WQCS00054_NOV-2021-DV-0027 Response_20210121

P ublic Works
500 North Main Street
S uite # 600
Monroe, NC 28112
T. 704-296-4210
January 21, 2021
Mr. W. Corey Basinger
Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
610 East Center Ave , Suite 301
Mooresville, NC 28115
Subject: Notice of Violation- Severe Natural Condition
Tracking #: NOV-2021-DV-0027
S anitary Sewer Overflows — November 2020
Collection System Permit — WQCS00054
U nion County
Dear Mr. Basinger:
Union County has received the NOV referenced above for collection system overflows
Explanations of the overflows were on the BIMS Overflow Reporting Forms submitted by Union
County Public Works (UCPW) to the NCDEQ. However, we have added a few additional facts
in the explanations below.
Incident #
202003215
Incident #
Date
11/12/2020
Date
Location
1509 Chandlers Field Drive
Location
202003217
Incident #
11/12/2020
Date
2831 Crane Road
Location
202003218
Incident #
202003219
11/12/2020
Date
11/12/2020
1409 HWY 205
Location
4015 Sardis Church Road
Response:
Each of these SSOs were due to an extreme rain event causing flooding that overwhelmed our
system. Heavy rain fell across much of North Carolina on Wednesday November 11th through
late into the night of Thursday November 12th. The rain was caused by a combination of a slow
moving cold front along with a moist flow of air ahead of Tropical Storm Eta.

U CPW also has an aggressive Capital Improvement Program throughout the next 5 years. The
projects include:
Crooked Creek Basin Improvements - $23,900,000
➢ Suburban Estates PS and FM - $1,000,000.00
➢ Waxhaw Interceptor —$5,400,000
➢ WW PS Improvements - $3,500,000
U CPW's current CIP projects are also ongoing with projects including:
➢ Blythe Creek Sewer Improvements - $6,200,000
• Forest Park PS Replacement & Interceptor Improvements - $3,345,000
Crooked Creek I&I Study & Remediation - $476,000
U nion County Public Works continues to invest funds into SSES work, capital improvements,
maintenance, FOG, and operations to improve the wastewater collection system. If further
information or details are needed, please feel free to contact Greg Morgan,
S uperintendent/ORC, at 704-289-3288 or myself at 704-296-4215.
Thank you for your consideration.
S incerely,
Andrew Neff, PE
Water/Wastewater Division Director
cc: Hyong Yi, Public Works Administrator
Josh Brooks, Assistant Director, Water/Wastewater Operations
Greg Morgan, Utility Field Services Superintendent/ORC
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