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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQ0000185_NOV-2021-LV-0779 AND 0800 Response_20211105Currituck County Wastewater Department Rod Holley, Wastewater Superintendent November 5, 2021 Subject: Notice of Violation Response Tracking No. NOV-NOI-2021-LV-0779 Tracking No. NOV-NOI-2021-LV-0800 Permit No. WQ0000185 Ocean Sands WWTP Mr. Tankard: 444 Maple Rd. Maple NC 27956 Phone 252-232-6065 Fax 252-453-3721 Email: Rod.Holley@CurrituckCountyNC.gov In response to NOV-NOI-2021-LV-0779 and NOV-NOI-2021-LV-0800 Notice of Violation & Intent to Assess Civil Penalty, the County has moved forward with approving purchase orders to initiate the necessary repairs to the Ocean Sands WWTP. The concentrations for BOD, TSS and Ammonia have been elevated due to the inability to backwash and solids being held throughout the plant and could not be remove as designed. I have purchased submersible sewage pumps for temporary use while working to clean up the main reactors, secondary clarifiers, plus reactors as well as contacting. We have forwarded the Purchase Order confirmation to Basnight Construction to begin the necessary repairs and waited for a schedule response but have yet to receive a proposed start date. I have contacted other Contractors who are showing up the week of 11/8 - 11/12 to go over repair costs and scheduling. Tri- State Utilities has been contacted and arriving to contract for plant cleaning. Suburban Electric will be arriving this week to go through the plant, troubleshooting and repairing electrical issues found and relaying their findings to speed up plant recovery and reduce downtime. The plant ORC did not verify all samples were pulled based on permit requirements for TDS and Chloride resulting in missed samples for the month of July. I have communicated to the Operators to verify all sample bottles are in each kit for what needs to be pulled each time and notified Environmental Chemists to check for proper sample kits as we are all human and make mistakes if rushed. No update from Chad Smalley with 419 Group in figuring out the electrical panel issue or installing a separate main control panel at the FEQ tank to allow controls to be removed from the Phase I control building. As stated previously this is to isolate the power controlling the FEQ pumps and install a high-level alarm to alert the Operators as well as ease of troubleshooting if the FEQ tanks have issues unrelated to PLC controls. Rob Shelden with Pete Duty & Associates has located and working on shipping the more efficient pumps based on plant specs and desired flow rate. All P.O.'s has been approved and sent for pump orders as well as funds available for work to commence. If it is at all possible, please reconsider the penalty assessment as it would benefit the plant more to utilize those funds in acquiring the necessary equipment, material, and contractors to get the plant back to a compliant status. Please contact me if you have any questions, concerns or need additional information. Thank You, Rod Holley Wastewater Superintendent Trainee Rod. Holley©currituckcountync.gov Recv'd 11/1/21