NC0071005_NOV-2023-PC-0368_resp_20230908

From:Juanita James
To:Kemp, Melanie
Cc:Joan Beck
Subject:[External] Re: NOV-2023-PC-0368 - NC0071005
Date:Friday, September 8, 2023 3:48:08 PM
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Melanie,
Thank you for your email.
A correction to the inspection report that needs to be addressed
straightway is that the treatment plant only went without operational
ability while the flood waters were over the electrical components. The
moment we could safely turn back on the facility, the power was engaged
and air restored to the system. One motor did indeed get ruined in the
flood waters, but the other combination unit is working properly. We
thought we had a motor in house that would work for the back-up but we
did not and, once it arrives, it will be installed. At that time, we will know
about the second blower.
The facility is now secure again on all sides and the effluent pipe has been
cleaned and assessed. The solids that had washed out from the secondary
clarifier were able to be re-established with chemical addition of Aluminum
Sulfate and the natural flow of septic from the community. We did not
have to reseed the facility. We were able to find most of the missing
pieces and place them back on the facility. The chemicals that were
washed downstream were replaced and the facility effluent never tested
out of the daily maximum limits.
Since this area was not declared a disaster area and funds were not
available to assist this small HOA, we are doing work a little at a time for
financial reasons. This has a large impact on a small community and the
facility is operational. We will continue to work to get this facility back to
its original condition.

Thank you,
Juanita James
James & James Environmental Management, Inc
The quality of our life on this earth is dependent upon how we treat the rest of life on earth.
We have a moral responsibility to look after the rest of the world, the future of which now lies
in our hands.
David Attenborough
On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 2:52 PM Kemp, Melanie <[e-mail]> wrote:
Juanita-

See attached for the Compliance Inspection Report related our recent inspection at
Lynnbrook Estates (NPDES permit NC0071005). Please note that we have issued a Notice
of Violation (NOV-2023-PC-0368) for the compliance issues we saw on site. Please keep
me posted on repairs and upgrades.

Unfortunately, as I understand it, funding for WWTP upgrades through federal programs is
limited to public systems.

Let me know if you have any questions. I will mail a copy to Joan as well, which will go out
tomorrow.

All the best,

Melanie Kemp (she/her)
Environmental Specialist
Water Quality Regional Operations, Division of Water Resources
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
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