Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources

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1 Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District 2014 Implementation Survey WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN Name: Jurisdiction: Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources Phone: Wastewater Collection System Inspection and Maintenance Action Item 7.5: Sewer System Rehabilitation Program 1. Does your jurisdiction maintain a program for prioritizing and performing needed sanitary sewer system rehabilitation projects? Action Item 7.8 Sewer System Overflow Emergency Response Program 2. Over the past 12 months, how many sewer spills have you identified that occurred to: Grease Blockages: Tree Roots/Vegetation Encroachment: 2 64 Vandalism: Third Party Construction Damage: 19 Structural Defect: Pump Station Failure: 1, Debris: 53, Plug: 3 Unknown: 3. Please provide the annual number of Sanitary Sewer Overflows reaching Waters of the State. 18 Page 1 of

2 Action Item 7.9: Sewer System Inspection and Maintenance Training 4. Has your local government begun to develop a training program for sewer system inspection and maintenance? Septic Systems and Decentralized Systems Action Item 8.1: Septic System Planning 5. Has your jurisdiction developed a plan that identifies where and under what conditions septic systems are appropriate considering long-term water quality and quantity concerns? Action Item 8.2: Septic System Critical Area Management 6. Has your local government begun to identify septic system critical areas? Action Item 8.4: Septic Tank Septage Disposal 7. Does your jurisdiction have a plan for the disposal of septage generated within your jurisdiction at local wastewater treatment plants or alternative disposal locations? If you answered no, what are the major barriers to the development of a plan for the disposal of septage generated within your jurisdiction? 8. If your jurisdiction accepts septic tank waste for treatment, please provide the quantity of septic waste received over the last 12 months in gallons. For the year 2013 the Crooked Creek facility took in 242,000 gallons of septic waste. Page 2 of

3 Action Item 8.6: Septic System Coordination 9. Does your jurisdiction have written procedures to involve the County Board of Health in initial site plan review of new developments and annual water quality discussions? If no, please indicate the major barriers to septic system coordination. Education and Public Awareness (Section 11) 10. Does your jurisdiction have an education/outreach program to ensure that the community understands the importance of the following (check all that apply): Reducing/eliminating grease discharges into the sewer system Properly disposing of pharmaceuticals and household chemicals Properly maintaining residential septic systems 11. If your jurisdiction and/or authority conducts wastewater related education at schools, please indicate which of the following grade levels are addressed. Elementary Middle High School outreach in schools 12. How many education and outreach activities have you completed in the last 12 months? How many public participation/involvement activities have you completed in the past 12 months? 25 Page 3 of

4 14. Please provide an estimate of the number of people you reach through your education and public participation efforts: Bill stuffers/newsletters/brochures/info on website: Unable to estimate Adult presentations/workshops: 297 K-12 school programs: 1,176 Facility tours: 782 Water festivals: 914 Other innovative education and outreach program (Name and describe program in question 15.) 15. Please describe your education and outreach program. (Please attach additional pages as needed.) The Gwinnett County Fats, Oil and Grease (FOG)/Lateral Program was established to prevent sanitary sewer overflows due to preventable FOG buildup and water intrusion into the collection system. Public education is a major component to achieving this goal. To that end we have created an educational website, brochures, and giveaways to promote awareness. Grade school children are our primary audience and we partner with several schools as well as the county Parks and Recreation Department to give presentations. We also present to adult groups such as realtor, business, and homeowner associations. 16. What new outreach materials would be helpful to you? Include topics and type of materials in your answer. Page 4 of 5

5 Reuse Projects (Section 4) 17. Please discuss any new water reuse projects that you have implemented in the last 24 months. (Please attach additional pages as needed.) None Page 5 of 5