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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQCS00010__NOI_NOV2021DV0234_Response_20210518Public Services Department Terry Houk DIRECTOR May 18, 2021 Mr. Lon T. Snider Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Winston-Salem Regional Office 450 West Hanes Mill Rd., Suite 300 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105 Re: Notice of Violation NOV-2021-DV-0234 City of High Point Eastside Wastewater Treatment Plant 5898 Riverdale Drive Jamestown, Guilford County, North Carolina 27282 NPDES Permit NCO024210 Dear Mr. Snider, Environmental Quality a_. Received MAY 2 4 2021 Winston-Salem Regional Office t6V(�o�ltbvl This letter is in response to the Notice of Violation NOV-2021-DV-0234 that the City of High Point received dated May 3, 2021 for illegal discharge of Sodium Hypochlorite. The Eastside W WTP followed all reporting requirements upon the discovery of the discharge of the Sodium Hypochlorite into the polishing filters. On April 20, 2021, the date that the incident was discovered, John Thomas, Eastside W WTP ORC was unable to reach Mr. Ron Boone at the office or his cell phone. Mr. Thomas then called the Emergency Management number to verbally report the incident. No instructions for additional monitoring or sampling were given by Emergency Management during that call. The next day, April 21, 2021, Mr. Thomas received a call from Mr. Boone to follow up on the initial report. Mr. Boone then gave additional monitoring instructions that were immediately followed by the Eastside W WTP. The City of High Point's response to the incident were as follows: 1. The operator who was responsible for the incident was responded to in accordance with the City's Personnel Resolution. 2. All Eastside W WTP personnel have been re-trained in the areas of bulk chemical storage operations, chemical feed systems operations, and spill and emergency response. If you need further clarification or assistance, please don't hesitate to contact me at.(336) 883- 3215 or teny.houk@highpointnc.gov. City of High Point, P.O. Box 230,211 South Hamilton.Street, High Point, NC 27261 USA Fax:336.8811675 Phone:336.883.3215 TDD:336.883.8517 Mr. Lon Snider May I SIh 2021 Page 12 Sincerely, L Teny Hou 0 .ynC V1 Director:dP&6116`Seivi s q 9`l�8Jf7�t Cc: Derrick Boon6M- ssistant Public Services Director Jo Tliomas, Eastside WWTP Wastewater Superintendent '� Flle�la2-ix,ItniVJ „',ii��•, Ir�r,vignS City of High Point, P.O. Box 230, 211 South Hamilton Street, High Point, NC 27261 USA Fax:336.883.1675 Phone:336.883.3215 TDD:336.883.8517