WQCS00068_NOV-2023-DV-0427 Response to Notice_20240110

South Granville Water and Sewer Authority

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January 10, 2024
Vanessa Manuel, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
1628 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1628

Re: Written Response to NOV-2023-DV-0427
South Granville Water and Sewer Authority
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00068
South Granville Water and Sewer Authority (SGWASA)
Granville County

Vanessa Manuel:
I am writing to you in response to NOV-2023-DV-0427 which included Incident Number:
202301565. SGWASA received the December 14, 2023 NOV-2023-DV-0427 notification letter
from NCDEQ on December 20, 2023. Due to my absence from the office related to an illness, I
did not receive/open the letter until 1/10/24. Following is an overview and response by
SGWASA to the incident.

Incident No. 202301565 (11/16/2023): Pump Station at 703 E. F Street, Butner, NC
The overflow at this location was due to a buildup of debris in the main sewer line. The
debris, as noted on the initial report was due to utility customers flushing objects down
the toilets. These objects included t-shirts, bed sheets, plastic bottles, and trash bags, just
to name a few. SGWASA utility crews responded quickly to the overflow event and
cleaned up the area accordingly. Following the event, Crews inspected, cleaned and
applied lime to the area affected.
Based on the circumstances causing this overflow event, SGWASA submits that this
discharge was caused by factors beyond the reasonable control of SGWASA and could
not have been prevented by the exercise of reasonable control.

Due to the cause related to this event, SGWASA utility staff will increase the monitoring of the
sewer collection system in the area and take proactive measures, as necessary, to mitigate future
sewer overflow events in the immediate area.

Based on the information presented in this letter, I hope it is apparent to the NCDEQ - Division
of Water Resources that SGWASA is actively working to minimize such events in the future. I
hope that you take this into account as you determine what actions you might be taking regarding
the sanitary sewer overflows that have occurred, as outlined above.

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I look forward to discussing this information further with you. Please contact me at your
convenience.

Sincerely,
Scott N. Schroyer
Scott N. Schroyer, Executive Director
South Granville Water and Sewer Authority (SGWASA)

415 Central Avenue, Suite B.
Butner, NC 27509
919-575-3367 Ext. 312
[e-mail]

Cc: Robert Jackson, Distribution and Collection System Superintendent – via email at
[e-mail]
Kevin Fowler, Water Quality Section – via email at [e-mail]