Tennessee Division of Water Resources (DWR) Permits Documents Permit Appeals Moratoriums Complaints Inspections Eng. Plans Hydrologic Det. Exceptional Waters Ambient Monitoring QLP Data Oil & Gas Wells FTC Operator Certification Water Wells Site IDParent SiteSite LocationCountyEFO 4968TVA Allen Fossil Plant D4 Plant Retirement/ Decommissioning and Plant Site Restoration2574 Plant RdShelbyMemphis COMPLAINT Help Back to Previous Page Complaint Number13051Program AreaWPCDate ReceivedJAN-27-2010How ReceivedPhoneConcerningPollution / Spills / Illicit DischargeConcerning (Other)Assigned DateJAN-27-2010 Location based on SITE_ID Site ID 4968 Site TVA Allen Fossil Plant D4 Plant Retirement/ Decommissioning and Plant Site Restoration Location 2574 Plant Rd City Memphis Description Building demolition and restoration of site to brownfield County Shelby EFO Name Memphis Site Owner Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Investigation Results Date InvestigatedJAN-28-2010StatusClosedResponsible PartyTVA - Allen Fossil PlantResp Party Phone901-789-8464Date CompletedJAN-28-2010Referred ToDate ReferredPhotosLast updated20-NOV-2023 12:13PM Complaint Description and Writeup 1/27/10: David Thorpe informed Cliff Caudle (WPC) about a leak to a transport line that allowed some process water to flow down a storm drain and ultimately into McKellar Lake. It was unknown at that time how much process water was discharged.1/28/10: MTP contaced Mr. Thorpe to obtain more information with regard to the incident. Mr. Thorpe stated that less than 500 gallons of process water reached a nearby storm drain. The system was immediately shut down, further discharge was contained, and cleanup efforts were made. Incident reports were submitted by Mr. Thorpe and Ms. Cynthia Anderson (TVA) to WPC-Memphis via email on 1/28/10 (uploaded in waterlog).
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