RE_ Sewage Line Break in Shallotte

From:Perez, Helen l
To:Sprinkle, Hannah H
Cc:King, Morella s; Chapman, Amy
Subject:RE: Sewage Line Break in Shallotte
Date:Thursday, August 4, 2022 7:26:56 AM
Thanks Hannah. I’ll follow-up if I don’t hear from Shallotte.

Helen Perez
Environmental Specialist II
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources
Department of Environmental Quality

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Wilmington Regional Office
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Wilmington, NC 28405

From: Sprinkle, Hannah H <[e-mail]>
Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2022 6:18 AM
To: Perez, Helen l <[e-mail]>
Cc: King, Morella s <[e-mail]>; Chapman, Amy
<[e-mail]>
Subject: Sewage Line Break in Shallotte

Good morning Helen,

Hopefully you have already received information concerning the above sewage line break, I believe
the Town of Shallotte was going to contact DEQ independently, but I received the following report
from the Department of Transportation (DOT):

Yesterday at approximately 2:55 pm, a contractor at a DOT bridge in Shallotte exposed, and I assume
broke, a sewer force line, which was a 1 ½ inch lateral service. The clearing- contractor was
removing a stump in high ground and apparently when he pulled it out, 16 feet of line was exposed.
The Town of Shallotte arrived on site at approximately 3:16 pm. They contained as much as they
could, and dug a pit in high ground for containment, but some sewage made its way to the creek. A
pump truck on site removed some of the sewage that was lost.

Someone from the Town of Shallotte confirmed they will be reporting this to DEQ. The assistant
resident engineer said that he understands that the town will report the amount of sewage as a 1 ½
inch line that was open for 25 minutes – but this is the total loss, and doesn’t represent what made
it to the creek.

Location: Brunswick Bridge 202 on SR 1357 (N. Mulberry Rd)

Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you need additional information or if there is anyone else I need
to follow-up or report to.

Hannah

Hannah Sprinkle
Environmental Specialist II
401 & Buffer Transportation Permitting Branch
Department of Environmental Quality

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