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Complaint
Complaint Number
38432
DWR Program Area
WPC
Date Received
11/14/2015
How Received
Phone
Concerning
Ag / Animal Waste
Concerning (Other)
Assigned on
Record Last Updated
01-SEP-2017 09:36PM
Location based on SITE_ID
Site ID
6555
Site
Blackjack Ridge Dairy
Location
7500 Gordon Lawrence Road
City
Santa Fe
Description
-
County
Maury
EFO Name
Columbia
Site Owner
Milton Beard
Investigation Results
Status
NOV
Date Investigated
11/16/2015
Responsible Party
Blackjack Ridge Dairy
Completed on
11/16/2015
Referred To
Referred on
Photos
Yes
Complaint Description and Writeup
Complaint Description and Writeup
JCA received a call from TWRA on Saturday evening (11-14-15) regarding a discharge of waste from Blackjack Ridge Dairy.
JCA, SAW and TEG investigated the complaint on 11-16-15. Two separate waste discharges were discovered. The first discharge was to Potts Branch, and originated from a buried pipe at the base of the hill below pond 1. The waste was determined to be coming from the waste distribution system used to move liquid waste from the ponds to the rest of the farm. The pipe coming from the distribution system was actively discharging during our investigation and running into another pipe. This pipe appeared to lead to the buried pipe at the base of the hill. Chris Beard confirmed this during our visit.
The second discharge was to Lunns Branch, and originated at the silage storage area. A black discharge led down the hill and crossed underneath the road into a drainage that leads to an UNT to Lunns Branch. The discharge was collecting at the road during our visit, and not discharging to the stream at that time.