Attachment_3_Cheoah-Tusq_SOW.doc

CHEOAH AND TUSQUITEE RANGER DISTRICTS

WATER TESTING AND MONITORING

ATTACHMENT 2 – STATEMENT OF WORK

NATIONAL FOREST IN NORTH CAROLINA

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST

TUSQUITTEE AND CHEOAH RANGER DISTRICTS

WATER TREATMENT & TESTING

SWIMMING AREA –

WATER QUALITY TESTING

STATEMENT OF WORK

Dec. 1, 2018 Potable Water and Swimming Area Testing and Chlorinator Operations

Part 1 – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

A – Scope of Contract – Furnish all labor, incidental materials, chemicals and transportation necessary for operation and maintenance of the Facilities listed hereafter. Contractor MUST be North Carolina Class C Water Licensed.

B – Facilities to be maintained and/or tested under this contract:

Facility

Use Period

CHEOAH

District Office /

Year Round

Work Center / Residence

PWS ID #NC0138404

as specified in Part 4 of this SOW

Rattler Ford Campground

March – Oct

PWS ID #NC0138407

as specified in Part 2 of this SOW

Horse Cove Campground

PWS ID #NC0138405

Cheoah Pt. Campground

PWS ID #NC0138403

Tsali Recreation Area

PWS ID #NC0138408

Cable Cove Campground

PWS ID #NC0138409

as specified in Part 2 of this SOW

Cherokee Lake Recreation Area

March - Oct

(Tusquitee Ranger District)

PWS ID #NC0120444

As specified in Part 2 of this SOW

Cheoah Pt. Beach Area

April – Oct. 1 as specified in Part 3 of this SOW

Jackrabbit Swimming Beach Area

April - Oct. 1

(Tusquittee Ranger District) as specified in Part 3 of this SOW

Part 2 – TESTING REQUIREMENTS: POTABLE WATER A. Collection of Samples for Testing of Potable Water

1. Contractor shall be responsible for sample containers, taking samples, and performing total coliform and fecal coliform tests (as required) on the water samples.

2. All area sites shall be tested one time per 30-day period.

3. One negative sample must be taken prior to the site opening. Exact opening dates vary by site; COR will provide opening dates with enough notice to allow all samplings to be performed.

4. Re-sampling – All samples with one or more positive portions shall be re-sampled immediately as required by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NC DEQ) (formally the NC Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources) - http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/guest. The Forest Service shall be notified immediately by phone of any need for the Contractor to resample. Notify: Charles Gay @ 828-257-4321 – 160-A Zillicoa Street, Asheville, NC 28801-1082.

5. All re-sampling shall be indicated on the appropriate North Carolina State reporting forms before being forwarded to the Forest Service.

6. All re-sampling shall be done at the same unit price as indicated in the bid schedule for regular sampling.

7. A copy of the test results shall be submitted to the appropriate NC DEQ office as well as to the Forest Service, 1070 Massey Branch Road, Robbinsville, NC 28771 – Attn: Support Services Specialist.

8. Perform annual Nitrate on both water systems.

Note:

Any correspondence with the state regarding inspections, violations, penalties (including proof of clerical errors), is the responsibility of the contractor under the coordination of the Forest Service. In the case of any fees incurred due to penalties imposed by the state, they are the responsibility of the contractor.

B. Test results and operations forms and the appropriate NC DEQ form(s) shall be submitted to U.S. Forest Service, 1070 Massey Branch Road, Robbinsville, NC 28771 ATTN: Support Services Specialist.

C. Emergency Repairs

1. The Contractor shall be required to perform emergency repairs from Monday through Saturday.

2. An Emergency Repair is defined as the labor, parts, and transportation necessary to correct/repair the defective equipment for which the Contractor is being called to repair. When emergency repairs are needed, the Contractor will notify the COR before incurring any costs. Rates for the emergency repair will be based on the Schedule of Items.

Part 3 – SWIMMING AREA WATER TESTING REQUIREMENTS A.

Cheoah Point Beach Swimming Area & Jackrabbit Beach Swimming Area:

1. Provide weekly sampling and testing for fecal coliform.

2. Samples shall be taken each Monday of every week.

3. Sample testing shall be started within 6 (six) hours after sample is taken.

4. Written reports of test results shall be mailed to the Cheoah Ranger District.

5. If test reports show counts over 200, the Cheoah District Ranger shall be notified immediately by telephone: (828) 479-6431.

6. If re-samples are ordered by the Contracting Officer or the COR, the re-samples will be paid for at the unit price as established in the Schedule of Items.

Part 4 – OPERATION OF WATER SYSTEMS AND TESTING FOR CHLORINE

RESIDUAL

A. General

1. This section covers the operation, maintenance and chlorine residual testing for the following water systems: Cheoah District Office, Work Center, and Residences, and Cherokee Lake Water System.

2. The Contractor shall furnish all necessary equipment, transportation, chemicals and manpower to operate the existing hypo-chlorinators for each system listed above.

B. Specific Operation and Testing Requirements

1. The chlorination system shall be operated and calibrated to inject a chlorine solution into the water system that will provide a 2 ppm residual.

2. The Contractor shall be required to take a residual sample 1 time per week (as required by NC DEQ guidelines for Transient Water Systems).

3. The Contractor shall also be required to keep a log of water usage. Contractor will take meter reading on his regular visits and record them in the notebook. The notebook shall be kept at the well houses. Each log shall include the date and meter reading and the initials of the attending Operator.

4. Keep well houses and facilities neat and clean.

Part 5 – PRE-WORK CONFERENCE

A. Within 10 days after award of the Contract the Contractor shall meet with the COR to establish mutually agreeable schedules for accomplishment of the required items of work.