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    Complaint

    106718
    WPC
    3/23/2021
    Email
    Sewage Bypass / Overflow
    3/23/2021
    30-MAR-2021 07:51AM

    Location based on SITE_ID

    Site ID
    4919
    Site
    Clarksville Gas and Water dba Clarksville Wastewater Treatment Plant
    Location
    15 Quarry Road
    City
    Clarksville
    Description
    -
    County
    Montgomery
    EFO Name
    Nashville
    Site Owner
    City of Clarksville

    Investigation Results

    No Problem Found
    3/26/2021
    3/30/2021

    Complaint Description and Writeup

    Tip or Complaint: I was informed only after asking why it smelled so bad by several people that the city of Clarksville is dumping raw untreated waste and sewage into the red river.

    3.30.2021 Email to complainant: We received the complaint below and would like to address your concerns. The Clarksville collection system consists of a combined sewer system. A combined sewer system consists of a single set of pipes that conveys both sanitary sewage and stormwater. Intense rainfall often leads to flows of stormwater in the combined sewer system that exceed treatment plant capacity. These high flows of primarily stormwater are discharged without treatment and referred to as combined sewer overflows or CSOs. The CSOs are permitted by EPA and TDEC under the terms of a permit issued under the Clean Water Act.

    The City of Clarksville is under a Consent Order as of February 23, 2012 (Case No# WPC11-0044). The City of Clarksville is working diligently on the combined sewer system to reduce the number of overflows, but it takes time to complete this task.

    Odors may be apparent in combined sewer systems because some storm drains lead directly to the sewer system so odor can come up from them. In addition, the wastewater plant is adjacent to the confluence of the Red and Cumberland Rivers and there may be odors associated with it as well. To pinpoint the source, the City of Clarksville will need a better understanding of where the odor complaint is. You may reach the City of Clarksville by calling 931-645-7400 or emailing gasandwater@cityofclarksville.com. Please feel free to report any sewer overflows directly to the utility. Brian Shelton is the Public Utilities Senior Director. His extension at the number above is 1820.