WQCS00048_Response to Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20240710

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Fowler, Kevin G
From:Chad Lawson <[e-mail]>
Sent:Wednesday, July 10, 2024 3:57 PM
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Subject:[External] RE: EXTERNAL: Inspection Letter DEQ
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Hello Kevin,

First off, I would like to thank you for coming out for my first Inspec Ɵon. I really appreciate you being paƟent with us and
also taking the Ɵme to help us beƩer understand the issues we are dealing with and giving us adequate Ɵme to fix the
issues at hand.

Issue 1)Duncan LiŌ StaƟon generator.
AŌer speaking to you about this issue I believe you found that it is not part of the inspec Ɵon, but we will be having
someone come out to inspect the issue with the generator not coming on at power loss.

Issue 2)High Priority lines not being inspected properly.
We will be looking at a beƩer rouƟne to complete line inspecƟons and laterals. I hope you will be sending me the
informaƟon you have for the line inspecƟons and creek crossings so we can make sure we are on the same page. Most
of my guys are new, including myself, along with being shorthanded, we will push to get issues taken care of in a safe
and Ɵmely manner.

Issue 3)No copy of permit.
I just took over this department in November of 2023 and I have yet to find a copy of the permit. I can however promise
that our new permit will be visible in my office at all Ɵmes. Would it be possible to receive another copy of the current
permit?

Issue 4)No record of distances of sewer cleaned.
This is an issue we will work on as a team to find out the lengths of all the sewer mains we rod monthly. We will be
working on geƫng up to date numbers for this.

Issue 5)Spill response plan outdated.
I will be talking with other municipaliƟes and doing some research on this issue. Updated plan will be ready when you
return.

Issue 6)Sewer map missing mulƟple components.
We are working on updaƟng our system daily and we will conƟnue to improve our mapping system with the help of
Person County IT and our GIS Department.

Again, Thank you for your Ɵme and we will all be working hard to improve our system and be prepared for our next
inspecƟon.

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Sincerely,

Chad Lawson
City of Roxboro
Public Utilities Superintendent
336-599-5658

From: Fowler, Kevin G <[e-mail]>
Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2024 2:03 PM
To: Chad Lawson <[e-mail]>
Subject: EXTERNAL: Inspection Letter DEQ

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Hello Mr. Lawson,

Find attached for the inspection letter/report for the collection system permit inspection we did last week. A copy
will also be mailed out to the permit owner listed. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out.

FYI…I did do some digging and found that it is not a REQUIREMENT to test the generators underload and by
interrupting the power source. I think it would obviously be a good idea to incorporate to make sure things would
work in the worst case scenario.

Kevin Fowler
Environmental Specialist
Division of Water Resources – Raleigh Regional Office
Department of Environmental Quality

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