WQCS00010_NOI_NOV2022DV0063_Response_#3_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 Violation
Case No. DV-2022-0063
Incident Number 202102256
12/1212021
Mr. Snider,
NORTH CAROLINNs INTERNATIONAL C11T'
N C Department of
Environmental Quality
Received
MAR 21 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 12th, 2021, at 214 Rankin Place, Guilford County, High Point, North Carolina.
The spill at the above -mentioned address lasted for approximately 2 hours. The crews arrived onsite at
214 Rankin Place at 5:51 pm. The crews worked to unstop the sewer main using a sewer combination
cleaning truck. It was determined that the blockage was caused by a large amount of grease that
appeared to be built up on the invert of the manhole. 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. We believe after further investigation that this could
have been an illegal dumping event because of the only evidence of grease was in that one manhole.
The W/S Mains Division did not pursue it further because there was no evidence of where the grease
originated. 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 increased 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