WQCS00143_NOV-2020-DV-0229 Response_20200701

Theresa Coletta, Mayor
Jeanne Martin
Town Clerk
Heather Hockaday
Toirm AdministratorlAttorney
June 25, 2020
Town of Burnsville
Mr. Landon Davidson
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,
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Councilors:
Judy Buchanan
Denise Collier
Russell Fox
Bunnie McIntosh
JUL 0 1 2020
. i<tgional Operations
h. 1 d_ Regional Office
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Water Quality Regional Operations
Asheville Regional Office
On May 18", 2020, The Town of Burnsville had a Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO). The cause of this was
due to the force main breaking. This lasted 390 minutes and resulted in losing 4,000 gallons of raw
sewage.
The pumps were turned off at the OMC Pump Station and we had three pumps trucks pumping and
hauling while the Town's crew worked on the line. The pump trucks hauled the sewer to the manhole
that is located next to the McDonalds in town.
The Town has repaired this break and are working on a plan to replace the force main.
Sincerely,
Di1on Lundy
Public Works Director
P.O. Box 97 • Burnsville, North Carolina 28714 • Phone [phone] • FAX [phone] • www.townofburnsville.org