NC0026271_Regional Office Historical File Pre 2018 (115)

MAYOR
Dr. Glenn P. Deal
COMMISSIONERS
Ronnie Robinette
Bob Phillips
Franklin Watts
TOWN MANAGER
Robert W Duncan
TOWN -CLERK
Sandra.C. Icenhour, CMC
Town'of TayforsvilTe
204 Main Avenue Dr., S.E. • Taylorsville, N.C. 28681
Phone: (704) 632=2218 • FAX [phone]
July 14, 1997
CERTII+MD MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. D. Rex Gleason, P.E.
Acting Regional Supervisor
NC Department of EH&NR
919 North Main Street
Mooresville, NC 28115
Subject: Notice of Violation
Town of Taylorsville
EMC SOC WQ 96-12
NPDES Permit No. NCO026271
Alexander County
Dear. Mr. Gleason:
N.C. DEPT. OF
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JUL 1 6 1997
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The following information is being submitted to your office in response to the
above referenced Notice of Violation.
I. The new wastewater treatment plant was substantially completed on May 16,
1997. On May 16 all treatment units were filled for the purpose of testing our
equipment. On this date the Enviro Quip representative was checking our diffusers
and found 14 diffusers to be faulty. With so many of the units bad, Enviro Quip
decided to replace all 1104 diffusers. On May 19, the tanks were drained for.the "
purpose of replacing the diffusers. On May 29 the replacement of the diffusers
was completed and we began filling tanks again.
On June 1 the remaining check list items were:
1.) Duke Power must replace a transformer to provide adequate plant
voltage.
2.) Landscape and clean up.
3.) Touch-up painting-
H. During the months of April and May two situations occurred which caused
our non-compliance. These were:
1.) The sludge from our imhoff tank had to be temporarily transferred
to an aeration basin. This was done to give the contractor access to the imhoff
The Town of Taylorsville does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin,
sex, religion, age or disability in employment or the provision of services.

Rex Gleason
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tank in order to complete their work. We were unable to take sludge to the fields
due to excessive rains at the time.
2.) The only treatment unit in operation at this time was the old
aeration units. The contractor was working on the other units. We scheduled our
work to minimise their situation but could not avoid taking these units out of
service.
3.) In May we were in non-compliance on one of our weekly results.
Our month total was in compliance. The weekly noncompliance occurred during
the week of May 14. During this week one side of our plant was down for the
contractor to make repairs to the treatment units. On May 16 the repairs were
completed.
III. On May 30, 1997, our plant operator was injured on the job and
hospitalized for 4 days. He was out ow work a total of two weeks. During the
period oftime the regular operator was out, the plant was staffed by our back-up
operator. The back-up operator was not aware of the May 31 notification date.
Our regular operator returned on June 16. Immediately upon his return it was
necessary to schedule several training sessions with our equipment suppliers. This
required several days. As a result of these factors, we failed to notify the
NCDEHNR ofthe completion date. Please consider this letter as our notification
that Taylorsville me the May 31 completion date as required by our SOC.
If additional information is needed feel free to call.
Sincerely,
Robert W. Duncan
Town Manager