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5776Etowah Utilities Board dba Etowah Utilities Wastewater Treatment Plant275 County Road 850McMinnChattanooga

Inspection Details

99857
5776
TN0063771
9/14/2022
Compliance Eval (non-sampling) (CEI)
In Compliance
Reviewed their NPDES and TMSP permit compliance. The facility has replaced the bar screen at the headworks since the last inspection. The facility is incompliance with their permit and has implemented the Method Update Rule. The facility has a written QAQC program and is conducting QAQC testing as required. The facility is conducting analysis according to 40 CFR part 136, all reagents and standards are unexpired. A new pH meter and DO probe have been purchased since the last inspection. All plant components are operational. The effluent is clear, no visible floating solids, sheen, or objectionable color contrast was observed in the receiving stream. Sludge is dewatered in a sludge box and hauled to a landfill for disposal. Recommendation: change the tubing more frequently in the composite samplers, look at installing secondary containment in the chemical storage room.