WQCS00060_202301366 5 Day Report_20230925

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
DWR Division of Water Resources
Collection System Sanitary Sewer Overflow Reporting Form
Divlslon of Water Resources Form CS-SSO
PART I:
This form shall be submitted to the appropriate DWQ Regional Office within five business days of the first knowledge of the
sanitary sewer overflow (SSO).
Permit Number: WQCS00060 (WQCS# if active, otherwise use WQCSD#)
Facility: Johnston County Collection Systen Incident #: 202301366
Owner: Johnston County Public Utilities
City: Smithfield County: Johnston Region: Raleigh
Source of SSO (check applicable): 0 Sanitary Sewer ❑ Pump Station / Lift Station
SPECIFIC location of the SSO (be consistent in description from past reports or documentation - i.e. Pump Station 6,
Manhole at Westall & Bragg Street, etc): 30 County Home Road
Manhole #: UNKNOWN
Latitude (Decimal Degrees): .35.52001 Longitude (Decimal Degrees):-78.4311
Incident Started Dt: 09/18/2023 Time: 8:00 am Incident End Dt: 09/21/2023 Time: 11:00 am
(mm-dd-yyyy) (hh:mm AM/PM) (mm-dd-yyyy) (hh:mm AM/PM)
Estimated Volume of the SSO: 237,600 gallons Estimated Duration (Round to nearest hour): 75:0 hours
Describe how the volume was determined: Pump runtime hours
Weather conditions during the SSO event: Clear
Did SSO reach surface waters? 0 Yes ❑ No ❑ Unknown Volume reaching surface waters (gals): 237600
Surface water name:
Did the SSO result in a fish kill? ❑ Yes Q No ❑ Unknown If Yes, what is the estimated number of fish killed?
SPECIFIC cause(s) of the SSO:
0 Other (Please explai
24 hour verbal notification (name of person contacted ): Jane Bernard
[� DWR ❑ Emergency Mgmt Date (mm-dd-yyy): 09/21/2023 Time (hh:mmAM/PM): 04:15:00 pm
If an SSO is ongoing, please notify the appropriate Regional Office on a daily basis until SSO can be stopped.
Per G.S. 143-215.1 C(b), the responsible party of a discharge of 1,000 or more of untreated wastewater to surface waters
shall issue a press release within 24-hours of first knowledge to all print and electronic news media providing general
coverage in the county where the discharge occurred. When 15,000 gallons or more of untreated wastewater enters surface
waters, a public notice shall be published within 10 days and proof of publication shall be provided to the Division within 30
days. Refer to the reference statute for further detail.
The Director. Division of Water Resources, may take enforcement action for SSOs that are required to be reported to
Division unless it is demonstrated that:
1) the discharge was cause by sever natural conditions and there were no feasible alternative to the discharge; or
2) the discharge was exceptional, unintentional, temporary and caused by factors beyond the reasonable control of the
Permittee and/or owner, and the discharge could not have been prevented by the exercise of reasonable control.
Part II must be completed to provide a justification claim for either of the above situations. This information will be the basis
WHETHER OR NOT PART III IS COMPLETED, A SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED AT THE END OF THIS FORM
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PART 11:
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS FOR EACH RELATED CAUSE CHECKED IN PART I OF THIS FORM AND
INCLUDE THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION AS REQUIRED OR DESIRED
COMPLETE ONLY THOSE SECTONS PERTAINING TO THE CAUSE OF THE SSO AS CHECKED IN PART I
(In the check boxes below, NA = Not Applicable and NE = Not Evaluated)
A HARDCOPY OF THIS FORM SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE APPROPRIATE DWR REGIONAL OFFICE UNLESS IS
Other (Please explain in Part 11)
Describe:
Reclaimed water used for testing a new storage tank at the Biosolids Facility was drained into the pump station at the
Biosolids facility. The pump station pumps belt press drain water, belt press wash water and supernatant back to the
collection system for treatment. The reclaimed water overloaded the downstream manhole where the biosolids force mail
discharges. The overflow was intermittent, and the spill was a combination of belt press drain water, belt press wash wat,
supernatant, slime/residue in the force main from the biosolids pump station to the discharge manhole and reclaimed
water.
Were adequate equipment and resources available to fix the problem? [7 Yes No NA NE
If Yes, explain:
The discharge of reclaimed water into the wastewater collections stem was immediately suspended when the spill was
discovered.
If the problem could not be immediately repaired, what actions were taken to lessen
the impact of the SSO?
NIA- Sill was immediately stopped.
Comments:
System Visitation
ORC Yes
Backup W Yes
Name:
James W. Davis
Cert#
1005840
Date visited:
09/21 /2023
Time visited:
11:45 AM
How was the SSO remediated (i.e. Stopped and cleaned up)?
The discharge of reclaimed water that was overloading the system was immediately stopped. The spill area was lightly
limed from the overflowed manhole to the unnamed tributary.
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As a representative for the responsible party, I certify that the information contained in this report is true and accurate to the
best of my knowledge.
Person submitting claim:
Signature:
Telephone Number:
Chandra C Farmer
Date: 09/21 /23 04:15 pm
Title: Director Public Utility
Any addition information desired to be submitted should be sent to the appropriate Division Regional Office within five days of f
knowledge of the SSO with reference to the incident number (the incident number is only generated when electronic entry of th
form is completed, if used).
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