WQCS00179_NOV-2020-DV-0407 Response_20200925

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September 25, 2020
Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor
Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office
3800 Barrett Drive
Raleigh, NC 27609
RE: NOV-2020-DV-0407
WQCS 00179
Dear Mr. Vinson,
Public Utilities
1630 US #1 Hwy
Youngsville, NC 27596
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
www.franklincountync.us
NC Dept ofEnvirontncntal Quality
SEP 3 0 2020
Raleigh Regional Office
Franklin County is in receipt of NOV 2020-DV-0407 dated September 14, 2020 regarding
incidents 202002371, 202002373, and 202002515. The dates that the sanitary sewer overflows
occurred, southern Franklin County was experiencing extremely heavy rainfall in the amount of
approximately 3 to 4 inches of rain per hour. The county is aware that any sanitary sewer overflow
is a violation of our permit and an environmental hazard, but these two rain events overwhelmed
our system in the southern portion of the county.
Franklin County Public Utilities and our consulting engineers may have determined that the
system has an undersized force main that the Youngsville Regional Pump Station uses. We are
studying the force main and working on determining the proper size needed for current customer
base and future growth. Once a size has been determined, we will design and permit a project
to upsize the force main. Attached is the approved capital improvement plan for the Public Utilities
Department and the force main replacement is proposed to be in fiscal year 2021/2022.
If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact our offices
Sincerely,
C he ohe
Public Utilities Director
CC: Payton Proctor, Utilities SuperintendenttORC
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