WQ0023693_Annual Report_20200819

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NCO086819 Northeast Brunswick WRF
NCO044873 Carolina Shores WWTP
WQ0006085 Ocean Isle Beach WRF
WQ0000798 Shallotte WWTP
WQ0012748 Sea Trail WWTP
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Brunswick County Public Utilities
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History
In the late 90s, Brunswick County began operating its first wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) to serve the Leland
Industrial Park. Around this same timeframe many developers constructed small metallic "package" wastewater
treatment plants in order to treat wastewater from their individual residential developments. In early 2000, Brunswick
County began design and construction of the Northeast Brunswick Regional Water Reclamation Facility located in the
Town of Navassa. This project was completed in the summer of 2003 with an initial treatment capacity of 1.65 million
gallons per day (MGD). Due to increasing demand for sewer the Northeast Brunswick Regional Water Reclamation Facility
treatment capacity was upgraded to 2.475 million gallons per day in 2013. Due to high growth in the Northeast Brunswick
Regional sewer service area, an additional expansion was needed and in August of 2019 Brunswick County received both
a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit renewal and North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality Authorization to Construct for an additional 2.5 MGD upgrade of this facility for a total capacity of

4.975 MGD. This facility provides sewer treatment for Brunswick County, the Town of Leland, the Town of Navassa, the
City of Northwest, and residents within Brunswick Regional Water & Sewer H2GO's service area (Town of Belville, part of
the Town of Leland, and some unincorporated areas). The project is currently under construction and scheduled to be
placed in service in the fall of 2021.
In 2004, Brunswick County acquired assets of the South Brunswick Water and Sewer Authority (SBWASA) and Carolina
Blythe Utilities which provided sewer service to communities in the southern part of Brunswick County including the
Towns of Calabash and Carolina Shores. Carolina Blythe Utilities' Carolina Shores Wastewater Treatment Plant, originally
constructed in the late 1970s, is an extended aeration tertiary treatment plant with a sewer treatment capacity of 530,000
gallons per day. SBWASA's Sea Trail WWTP originally served the Sea Trail development in the Town of Sunset Beach and
had a 200,000 gallon per day sewage treatment capacity. In 2007, Brunswick County expanded the treatment capacity of
this non -discharge WWTP to 300,000 gallons per day. In 2010, Brunswick County completed construction of a sewer
collection system for those areas within the Town of Calabash not yet having sewer service and in 2012 the Sunset Beach
sewer system was completed by the County. Both of these sewer collection systems convey wastewater to the Sea Trail
WWTP. Since acquiring the aging SBWASA and Carolina Blythe Utilities systems, Brunswick County has made significant
improvements to both the sewer treatment facilities and the sewer collection systems. Many of the sewer pump stations
contributing sewer flow to these WWTPs have been rehabilitated and significant improvements to both WWTPs have
been constructed including flow equalization, diversion pump stations with interconnection force mains, process
improvements, and capacity improvements.
The largest of the County's sewer treatment facilities, the West Brunswick Water Reclamation Facility located in Supply,
NC, was completed in 2006 to serve the unincorporated areas in central Brunswick County; the Towns of Supply, Bolivia,
Holden Beach, St. James; and portions of Shallotte. Once completed, the existing 'package' plants serving Brunswick
Community College, Winding River development, and the Town of St. James along with a facultative lagoon serving the
Brunswick County Government Complex were taken out of service and all sewer flow was diverted to the new facility. As
part of the agreement with the Town of Shallotte, Brunswick County assumed ownership of the Town of Shallotte's WWTP.
This WWTP is a facultative lagoon, non -discharge facility with a treatment capacity of 500,000 gallons per day. Due to
subsequent piping improvements constructed by Brunswick County, excess flow to the Shallotte WWTP can be diverted
to the West Brunswick Water Reclamation Facility. A 3 million gallon/day expansion to the West Brunswick Water
Reclamation Facility was completed in 2009 to accommodate sewer treatment for the Town of Oak Island's sewer
collection system. This brought the total sewer treatment capacity for the extended aeration tertiary treatment non -
discharge facility to 6 million gallons per day. The plant contains a septage receiving station for septic haulers pumping
wastewater from septic systems. In 2008, the City of Southport entered an agreement with Brunswick County and
subsequently completed a connection to the regional transmission system to convey wastewater to the West Brunswick
facility for treatment.
Brunswick County and the Town of Ocean Isle Beach reached an agreement in 2012 whereby the Town conveyed the
Ocean Isle Beach WWTP to the County. This facility is permitted to treat 1.050 MGD and includes a diversion pump station
and force main that allows a monthly average of 0.293 MGD to be transferred to the WBR Facility for treatment.
In November of 2015, the Town of Caswell Beach conveyed its utility system to Brunswick County. The Caswell Beach
sewer collection system is a combination of gravity, low pressure, and vacuum systems that conveys wastewater to the
Town of Oak Island's Fish Factory Road WWTP for treatment.
In January of 2020, the City of Northwest conveyed its utility system to Brunswick County. The sewer collection system is
a combination of low pressure and vacuum that conveys wastewater to the Northeast Brunswick Regional WWTP. Also,
on June 22, 2020, the Town of Navassa agreed to merge their gravity sewer and water systems into the County utility
system.

Overall, Brunswick County currently operates six wastewater treatment plants with a permitted sewer treatment capacity
of 10,855,000 gallons per day. The County provides retail sewer service within the municipalities of Boiling Spring Lakes,
Bolivia, Calabash, Carolina Shores, Caswell Beach, Sandy Creek, St. James, Navassa, the City of Northwest, Sunset Beach,
Varnamtown, and the unincorporated areas of Brunswick County as well as providing wholesale sewer treatment to
Holden Beach, Leland, Navassa, Oak Island, Ocean Isle Beach, Shallotte, Southport, and H2GO. The County sewer
transmission and collection system consists of 619 miles of force main, gravity, low pressure, and vacuum sewer pipeline;
155 major pump stations; 3,432 manholes; and around 8,493 individual grinder pump stations.
Connection Program
New developments in Brunswick County located in proximity to a sewer line are required to construct sewer collection
facilities in the development and all new homes must make connection to these facilities. Existing structures are not
required to make connection to sewer collection systems when new sewer mains are constructed near them. However,
property owners that would like to connect to the sewer system have several options available to them:
Rural Sewer Program — Allows existing structures adjacent to a high pressure force main that have failing septic
systems to connect to the high pressure force main using a grinder pump system. Fees for this type of connection
are available on the Brunswick County Web site.
Additional information on this program is available at the Brunswick County Engineering Department located in the County
Government Complex (910-253-2500).

Staff Training and Certification
The combination of large diameter, high pressure sewer force mains, low pressure sewer grinder systems, vacuum sewer
systems, gravity sewer systems, pumping stations, SCADA system, and wastewater treatment plants requires a highly -
skilled and diverse staff for proper operation and maintenance. Wastewater Collection System and Treatment personnel
are certified through the Water Pollution Control System Operators Certification Commission that is governed by North
Carolina State law and administered through the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ).
Brunswick County has 51 dedicated staff members within three divisions to provide operation and maintenance of the
system:
• Sewer Collection Division (18) — 13 NCWPCSOCC Certified Operators
• Wastewater Treatment Division (24) - 16 NCWPCSOCC Certified Operators and Maintenance Technicians,
3 Certified Laboratory Technicians
• Instrumentation & Electrical Division (9) - 4 NC Licensed Electricians
To become certified by NCWPCSOCC and to become NC licensed electricians, individuals must meet certain education and
experience criteria, complete required coursework, and must pass a State -administered exam. After initial certification,
wastewater operators and licensed electricians are required to attend continuing education courses on an annual basis in
order to maintain their certification. Additionally, Brunswick County provides frequent training in other areas: safety,
valves, generators, HVAC, system maintenance, regulatory updates, and similar programs related to system operation and
maintenance.
OPERATION OF WASTEWATER
TREATMENT PLANTS
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Laboratory Analysis
Over 8,000 laboratory tests are performed annually at the West Brunswick Water Reclamation Facility's Lab by certified
laboratory staff to ensure compliance with Division of Water Resource's Water Quality Section requirements and National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits. On -site laboratory analysis allows for expedient operational
adjustments to ensure efficient operation of the plant in order to maintain permit limits for the treated water leaving the
plants. Brunswick County has an extensive reuse program that requires a high degree of treatment prior to using the
treated wastewater (reuse water) for irrigation purposes.

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Treated Wastewater as a Resource
Historically, once treated wastewater leaves a wastewater treatment plant it has been discharged into a stream or river.
Some of Brunswick County's WWTPs do operate this way, but a larger percentage of our WWTPs have been permitted as
non -discharge facilities. Rather than discharging treated wastewater to a stream or river, a non -discharge WWTP uses the
highly treated wastewater for large-scale irrigation. The highly treated wastewater is termed "Reuse Water". Brunswick
County operates over 25 miles of reuse force mains that supply reuse water for irrigation to eleven golf courses and 1,040
acres of dedicated tree and turf farms at four different locations. Using reuse water for irrigation has several advantages.
One major advantage is that in many instances reuse water can be used in lieu of potable water from the County's water
system that would have been used for irrigation. This reduces the peak loading on the water system which ultimately
reduces costs and helps to stabilize rates. Additionally, using reuse water for irrigation allows golf courses to reduce the
amount of fertilizer utilized on the golf course. Golf courses utilizing reuse water for irrigation include those in Sea Trail,
Winding River, and St. James.
Residuals Management
The Wastewater Treatment Division oversees the disposal of biosolids from each of the wastewater treatment facilities.
In 2019 Brunswick County produced 931 dry tons Class -A Biosolids and 205 dry tons of Class-B Biosolids. The biosolids are
land -applied as soil amendments on farm fields by the County's residuals contractor. The County is researching additional
disposal alternatives developed in a Biosolids Master Plan which was completed in FY19.

Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Highlights
• Installation of 420+ grinder pump stations in low pressure sewer areas
• Conveyance of the City of Northwest Utility System to the County
• Forest Management Plan - timber sales generated $302,000 in additional revenue
• Constructed a new in -plant pump station at Carolina Shores Wastewater Treatment Plant
• Replacement of corroded DI force main piping and air relief valves in problematic areas
• SCADA antennae upgrades to improve communication
• Construction of 2 additional infiltration basins for effluent disposal at the WBR WWTP drip irrigation site
• Construction began on the 2.5 MGD expansion at the NEBR WWTP and associated transmission system upgrades
Planned Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Capital Improvements
• Sea Trail WWTP improvements
• RAC Billing System for septic receiving
• Complete construction of the 2.5 MGD expansion at the NEBR WWTP
5 Year Forecast:
• Continued implementation of the Brunswick County Biosolids Master Plan
• Implementation of a Residential Reuse Program
• Implementation of ARV and Valve Exercising Program
• Complete design and construction of a WWTP to serve the City of Southport

Brunswick County Public Utilities
Wastewater Collection and Treatment System Annual Report
July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020
House Bill 1160, the Clean Water Act of 1999, requires entities that own or operate wastewater treatment and collections
facilities in North Carolina provide customers with an annual performance report. This report is available for viewing at
the Brunswick County Public Utilities Operations Center or by logging on to our Web site at
<www.brunswickcountyncgov>. Customers will be notified of its availability by printed notice on sewer bills. Questions,
comments, or requests for paper copies of this report should be directed to the Brunswick County Public Utilities
Department at 910-253-2657. This report has been completed by staff of the Utilities Department and is accurate to the
best of our knowledge and belief.
Tim Costin
Wastewater Collections Superintendent
910-253-2681
Timothy Webb
Wastewater Operations Superintendent
910-253-2479
est Brunswick Water Reclamation Facility

Operator in Responsible Charge
Phone:
Permit(s):
Facility Description:
Michael Garrity
910-253-2889
WQ0023693 (Non -Discharge)
• Permitted Flow: 6.0 million gallons per day
• Treatment Type: Extended Aeration, Tertiary Treatment, Biological Nutrient Removal with Autothermal
Thermophilic Aerobic Digestion (ATAD) process for solids handling
• Discharge: Non -Discharge Permit — Reuse water applied to golf courses, infiltration basins, and dedicated tree
farm surface irrigation sites
Performance:
Monthly Flow and Rainfall
• Annual Average Daily Flow: 3,667,494 gpd
• Maximum Daily Flow/Date: 8,614,947 gallons
• Total Annual Flow: 1,342,510,060 gallons
• Total Rainfall: 79.74 inches
August 17, 2019

Northeast Brunswick Water Reclamation Facility
Operator in Responsible Charge: Matthew Henry
Phone: [phone]
Permit(s): NC0086819 (Discharge)
Facility Description:
• Permitted Flow: 2.475 million gallons per day
• Treatment Type: Extended Aeration, Tertiary Treatment, Biological Nutrient Removal with Autothermal
Thermophilic Aerobic Digestion (ATAD) process for solids handling
• Discharge: Discharge Permit — Cape Fear River

Northeast Brunswick WRF July 2019 - June 2020
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Nov Dec Jan Feb March April May June
Rainfall
6.58
8.83
8.10
3.36
4.96
3.92
1.53
8.89
4.58
5.19
6.80
7.50
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59,038,3
62,920,4
64,391,0
55,100,0
53,973,5
54,742,5
53,160,6
60,798,1
73,345,3
66,382,4
72,560,0
73,840,0

Ocean Isle Beach Water Reclamation Facility
Regulated Entity: Ocean Isle Beach Water Reclamation Facility
Operator in Responsible Charge: Scott Leonard
Phone: [phone]
Permit(s): WQ0006085 (Non -Discharge)
Facility Description:
• Permitted Flow: 1.050 million gallons per day
• Treatment Type: Sequencing Batch Reactor
• Discharge: Non -Discharge Permit — Reuse water applied to dedicated tree farm and turf farm surface irrigation
sites

Ocean Isle Beach WRF July 2019 - June 2020
20,000,000 — 14.00
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9.20
3.54
3.69
5.17
3.11
6.40
5.33
4.20
15.78
8.25
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18,739,
14,570,
10,299,
9,085,5
7,389,8
7,094,8
6,667,1
6,338,9
7,985,5
7,767,2
13,786,
14,221,
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7,942,9
7,313,7
4,965,1
2,256,6
1,739,0
1,138,1
636,363
854,707
1,231,8
1,307,7
3,140,4
10,093,

Carolina Shores WWTP
Regulated Entity: Carolina Shores Wastewater Treatment Plant
Operator in Responsible Charge: Aaron Hewett
Phone: [phone]
Permit(s): NC0044873 (Discharge)
Facility Description:
• Permitted Flow: 0.530 million gallons per day
Treatment Type: Extended Aeration, Tertiary Treatment
• Discharge: Discharge Permit —Tributary to Persimmon Swamp, Lumber River Basin

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Rainfall 7.16 7.97 10.74 4.40 4.08 5.55 3.36 7.60 5.94 4.30 1 4.49 7.57
Plant Flow 12,078,0 12,204,0 11,836,0 12,542,0 12,195,0 11,717,0 10,852,0 9,662,00 11,095,0 10,564,0 11,238,0 11,432,0
Diversion Flow 16,668,2416,243,2615,075,4213,796,7914,359,3214,776,9514,760,3515,672,4715,693,2615,190,7615,815,5015,821,61

Shallotte WWTP
Regulated Entity: Shallotte Wastewater Treatment Plant
Operator in Responsible Charge: Rhett Harrington
Phone: [phone]
Permit(s): WQ0000798 (Non -Discharge)
Facility Description:
• Permitted Flow: 0.5 million gallons per day
• Treatment Type: Facultative Lagoon
• Discharge: Non -Discharge Permit— Effluent water applied to tree farm surface irrigation sites

Shallotte WWTP July 2019
- June 2020
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4,023,90 5,165,20 7,256,40 5,045,70 4,805,60 5,104,65 5,324,25
5,488,80 5,649,50 4,356,30 7,299,70 7,419,30
Diversion Flow 17,327,0016,285,0014,435,0015,901,0016,117,0016,454,0016,191,0016,985,0016,823,8016,336,2015,296,0016,794,40

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Sea Trail WWTP
Regulated Entity: Sea Trail Wastewater Treatment Plant
Operator in Responsible Charge: Clint Humphrey
Phone: [phone]
Permit(s): WQ0012748 (Non -Discharge)
Facility Description:
• Permitted Flow: 0.3 million gallons per day
• Treatment Type: Extended Aeration, Tertiary Treatment
• Discharge: Non -Discharge Permit — Reuse water applied to Sea Trail golf courses

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Rainfall 5.68 13.48 10.22 3.94 3.70 5.46 3.05 7.04 5.57 4.65 5.85 7.06
—@—Plant Flow 4,826,00 4,847,00 6,097,00 6,576,00 6,732,00 6,321,00 5,401,00 6,058,00 6,819,00 6,484,00 7,485,00 6,522,00
—40--Diversion Flow 11,351,0 8,944,00 7,625,00 6,105,00 8,018,00 8,490,28 10,541,6 13,013,3 14,617,0 12,605,7 16,507,7 27,316,5

OIB :
Sea Trail:
123,947,261
74,168,000
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Total Flow Per Plant
C. Shores:
137,415,000
Gal/YR
5%
NEBR: 750,252,616
Gallons/Year
30%
WBR: 1,342,510,060
Gallons/Year
54%
mmt

Brunswick County Collection System
Regulated Entity: Brunswick County Wastewater Collection System
Operator in Responsible Charge: Matthew Smith
Phone: [phone]
Permit(s): WQCS00284
Facility Description:
Gravity Mains
Low Pressure
Vacuum
Force Main
Miles of Line
1 136
210
21
252
Facility Type
Total
Traditional Major Pump Stations
155
Vacuum System Stations
3
Low Pressure Grinder Pump Stations
8,493
Manholes
3,432
Performance:
Feet of Gravity Line Cleaned & Inspected: 57,351 (contractor ceased work due to Covid-19)
Percentage of Gravity Line Inspected: 8.5%

Reportable Sanitary Sewer Overflows
Brunswick County reports Sanitary Sewer Overflows in accordance with North Carolina General Statutes and NCDEQ
guidance. Discharges of 1,000 gallons or more of untreated waste to the surface waters of the State require Publication
of Notice of Discharge. When Sanitary Sewer Overflows occur, it is standard practice to inspect and remove the source
of any blockages; repair, refurbish, and renovate collections facilities; and to clean up and disinfect spill areas.
Date
Location
Volume
Known
Environmental
Corrective Measures Taken
Impacts
11/28/2019
3865 Big Magnolia Way,
2,500
None
A previous repair made to this area
Town of St. James
gallons
on 11/20/2019 was due to a
contractor striking the FM. Repairs
were completed with new
material. Area was cleaned up and
lime stabilized. Approximately
1,000 gallons had reached Polly
Gully Creek.

5/20/2020
8" Force Main near 7T"
30,000
None
Utility contractor was working in
Fairway Lift Station
gallons
area, without locates, installing
guidewire anchors. Contractor
struck an 8" FM. Staff was sent
out to isolate all the lift stations
that feed directly into this line as
well as isolating valves in the area.
Repairs were made with 2 8"
Hymax couplings and a 4' piece of
c900 8" pipe. Area was cleaned up
and lime was broadcast around
affected site. An estimated 30,000
gallons reached both a tributary of
Persimmon Swamp and a golf
course pond.
05/24/2020
Ocean Isle Beach WWTP
10,000
None
Internal gear failure of the facilities
gallons
headworks unit resulted in an
overflow. Until repairs were
complete facilities influent flow
was either diverted to lagoon
system, diversion station or
through the manual bar screen
while facility is manned. The
overflow resulted in a spill of
approximately 10,000 gallons to
Jinny's Branch.
6/11/2020
Sea Trail WWTP
11,500
None
Failure of a level transducer caused
gallons
a false run condition in the transfer
pump station. This caused a
continuous run condition creating
an airlock of the pumps. Level
transducer was replaced by staff.
An estimated discharge of 11,500
gallons reached an unnamed
tributary of the Calabash River.
6/12/2020
24" Force Main on Hwy.
5,000
none
Failure of a 24" FM is Ductile Iron
17 N near Red Bug Rd.
pipe approx. 10 yrs. old due to pipe
SW
settling and gasket failure. The
deflection in the bell end of the
pipe caused pressure on the gasket
which created a leak at the
juncture. Pipe was excavated and
bedded properly along with a bell
repair clamp installed. Site was
cleaned up and stabilized with
lime. An estimated 5,000 gallons
travelled into a tributary ditch of
Williams Branch; samples were
taken.

What is a Sanitary Sewer Overflow?
A sanitary sewer overflow is a condition whereby untreated sewage is discharged prior to reaching sewage treatment
facilities. Despite the best efforts of Brunswick County Public Utilities staff sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) occur in
Brunswick County, just as they do in every other sewer system. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Water Resource's Water Quality Section defines a reportable SSO as any spill to surface waters of 1,000 gallons
or more.
Causes of Sanitary Sewer Overflows
The most common cause of SSOs is due to grease deposits blocking sewer pipes resulting in the escape of raw sewage
through manholes, sewer clean outs, and other entries into the sewer collection system. Sewer blockages also occur due
to foreign objects being dropped into sewers and manholes, the flushing of non -biodegradable materials down the toilet,
and the growth of roots into the sewer system piping. Excessive rainfall can also overload the sewer piping systems and
pump stations. Additionally, the cutting of sewer mains by contractors and property owners in the course of excavation
has become more problematic as Brunswick County becomes more urbanized. SSOs may also occur due to the failure of
pipe or other mechanical equipment.
What Brunswick County Public Utilities is doing to prevent and reduce Sanitary Sewer Overflows
All pump stations and plant sites are equipped with a Supervisory Control and Data Analysis (SCADA) system that provides
automated reports and high level alarms to operators tasked with monitoring the sewer system around the clock.
Brunswick County staff is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week to respond quickly to emergencies in order to
prevent SSOs from occurring. Moreover, Brunswick County Public Utilities staff provides daily checks and maintenance to
the piping, valves, pump stations, treatment facilities, and other components of the sewer system in order to minimize
failures and maintains generators at each pump station for backup power during outages. Additionally, Brunswick County
employs a contractor specializing in televised inspection of sewer mains to analyze at least 10% of its gravity sewer system
each year. When repairs and blockages are noted, County staff expeditiously makes the needed repairs and maintenance
using its wide array of construction equipment, jetting equipment, vacuum truck, and tanker truck. County staff constantly
monitors system pressures, capacities, and conditions of the system to make recommendations for needed rehabilitation
projects and capital projects to ensure adequate capacity. County staff also routinely mows utility easements to provide
accessibility for inspections and repairs. As part of its Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG) Program, Brunswick County helps to
educate customers on the proper disposal of these items to minimize sewer blockages and encourages the public to
contact Public Utilities if they see deficiencies or misuse of the sewer system. Additionally, Brunswick County is part of
the NC 811 call system (www.NC811.org) that seeks to avoid utility damage due to excavation by the general public and
contractors by providing proper notification and utility location services.
What You Can Do to Prevent Sanitary Sewer Overflows
1) Contact Brunswick County Public Utilities if you see a maintenance issue, SSO, or someone misusing the public
sewer system.
2) Never pour grease down sink drains or into toilets! Put grease in a disposable container and dispose of in the
garbage or recycle where available.
3) Put strainers in kitchen sinks to catch food and debris and empty them into the trash.
4) Put wipes, napkins, cat litter, cotton balls, hygiene products, and latex products into the trash; never flush these
down the toilet.
5) Speak with your neighbors about how to keep grease and other materials out of the sewer. Sewer blockages from
grease and other foreign materials don't just impact the person putting them down the drain!

When an SSO Occurs...
Through active monitoring, maintenance, repair, staff training, investment, and outreach programs Brunswick County
Public Utilities seeks to be a good steward of the environment. However, even with due diligence all utilities providing
sewer service will experience SSOs from time to time. When an SSO occurs, Brunswick County takes the following
corrective actions:
• Notification of the public in accordance with Division of Water Resource's Water Quality Section guidelines
• Remove blockages from piping
• Repair, refurbish, and renovate damaged or inadequate facilities
• Cleanup and disinfection of spill area
• Increase inspection frequency as warranted
• Construct capacity improvements as warranted

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