNT
202000900 3/9/2020 CSO/SSO(Sewer Overflow) Discharge without valid permit
1,950 $0.00
202000916 3/10/2020 CSO/SSO(Sewer Overflow) Discharge without valid permit 900 $0.00
202000917 3/11/2020 CSO/SSO(Sewer Overflow) Discharge without valid permit - 1,920 $0.00
202001028 3/16/2020 CSO/SSO(Sewer Overflow) Discharge without valid permit 6,300 $760.00.
202001068- 3/24/2020 CSO/SSO(Sewer Overflow) Discharge without valid permit 2,050 $0.00
202001071 3/24/2020 CSO/SSO(Sewer Overflow) Discharge without valid permit 8,475 $0.00