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    Complaint

    44249
    WPC
    7/6/2017
    Voice Mail
    Pollution / Spills / Illicit Discharge
    Pesticides
    7/7/2017
    20-NOV-2023 02:44PM

    Location based on SITE_ID

    Site ID
    47107
    Site
    Powell Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc.
    Location
    420 Straight Creek Road
    City
    New Tazewell
    Description
    -
    County
    Claiborne
    EFO Name
    Knoxville
    Site Owner
    -

    Investigation Results

    Referred to other Agency
    7/12/2017
    7/20/2017
    Department of Agriculture

    Complaint Description and Writeup

    7/06/2017 - Voicemail stated that Powell Valley Electric (PVE) in Harrogate has been spraying pesticides undergrowth and directly into streams. Station Creek is one of them along with many other.

    *7/10-7/12/2017 - I have been trying to call the complainant back for several days to ask more questions and figure out an exact location of the pesticide spray, however, we have been playing a little phone tag.

    **7/19/2017 - Spoke with Mr. Newton. The spraying has occurred along Ramsey Hollow Road and many other areas. He also stated that they spraying directly against his house/barn and on blackberry bushes in which their children pick and eat.

    ***7/20/2017 - Spoke with the Department of Agriculture, pesticide unit, and was told to refer all pesticide complaints to them. They have several employees that will investigate the complaint.