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Home My WebLink AboutNC0026557_Annual Wastewater Performance Report_20220720July 20, 2022 Attn: System Performance Annual Report North Carolina Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Ref: Annual Report for Collection Permit No. WQCS001170 Annual Report for Wastewater Permit No. NCO026557 North Carolina General Statute Chapter 143, Article 21, Part 1, 143-215.1 C requires municipalities that operate wastewater collection and treatment systems to publish an annual report summarizing the performances of their collection system and treatment works and the extent to which the system has violated their permit, federal or state laws, regulations, or rules related to the protection of water quality. Enclosed please find the annual report for the Town of Bryson City for January 1, 2021- December 31, 2021. We believe the report to be complete and accurate. The customers will be notified of the availability of the report through the local newspaper and the Town website. If you have any questions, please contact me at 828-488-3335 or email at reeinam athi snbrvsoncitvnc. n ov. Si cerely, i ViMiathis"V�;<) anager Cc: North Carolina Division of Water Quality 2090 U.S.70 Highway Swannanoa, NC 28778 Town of Bryson City Annual Performance Report I. General Information Facility System Name: Town of Bryson City 315 Riverview Drive Swain County Permit Wastewater Treatment: NC0026557 Collections Permit: WQCS00170 Person in Charge: Wastewater Plant ORC-Environmental, Inc. Collection System ORC-Tom Shook Description of System: Bryson City operates a 0.6 MGD wastewater treatment facility located at 315 Riverview Road southwest of Bryson City in Swain County. The treatment components include: mechanical bar screen, two contact stabilization treatment units consisting of influent pumping, reaeration zones, secondary clarifiers, sludge digester, belt press, sludge dry storage, chlorination, and dechlorination. Discharge from the treatment enters into the Tuckasegee River, a class B water within the Little Tennessee River Basin. The Town operates a sanitary sewer system composed of gravity sewer lines, constructed of various materials, including vitrified clay, PVC and ductile iron. Seven lift stations are presently operating within the collection system. IL Notice of Violations: Summary of Svstem Performance from January 1. 2021-December 31. 2021 January 2021 Notice of violation on 1/26/2021 at the wastewater treatment plant influent pump station. There was a 500-gallon spill due to equipment failure. February 2021 On February 25, 2021, during a compliance inspection of the wastewater treatment plant the following violations were found 1) Bar Screens were not functioning adequately to maintain continuous facility compliance. Response: The bar screens will be monitored and cleaned on a regular basis. The Town of Bryson City is working with McGill Associates and USDA to design and fund either a new plan or the complete rehabilitation of the existing plant. The bar screen will be addressed during this process. 2) Pumps -The return pump was not working because there was a hole in the line. Response: The Town purchased 3 pumps and 160 ft of hose as a temporary fix. Environmental Inc. repaired the hole. 3) Disinfection -Liquid- The chlorine contact chamber had excess solids and a high sludge blanket. Response: The chlorine contact chamber will be cleaned more frequently. 4) Effluent Sampling- The composite sampler was not working and the thermometer was broken at the time of inspection. Response: A new thermometer was ordered to replace the broken one. The sampler was replaced with a new one. 5) Flow Measurement -Effluent -The effluent weir plate was breaking loose from the concrete. Response: The effluent weir plate was repaired by the Town. Notice of violation on 2/28/2021 due to exceeding the monthly average of flow through the wastewater treatment plant. The limit is .6 and the reported value was .65. March 2021 Notice of violation and intent to access civil penalty for violation on 3/312021 due to exceeding the monthly average of flow through the wastewater treatment plant. The limit is .6 and the reported value was .68. We had several days of heavy rain during the month of March. Due to the inflow and infiltration in our system, the plant exceeded the flow limit. We have continued to work with McGill and Associates on an Asset Inventory and Assessment Grant (AIA) totally $150,000 to conduct comprehensive inflow/infiltration evaluation of our sanitary sewer collection system. The Town has also secured $8,780,000 from USDA to begin Phase I of the Sewer Collection system Rehabilitation Project. This project will specifically dilapidated lines in our system to correct areas of the inflow and infiltration. In addition, we were awarded $1,492,000 from a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for the Carringer Street Sewer Improvement Project which includes replaced of 4, 100 linear fee of dilapidated clay sewer lines. 111. Work Performed Date Work Performed Location inn i Jetted and camera sewer line Joe and Kate Laundry Mat 1/8/21 Pulled Pump #2 and cleared debris W WTP 1/13/21 Repaired 4" PVC sewer line & installed cleanout Behind Madison's on Main 1126/21 Pulled pumps at and cleaned well and pumps W WTP 1/27/21 Worked on Recreation Park lift station Recreation Park Lift Station Worked on wet well W WTP 1129/21 Jetted sewer line Behind First Citizens Bank 2/221 Changed Floats at Lift Station Governor's Island 2/8/21 Installed 6" sewer tap Mtn Layers Installed 4" sewer tap Rice Wagon at Mtn Layers 2/10/21 Pulled pump #3 W WTP 2/19/21 Jetted sewer line Fry Street Jetted sewer line Collins Street 3/4/21 Installed new pump W WTP 3115/21 Jetted sewer line Hwy 19 3/16/21 Pulled pump#3 WWTP Jetted sewer line Fry Street 3/25/21 Pulled pump #3 W WTP 4/8/21 Jetted sewer line Arlington Avenue 4/12/21 Changed starter contact at lift station Rec Park Lift Station Jetted sewer line Lemons Branch Rd 4/19/21 Jetted sewer line Lemons Branch Rd 4/27/21 Installed two 4" sewer taps Dunbar Street 5/10/21 Cleaned wet well Lackey Hill Lift Station 5/11/21 Cleaned sewer line Hwy 19 Replaced 50' of sewer line Lemons Branch 5/21/21 Installed two 4" sewer taps Hwy 19 5125/21 Pulled pumps WWTP 5/26121 Cleaned wet well W WTP 6/7/21 Camera sewer line Bryson Walk Camera sewer line Hwy 19 6/8/21 Brought buried manhole up to grade Hwy 19 6/15/21 Camera sewer line Pine Street Camera sewer line Orchard Street 6/17/21 Replaced 140' old with new 8" PVC Clifton Avenue 6/23/21 Replaced 140' old with new 8" PVC Clifton Avenue 6/28/21 Installed 4" sewer tap Grab= Street 6/30/21 Replaced 120' old with new 6" ductile Pine Avenue 7/7/21 Cleaned wet well Lackey Hill Lift Station 7/9/21 Installed new soft start on pump #3 W WTP Pulled pump #2 W WTP 7/12/21 Pulled pump Lackey Hill Lift Station 7/14/21 Changed floats Campground Lift Station 7/22/21 Jetted sewer line Veterans Blvd 7/23/21 Installed new suction lift pipe See Park Lift Station 7/26/21 Pulled pump Lackey Hill Lift Station 8/2/21 Located and repaired I&I Main Street 9/7/21 Graded sewer cleanouts Dunbar Street 9/23/21 Jetted sewer line River Street 9127/21 Changed manhole ring and lid Bennett Hill 1016/21 Camera sewer line Florida Avenue 10/7/21 Camera sewer line Franklin Grove Camera sewer line Johnson Branch 10/15/21 Cleaned sewer line Behind First Citizens Bank 11/2/21 Cleaned manholes Charter School driveway Jenkins Branch Lane Charleston Apartments 112221 Jetted sewer main Arlington Avenue 1217/21 Jetted sewer line Fontana Road 12/8/21 Jetted sewer line Fontana Road 12/9/21 Jetted sewer line Fontana Road 12/14/21 Jetted sewer line Arlington Avenue Jetted sewer line River Street 12/20/21 Repair sewer service line Alleyway on Blackhill IV. Notification This report has been made available by advertising in the Smoky Mountain Times and on the Town of Bryson City's website www.brysoncitync.goov. A copy may also be picked up at the Bryson City Town Hall Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m-5:00 p.m. V. Certification I certify under the penalty of law that this report is complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge. I further certify that this report has been made available to the public. `Collection System Back-up ORC-Travis McCall a6 aa-- Date !�G z Date %1 -- 120 Date