NC0020290_NOV-2020-LV-0750 Response_20201020

There,sa Colett.a, Mayor
Jeanne Martin
Totivn Clerk
Heather Hockaday
Town Administrator/Attorney
October 16, 2020
Town of Burnsville
Mr, Landon Davidson
NC Department of Environmental Quality
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources
2090 US 70 Highway
Swannanoa, NC 28778-8211
Subject: Notice of violation & Intent to Assess Civil Penalty
NOV-2020-Lv-0750
Permit No. NC0020290
Burnsville WWTP
Yancey County
Dear Mr. Davidson,
Councilor's:
Judy Buchanan
Dent,se Collier
Qu'S'Sell Fox,
Bunnie Mclnto sh
'Water Quafity RegQrirla:� OPerations
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Per our NOV on October 13, the Burnsville Wastewater Treatment Facility exceeded the monthly
average flow. Currently the Town-s permit allows for the monthly average of discharge to be .8mgd. The
exceedance was ,95mgd for the monthly average.
The Town is currently working with McGill Associates, the Towns engineering firm, to go after CDBG-I
funds in order to replace a large section of the sewer line running from Main Street down to the sewer
plant located on Pine Swamp Rd. This project has been approved by Town Council to seek the CDBG-1
funds. This will be done by pipe bursting 12,999 linear feet of existing gravity line and lining of 58
manholes.
The Town is working with High Country on a storm water system project to detect any storm drains from
houses to the roads that may be connected directly to the sanitary sewer system. Getting these spots
located and disconnected will play a Key role in the Townes infiltration and inflow issues. We should hear
news of the grant application in November.
Sincerely,
Dillon Lundy
Public Works Director
P.O. box 97- ! burnsville, North Carolina 2874 e Phone [phone] * rAX [phone] e %Tww.t-owaolfatif,nsville.org