WQCS00010_SSO Review_20180907

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ROY COOPER NORTH CAROLINA
Governor Environmental Quality
MICHAEL S.REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Interim Director
September 7, 2018
Terry L. Houk RECEIVED/DEN R/DWR
City of High Point
P.O. Box 230 SEP 17 2018
High Point, NC 27261-0230
Water Resources
SUBJECT: Sanitary Sewer Overflows —July 2018 Permitting Section
Facility: High Point Collection System
Permit No. WQCS00010
Owner: City of High Point
County: Guilford
Dear Mr. Houk:
A review has been conducted of the Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report(s)
submitted by the City of High Point for the month of July 2018. This review has shown the
City .of High Point to be in violation of the requirements found in the WQCS00010
collection system permit and/or North Carolina General Statute 143.215.1(a)(1). The
violations are summarized below:
Total Total Vol
Incident Duration Surface DWR
Number Start Date (Mins) Location Cause Vol Water Action
(Gals) (Gals)
201800967 7/1/2018 30 1451 Manor Grease 150 150 No
Dr. Further
Action
201800996 7/11/2018 9 4903 Bisbee Pipe 900 800 No
Drive Failure Further
(Break) Action
201801083 7/29/2018 10 723 Belmont Grease 100 100 No
Drive Further
Action
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct all conditions
which have been deemed to have contributed to causing the above-listed violations. The
Division of Water Resources (DWR or Division) bases decisions concerning enforcement
actions for SSOs on volume spilled, volume reaching surface waters, duration, gravity,
impacts to public health, fish kills, and other factors. DWR may pursue enforcement action
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 Hanes Mill Road,Suite 300 i Winston-Salem,North Carolina 27103
336.776.9800

High Point Collection System, 9/7/2018
for these and/or any additional violations of the WQCS00010 collection system permit. If
violations are of a continuing nature, not related to operation and/or maintenance issues,
and you anticipate remedial construction activities, then you may wish to consider
applying for a Special Order by Consent (SOC).
If you have any questions regarding this notice or we may be of any assistance
whatsoever, please feel free to contact Ron Boone by phone at(336)776-9690 or by email
at ron.booneta'�.ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
Sherri V. Knight, P.E.
Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations
Division of Water Resources
Attachments:
cc: DWR Central Files
DWR-PERC-S-Unit
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