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CITY OF r
AsHEBoru
NORTH CAR-OLINA
Mr. Lon Snider
NC Department of Environment and Natural Resource
Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Regional Supervisor
450 W Hanes Mill Road
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27.105
RE: Sanitary Sewer Overflow — 747 Lake Dr.
Dear Mr. Snider:
NC Department of
Environmental Quality
Received
OCT 0 5 2020
Winston-Salem
Reglonal Office
October 1, 2020
The City of Asheboro Water/Sewer Maintenance Department received a call on June 25t", 2020 about a strong
sewer odor near the address of 747 Lake Dr. The Water/Sewer Maintenance Department's investigator responded
immediately. The investigator began checking and searching the area for any issues that may have caused the smell. He
found the problem was that heavy rain caused a bank to wash out of a small creek. The dirt that had eroded away use
to cover the sewer main. The ground and sewer main shifted which caused the sewer main to break. He called a crew it
to make the repair immediately.
The crew made the repair to the sewer main using an 8" X 12" mechanical joint sleeve. We also drove anchors
behind the pipe to help stabilize to ensure no problems in the future. We repaired the bank that had washed out and
installed rip rap on the face of the bank to protect from future erosion. We ran a fire hydrant for 16 hours to clean up
the creek. Going forward we are going to inspect this section more frequently to make sure the pipe isn't exposed and
the creek is not washing away.
The City of Asheboro requests that the NCDENR refrain from taking any enforcement action as a result of this
incident. The Water/Sewer Maintenance Department displayed a prompt response time. There was no environmental
impact. Thank you for your consideration in this matter. If you have any questions, please contact me at [phone]
ext. 2205.
Sincerely,
Shannon White
Water/Sewer Maintenance
Superintendent
Mailing Address;. Phone: [phone] Physical Address:
PO Box 1106 Fax: [phone] North Church Street
Asheboro, NC 27204 www.asheboronc.gov Asheboro, NC 27203