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Don Chamblee
NOTIFICATION OF AVAILABILITY OF THE WASTEWATER
PERFORMANCE ANNUAL REPORT OF LINCOLN COUNTY
SEWER SYSTEM
House Bill 1160, which the General Assembly enacted in July 1999, requires that
municipalities, animal operations, industries and others who operate waste handling
systems provide a summarized annual report to its customers and to the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources on the performance of the wastewater treatment
plant and the collections system over the past twelve months.
In accordance with this regulation, the Lincoln County Sewer System is pleased to
provide copies of the Annual Performance Report for review by the public at the
following locations: _ _
1. Lincoln County Public Works
115 West Main Street
Lincolnton, NC 28092
[phone]
2. Lincoln County Water Treatment Plant
7674 Tree Farm Road
Denver, NC 28037
[phone]
3. Florence Soule Shanklin Branch Library
7937 Fairfield Forest Road
Denver, NC 28037
[phone]
4. Charles R. Jonas Library
306 West Main Street
Lincolnton, NC 28092
[phone]
5. West Lincoln Branch Library
5545 West Hwy 27
Vale, NC 28168
[phone]

Lincoln County Public Works
Don Chamblee
Lincoln County Sever Collections System
Annual Performance Report
January 01, 2019 thru December 31, 2019
1. General information:
Facility/System Name:
Responsible Entity:
Permittee:
Operator in Responsible Charge:
Applicable Permits:
Lincoln County Sewer System
Lincoln County
Donald V. Chamblee, Jr. PE —
Director of Public Works
115 West Main Street
Lincolnton, N.C.28092
[phone]
Michael P. Simmons -
Utility Operations Superintendent
115 West Main Street
Lincolnton, N.C. 28092
[phone]
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Lincoln County Public Works
Don Chamblee
Lincoln County Sewer Collections System
Annual Performance Report
January 01, 2019 thru December 31, 2019
(Page 2)
Wastewater Collections System Description:
The Lincoln County Sewer Collections System consists of approximately 2,884 linear feet of
36" gravity sanitary sewer lines; 2,814 linear feet of 30" gravity sanitary sewer lines; 15,593 linear
feet of 24" gravity sanitary sewer lines; 4,951 linear feet of 18" gravity sanitary sewer lines;
18,636 linear feet of 15" gravity sewer lines; 11,805 linear feet of 12" gravity sewer lines; 66
linear feet of 10" gravity sewer lines; 367,469 linear feet of 8" gravity sanitary sewer lines; 5,145
linear feet of 20" force main; 39,922 linearfeetof-12"-force main; 12,208 linear feet of 10" force
main; 16,360 linear feet of 8" force main; 150,898 linear feet of 6" force main; 64,726 linear feet
of 4" force main; 4,546 linear feet of 3" force main; 1,032 linear feet of 2" force main; 4,224
linear feet of 6" low pressure sewer lines; 49,892 linear feet of 4" low pressure sewer lines;
75,298 linear feet of 3" low pressure sewer lines;134,358 linear feet of 2.5" low pressure sewer
lines; 49,910 linear feet of 2" low pressure sewer lines; and 43 sewer pump stations serving
approximately 6,417 customers.
The low pressure sewer system utilizes individually owned grinder pumps and small diameter
pressure lines to collect and convey sewage to the gravity sewer system. Flows from the low
pressure and gravity sewer systems are collected at the 43 strategically placed sewer pump
stations and pumped via the force mains to the outfall gravity sewer system to be deposited at
the Killian Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility (Permit #NC0088722) located at 7085 Old Plank
Road, Stanley NC and the City of Lincolnton Wastewater Treatment Facility (Permit #NC0025496)
located at 550 West NC 150 Bypass, Lincolnton NC.

Lincoln County Public Works
Don Chamblee
Lincoln County Sewer Collections System
Annual Performance Report
January 01, 2019 thru December 31, 2019
(Page 3)
Performance:
The Lincoln County Sewer Collections System had the following reportable
sanitary sewer overflows (SSO's):
1. Date:
June 26, 2019
Time:
4:55pm
Location:
8025 Island View Ct.
Denver, North Carolina
Incident:
An air relief valve on a low pressure sewer service
line broke off. This caused sewage to flow into a
ditch and then into Lake Norman. Repairs were
made and normal operations were established at
6:10pm on June 26, 2019. Incident was reported
to NCDENR.
Spill Amount:
200 gallons
Impact:
None detected.
Corrective Action:
Ground area excess spillage was vacuumed.
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2. Date:
Time:
Lincoln County Public Works
Don Chamblee
Lincoln County Sewer Collections System
Annual Performance Report
January 01, 2019 thru December 31, 2019
(Page 4)
July 7, 2019
1:40 pm
Location: Lift Station #4
7755 Blades Trl.
Denver, North Carolina
Incident: Two wires arced in the junction box; this blew
several fuses including the main fuse. This
caused sewage to flow into Burton Creek.
Repairs were made and normal operations were
established at 1:50pm on July 7, 2019. Incident
was reported to NCDENR.
Spill Amount: 100 gallons
Impact: None detected.
Corrective Action: Ground area excess spillage was vacuumed
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Lincoln County Public Works
Don Chamblee
Lincoln County Sewer Collections System
Annual Performance Report
January 01, 2019 thru December 31, 2019
(Page 5)
III. Notification:
This report is available to all the residents of the County and to the customers of
the Lincoln County Sewer Collections System and can be obtained at the following
locations:
1. Lincoln County Public Works
115 West Main Street
Lincolnton, N.C. 28092
[phone]
2. Lincoln County Water Treatment Plant
7674 Tree Farm Road
Denver, N.C. 28037
[phone]
3. Florence Soule Shanklin
Branch Library
7937 Fairfield Forest Road
Denver, N.C. 28037
[phone]
4. Charles R. Jonas Library
306 West Main Street
Lincolnton, N.C. 28092
[phone]
5. West Lincoln Branch Library
5545 West Hwy 27
Vale, N.C. 28168
[phone]
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Lincoln County Public Works
Don Chamblee
Lincoln County Sewer Collections System
Annual Performance Report
January 01, 2019 thru December 31, 2019
(Page 6)
Certification:
I certify under penalty of law that this report is complete and accurate to the best
of my knowledge. I further certify that this report has been made available to the
users or customers of the Lincoln County Sewer Collections System and that those
users have been notified of its availability.
I bl,
Michael P. Simmons - ORC
Utility Operations Superintendent
Lincoln County Public Works
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Lincoln County Public Works
Don Chamblee
Lincoln County Sewer System — Killian Creek W WTP
Annual Performance Report
January 01, 2019 thru December 31, 2019
I. General information:
Facility/System Name:
Responsible Entity:
Killian Creek WWTP
Lincoln County
Permittee: Donald V. Chamblee, Jr. PE,
Director of Public Works
115 West Main Street
Lincolnton, N.C. 28092
[phone]
Operator in Responsible Charge:
Applicable Permits:
James T. Simmons
7085 Old Plank Rd.
Stanley, N.C. 28164
[phone]
NCO088722
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Lincoln County Public Works
Don Chamblee
Lincoln County Sewer System — Killian Creek W W"1'Y
Annual Performance Report
January 01, 2019 thru December 31, 2019
(Page 2)
Wastewater Treatment System Description:
Killian creek is a 3.35 MGD facility with the following components:
• Mechanical bar screen with manual bypass screen
• Aerated grit removal basin with grit classifier
• Influent parshall flume with ultrasonic flow recorder
• Influent composite sampler
• 2 Sequencing Batch Reactors with mixers, 4 blowers, diffused air and
sludge transfer pumps
• Post equalization basin with 5 pumps and 4 mixers
• 3 Effluent filters
• 2 channel Ultraviolet Disinfection
• Effluent composite sampler
• Effluent V-notch weir with ultrasonic flow recorder
• Static effluent reaeration
• 2 Aerobic sludge digesters with Rotary Drum Thickener and Pump Station
• Sludge holding basin
• Sludge pump station
• 2 Rotary sludge dewatering presses
This facility discharges into Killian Creek, classified C waters in the Catawba
River Basin
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Lincoln County Public Works
Don Chamblee
Lincoln County Sewer System — Killian Creek WWTP
Annual Performance Report
January 01, 2019 thru December 31, 2019
(Page 3)
II. Performance:
Killian Creek WWTP operated in compliance with our NPDES permit during the
calendar year of 2019. Compliance was reported on monthly Discharge
Monitoring Reports submitted to the North Carolina Division of Water Quality
during the year
Killian Creek WWTP had the following reported Notice of Violations (NOV)
1) April 6st and 13th the NH-n3 Ammonia was out of limits causing the WWTP to
be out of compliance for the month of April, 2019.
2) August 17th and 24th the NH-n3 Ammonia was out of limits causing the
WWTP to be out of compliance for the month of August, 2019.
III. Notification:
This report is available to all the residents of the county and to customers of the
Lincoln County Sewer System and can be obtained at the following locations:
1. Lincoln County Public Works
115 West Main Street
Lincolnton, N.C. 28092
[phone]
2. Lincoln County Water Treatment Plant
7674 Tree Farm Road
Denver, N.C. 28037
[phone]
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Lincoln County Public Works
Don Chamblee
Lincoln County Sewer System — Killian Creek WWTP
Annual Performance Report
January 01, 2019 thru December 31, 2019
(Page 4)
3. Killian Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility
7085 Old Plank Rd.
Stanley, N.C. 28164
[phone]
4. Florence Soule Shanklin Branch Library
7937 Fairfield Forest Road
Denver, NC 28037
[phone]
5. Charles R. Jonas Library
306 West Main Street
Lincolnton, N.C. 28092
[phone]
6. West Lincoln Branch Library
5545 West Hwy 27
Vale, N.C. 28168
[phone]
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IV.
Lincoln County Public Works
Don Chamblee
Lincoln County Sewer System —Killian Creek WWTP
Annual Performance Report
January 01, 2019 thru December 31, 2019
(Page 5)
Certification:
I certify under penalty of law that this report Is complete and accurate to the best
of my knowledge. I further certify that this report has been made available to the
users or customers of the Lincoln County Sewer System and that those users have
been notified of its availability.
Ja ees T. Simmons, ORC
Illian Creek WWTP
7085 Old Plank Rd.
Stanley, NC 28164
[phone]
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