WQCS00055_NOV-2022-DV-0290_20221202

City of Henderson
Public Works Department
Post Office Box 1434 • 900 S. Beckford Drive
Henderson, NC 27536-1434
Phone: [phone] / Fax: [phone]
December 2, 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-0290
Sanitary Sewer Overflows —September 2022
Henderson Collection System
Permit No. — WQCS00055
Dear Mr. Vinson:
I am writing in response to the above -mentioned violation that we received on October 21, 2022. The
overflow in this incident was 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/1. 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 14' 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,
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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