WQCS00011_Riverside Drive SSO Site Visit_20240307

Permit: WQCS00011
SOC:
County: Edgecombe
Region: Raleigh
Compliance Inspection Report
Effective: 06/09/22 Expiration: Owner : City of Rocky Mount
Effective: Expiration: Facility: Rocky Mount Collection System
PO Box 1180
Contact Person: Brenton Bent
Directions to Facility:
System Classifications: CS4,
Primary ORC:
Secondary ORC(s):
On -Site Representative(s):
Related Permits:
Rocky Mount NC 278021180
Title: Director of Water Resources Phone: [phone]
Certification:
Phone:
WQCS00370 Town of Sharpsburg - Sharpsburg Collection System
WQCS00329 Town of Nashville - Nashville Collection System
NC0030317 City of Rocky Mount - Tar River Regional WWTP
Inspection Date: 03/07/2024 Entry Time 03:50PM Exit Time: 04:30PM
Primary Inspector: Donald Smith Phone: [phone]
Secondary Inspector(s):
Reason for Inspection: Follow-up Inspection Type: Complaint
Permit Inspection Type: Collection system management and operation
Facility Status: ❑ Compliant Not Compliant
Question Areas:
Miscellaneous Questions Spills
(See attachment summary)
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Permit: WQCS00011 Owner - Facility: City of Rocky Mount
Inspection Date: 03/07/2024 Inspection Type : Complaint Reason for Visit: Follow-up
Inspection Summary:
Conducted a site visit at Riverside Drive in Rocky Mount due to an SSO that occurred on 3/6/2024 was reported on
3/7/2024. Contacted Water Resources Director on 3/7/2024 at 9:00 AM and asked what actions were taking place. SSO
was still actively overflowing but receeding and slowing down. City was sampling for fecal coliform at spill, river discharge
and upstream. Asked if any vacuum and hauling resources were available to the City to reduce SSO as much as they could.
Received a response that they do have resources and location for proper disposal. Asked that cleanup water and wastewater
debris be palced into sewer system for disposal once SSO stopped. Received call from Tar -Pam River Keeper at 11:25 AM
who was onsite and reporting the SSO. I visited the manhole and area around 3:50 PM. The manhole was not spilling at the
time of my visit. Checked river and visited area where inverted siphon crosses river. No signs of SSO when onsite.
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Permit: WQCS00011 Owner - Facility: City of Rocky Mount
Inspection Date: 03/07/2024 Inspection Type : Complaint Reason for Visit: Follow-up
aatL Yes No NA NE
Is system free of known points of bypass? ❑ ❑ ❑
If No, describe type of bypass and location
Riverside Drive has a low lying manhole that often spills with heavy rainfall and adjacent Tar River flowing at
higher levels. An SSO was reported on 3/7/24 that begain on 3/6/2024 due to I&I.
Are all spills or sewer related issues/complaints documented? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑
# Are there repeated overflows/problems (2 or more in 12 months) at same location? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑
# If Yes, is there a corrective action plan? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑
Comment: Letter issued to City of Rocky Mount to gather data/information and propose a plan to prevent
SSO on Riverside Drive
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