Complaint Details

Complaint Number

46456

DWR Program Area

WPC

Date Received

2/1/2018

How Received

Other Agency

Concerning

Pollution / Spills / Illicit Discharge

Concerning (Other)

Assigned Date

Record Last Updated

22-OCT-2018 02:30PM

Site ID: 90690
Site: Nash Dairy Co.
Location: 3983 Highway 41A North
City: Chapel Hill
Description: Dairy farm
County: Bedford
EFO Name: Columbia
Site Owner: Steve Nash

Status

Compliance Review Meeting

Date Investigated

2/1/2018

Responsible Party

Steve Nash

Date Completed

4/17/2018

Referred To

Date Referred

Photos

Yes

JCA received a call from Larry Thurston with TWRA in Bedford County on 2/1/2018 regarding a possible release of waste from Nash Dairy.

JCA/TEG responded to the call and met TWRA on site. The source of the waste reaching the stream was determined to be coming from a traveling gun system spraying waste onto a field at the dairy. The system was continuing to spray while DWR staff were there, even though rain had been falling at the site for some time. JCA called the field office and had DAL attempt to contact Mr. Nash to instruct him to shut the pumps off.

Waste was observed running to both Wilson Creek and to an UNT to Clem Creek. Employees of Mr. Nash showed up to shut off the pumps while DWR and TWRA were on site. The employees said that the system had been turned on about 7:30 that morning and had run until it was shut off about 2:30. The distance the gun had traveled in that time was approximately 600 to 800 feet.

TWRA sent a text to JCA on 2/3/2018 showing that waste was still flowing in Wilson Creek.

Complaint

Location based on SITE_ID

Investigation Results

Description and Writeup