WQCS00046_NOV-2022-DV-0045 Response_20220222

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February 22, 2022
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RESVILLE REGIONAL OFFICE
Certified Mail Receipt: 70162140000006614929
North Carolina Division of Water Resources
610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301
Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
Attn: W. Corey Basinger — Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Ref: Notice of Violation
Tracking No. NOV-2022-DV-0045
City of Belmont - WQCS00046
Dear Mr. Basinger,
The City of Belmont is in receipt of the above NOV and as required by your letter, our response
to the violations are as follows:
Incident # 202200166- This overflow incident at 200 Caldwell Farm Road was the result of a
gravity main pipe blockage.
On behalf of the City of Belmont, city crews responded to reports of the overflow and
immediately began to clear the 8-inch clay pipe of debris made of primarily cloth rags. Crews
utilized a Sewer/Vacuum truck to clean up the overflow and jet the main. Lime was applied to
the affected area. City crews inspected the sanitary sewer line up and down stream of the
blockage and observed no immediate issues.
The City of Belmont worked diligently to clear the debris and reduce the overflow volume to the
best of its ability. There was no expected impact on wildlife or public health stemming from this
overflow. City public works and engineering staff are currently reviewing this gravity main to
determine if it can be reengineered to prevent future blockages. A complete rehabilitation of this
pipe is being discussed and has been added to the City of Belmont's Capital Improvements
Program. In the next few months, the Distribution and Collections ORC will be sending his team
to investigate other sections of this line to determine the exact scope of a rehabilitation project so
engineering and design can begin.
Since el
William Carroll
Public Works Director
PO BOX 431 11041 EMT CaTaWBa sTreeT, BeLmonT, NC 28012 I WWW.CITYOFBeLm011T.OrG