WQ0000185_NOV-2021-LV-0651 response_20210826

Currituck County
Wastewater Department
Rod Holley, Wastewater Superintendent
August 26, 2021
Subject: Notice of Violation Response
Tracking No. NOV-2021-LV-0651
Permit No. WQ0000185 Ocean Sands WWTP
Mr. Tankard:
444 Maple Rd.
Maple NC 27956
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In response to NOV-2021-LV-0651 Notice of Violation & Intent to Assess Civil Penalty, the
County has moved forward with requisitioning purchase orders to initiate the necessary repairs to the
Ocean Sands WWTP. We have forwarded the Purchase Order confirmation to Basnight Construction to
begin the necessary repairs and waiting for a schedule response to begin. The concentrations for BOD
and Ammonia have been elevated due to the inability to backwash and solids being held throughout the
plant and could not remove as designed.
Chad Smalley with 419 Group has been contacted along with Bob Schneider with Core & Main
and working to clear their schedule to see if they can figure out the electrical panel issue and investigate
installing a separate main control panel at the FEQ tank to allow controls to be removed from the Phase I
control building. This is to isolate the power controlling the FEQ pumps and install a high-level alarm to
alert the Operators.
Rob Shelden with Pete Duty & Associates has gone through the plant specs and devised a plan
to replace the FEQ pumps in one tank with two pumps closer to the pump curve and flow rate that was
desired by F.R. Mahony & Associates, to be reached through throttling back the valves versus utilizing a
more efficient pump without modifying. This is a trial only in one FEQ tank and not retrofitting all the
existing pumps.
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. Hol ley©currituckcountync.gov
Recv'd 9/8/21