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Complaint
Complaint Number
106718
DWR Program Area
WPC
Date Received
3/23/2021
How Received
Email
Concerning
Sewage Bypass / Overflow
Concerning (Other)
Assigned Date
3/23/2021
Record Last Updated
30-MAR-2021 07:51AM
Location based on SITE_ID
Site ID
4919
Site
Clarksville Gas and Water dba Clarksville Wastewater Treatment Plant
Location
15 Quarry Road
City
Clarksville
Description
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County
Montgomery
EFO Name
Nashville
Site Owner
City of Clarksville
Investigation Results
Status
No Problem Found
Date Investigated
3/26/2021
Responsible Party
Date Completed
3/30/2021
Referred To
Date Referred
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Description and Writeup
Tip or Complaint: I was informed only after asking why it smelled so bad by several people that the city of Clarksville is dumping raw untreated waste and sewage into the red river.
3.30.2021 Email to complainant: We received the complaint below and would like to address your concerns. The Clarksville collection system consists of a combined sewer system. A combined sewer system consists of a single set of pipes that conveys both sanitary sewage and stormwater. Intense rainfall often leads to flows of stormwater in the combined sewer system that exceed treatment plant capacity. These high flows of primarily stormwater are discharged without treatment and referred to as combined sewer overflows or CSOs. The CSOs are permitted by EPA and TDEC under the terms of a permit issued under the Clean Water Act.
The City of Clarksville is under a Consent Order as of February 23, 2012 (Case No# WPC11-0044). The City of Clarksville is working diligently on the combined sewer system to reduce the number of overflows, but it takes time to complete this task.
Odors may be apparent in combined sewer systems because some storm drains lead directly to the sewer system so odor can come up from them. In addition, the wastewater plant is adjacent to the confluence of the Red and Cumberland Rivers and there may be odors associated with it as well. To pinpoint the source, the City of Clarksville will need a better understanding of where the odor complaint is. You may reach the City of Clarksville by calling 931-645-7400 or emailing gasandwater@cityofclarksville.com. Please feel free to report any sewer overflows directly to the utility. Brian Shelton is the Public Utilities Senior Director. His extension at the number above is 1820.