WQCS00170_NOVNOI2022DV0141_RESP_20220519

x c l r Town of Bryson City
_ y Municipal Office
P.O. Box 726
Bryson City, NC 28713
Telephone [phone]S
Fax [phone]
May 19, 2022
G. Landon Davidson, P.G., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Subject: Response to Notice of Violation
Nov-2022-DV-0141
Sanitary Sewer Overflows -May 2022
Collection System Permit No. WQCSOOI70
Bryson City Collection System
Swain County
The Town of Bryson City has the following response to the Notice of Violation letter dated May
11, 2022 for the violation on May 6, 2022.
On the date of this violation, we experienced a small tornado in the Deep Creek area around 5:00
p.m. (hUys'H/ .thesmokvmountaintimes.com/feature/tomado-leaves-dmage-deel)-
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%20thme°/a20minutesl. Our water plant and one of our sewer lift stations are located in this area.
There were several power outages over the entire Swain County area including the water plant
and the sewer lift station located at 10 Happy Hollow Rd. The Town's maintenance crew
responded to this situation at approximately 6:00 p.m. with the mobile generator. The live well at
the sewer lift station was completely pumped down by 6:30 p.m. Shortly after, the water plant
ORC started a major backwash cycle which caused the sludge tank to overflow at approximately
7:15 p.m. The overflow subsided at 7:45 p.m.
In our opinion, this was an unfortunate event that due to the whole circumstance was
unavoidable; however, the Town will be implementing a routine maintenance schedule of the
sludge tank.
Please contact me if you have additional questions concerning this response.
Sincerely,
Re a Mathis�J
To Manager, Bryson City
828 88-3335
828-736-7448
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Regina Mathis,Town Manger Fred Maady Jr.,Town Aez rney Carla Pasmors, Tar Coltenor Lynn Thomas, Town Clerk
Tom Shook, Public, Works Supervisor
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