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PO Box 186 • 125 Reveley Street • Spindale, NC 28160
Phone: [phone] • Fax: [phone]
January 26, 2024
To: Lauren Armeni
2090 U.S. Highway 70
Swannanoa, NC 28778
Re: Incident # 202301754
Dear Lauren,
In response to your letter dated January 3, 2024, and received by our office on
January 17,2024, concerning incident # 202301754 on 12/26/2023 at 683
Thunder Rd, Spindale, NC, 28160.
During the excessive rain event, totaling 5.53 inches of precipitation, which
occurred on December 26, 2023, we received the high-level alarm alert at 8:40
a.m. and arrived on scene at 9:05 a.m. We immediately reached out to our local
contractor to request pump trucks to haul grey water and alleviate the pressure
on the pumps. We kept pumping and hauling until we were sure that the station
was able to manage the flow. We released the pumping contractor at 11 pm.
To minimize overflow situations, we are continually working to find and remove
the I&I from our collection system, through dye testing, smoke testing and CCTV
work. In 2023, the Town received a $400,000 AIA Grant, from NCDEQ-DWI, to
conduct a pipe condition assessment (PCA) of basins 61, B2 & A3, which
includes this pump station. We are currently under contract with Trans -State
Construction Company to conduct smoke testing and CCTV work to help identify
problem areas, with a particular focus on the main sewer lines entering the pump
station on Thunder Road.
Additionally, we will utilize funding from our current operational budget to address
the top priority manholes and lines identified in this study and rehabilitate them.
We will also apply in the DWI's Spring funding round for additional funding to
further replace and rehab portions of our collection system to further reduce I&I in
our system. We are also working with SDG Engineering to update our software
abilities to be able to better manage our system through ArcGIS online. We have

been taking photos and videos during both dry and wet conditions to better
understand and document conditions, so we know better where to focus our
attention. Having online access to this critical system information available in the
field will be a great asset to the Town.
Thanks,
Assistant Public Works Director/ORC
Alan Greene Jr
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