WQCS00237_NOV-2020-DV-0553 Response_20210205

Mayor
Donald Rains
Manor Pro Tem
(Walter Martin, Jr.
Commissioners
Mike Rose
Scottie Brown
Broderick Robinson
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PRINCETQ
503 Doctor Donnie H. Jones Jr. Blvd., West
Post Office Box 67
Princeton, North Carolina 27569
NC Dept of Environmental
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FEB 10 2021
Raleigh Regional
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Town Clerk
April Williamson
Chief of Police
Tyrone Sutton
Phone: [phone] * Fax: [phone]
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February 5, 2021
Mr. Scott Vinson
Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
1628 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1628
7016 2710 0000 1008 8665
RE: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2020-DV-0553
Sanitary Sewer Overflows — November 2020
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00237
Princeton Collection System
Johnston County
Dear Mr. Vinson:
In regard to the SSO reported by the Town of Princeton on November 12, 2020, we believe that
we are effectively managing, maintaining, and operating our wastewater collection system to
prevent SSOs to the land or surface waters.
The Town of Princeton adopted a Sanitary Sewer Oil and Grease Ordinance in January 2002 (See
enclosure). Facilities with grease interceptors are audited twice each year to ensure proper
maintenance and documentation compliance with this ordinance. Princeton also sustains an
aggressive collection system line maintenance program. In 2020, approximately 45% of the
collection system was jetted, including the section where the SSO occurred. Since this is the main
transmission line to the WWTP, it is jetted every year. Princeton also includes a billing insert two
times per year that reminds residents not to put grease down the drain. Copies of the information
provide in 2020 are enclosed.
During the month of November, a total of eighteen (18) inches of rain fell in the Town of Princeton.
To help break it down even more, during the days of November 12111 and November
"PEACEFUL, PLEASANT, PROGRESSIVE AND PROUD"

NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2020-DV-0553
Sanitary Sewer Overflows — November 2020
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00237
Princeton Collection System
Johnston County
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13th, the Town received fourteen (14) inches of rain. Water flow through the collection during this
time period put a tremendous strain on the system due to documented I&I issues. Princeton has a
USDA Rural Development funded Water & Sewer System Rehabilitation project totaling
$1,157,202 that will address these problems. The project is poised to be bid once we receive
approval for a WWTP modification permit.
The SSO was reported to Town staff on November 12, 2020 by a citizen walking in the area of the
overflowing manhole. The Public Works Department went immediately to the site, assessed the
situation, and realized that an apparent obstruction was causing a bottleneck in this main gravity
line to the WWTP. Jetting the line broke up some grease that was at least part of what was causing
the obstruction. The location of the obstruction is not near a monitored grease interceptor. There
were no signs of grease or flow restrictions upstream and the water was able to move downstream
and stay within the collection system until it reached the WWTP after the line was cleared. The
spill did not reach any waterways and was quickly cleaned up by the Public Works staff. The
problem was corrected and cleaned up within 45 minutes of the original citizen notification.
The source of the grease that partially obstructed the sewer line is unknown. With more residents
at home more often, likely cooking more in lieu of dining out, it is plausible that more grease has
gone down the drain than usual despite our best education efforts. We sincerely believe that this
partial obstruction of grease that needed to be cleared only resulted in the SSO due to the large
volume of flow in the system on that day. Had this act of God not occurred and caused the spill,
the line would have functioned adequately and the obstruction would have been cleared during the
next cycle of routine line cleaning.
Based on the information provided, we respectfully request that a civil penalty not be assessed for
the cited violations.
Sincerely,
Marla H. Ashworth
Town Administrator
Enclosures

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Princeton, North Carolina
Sanitary Sewer Oil and Grease Ordinance
I Purpose.
This ordinance is intended to aid in the prevention of sanitary sewer blockages
and obstructions caused by the introduction, discharge and contribution of fats,
oils, greases, grease complexes, scum, sludge and other organic polar compounds
into the Town's wastewater collection system or wastewater treatment facility by
commercial, industrial, institutional and all other non-residential activities.
H. Definitions,
(I)
"Town" shall mean the Town of Princeton, North Carolina, and its utility service
area.
(2) "Person" shall mean any actual person, corporation, partnership, unincorporated
association, and any governmental entity or political subdivision and departments
and agencies thereof.
(3) "Grease" shall mean all greases, grease complexes, fats, oils, scum, sludges and
all other organic polar compounds derived from animal and/or plant sources that
contain multiple carbon chain triglyceride molecules. Such substances are
detectable and measurable using analytical procedures established in 40 C.F.R.
136.
(4) "Wastewater" shall mean any substance introduced, contributed to, or discharged
into the Town's wastewater collection system or wastewater treatment facility.
"Grease trap" or "grease interceptor" shall mean a device for separating and
retaining waterborne greases before the wastewater which contains such grease
exits the grease trap or interceptor into the Town's wastewater collection system
or wastewater treatment facility. The grease trap or interceptor also collects
settable solids generated by or incidental to commercial, industrial and food
preparation activities.
(6) "Cooking establishment" shall mean any person primarily engaged in the
activities of cooking, preparing, serving or otherwise making available for human
consumption any four of foodstuff, and which uses one or more of the following
cooking or preparation methods in connection with such activities: cooking or
preparation by frying (all methods), baking (all methods), grilling, sauteing,
rotisserie cooking, broiling (all methods), boiling, blanching, roasting, toasting,
poaching, or any type of cooking or preparation that produces a hot non -potable
product in or on a receptacle that requires washing, rinsing or other form of
cleaning. Such establishments include, but are not limited to, restaurants,

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(8)
(9)
cafeterias, extended care facilities, school cafeterias (public and private), and
daycare facilities where meals for more than eight (8) children are prepared,
served or otherwise made available for human consumption.
"Non -cooking establishment" shall mean any person primarily engaged in the
rendering or preparation of pie -cooked foodstuffs that do not require or involve
any form of cooking. Such establishments include, but are not limited to,
establishments that are primarily engaged in the rendering preparation of cold
dairy and frozen foodstuffs.
"User" shall mean any person primarily engaged in any commercial, industrial,
institutional or other non-residential activity who introduces, contributes or
discharges (or causes or permits the introduction, contribution or discharge of)
wastewater into the Town's wastewater collection system or wastewater
treatment facility, including but not limited to any person who introduces,
contributes or discharges wastewater into the wastewater collection system or
through any mobile source.
"Commercial establishment" and "industrial establishment" shall mean any user
that has the potential to use, contribute to or otherwise impact the Town's
wastewater collection system or wastewater treatment facility. Such
establishments include, but are not limited to, maintenance facilities, repair
facilities and equipment cleaning facilities.
III. Grease Trap.and Interceptor Installation —Maintenance. Record -Keeping and
Removal.
(1) No later than one (1) year after adoption of this ordinance, all users shall install
grease traps or interceptors designed to limit the introduction, contribution and
discharge of greases into the Town's wastewater collection system or wastewater
treatment facility. Grease traps and interceptors with appropriate sampling or
inspection points shall be installed at the user's expense whenever any user
operates a commercial establishment, industrial establishment, or a cooking
establishment. Grease traps and interceptors must have a minimum capacity of
one thousand (1,000) gallons or more as required to effect a grease concentration
maximum of 200 mg/I.
(2) Alternative methods of compliance maybe approved by the Town if the user
demonstrates that compliance with this ordinance is impossible or impractical at
the time of adoption of this ordinance as a result of limited space. However, any
such proposed alternative method of compliance will be required to meet the
performance criteria specified in Section III (1) of this ordinance, and the user
must adequately demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Town that the proposed
alternative method will satisfy those performance criteria. In addition, any such
alternative method must be cleaned at a more frequent interval than is required of
Sanitary Sewer
Oil and Grease Ordinance
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(5)
grease traps and interceptors under Section III (5) of this ordinance. Prior to
approval of any such proposed alternative method of compliance, documentation
of the proposed method's actual performance criteria must be submitted to the
Town for review and approval.
(3) Grease traps and interceptors may also be required in other facilities, as deemed
necessary by the Town.
(4) Upon the prior written approval of the Town, non -cooking establishments may be
exempted from the requirements of this ordinance after an inspection of the
subject premises and submission of adequate supporting documentation, as
deemed necessary in the sole and absolute discretion of the Town's appointed
enforcer of this ordinance. At a minimum, such supporting documentation shall
include: blueprints of the subject premises, a full and detailed description of the
operations and activities at the subject premises, and a full and detailed list of all
potential sources of grease at the subject premises.
Users shall empty and service grease traps and interceptors to,comply with the
performance criteria in Section ill (I) of this ordinance as often as necessary, but
in any event no longer than every sixty (60) days. Under-the-counter types of
grease traps and interceptors shall be cleaned at least daily, and shall comply with
the performance criteria in Section III (l) of this ordinance. There shall be no
reintroduction of wastewater back into the grease trap or interceptor unless and
until said wastewater has been proven to contain 200 mg/l or Iess of grease.
Under no circumstances shall the sludge or scum layer be reintroduced or
discharged into the Town's wastewater collection system or wastewater treatment
facility.
(6) Users shall supply (i) an adequate sampling point downstream of the grease trap or
interceptor, prior to mixing with other sanitary flows, and (ii) an accessible entry
into each chamber of the grease trap or interceptor. The minimum requirement
for the sampling point shall be a four inch (4") vertical clean -out.
Users shall retain detailed records on -site (for a minimum of three (3) years)
reflecting all maintenance carried out pursuant to this ordinance. At a minimum,
such records shall contain the following information: date of service, name of the
employee involved, and a receipt reflecting all services rendered by the waste
hauler providing the service.
Users are required to keep the grease trap or interceptor free of inorganic solids
such as grit, towels, gloves, cigarettes, eating utensils, etc., which could clog or
settle in the trap or interceptor, thereby reducing the effective volume or capacity
of the trap or interceptor.
Sanitary Sewer
Oil and Grease Ordinance
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(9)
Users are required to ensure that all waste material removed from grease traps
and interceptors is disposed of in a manner that complies with all federal, state
and local statutes, rules, regulations, policies and ordinances.
(10) Except as provided herein, for a period of one (1) year following the adoption of
this ordinance, no enforcement actions will be taken under this section for failure
to achieve the performance criteria specified in Section III (1) of this ordinance.
If, during such period, (i) an obstruction of any of the Town's sanitary sewer
main(s) occurs and causes a sewer overflow, spill, leak or other event with any
environmental impact and (ii) such overflow, spill, leak or other event may be
attributed in part or in whole to a particular user, then the Town will seek
enforcement action under all applicable state and federal provisions of law. For
purposes of this section, an overflow, spill, leak or other event shall be deemed to
have an environmental impact when (i) such overflow or other event involves an
amount of wastewater equal to or in excess of one thousand (1,000) gallons, or
(ii) any amount of wastewater reaches any body of surface water.
IV. Enforcement.
o.
The Town shall appoint an enforcer of this ordinance with the power to use all
means prescribed by state and federal law to protect the wastewater collection
system, wastewater treatment facility and environment by preventing the
introduction, discharge and contribution of fats, oils, greases, grease complexes,
scum, sludge and other organic polar compounds.
V. Implementajion
This ordinance shall become effective upon the date of its adoption.
Adopted this 1-11. day of -G n t„a r�
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Attest:
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Maria H. Ashworth, Town Clerk
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Donald B. Rains, Mayor
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Oil and Grease Ordinance
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ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS
UTILITY BILL PAYMENT OPTIONS:
By PHONE [phone]
ONLINE at www.myprincetonnc.com (click on link)
DROP BOX at Town Hall (around building on the left)
MAIL to PO Box 67, Princeton, NC 27569
COME IN to the Town Hall
DID YOU KNOW that fats, oils and grease (FOG) harden within your pipes
and can cause sewer backups in your home and in the streets. FOG will hard-
en and collect in your sewer pipes whether you use a garbage disposal, hot
water, or dish soap. When FOG hardens in your sewer pipes, it can cause raw
sewage to back up your toilet and sinks. Sewer backups can be costly, time
consuming, and not to mention, smell! Disposing of FOG also hurts the
town's sewer lines and causes costly repairs. This can result in higher sewer
rates for the Town's citizens.
DO's:
1. DO pour oil & grease into a con-
tainer such as a coffee can and dis-
card in the trash.
2. DO wipe oil and grease from dish-
es with a paper towel before wash-
ing.
DON'Ts:
1. DO NOT Pour oil, grease, or
foods down the drain or flush
down the toilet.
2. DO NOT wash grease and oil
out of pans with dish soap.
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2019 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report
Town of Princeton
We are pleased to present to you this year's Annual Drinking Water Quality Report. This
report is a snapshot of last year's water quality. Included are details about your source(s)
of water, what it contains, and how it compares to standards set by regulatory agencies.
Our constant goal is to provide you with a safe and dependable supply of drinking water.
We want you to understand the efforts we make to continually improve the water treat-
ment process and protect our water resources. We are committed to ensuring the quality
of your water and to providing you with this information because informed customers are
our best allies. This report can be viewed via our website (direct URL) at
www.mvnrincetonnc.com/2019ccr or by picking up a copy at Town Hall.

RECYCLE & TRASH
REMINDERS
1. Put recycle bins out
the night before pick
up.
2. Put trash cans out the
night before pick up.
3. NO plastic bags of any
kind should be placed
in the recycle bin.
4. NO glass of any kind
should be placed in re-
cycle bin.
* Any questions, please
call Town Hall at (919)
936-8171.
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DID YOU KNOW THERE WAS AN ORDINANCE FOR THAT?
TRASH COLLECTION - YARD WASTE ORDINANCE
Title V: Public Works, Chapter 50, Section 50.03C
*NOTE: Town will remove trees, limbs & debris ONLY if customer does the work. If the
work is done by a hired company, it is the company's responsibility to remove. Call Town Hall with questions.
VEHICLE - ABANDONED, AND/OR JUNK - ORDINANCE
Title IX: Abandoned & Junk Vehicles, Chapter 94
PUBLIC NUISANCE (Noxious Weeds & Grass)
'like IX: Chapter 91, Public Nuisance, Section 91.15
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ANIMALS ORDINANCE - Title IX: Chapter 90
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(Spring 2020)

Town of
PRINCETJI
Est 1873
Don
FORGET! Bills are due the 1st of each month
41.481::,\ $10.00 late fee charged the 11th of the month.
$30.00 late fee and services suspended the 21st
of the month.
Failure to receive a bill in the mail does NOT excuse responsibility for timely pay-
ment. If payment is not received, services will be suspended.
If the 10th or the 20th should fall on the weekend, you have until 5:00 p.m. on the
next business day to remit payment to avoid the late fee(s) and suspension of ser-
vice.
By PHONE [phone]
ONLINE at www.myprincetonnc.com (click on link)
DROP BOX at Town Hall (around building on the left)
COME IN to the Town Hall
MAIL to PO Box 67, Princeton, NC 27569
FLTI..—AaW4JaRCREDITCARDS
VISA
is That Time of Year
5th - Jth, /C/C
clean up week!
DISCOVER
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-leaves ipile°BEjt the road but NOT inthe road or
ditc No need till i work orders for piles or miscellaneous
items Acing this week. Lets work filiether to keep RIICEYON
BEAUULI `feel free to call Town Hall with questkn

LEAKS - EVERY DROP COUNTS!
It is very important to fix a leak as soon as it is discovered. If a
leak is found, we can help.
* We will take the average of the past three months and adjust
your bill.
* You will need proof of the repair, verified by plumber.
* ONLY one month's water and sewer charges will be adjusted
for a leak.
NOTE: TENANT OCCUPIED HOMES, THE TENANT IS ULTIMATELY
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BILL.
Elderly or Handicap?
Having trouble getting your trash to the street?
The Town of Princeton has a program that can assist the elderly and
handicapped with pulling their trash can to and from the street. Call
the Town hall 919-936-8171 and speak with Leigh Hartley to see if you
quality for this service.
DID YOU KNOW?
- Fats, oils and grease (FOG) harden within your pipes and can
cause sewer backups in your home and in the streets. FOG will
harden and collect in your sewer pipes whether you use a garbage
disposal, hot water, or dish soap. When FOG hardens in your sew-
er pipes, it can cause raw sewage to back up your toilet and sinks.
Sewer backups can be costly, time consuming, and not to mention,
SMELLY! Disposing of FOG also hurts the town's sewer lines and
causes costly repairs. This can result in higher sewer rates for the
Town's citizens.
DON'Ts:
1. DO NOT Pour oil, grease, or foods down
the drain or flush down the toilet.
2. DO NOT wash grease and oil out of pans
with dish soap.
DO's:
1. DO pour oil & grease into a container such
as a coffee can and discard in the trash.
2. DO wipe oil and grease from dishes with a
paper towel before washing.
(Fall 2020)