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Facility Name: Brattleboro    
Caller Name And Title: Josh Reitze; WWTF Chief Operator    
Municipality: Brattleboro WWTP    
Location (street or site): Force main in woods in Ft Dummer State Park    
Incident Start Date: 11/25/2024    
Incident End Date: 11/25/2024    
Incident Start End Times: 10:00 am to 07:00 pm    
Estimated Duration Of Event:    
Nature Of Incident: Discharged untreated sewage    
Estimated Volume (gallons): 5000    
Cause Of Discharge: Crack/Hole in Pipe    
Type Of Obstruction:    
Point Of Discharge: Manhole    
Corrective Action Taken: Manhole was pumped out and air valve was capped off for the night and repair of the air valve will happen in the morning. Lime was put down where wastewater was flowing on the ground.    
Waterbody Impacted: Broad Brook    
Contact Name And Title For Public: Josh Reitze; WWTF Chief Operator    
Call Date:    
WW Staff Called:    
Type Of Notification: nForms    
Public Overflow Report For Web: Y    
   
   
   
Description Of Incident: Member of public reported liquid coming out of a manhole while on a hike in Ft Dummer State Park, utilities department reported to location and found that reported manhole had sewer water coming out of it and that it was part of the force main line coming from Broad Brook pump station. Once manhole was opened it was discovered that the air relief valve was stuck open and discharging liquid during pump run cycles.    
   
nForm Submission Number: HQ8-DKCG-R4WXJ