NC0023949_REQUEST TO DROP MORATORIUM_20220726

Strickland, Bev
From: Tankard, Robert
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 8:35 AM
To: Hennessy, John
Cc: May, David; Ranck, Mike; Montebello, Michael J; Grzyb, Julie; Salmon, Timothy; Robert
Sherman; Matthew Livingston; Bullock, Robert; Phillips, Emily; Toppen, Sarah A
Subject: CITY OF GOLDSBORO RESPONSE FOR 80/90 RULE
Attachments: CITY OF GOLDSBORO Sewer Line Moratorium Response Letter 7-21-22.pdf
John, please find attached is the City of Goldsboro's response to the imposed moratorium (2021 annual calendar
average flow was 80.2%). The City is asking the Director for approval to issue additional future sewer extension
permits in referenced to 15A NCAC 02T .0118 (3).
The City of Goldsboro is in full compliance with all additional permits and have made tremendous strides to reduce
I/1. They also are permitted to expand their WWTP from 14.2 MGD to 17.6 MGD upon receipt of an Authorization to
Construct. Please find attached is their letter requesting the additional flow.
This office is recommending the Director to give approval TO ISSUE permits to the City of Goldsboro for future projects
until the City's WWTP exceeds the 90 percent average flow for a calendar year. If you should have any questions, please
let me know.
Thanks!
Robert
Robert Tankard
Assistant Regional Supervisor
Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
943 Washington Square Mall
Washington, NC 27889
252-948-3921 office
252-975-3716 fax
Robert.tankard©ncdenr.gov
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July 21, 2022
Richard Rogers, Director
NCDEQ Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
RE: Imposition of Sewer Line Moratorium
Mr. Rogers:
BE MORE DO MORE SEYMOUR
North Carolina
200 North Center Street, 27530
P 919.580.4362
I am writing in response to recent phone conversations between City of Goldsboro staff
and Mr. Robert Tankard with your office. During these conversations, City staff were
notified that the City of Goldsboro is currently under a sewer extension moratorium
based on the fact that our average flow for the calendar year of 2021 (CY21) was
recorded at approximately 80.2% of our permitted flow.
Previously, City staff received a Pending Imposition of Sewer Line Moratorium letter
dated September 7, 2021. In a response letter dated October 13, 2021, city staff
addressed the issues by detailing measures taken to improve our system's integrity. We
were unaware the City of Goldsboro had officially been placed on a moratorium until our
recent conversation with Mr. Tankard. Please send us an official letter of notification for
our information and record keeping.
In accordance with 15A NCAC 02T .0118, I request the City be released from this
moratorium and be allowed to submit extension permits up to 90% of our permitted flow
of 14.2 million gallons per day (MGD) based on the following information:
• The City is currently allowed to operate a 17.6 MGD wastewater treatment system
pending an Authorization to Construct permit. City staff are investigating viable
alternatives through grants, loans, and system capitalization partnerships to
construct an additional equalization basin for an increase in design flow capacity
from 14.2 MGD to 17.6 MGD.
• Mount Olive Pickle Company recently decided to expand their business operation
into the City of Goldsboro. As part of this overall project, the NC Department of
Commerce has agreed to fund to the Wayne County Development Alliance with a
$22M ARPA grant to sufficiently upgrade and improve any affected City
infrastructure. With specific regard to wastewater, this will include replacing a
critical 14" DIP force main that does not have air release valves. This expansion
project will also improve a sewer outfall line that runs parallel to the Little River.
Currently, during flooding events, manholes connected to this line are taking in
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flood waters. The project is a design -build with construction anticipated to begin
at the end of this calendar year or beginning of the next calendar year.
• One of the more significant I&I reduction projects completed at the end of 2021
was a city funded project that replaced three existing manholes on a line that runs
parallel to the Little River. These three manholes were on the verge of failure and
taking on significant water and sand into our system.
• WithersRavenel is currently working on separate water and wastewater Asset
Inventory and Assessment projects for the City. The wastewater AIA will assist
the City in identifying and prioritizing system upgrades and improvements.
Additionally, this AIA project is to be completed prior to the State Wastewater
Reserve's Fall funding round this year to assist the City's application
requirements.
• Seymour Johnson AFB is spending approximately $5 million to rehabilitate their
sanitary sewer system. City staff estimate the base adds about 2 MGD of I&I
during significant rain events.
• City staff applied for ARPA grant funding on our 'Phase III' sanitary sewer
rehabilitation project for the previous Spring funding round. While the project
was not selected, staff anticipates providing a stronger application for the project
during the Fall funding round. This project is budgeted at approximately $8.5
million and will improve a critical 15" VCP sewer line that takes in approximately
500,000 GPD of I&I during heavy rain events.
• Within the last couple of months, the City completed our 'Phase IV' sanitary sewer
rehabilitation project for approximately $8.2 million. This project included over
30,000 linear feet of sewer main, over 350 sewer services, and approximately 90
manholes. Due to the recent completion of this project, we do not have sufficient
data to estimate an I&I reduction. However, this will assuredly have a positive
effect on the capacity of our system.
• Earlier this calendar year, the city completed a $560,000 sewer rehabilitation
project with AM -Liner. This project improved approximately 3,200 linear feet of
sewer mains, 20 sewer services, and 12 manholes.
• At the end of 2021, the city completed a project on the Seymour Johnson Outfall
line for approximately $320,000. This project improved approximately 1,800
linear feet of sewer mains, 2 sewer services, and replaced or cementitious lined
seven manholes.
These projects recently completed or in varying degrees of progress demonstrate the City
of Goldsboro's commitment to remedying our wastewater and I&I issues. The progress
we have made over the last year and a half is partially indicated by our rolling 12 month
actual average flow of 65.1% (July 2021 to June 2022) and current CY22 actual average
flow of 57.6% (January 2022 to June 2022). Granted, the first half of this calendar year
has been relatively dry, but we are making tremendous strides to improving the integrity
of our system for our community and surrounding partners. It is important to note that
staff efforts are backed by City Council decisions to increase water and sewer rates 37.5%
over the last three years to address capital improvement plan requirements.
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Thank you for your consideration of this request. I look forward to your response and
recommendations. City staff are available to answer any questions or provide further
information. The primary point of contact is the City's Director of Engineering, Mr. Bobby
Croom.
Respectfully,
Timothy M. Salmon
City Manager
City of Goldsboro
Copy: Matthew Livingston, Assistant City Manager
Bobby Croom, PE, CFM, Engineering Director
Robert Sherman, Public Utilities Director
Robert Tankard, NCDEQ
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