The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink AboutNCG550655_NOD2021PC0433Response_20210929Jevon Morris 504 2nd Street Morganton, NC 28655 9/29/2021 Linda Wiggs Environmental Senior Specialist / Division of Water Resources North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Asheville Regional Office Division of Water Resources Dear Linda Wiggs: This is my response to the NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY Tracking Number: NOD-2021-PC-0433 Permit No. NCG550655 Laurel Creek Mobile Home Park Burke County. Per our last communication the sampling was compliant. I had all the tanks pumped. The question was the usage. Reflecting on our onsite conversation I had no idea how many gallons the park was using at the time. The method I deemed to be the most accurate was reading every meter each day at the same time. This would give me a 24-hour usage for that meter. I could then add up the usage to get the total usage for the park for the day. Realizing the requirement is for a minimum of 7 days to be determined, I conducted this evaluation for 14 days. To provide validity to my data collection I would compare this with the tenant's actual water bills. This is if they agreed. Burke County Water Department told me explicitly, they could not share information with me about a water bill that was not mine. The attached spreadsheet shows the gallons use for each trailer by day, the average daily use of each trailer for the week. This is for the two weeks collected. It also shows the gallons used for the month for each trailer and the average daily use per the actual bill. These values are summed up to get an average daily use for the park. The actual bills validated the data I collected. You can see a strong correlation in the two weeks average gallons used (770, 651) with the amount actually billed, average daily gallons used (754). There was the issue of the possible of ground water in the system. I spoke with the maintenance supervisor of Burke County Water Beryl Cook on several occasions. He went to the park on a couple occasions. He assured me there was not a leak on the County side or the Tenants side of the meter. He suggested the dampness being experienced at the park was most likely ground water which is common down Hwy 18 South. He further suggested that it may be from the pond across the street which is higher elevation than the mobile home park or natural springs. Linda Wiggs 9/29/2021 Page 2 Ned Perkins the person that installed the septic tank also commented he felt there was a lot of ground water on this land. I realize there was a knowledge deficit concerning the park and permit. The Park has existed for some time and had several owners of the years. After our meeting, I feel confident that I am clear on the expectations. I have mapped out a plan so there are no issue moving forward. The plan moving forward is to A) Check Chlorine tablets levels weekly until I obtain an accurate measure of use. I have fixed the chlorine tubes and am using 3 as a base line. B) Have the tanks pumped out on a regular schedule (at least every two years). The gentleman that pumped the tanks for years in the past told me to "get them pumped when they were causing a problem". I realize this not good information. C) Regular sampling in accordance to the permit. D) Provide education to the tenants on acceptable use and expectation of the septic system. D) Maintain all records associated with the above findings. Please call me is there is any thing further. Sincerely, Jevon Morris 828-205-1308 504 2nd Street Morganton, Nc 28655 Attachments: Tenants Bills 6, Spread sheet LAD Hwy 18 S Mobile HomePark Lot Desc Meter Family Based on Meter readings Trailer # 2 Trailer # 3 Trailer # 4 Trailer # 6 Trailer # 7 Trailer #9 Trailer # 10 Middle Right front Right 3rd Right 2nd Right 4th Back Trailer Small left Mom Alfredo Fidel Demetrio Fidel Josh Dad Park daily use in gallons Monday 8/30/21 0068610 0155790 0119610 0001860 0028100 0284440 0046720 Tuesday 8/31/21 0068700 0156150 0119710 0001940 0028140 0284600 046780 24 hr usage 90 360 160 Wednesday 9/1/21 0068790 0156310 0119760 0001980 0028140 0284780 046820 24 hr usage 0 180 Thursday 9/2/21 0068830 0156380 0119900 0002010 0028170 0284870 046860 24 hr usage 90 an Friday 9/3/21 0068930 0156560 0120190 0002070 0028170 0285160 046920 24 hr usage 180 Saturday 9/4/21 0068990 0157040 0120200 0002070 0028190 0285280 047050 24 hr usage 60 10 0 Sunday 9/5/21 0069030 0157170 0120230 0002070 0028210 0285420 047110 24 hr usage Monday 9/6/21 0069140 0157890 0120310 0002070 0028210 0285720 047180 24 hr usage 720 80 0 300 890 560 440 980 820 420 Daily Avg/week 70.0 230.0 103.3 18.3 163.3 E For Park 770 Page 1 of 2 LAD Hwy 18 S Mobile HomePark Tuesday 9/7/21 0069250 0157930 0120360 0002130 0028210 0285940 047240 24 hr usage 'Wednesday 9/8/21 0069310 0158100 24 hr usage Thursday 9/9/21 0069410 0158230 24 hr usage Friday 9/10/21 0069480 0158370 24 hr usage 70 140 Saturday 9/11/21 0069650 0159040 24 hr usage Sunday 9/12/21 0069700 0159130 24 hr usage Monday 9/13/21 0069810 0159270 24 hr usage 0120440 0002210 0028230 0286190 047280 80 250 0120510 0002250 0028240 0286280 047330 70 90 0120570 0002310 0028240 0286370 047370 60 0 0120640 0002380 0028260 0286490 047460 70 120 0120670 0002390 0028280 0286670 047580 zn -)n 180 0120760 0002410 0028310 0286900 047620 540 700 490 460 1210 500 Daily Avg/week 95.7 280.0 62.9 Based on actual bills Tenants Bill gallons for 45.; 178.6 67.1 For park 651.4 month 3140 5660 4210 470 6670 1960 Tenants Bill daily average 98 202 131 40 208 For Park 754 Page 2 of 2