WQCS00049_NOI_NOV2021DV0300_Response_20210707

THE CITY OF-
Reidwffle
NORTH CAROLINA
July7, 2021
Lon T. Snyder, Regional Supervisor
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300
- - - Win`sfon'-Salem; North Carolina 27105
RE: NOV-2021-DV-0300
Sanitary Sewer Overflow -April 2021
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00049
Reidsville Collection System
Rockingham County
Dear Mr. Snyder,
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
1100 Vance Street, Reidsville, North Carolina 27320
(336) 349-10 tfi Deparwr2} -1738
Environmental Quality
JUL 0 8 2021
Winston-Salem
Regional Office
On Friday April 23, 2021 at approximately 2:00 PM it was reported to Public works that water was
coming from a manhole near the railroad tracks on Turner Drive. One of our employees was at the desk
when the call came in so he went to check on it. He found sewer coming from manhole 1<11-25. He
alerted the employees on the flush truck of the situation and they went to the location. They flushed the
line from K11-24 and relieved the blockage. After the blockage was removed they went to K11-25, 26,
and 28 to make sure all was clear. No other issues were found. They vacuumed all possible from the
curb. All was clear and done, and they left the scene by 3:15.
We feel the blockage was caused by excessive grit in the line from a privately owned manhole near a
loading dock. We had made requests in the past for this industry to clean their lot due to excessive run-
off into our storm -drainage system. it wasn't -known at that time that -the material on their lot was -
affecting the sewer line. The lot has since been cleaned by the owner.
We perform line maintenance daily using a combination flush/vacuum truck and maintain records of
these activities. This particular area was previously flushed on January 13, 2021, Sept. 16, 2020, June 10,
2020, etc. It was also flushed after the spill on Mays, 2021 during normal flushing cycle with no issues.
found.

We at the City of Reidsville continue to make every effort to prevent overflows from our collection
system. Our crews check lines daily and maintain a flushing route that far exceeds minimum
requirements. I trust thatyouu will.find we are good stewards of -the -collection system and the
environment.
Sincerely,
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Lindsey Tuttle,
Public Services Superintendent
City of Reidsville
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