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Good morning Corey and Roberto —
Attached is the quarterly report for 2Q 2022 for the Albemarle SOC. Please let us know if you have any questions or
need additional information.
Do you have any updates to the revised SOC application we sent on March 31?
Have a great weekend,
Adam
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LKC Engineering, PLLC
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April 15, 2022 

Mr. W. Corey Basinger 
Regional Supervisor, Mooresville 
NCDEQ – Division of Water Resources 
610 E Center Avenue, Suite 301 
Mooresville, NC  281115 

Re: Quarterly Report – Second Quarter 2022 
SOC WQ S19‐007 

Dear Mr. Basinger: 

On behalf of Albemarle, please accept this as a Quarterly Report for the subject Special Order by Consent.  
Below is a brief update on the SOC and associated projects: 

1. Albemarle received funding through the Division of Water Infrastructure for $16,453,000 in 
funding for a major renovation to the Long Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant.  The primary 
objective of the project is to transition the aeration process from the floating aerators over to 
diffused aeration.  The project would also provide for 8,000,000 gallons of flow equalization 
volume to manage peak flow events.   
2. The Engineering Report was submitted to the NCDEQ Wastewater Projects Unit on August 25, 
2021. 
3. A Request for Additional Information was received on November 9th, 2021.   
4. The revised Engineering Report was submitted back to the Division of Water Infrastructure on 
December 8th, 2021.    
5. The project cost has increased to $19,385,000.  This was presented to the Albemarle City Council 
in December of 2021 and Council re‐affirmed their commitment to the project.   
6. The Final Engineering Report will be submitted this month.  We expect to receive approval from 
NCDEQ DWI upon submittal of final ER.   
7. On March 31, 2022, the City submitted a revised SOC application with new proposed milestone 
completion dates.  These dates reflect the scope and timeline of the proposed improvements at 
the WWTP, project CS370522‐08. Please see the table below for those milestones and dates: 

Scheduled Activity Original Due Date Proposed Due Date
Submit Quarterly Progress Reports
(see details in paragraph 2(b) below.)
Beginning October 15,
2020 Ongoing
For NPDES Permit NC0024244:
Begin implementation or construction of
WWTP improvements items in Attachment B. March 31, 2022 July 31, 2024
Complete construction of all WWTP
improvements September 30, 2023 February 28, 2026
Attain Compliance with NPDES permit limits September 30, 2023 May 31, 2026
8. Albemarle’s Council voted to utilize all funds obligated under CS370522‐07 on gravity sewer 
rehabilitation.  The Phase 3 project includes an investment of $6,156,000 on the rehabilitation of 
24”, 18”, 12”, and 8” gravity sewer along two major outfalls that are known sources of inflow and 
infiltration.   
9. The project CS370522‐07 is currently in the design phase and will be submitted to DWI for review 
February 2022.  The project is expected to begin construction in the Summer of 2022 and take 
approximately nine months to complete. 
10. The project design package for project CS370522‐07 was submitted to DWI in early February.  DWI 
completed its review and provided comments on April 1st, 2022.  We plan to resubmit the design 
package this month to address the comments. 
11. On March 31, 2022, the City submitted a revised SOC application with new proposed milestone 
completion dates.  The proposed work for the collection system is slated to be completed by 
November 30, 2023.  Please see the table below for the milestones and proposed completion 
dates: 

Scheduled Activity Original Due Date in
Executed SOC
Proposed Due
Date
Submit Quarterly Progress Reports
(see details in paragraph 2(b) below.)
Beginning October 15,
2020 Ongoing
For Collection System Permit WQCS00016:
Complete Sanitary Sewer Rehab, Phase 1 December 31, 2019 Met
Begin construction on Sanitary Sewer Rehab,
Phase 2 July 31, 2019 Met
Apply for funding for Sanitary Sewer Rehab,
Phase 3 September 30, 2019 Met
Receive Letter of Intent to Fund for Phase 3 March 31, 2020 Met
Submit finished plans and specifications for
review for Phase 3 September 30, 2021 Met
Complete construction on Phase 2 November 30, 2020 Met
Begin Construction and execute construction
contract for Phase 3 March 31, 2022 August 31, 2022
Complete construction on Phase 3 March 31, 2023 June 30, 2023
Review infrastructure improvements for
maintaining compliance September 30, 2023 November 30,
2023
Attain Compliance with the Collection System
Permit September 30, 2023 November 30,
2023

If you have any questions, or if we may be of assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me by phone 
at (910) 420‐1437 or by email at [e-mail].  

Very Best, 

Adam P. Kiker, P.E.