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    Complaint

    126394
    WPC
    3/27/2023
    Phone
    Pollution / Spills / Illicit Discharge
    06-SEP-2023 03:59PM

    Location based on SITE_ID

    Site ID
    5027
    Site
    Church Hill STP
    Location
    VFW Road (STP) 300 East Main Blvd(City Hall)
    City
    Church Hill
    Description
    Treatment of municipal sewage
    County
    Hawkins
    EFO Name
    Johnson City
    Site Owner
    City of Church Hill

    Investigation Results

    Referred to other Agency
    3/30/2023
    City of Church Hill
    3/30/2023
    Sandy Renner
    3/27/2023

    Description and Writeup

    The anonymous complainant reported to Mr. Jason Benton (JTBe)-Division of Water Resources (DWR)-Johnson City Environmental Field Office (JCEFO) that Hutchinson Body Sealing System is discharging wastewater with a high pH(>11), solids, and oily debris as a result of washing the collections cells from the air filtration system to the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). He has spoken to the Division of Air Pollution Control (APC)-JCEFO as well and issued a complaint with them (complaint #126319). Ms. Sandra Vance (SKV)-DWR-JCEFO spoke with Ms. Sandy Renner on 3-30-2023 and was informed that Mr. Dave Shields, Hutchinson Body Sealing System is conducting an investigation. The results of the investigation will be forward to SKV. Ms. Renner will also do a follow-up investigation. The facility has a zero-discharge industrial user permit under the City of Church Hill WWTP pretreatment program.