WQCS00039_Other Correspondence_20180515

State of North Carolina | Environmental Quality | Water Resources
2090 US 70 Highway, Swannanoa, NC 28778
828-296-4500

May 15, 2018

Preston Gregg, PE
Town of Waynesville
PO Box 100
Waynesville, NC 28786

Subject: Fecal Coliform Monitoring
Permit No. WQCS00039
Waynesville Collection System
Haywood County

Dear Mr. Gregg:

The Division of Water Resources (DWR) is providing this hard copy of the information below
transmitted to you, Jeff Stines and Garron Braddish electronically on May 15, 2018 for your
records:

Subsequent to the recent repeated overflows from Waynesville’s Collection System at the
Haywood County Fairgrounds, DWR is requiring the Town of Waynesville perform surface
water sampling for fecal coliform following all events involving the release of wastewater from
Waynesville’s collection system at the Fairgrounds to surface water.

Sampling procedure to be performed as follows:

1. Within 4 hours of a release of 1000 gallons or more of untreated wastewater near the
Haywood County Fairgrounds to surface water, samples must be collected by
qualified personnel for analysis by Standard Method 9222 D for Fecal Coliform at
the following locations:

a. Immediately upstream of the location where wastewater enters the Lake
Palcoy stream, (with adequate separation distance to eliminate the chance of
the wastewater contaminating the upstream sample)..

b. Approximately 500’ downstream of the location where wastewater enters the
receiving stream, where the stream daylights before entering Richland Creek..

c. Richland Creek immediately upstream of the location where the Lake Palcoy
stream converges with Richland Creek, (with adequate separation distance to
eliminate the chance of the wasetwater contaimninating the upstream sample).

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d. Richland Creek Approximately 1500’ downstream of the location where the
Lake Palcoy stream converges with Richland Creek (Walnut Trail Rd bridge)

2. Sampling as described above shall occur once daily for the duration of each release
event, with a final sampling event performed 24 hours after cessation of the event.

3. Following each daily sampling event, Waynesville shall e-mail DWR a summary of
the sampling event and a map of sample locations, and describe the status of the
release and associated repair operations.

4. After receiving analytical results from the sampling, Waynesville shall immediately e-
mail DWR the sample results. Results are to be sent to:
[e-mail], [e-mail] and
[e-mail]. A separate copy of the results are to be sent to the County
Health Department.

If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mikal Willmer, Tim Heim or
me at 828-296-4500.

Sincerely,

G. Landon Davidson, P.G., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Waters Resources, NCDEQ

EC: Jeff Stines, ORC
Preston Gregg, PE
Garron Braddish, Haywood County Health Department
WQS-ARO Server
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