WQCS00187_Activity Notification_20220103

ELBERT GIBSON TIM SMITH DEBRA MCNEILL,INTERIM
MAYOR ATTORNEY TOWN ADMINISTRATOR
COMMISSIONERS DEBRA McNEILL
TOWN CLERK
JOHN GUDAUSKAS,JR.
DEBORAH INMAN STEPHENT DOLLINGER
W.EVANS JACKSON - CHIEF OF POLICE
JERRY M.QUICK
ANNIE LAURA STEPHENS - DANIEL L.HOLLOMAN
DONNA PATTERSON PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
ST.PAULS,N.C.28384
RECEIVED
JAN 0 3 2022
December 6, 2021
NCDEQIDWRINPDES
Mr. Jeffrey Poupart
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Water Resources, Water Quality Permitting
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617
Re: Special Order By Consent EMC
SOC S17-007
Activity Notification
Town of St. Pauls
Robeson County,North Carolina
Dear Mr. Poupart:
In accordance with the provisions of the Special Order by Consent (SOC) the Town is
providing this notification of our non-compliance with the following Activities:
Project 2 Wastewater Collection System Rehabilitation.: Construction Completion December 1,
2021. The Contractor was scheduled to complete construction by November 10, 2021 however
due to delays in the work outside of the Town's control including staffing issues, and material
supply the contractor has not completed the work. We currently anticipate that all sewer
improvements will be complete by December 31, 2021 however we note that final site
restoration activities such as paving could be further delayed by weather.
P.O.BOX 364 •ST.PAULS,NORTH CAROLINA 28384•[phone] •FAX[phone]
www.stpaulsnc.gov

Recent flows at the WWTP have been much lower than normal as we have been in an extended
dry period. Given these recent low flows and the level of improvements completed to date we
believe that the WWTP can maintain compliance from the January 2022 forward as requested in
the prior SOC modification request. We note that NCDEQ has not issued a modified SOC to our
knowledge from the request submitted in November 2020.
Please advise if the SOC can be terminated on the basis of achieving compliance or if an
additional modification needs to be requested. The Town is committed to improving the sewer
system to provide reliable service in compliance with all regulations. We appreciation your
assistance in these matters and look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
TOWN OF ST. PAULS
Elbert Gibson.
Mayor
Enclosure
cc: Trent Allen,NCDEQ Fayetteville Regional Office
David Honeycutt,P.E., McGill Associates, P.A.