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February 16, 2018
Terry L. Houk
City of High Point
PO Box 230
High Point, NC 27261-0230
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SUBJECT: Sanitary Sewer Overflows - January 2018 FEB 201
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00010
High Point Collection System Water ReSSect on
Guilford County Permltting
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:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
201800110 1/23/2018 115 1510 Bethel Drive, Pump station 700 400 No Further Action
Bethel Drive PS equipment failure
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.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
450 West Hanes Nhll Road, Suite 300, Winston-Salem, NC 27105
T16_776_gR00

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 ron.booneftncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
Sherri V. Knight, P.E., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
CC: Winston-Salem Regional Office - WQS File
Central Files, Water Quality Section
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