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2008-2009

Wastewater Collection System

Annual Report

Permittee: North Brunswick Sanitary District

P. O. Box 2230

Leland, NC 28451

Responsible Person: Steve C. Hall

Collections System Superintendent/ORC

P. O. Box 2230

Leland, NC 28451

(910) 279-3409 Cell

(910) 371-9949 Office

(910) 371-6441 Fax

Permit No.: WQCS00202

Name:   North Brunswick Sanitary District

The wastewater collections system consists of approximately 21.3 miles of force main and 96.5 miles of gravity pipe ranging from 8 to 12 inches. There are (45) forty five pump stations in the system which lift wastewater from low areas to main outfall lines. Most pump stations are equipped with a standby generator for emergency power. The current average flow of wastewater generated by the collection system to the Belville Wastewater Treatment Plant is .38 million gallons per day. The current average flow of wastewater generated by the collection    system to the North West Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant is .56 million gallons per day.

 PERFORMANCE

There where no reportable sanitary overflows during this reporting period. The District is aggressively working to upgrade and improve the collection system. A maintenance program requires at least (10) percent of the system to be cleaned each year and a visual inspection of manholes in place. A Grease Ordinance has been adopted by the District and an Inspection program has been implemented. The District’s Maintenance Department has taken a “STOP IT NOW” attitude toward Inflow & Infiltration and is pursuing this problem wholeheartedly. Operational checks of the pump stations telemetry and generator backup power are done on a weekly basis.

EDUCATION

My sewer is stopped up! I don’t understand why it’s not working right!

My toilet won’t flush; what’s wrong?

In the Public Service Department, we hear this on a daily basis; however, most sewer problems can be prevented BY THE CUSTOMER. The majority of stop ups are caused by a buildup of grease in the lines. You can help prevent SSO (Sanitary Sewer Overflow) by reducing the amount of grease and fats that’s put into the wastewater system. Your friends in the Public Service Department are trying their best to prevent problems in your wastewater collection system. Please help them out a little bit by NOT pouring grease, fat, or oils down the drain. The work we have to do to handle grease and oils in the collection system makes operating cost go up, and when operating cost go up, so does the cost of living.

PLEASE HELP KEEP COST DOWN BY FOLLOWING THESE SIMPLE GUIDELINES

 > DON’T pour grease, fats or oils from cooking down the drain.

 > DON’T put anything down the drain that doesn’t belong there, paper towels, personal hygiene products, food scraps (unless you have a disposer), disposable diapers, or any other foreign objects.

In addition to blockages, INFLOW AND INFILTRATION sometimes causes SSO’s during heavy rains. Missing or broken cleanout caps, and broken or improperly set manhole lids, contribute to this problem. Be observant when you drive and travel around the District and let us know if you see anything that doesn’t look right. A single broken cleanout can allow up to 4600 gallons of water to enter the wastewater system each hour. All this adds to higher treatment cost.

NOTIFICATION

A mailing list was developed from customer billing records and the customers was mailed a copy the Performance Annual Report.

CERTIFICATION

I certify under penalty of law that this report is complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge. I further certify that this report has been made available to the users or customers of the named system and that those users have been notified of its availability.