WQCS00010_Notice of Violation_20231020

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Robby Stone, Director
City of High Point
PO Box 230
High Point, NC 27261-0230
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
October 19, 2023
Tracking Number: NOV-2023-DV-0371
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - September 2023
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00010
High Point Collection System
Guilford County
Dear Mr. Stone:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of High Point 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 (Mips) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202301390 9/27/2023 68 1305 BROOKFIELD Debris in line, Roots 340 320 Notice of Violation
COURT, HIGH POINT,,
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.
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If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Gary Hudson with the Water Quality Section in the
Winston-Salem Regional Office at 336-776-9800 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
DocuSiTgned by:
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Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor
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