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DWR Complaints
Complaint Details
Complaint
Complaint Number
130000
DWR Program Area
WPC
Date Received
1/1/2024
How Received
Ask TDEC
Concerning
Pollution / Spills / Illicit Discharge
Concerning (Other)
Assigned on
Record Last Updated
02-JAN-2024 02:23PM
Location based on SITE_ID
Site ID
4777
Site
Domtar Paper Company, LLC - Kingsport Mill
Location
100 Clinchfield Street
City
Kingsport
Description
Paper Mills
County
Sullivan
EFO Name
Johnson City
Site Owner
Weyerhaeuser Company Kingport Paper
Investigation Results
Status
Issue Resolved
Date Investigated
1/2/2024
Responsible Party
Completed on
1/2/2024
Referred To
Referred on
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Complaint Description and Writeup
Complaint Description and Writeup
Ask TDEC submission dated 01/01/2024 states, "Wanted to report an issue with the lagoons at Domtar. A foaming issue has caused foam from The waste water to go onto a city park. This can have a negative effect on the community, especially if it were to occur during baseball season."
Site investigation on 01/02/2024 by Mr. Corey Click. Ms. Bonnie Depew with Domtar was also present during the investigation. Foam was observed on the aerated side of the lagoon, but seemed to be contained in the lagoon during the investigation. No foam was observed on the non-aerated side of the lagoon. No foam was observed in Domtar Park. During the investigation and in a follow up email sent by Ms. Depew on 01/02/2024, Ms. Depew noted that more foam than usual was observed in the lagoon the morning of 12/28/2023, and that she was notified of foam blowing onto Domtar Park. Also in the follow up email, Ms. Depew stated that once aware of the increased foam, operations employees started looking for any leaks or changes that could contribute to more foam, but nothing was found. Ms. Depew stated that Domtar increased the defoamer feed and let it feed continuously. She also mentioned Domtar has started to optimize some processes that could contribute to foaming.