WQCS00143_NOV-2020-DV-0229 Response_20200521

Theresa Coleus, Mayor
Jeanne Martin
Totvn Clerk
Heather Hockaday
Town Administrator/Attorney
May 18, 2020
Mr. Landon Davidson
Town of Burnsville
NC Department of Environmental Quality
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources
2090 US 70 Highway
Swannanoa, NC 28778-8211
Subject: NOV-2020-DV-0229
Sanitary Sewer Overflows
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00143
Burnsville Collection System
Yancey County
Dear Mr. Davidson,
Councilors:
Judy Buchanan
Denise Collier
Russell Fox
Bunnie McIntosh
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Water Quality Regional Operations
Asheville Regional Office
On April 4th, 2020, The Town of Burnsville had a Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO). The cause of this was
due to the force main breaking at two spots on the line. This lasted 1,650 minutes and resulted in losing
65,000 gallons of raw sewage.
On April 15`h, 2020 The Town of Burnsville had a Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO). The cause of this was
due to the force main breaking in a different location on the line. This lasted 180 minutes and resulted in
losing 9,000 gallons of raw sewage.
On April 22nd, 2020 The Town of Burnsville had a Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO). The cause of this was
due to the patches that were made on April 4tn on of the bands busted loose on the line. This lasted 435
minutes and resulted in losing 6,000 gallons of raw sewage.
The OMC Pump Station was down and while the crews worked to repair the lines. We had pump trucks
hauling off the sewage to a manhole located by the McDonalds in Town. We lost a total of 80,000
gallons due these breaks.
The Town has repaired these breaks and are starting to plan for a replacement of the force main.
Sincerely,
Dillon Lundy
Public Works Director
P.O. Box 97 • Bum8ville, North Carolina 28714 • Phone [phone] • FAX [phone] • wwnv.townofburmville.org