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Site IDParent SiteLocationCountyEFO
5579Bill Rice Ranch, Inc.627 Bill Rice Ranch RoadRutherfordNashville

Inspection Details

32078
5579
TN0057975
5/24/2012
Compliance Eval (non-sampling) (CEI)
Minor Deficiency Noted
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.