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Home My WebLink AboutNC0021369_Compliance Schedule Extension_20201123From:Willmer, Mikal To:Ben Clawson Subject:RE: [External] Re: Columbus WWTP Date:Monday, November 23, 2020 8:46:45 AM Attachments:image003.png image002.png Thanks for the update Ben, I’ll keep the report you sent as part of the file for the permit schedule. We can set up a phone call as phase II gets closer. I’ll probably be down to Columbus in December for an inspection. Thanks again, Mikal Willmer Environmental Specialist II – Asheville Regional Office Water Quality Regional Operations Section NCDEQ – Division of Water Resources 828 296 4686 office 828 989 7675 mobile mikal.willmer@ncdenr.gov 2090 U.S. Hwy. 70 Swannanoa, N.C. 28778 Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. From: Ben Clawson <bclawson@mesco.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 3:42 PM To: Willmer, Mikal <mikal.willmer@ncdenr.gov> Subject: [External] Re: Columbus WWTP CAUTION: External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless you verify. Send all suspicious email as an attachment to report.spam@nc.gov Hi Mikal: Sorry I have been on the road and wasn't able to find this attached PDF. The existing ground conditions on the opposite side of the A-Basin Wall were in such bad condition the Geotech engineers could not set up their drill rig to get soil and drilling samples. So we are first having to build an engineered roadway/drilling pad so they can get their drill rig in place to test conditions on the soil side of the wall. This was an unforseen issue with the soil conditions. We are waiting results of the Phase 1 analysis, and the Town will soon build the roadway / drilling pads so that Phase 2 analysis can begin. If needed I can give you a call to better explain where we are. Thanks again, Ben On 11/16/2020 2:49 PM, Willmer, Mikal wrote: Hi Ben, I wanted to check in on the status of the assessment you were completing for the Town of Columbus since we last spoke in July. Please feel free to give me a call or email. Regards, Mikal Willmer Environmental Specialist II – Asheville Regional Office Water Quality Regional Operations Section NCDEQ – Division of Water Resources 828 296 4686 office 828 989 7675 mobile mikal.willmer@ncdenr.gov 2090 U.S. Hwy. 70 Swannanoa, N.C. 28778 Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. From:Willmer, Mikal To:Ben Clawson Subject:RE: [External] Town of Columbus WWTP Date:Friday, July 17, 2020 9:00:00 AM Attachments:image002.png image003.png That works perfectly Ben. Thanks and I’ll talk to you then. Mikal Willmer Environmental Specialist II-Asheville Regional Office Water Quality Regional Operations Section NCDEQ-Division of Water Resources Office: 828-296-4686 Cell: 828-989-7675 Fax: 828-299-7043 Mikal.willmer@ncdenr.gov 2090 US Hwy. 70 Swannanoa, NC 28778 Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. From: Ben Clawson [mailto:bclawson@mesco.com] Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 8:54 AM To: Willmer, Mikal <mikal.willmer@ncdenr.gov> Subject: Re: [External] Town of Columbus WWTP CAUTION: External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless you verify. Send all suspicious email as an attachment to report.spam@nc.gov Thanks for the quick response Mikal, how does 10 or 10:30 work today? On 7/17/2020 7:20 AM, Willmer, Mikal wrote: Hi Ben, I’m sorry I missed your call yesterday. We can most certainly set up a time to talk today if you are available. I am teleworking most of the day so I should be near my phone. Due to Covid, we have been allowing extensions due to coordination of contractors, health concerns, etc. Just let me know what time works best for you and I’ll make sure my I’m available. Regards, Mikal Willmer Environmental Specialist II-Asheville Regional Office Water Quality Regional Operations Section NCDEQ-Division of Water Resources Office: 828-296-4686 Cell: 828-989-7675 Fax: 828-299-7043 Mikal.willmer@ncdenr.gov 2090 US Hwy. 70 Swannanoa, NC 28778 Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. From: Ben Clawson [mailto:bclawson@mesco.com] Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2020 3:26 PM To: Willmer, Mikal <mikal.willmer@ncdenr.gov> Subject: [External] Town of Columbus WWTP CAUTION: External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless you verify. Send all suspicious email as an attachment to report.spam@nc.gov Hi Mikal: I hope you are doing well. I had left you a voicemail but wanted to follow up with an email. We are working with Town of Columbus on a few aspects of their WWTP. One of the key aspects was a way to address the structural issues with the eastern wall of their aeration basin. We have started the process of working with USDA-Rural Development to help the Town fund a project to correct this issue and some other items at the facility. While we have made progress with the project we have had some logistical issues from covid-19 and difficulty traveling to the WWTP and coordinating with different sub-consultants such as geotechnical and structural firms that we will use to complete the planning, design, and construction. Because of some of the unforeseen issues that have come about over the last several months related to covid-19 we would like to request a small time extension on behalf on The Town of Columbus. This will allow us to better meet the time- frames for reports and alternative analysis for our planned solution to addressing the structural wall issues at the Columbus WWTP. If you have any availability I can call you at your office to discuss this project. Thanks for your time and stay safe, Ben ------------ Benjamin D. Clawson, P.E. Project Engineer Municipal Engineering Services Company P.A. P.O. Box 97 Garner, NC 27529 (919) 772-5393 Phone (919) 772-1176 Fax