WQCS00010_Notice of Violation_20240325

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Robby Stone, Director
City of High Point
PO Box 230
High Point, NC 27261-0230
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
March 25, 2024
Tracking Number: NOV-2024-DV-0168
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - February 2024
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00010
High Point Collection System
Guilford County
Dear Mr. Stone:
The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of High Point indicates violations
of permit conditions stipulated in the subject permit and North Carolina G.S. 143-215.1. Violations include failing to
effectively manage, maintain, and operate the subject collection system so that there is no SSO to the land or
surface waters and making an outlet to waters of the State for purposes of G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1), for which a
permit is required.
Specific incident(s) cited in the subject report include the following:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202400458 2/12/2024 260 Roots 520 420 Notice of Violation
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.
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If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Gary Hudson with the Water Quality Section in the
Winston-Salem Regional Office at 336-776-9800 or via email at [e-mail].
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Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
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