WQCS00055_NOV-2022-DV-0232_20220913

City of Henderson
Public Works Department
Post Office Box 1434 • 900 S. Beckford Drive
Henderson, NC 27536-1434
Phone: [phone] / Fax: [phone]
July 27, 2022
Mr. Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
1628 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1628
Re: Response to Notice of Violation & Intent to Issue Civil Penalty
Tracking No. — NOV-2022-DV-0232
Sanitary Sewer Overflows —July 2022
Henderson Collection System
Permit No. — WQCS00055
Dear Mr. Vinson:
I am writing in response to the above -mentioned violation that we received on August 29, 2022. The
overflows in these incidents were due to inflow and infiltration during extended periods of heavy
rainfall. Once the rain event ended, the overflow subsided. Following the overflow, we cleaned debris
and placed lime as needed.
Henderson has hired a consultant, WK Dickson, to assist our efforts in reducing I/I. With their help the
City of Henderson received and accepted a loan in the amount of $2.5 million from the Clean Water
State Revolving Fund for sewer rehabilitation. On July 14th we were notified that Henderson will receive
an additional $5 million ARP grant from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund for sewer rehabilitation.
We are using every resource available to stop sewer overflows in our system.
We take our responsibility to maintain compliance for our collection system very seriously. I trust that
you find the City's actions for compliance are satisfactory. Thank you very much for the opportunity to
respond. Please feel free to contact our staff or myself should you need any further information.
Sincerely,
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Lee Owen
Assistant Public Works Director
CC: Edward Terrell Blackmon, City Manager
Andy Perkinson, Public Works Director
Joey Long, Distribution & Collection System Supervisor — Collection System ORC
Christy Lipscomb, Water Resources Director/ORC
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