WQCS00054_Report_20240515

Mr. John Hennessy
North Carolina Department of Water Resources
Water Quality Permitting Section/NPDES
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
RE: EMC SOC WQ S20-001 May 2024 Quarterly Progress Report
Mr. Hennessy,
A
UNIONCOUNTY
WAT E R
DECEIVED
MAY 15 2024
DEQ/DWR
-antral Office
Union County Water receieved the fully excuted SOC for the Grassy Branch WRF on June 21, 2022. As a
requirement of this SOC the County is to submit quarterly progress reports. This letter is intended to serve
as the quarterly progress report. Below is a summary of items that took place during the May 2024 report
period.
For Collections system permit WQCS00054
• Ongoing inflow and infiltration (I&I) rehabilitation in the Grassy Branch basin.
o All I&I concerns identified in the June 2022 Grassy Branch Collections System
Assessment Report have been addressed.
For NPDES Permit NCO085812
Submit Contract documents for regulatory approval for Grassy Branch WWTP upgrade project.
o Authorization to Construct was approved on February 19, 2024.
o Project to be advertised forbid upon approval of NCDEQ-DWI since project is utilizing
ARPA funding. Bid opening is tentatively scheduled for late June 2024 so that the
construction NTP can be issued prior to September 30, 2024.
If you have any further questions please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Christopher Clark, PE
Water & Wastewater Division Director
CC: Hyong Yi, Public Works Administrator
Josh Brooks, Water & Wastewater Assistant Division Director
John Shutak, Engineering Division Director
Greg Morgan, Utility Field Services Superintendent
Jonathan Jordan, WRF Superintendent
Union County Water
4600 Goldmine Rd
Monroe, NC 28112
T 704.289.1434
unioncountync.gov/water