WQCS00057_NOI_NOV2021DV0284_Response_1002_W_Cooksey_Dr_20210708

NC Department of
Environmental Quality
Received
JUL 0 9 2021
City of Thomasville Winston-Salem
Thomasville, North Carolina 27360 Regional Office
Utilities Department
Lon T. Snider
Regional Supervisor
DWQ, NCDEQ
450 W. Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
08 July 2021
RE: Intent to Enforce Letter Response
Incident Number 2202101102
Dear Mr. Snider,
In response to the letter of Intent to Enforce of 17 June 2021 the City of Thomasville asks that
the following be taken into consideration:
Regarding incident If 202101102: As stated in other previous response letters there are known
issues with Inflow and Infiltration in the collection system leading to this pump station that are in
process of being at least partially addressed through the Hanks Branch Rehabilitation Phase 2. Hanks
Branch Rehabilitation Phase 1 lined and sealed the main outfall line discharging into this station which
had the end result of decreasing exfiltration and thus increasing the hydraulic load on the pump station.
Hanks Branch Rehabilitation Phase 2 is designed to reline and replace multiple lines that discharge into
the main outfall to help reduce the I&I sources previously identified by smoke testing and video
inspections and has been awarded to J Smith Civil, LLC at a bid price of $1,591,431.40. Notice to
Proceed was issued May 10, 2021, but no actual construction has yet taken place due to the challenges
in the marketplace in obtaining actual pipe and resin to perform the work.
This is the latest in the City of Thomasville's years -long effort to locate and localize the sources of I&I in
this sewershed for elimination.
There were no known impacts to public health, fish kills, or recreational area closures as a result
of this spill.
The above statements are to share with you that the City of Thomasville continues our efforts
to address the issues that led to this spill and to help prevent recurrences of same by attempting to
locate and eliminate sources of I&I as well as implement engineered design upgrades to the collection
system. The City of Thomasville has spent and will continue to spend millions of dollars to protect the
environment by identifying and correcting deficiencies in the collection system. The City of Thomasville
asks that the ongoing efforts to upgrade this area of the sanitary sewer collection system be taken into
account with any enforcement actions considered.
Sincerely,
CC: Michael Bfandt
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Morgan Huffman
Public Utilities Director
City of Thomasville
336-475-4220