WQ0022224_NOV-2024-LV-0093_Sams Branch Oct 2023_20240205

February 5, 2024

Vanessa E. Manuel
Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Opera�ons Sec�on
Raleigh Regional Office
3800 Barret Dr.
Raleigh NC, 27609

Re: No�ce of Viola�on, Tracking Number: NOV-2024-LV -0093, Permit # WQ0022224, Sam’s Branch WRF
(SWF), Johnston County

Ms. Manuel:
The Town of Clayton offers the following informa�on for the NDMR NOV regarding Daily Maximum
Exceedance of Turbidity for the 8th,9th,10th, and 21st of October 2023. The NOV was dated January 30,
2024 and was received by the Town on February 2. According to the informa�on from the October 2023
NDMR, reclaim water was only pumped on the 9th and 10th; 335748 and 9032 gallons respec�vely. NO
reclaim water was pumped on the 8th or the 21st. As for the exceedance of Turbidity, the Turbidity meter
is located at our effluent channel, where it �es into our effluent wetwell which is used to pump reclaim
water when need be. During these four days the meter had become dirty and had not been cleaned
properly prior to running reclaim, therefore giving a high number and no communica�on was given on
the issue. I would like to refer to the effluent TSS results on the October 2023 DMR as verifica�on. The
effluent TSS results on the 10th and 24th of October were both <2.5mg/l. The Town’s response to this
NOV is that we have issued training for all WRF Staff on the current NDMR Permit and its Limits as well
as implemen�ng weekly cleaning and verifica�on of the Turbidity Meter at our effluent to prevent this
issue from occurring again.
Please contact me at (M) 919-594-0417 or (O) 919-553-1535 if you have any ques�ons.

Sincerely,

David White
Water Reclama�on Superintendent
Town of Clayton, NC