WQCS00012_Annual Report_20200828

MI Cape Fear 1
Public Utility Authority
Stewardship.Sustainability.Service.
August 28, 2020
System Performance Annual Report
North Carolina Division of Water Quality
Attn: PERCS Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Subject:Annual Wastewater Report
WQCS00012
To Whom It May Concern:
Enclosed are three printed copies of the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority's Annual Wastewater Report
summarizing our performance for the twelve-month period of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
Customers will be notified of the availability of this report by printed notice on the back of water and
sewer bills. We will also communicate this information via the CFPUA website with a link on the front
page at www.cfpua.org.
Copies of this report will be available at our CFPUA Customer Service offices. This report has been
completed by the staff of the CFPUA. I certify that this report is accurate and complete to the best of our
knowledge and belief.
If you have any questions or comments concerning this report please feel free to contact me at 910-332-
6646.
Sincerely,
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B h Eckert
Environmental Management Director
Enclosure
cc: Morella King, NCDEQ—DWR Wilmington Regional Office
235 Government Center Drive, Wilmington, NC 28403
t: 910-343-3910 f: 910-341-4607 www.cfpua.org

Annual Performance Summary Report, July 1, 2019, through June 20, 2020
Volume Volume to
Month of Incident Spilled Surface Water Watershed Location Probable Cause
SSO Start Date (Gallons) (Gallons)
August 8/10/2019 1,800 0 N/A River Bluffs Pump Roots
Station
e
December 12/9/2019 900 500 Intracoastal Halcyon Lane— Contractor
Waterway Pump Station 137
December 12/19/2019 2,440,000 2,440,000 Smith Creek Pump Station 10 Pipe Failure
February 2/10/2020 43,382 43,382 Barnards Barnards Creek Contractor
Creek near River Road
Plant Bypasses and Sanitary System Overflows, July 1, 2019, through June 20, 2020
Location/NPDES Type of Violation Date Parameter Corrective Action
Permit or Deficiency
James A. Loughlin None N/A N/A N/A
(Northside) WWTP/
NC0023965
M'Kean Maffitt None N/A N/A N/A
(Southside) WWTP/
NC0023973
Collection System / NCDEQ- NOV & March SSOs - December CFPUA made the necessary repairs to
WQCS00012 Intent to Issue Civil 2020 2019 the collection system in response to both
Penalty spills that occurred in December. CFPUA
continues to participate in the NC 811 pro-
gram to help prevent contractor damage
to our system. Pump Station 10 has been
replaced with a new station and details
can be found within this report.
Collection System / City of Wilmington January SSO - December See details of the Pump Station 10
WQCS00012 -NOV 2020 19, 2019 upgrade within this report.
Volume estimated using best professional judgment and a worst-case scenario calculation given recorded conditions during the event.
All system overflows were reported per North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality(NCDEQ)regulations and guidance.

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: FOG (Fats, Oils, and Grease) is found in : 'iiiiill
many foods and cooking products. It can
cause major problems for our sewer sys- : Wastewater treatment at CFPUA's Southside
: tem. FOG doesn't break down easily and Wastewater Treatment Plant took a state-of-the
art step forward in 2020 with completion of the
builds up in pipes, causing blockages that new UV treatment facility. UV, already in use at
can lead to sanitary sewer overflows. • CFPUA's Northside Plant, is the final treatment
• • step for wastewater. High-powered UV bulbs kill
: Proper disposal will help avoid costly • bacteria and pathogens in treated wastewater
: sewer overflows, higher utility costs, and : before it is discharged into the Cape Fear River.
: harm to the environment. In addition, :
•
never flush any product other than toilet Since Southside's opening in the 1970s, crews
had previously used chlorine gas for this final
paper, including: • disinfection step. Replacing chlorine with UV light
•
• •• is not only safer for staff and the environment,
• Disposable Wipes . it will allow Southside to be removed from the
• Paper towels : EPA's Risk Management Program.
• Dental floss, Q-Tips, and cotton balls : ., N,, ip
• • Sanitary products ; rat
: • Strong chemical, toxic, caustic, or •
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•• poisonous substances ? a -
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• Disposable gloves , 1 I
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:• Work on an $11.5 million project to replace
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�, CFPUA's Pump Station 10 was just months from
completion when, in December 2019, a pipe
• failure led to a sanitary sewer overflow at the
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site. The circa-1967 facility, located northeast of
• downtown Wilmington, is one of CFPUA's high-
. est-volume pump stations, and crews worked
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: around the clock to repair the break and cap-
: ture 500,000 gallons of untreated wastewater.
•
• •; Contractor T.A. Loving wrapped construction in
• summer 2020. The new PS 10 has a capacity of
•
:• •; 15,300 gallons per minute (GPM), an increase
of more than 5,000 GPM over the old facility.

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: Cape Fear Public Utility Authority's (CFPUA) : •
• To report a Sanitary •
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sewage collection and wastewater treat-
: ment facilities provide service to residen- : Sewer Overflow (SSO), •:
: tial, commercial, and industrial customers •
in the City of Wilmington and New Hanover : : or other water or sewer .
County. Wastewater collected by CFPUA e m e r e •
n c call :: undergoes multiple phases of thorough : •
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▪ treatment before being discharged into the : : •
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: Cape Fear River. CFPUA is responsible for : :
the daily operation of treatment and collec-• : • (910) 332-6565 •
: tion facilities and with ensuring compliance : ;•
with strict environmental standards. In •
: Fiscal Year 2020, more than $12 million was : • :
spent to maintain, operate, and manage • : Our emergency hotline :
•• CFPUA's sewer, collection, and treatment
: systems, which received and treated nearly : : is available day or night
6.1 billion gallons of wastewater. : :• for emergencies such
James A. Loughlin (Northside Plant)• a s major leaks, sewer
2311 N. 23rd Street : •
: Permitted to treat up to 16 million gallons of : : spills, alarms at pump :
• wastewater daily
: . : stations or any situation
M'Kean Maffitt (Southside Plant)
3436 River Road : : relating to water and ;
: Permitted to treat up to 12 millions gallons of •: wastewater daily : : sewer that endangers
: Copies of this report are available at: : •: life, public health, or :
. 235 Government Center Drive and• : • prop •
erty
• 305 Chestnut Street •
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. You may also access this report •
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: on our website: www.CFPUA.org. • : :

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For more detailed information about this -_�
report, contact an Operator in Responsible
Charge (ORC): J
Geoffrey Cermak, ORC [phone] - !. - ,-:;-
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James A. Loughlin (Northside) • ---
Wastewater Treatment Plant
Permit No. NC0023965 ` �
Steven Styers, ORC I [phone]
M'Kean Maffitt (Southside) Wastewater System
Wastewater Treatment Plant
Permit No. NC0023973 ° Performance Report
Robert Daughtry, ORC I [phone]
CFPUA Utilities Collections System
Superintendent
Permit No. WQCS00012 NM Cave Fear
_ I certify under penalty of law that this report Public Utility Authority
is complete and accurate to the best of my Stewardship.Sustainability.Service.
:'4~ knowledge. I further certify that this report
t.. has been made available to the users/custom-
;: ers of the CFPUA system and that those users
have been notified of its availability. . _,A,. ,.
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Notification of availability of this report is .., ,P , :14/41 ,, ,,�
provided through printed notice on water/ ,' . �K� 0� ►
sewer bills and the Authority's website. This �� , ,,,� ,,,,,.N
report was completed by staff of Cape Fear
Public Utility Authority and is accurate to the .
best of our knowledge and belief. r
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