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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQCS00010_NOV and Intent to Assess_20190916ROY COOPER bow-rilUr K41CHAEL S. REGAN 5erretrrry LINDA CULPEPPER cur{Ktor NORTH CAROL INA €nvir nMental Quarry CERTIFIED MAIL: 7011 1570 0001 8546 4358 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED September 16, 2019 Terry L Houk City of High Point PO Box 230 High Point, NC 27261-0230 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY Tracking No.: NOV-2019-DV-0365 Sanitary Sewer Overflows - July 2019 Collection System Permit No. WQCS00010 High Point Collection System Guilford County Dear Permittee: A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by City of High Point. The Division's Winston-Salem Regional Office concludes that the City of High Point violated Permit Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00010 by failing to effectively manage, maintain, and operate their collection system so that there is no SSO (Sanitary Sewer Overflow) to the land or surface waters and the SSO constituted making an outlet to waters of the State for purposes of G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1), for which a permit is required by G.S. 143-215.1. The Winston-Salem Regional Office is providing the City of High Point an opportunity to provide evidence and justification as to why the City of High Point should not be assessed a civil penalty for the violation(s) that are summarized below: Total Vol Total Surface Incident Start Duration Vol Water Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action 201901142 7/8/2019 92 MH # HP 14729 Grease 4,600 4,600 Notice of Intent 201901299 7/30/2019 56 325 Gordon Street Grease 28 28 No Further Action Xorth Caronna Deps rtment of Environmental Quality I Dioision of Water Resources WinsbanSalemR fl+anaJOfi-ice 1450 West HanesWill Road. Swte30D I WinstonSaJern, WrthCarof,na27105 � �,•�� ,336-776-.OLI�5 O This Notice of Violation / Notice of Intent to Enforce (NOV/NOI) is being issued for the noted violation. Pursuant to G.S. 143-215.6A, a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) may be assessed against any person who violates or fails to act in accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of any permit issued pursuant to G.S. 143-215.1. This office requests that you respond to this Notice, in writing, within 10 business days of its receipt. In your response, you should address the causes of non-compliance, remedial actions, and all other actions taken to prevent the recurrence of similar situations. The response to this correspondence will be considered in this process. Enforcement decisions will also be based on volume spilled, volume reaching surface waters, duration and gravity, impacts to public health, fish kills or recreational area closures. Other factors considered in determining the amount of the civil penalty are the violator's history of non-compliance, the cost of rectifying the damage, whether the spill was intentional and whether money was saved by non-compliance. If you 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.boone@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, f DocuSiigned by: LAn. l c.Jnac, Lon'VSM6; Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Winston-Salem Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ cc: Winston-Salem Regional Office - WQS File Xorth Ca rosins Deps rtment of Environmental Quality I Dioision of Water Resources WinsbonSaiem R fl+ansa Office 1 450 West Hafies Will Road, Swte 30D I WinstonSaJern, North Carolifka 27105 �,•� 336-776-.OLI�5 O