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    Complaint

    24940
    WPC
    4/9/2012
    Phone
    Pollution / Spills / Illicit Discharge
    4/9/2012
    01-MAY-2012 07:59AM

    Location based on SITE_ID

    Site ID
    35805
    Site
    Tansi Waste Management, Inc.
    Location
    458 Country Club Drive
    City
    Crossville
    Description
    -
    County
    Cumberland
    EFO Name
    Cookeville
    Site Owner
    Lake Tansi POA

    Investigation Results

    No Problem Found
    4/10/2012
    4/10/2012

    Complaint Description and Writeup

    Complaint of blue green algae and sewage smell from lake. Mr. Frank wants WPC staff to stop by and document condition.

    Mr. Frank has observed a blue-green algae bloom in Lake Hiawatha caused in part by unseasonably warm temperatures. The blue-green algae in the lake are blown around by the wind and can collect on leaves and vegetation in the shallows. The blue-green algae that have collected on the leaves begin to decompose once out of the water. The green chlorophyll is the first pigment to decompose giving the algae a blue color. Mr. Frank spent most of the time asking questions about the STP discharge to Lake Hiawatha and his apartment complex's field drains for the septic system. I explained that Wade Murphy (WPC) could answer his questions regarding the STP discharge, and that he should contact Jim Teeple (GWP) for information on the septic field drains. Division staff made no attempt to comment on the STP Permit or GWP issues at the site.