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Complaint
Complaint Number
114513
DWR Program Area
WPC
Date Received
9/20/2021
How Received
Concerning
Sewage Bypass / Overflow
Concerning (Other)
Assigned Date
9/20/2021
Record Last Updated
27-SEP-2021 11:35AM
Location based on SITE_ID
Site ID
5255
Site
City of Lebanon Gasification Plant dba Lebanon Waste Water Treatment Plant
Location
321 Hartmann Drive
City
Lebanon
Description
Treatment of municipal sewage
County
Wilson
EFO Name
Nashville
Site Owner
City of Lebanon
Investigation Results
Status
Issue Resolved
Date Investigated
9/21/2021
Responsible Party
City of Lebanon
Date Completed
9/27/2021
Referred To
Date Referred
Photos
Description and Writeup
There are two sewer manholes in the greenspace behind my home in Lebanon tn. When we have heavy rains, these manholes overflow and spew out raw sewage. I have been complaining about this to the city for a year and a half, with no response. On sept 18, we had flooding back in that field. Bot manholes spilled human waste from 10:00 am until 9:30 pm. The field is full of toilet paper and raw sewage. This is a major public health concern. To top it all off, the land owner, who happens to be the city sewer manager, is trying to use this land to bail hay. After a heavy rain on August 23, 2021, the manhole spilled sewage into the field. The land owner bailed that hay and sold it for animal consumption. This is pure negligence and needs to be addressed before animals or humans start to die from this. I have many videos of this incident on sept 18 and would like to share with someone at tdec.
There is a greenspace field directly behind me. The first manhole is about 70-80 yards directly west of my backyard. The other manhole is approx 100 yards north of that one.
JMF contacted Lebanon collection system operator on 9-21-21. Requested photos of site. Discussed overflows; seems to only occur during major rain events. Site is served by a pump station that is in design phase for renovation that will include increased pumping and storage capacity.
Photos received on 9-22-21 depicting overflow in progress, as well as area after with lime applied to disinfect. No solids noted on ground in photos.
Complainant contacted via e-mail on 9-27-21.