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Facility Name: Shelburne 1 (Crown Rd)    
Caller Name And Title: Walt Arsenault, Operator WWTF # 1    
Municipality: Shelburne    
Location (street or site): WWTF # 1    
Incident Start Date: 02/22/2018    
Incident End Date: 02/24/2018    
Incident Start End Times: 04:45 pm to 12:00 am    
Estimated Duration Of Event:    
Nature Of Incident: Discharged treated and partly disinfected effluent    
Estimated Volume (gallons): >100,000 to 500,000 gallons    
Cause Of Discharge: High Flows    
Type Of Obstruction: None    
Point Of Discharge: WWTF outfall    
Corrective Action Taken: Chlorine delivery ratio was increased on 21 Feb 18. In addition, on 23 Feb 18, two E-coli samples, one from each SBR, will be captured during the decant process, and brought to Endyne Lab for E-coli analysis. Sample results will be relayed to Shelburne wastewater personnel no later than 24 Feb 18.    
Waterbody Impacted: Lake Champlain    
Contact Name And Title For Public: Walt Arsenault    
Call Date:    
WW Staff Called:    
Type Of Notification: nForms    
Public Overflow Report For Web: Y    
   
   
   
Description Of Incident: Rapidly melting snow created high flow conditions that were outside the normal operating parameters of the facility. Increased flows potentially reduced disinfection time in chlorine contact tank. A chlorine residual of 1.30 mg/l was recorded along with the dispensing of 7.8 gallons of chlorine.    
   
nForm Submission Number: HNB-T92G-5P2FH