WQCS00010_NOI_NOV2022DV0063_Response_#1_20220316

City of High Point
Public Services Department
WATER AND SEWER MAINS DIVISION
March 16, 2022
Lon T. Snider
NCDENR
Winston-Salem Regional Office
450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300
Winston-Salem. NC 27105
RE: Notice of Intent
Case No. DV-2022-0063
Incident Number 202102301
12/23/2021
Mr. Snider,
NORTH CAROLINRs M ERNATIONAL CITY m
NCDepartmentof '
Environmental Quality
Received
MAR 11 2022
Winston-Salem
Regional Office
This letter is in response to the Notice of Violation, Case No. DV-2022-0063 concerning the spill that
occurred on December 23rd, 2021, at 1724 Hamilton Street Guilford County, High Point, North Carolina.
The spill at the above -mentioned address lasted for 2 hours and 46 minutes. The crews arrived onsite at
1724 Hamilton Street at 12:23pm. The crews used a sewer combination cleaning truck to unstop the
sewer main. It was determined that the blockage was caused by a large amount of grease coming from
the private lines within the apartment complex. The overflowing manhole was located on the edge of a
creek bank and there was no feasible way to divert the flow from getting into the creek. There have been
previous spills from other manholes downstream of this location. Once the spill was stopped, all solids
were removed, and lime was spread over the area as needed. The line was inspected by CCTV camera
to see if there were any other issues, and none were found. FOG door hangers were passed out in the
area to help educate the residents about proper disposal of grease.
The mini basin around this area was cleaned to prevent another repeat spill. The frequency of cleaning /
inspection has been evaluated to help prevent any future spills in this area.
If you have any questions or require further information, please feel free to call me at [phone].
Sincerely,
Joseph P. Holden
BUORC WWCS
P.O. 230, High Point, NC 27261 USA
Phone:[phone] Fax:[phone] TDD:336.883.8517