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Inspection Details
Site ID
Parent Site
Location
County
EFO
5579
Bill Rice Ranch, Inc.
627 Bill Rice Ranch Road
Rutherford
Nashville
Inspection Details
Inspection Number
32078
Site ID
5579
Permit Number
TN0057975
Inspection date
5/24/2012
Inspection type
Compliance Eval (non-sampling) (CEI)
Status
Minor Deficiency Noted
Notes
5/22 & 5/24/12, CEI & pump station inspection, plant fenced with gates but not locked, building not locked, metal structures at plant severely corroded & need maintenance/replacement, no comunitor & corroded barscreen not working, plants & algae overgrowing in clarifier, using 18 chlorine tablets for <5000 gpd flow & no de-chlorination, chlorine & Captor feed not set up yet, filter backwash pump not working for 12+ years, sand filled/clogged with sludge & growing plants (needs replacement), new lab building but not finished completely inside/no heat or air conditioner, reagents/meters not kept in acceptable temperature ranges, problems with sampling & analysis procedures & with some recordkeeping, problems with meeting ammonia & other limits.---Effluent is pumped to lake & discharges to stream from lake, they want to eventually eliminate lake (not part of treatment process) & discharge directly to tributary channel at plant, eliminate lake & fill for further expansion.---Three pump stations, all single pumps, one checked weekly, other 2 checked only irregularily, all original equipment, metal parts severely corroded and need replacement/repair, audible alarms, no way to secure wetwells or control boxes, not fenced, pump station for houses had outlet line break (coupling comes loose) & overflow.---Need to make repairs, improve operations, & plan for replacement of treatment plant. Pool filter backwash done daily & draining of pool both discharged straight to stream.