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Site IDParent SiteLocationCountyEFO
75753Bledsoe Creek State Park400 Zieglers Fort RoadSumnerNashville

Inspection Details

32067
75753
TN0058220
8/24/2012
Compliance Eval (non-sampling) (CEI)
NOV
8/24/12, No discharge reported at times of operator site visits, only 4 sampling events since January 2009, most recent sampling showed violations of effluent limits for E. coli and extremely high ammonia during June 2012, sand filter (SF) liner leaking and running out on grounds and appears to have been occurring for a while, could pose a health hazard, operator / park personnel not aware of it until CEI, electrical controls not adequate to run SF to provide normal operations, transducer out, using floats connected to timers, operator has to manually alternate pumps by rewiring the controls every two days, can't alternate between areas of SF without manual changes, pumps burning out and have to be replaced every 4 to 6 months due to sand/gravel getting into pump from wrong type of media and plant conditions/design, UV unit has very heavy buildup of solids in chamber and on bulb structure and needs more frequent cleaning, outfall sign recently ordered but hasn't been replaced since the May 2010 flood, park office does not have copies of daily analysis worksheet / records of operator site visits or contract lab reports / sample chain of custody forms, plant is fenced with gate but it is not kept locked all the time when not attended.