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    Complaint

    126805
    WPC
    4/26/2023
    Ask TDEC
    Sludge / Bio-solids
    05-JUL-2023 07:40AM

    Location based on SITE_ID

    Site ID
    5111
    Site
    City of Bristol dba Bristol STP 2
    Location
    578 Beaver Creek Road
    City
    Bluff City
    Description
    Sewage Treatment Plant
    County
    Sullivan
    EFO Name
    Johnson City
    Site Owner
    City of Bristol

    Investigation Results

    Advisement Letter
    4/27/2023
    6/27/2023
    Yes

    Complaint Description and Writeup

    Under Section 118(a) of the TN Water Quality Control Act I submit this water quality complaint. I believe the condition of Thomas Creek on my property at 361 Cold Springs Church Rd has been harmed by biosolids application at 447 Watagua Rd, Bristol TN under Permit TNB023531. Loss of aquatic life (minnows, mussels, crawdads) has occurred over past few years as biosolids applications has increased. Biosolids have been placed at times without appropriate dispersion, including a pile 4 ft deep x 80 ft long within 50 ft of the creek. The volume of dump trucks (40 to 60 trucks over past 6 weeks with more to come) may exceed the permitted tonnage of biosolids for this property. Finally, the quality or volume of biosolids is causing me adverse health effects, leaving me further concerned for impacts to aquatic life in this creek and beyond. I request an investigation into the water pollution and quality and a response to my concerns about the volume, application methods, and quality / prior testing of the biosolids at 447 Watauga Rd.