Facility Name:
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Vergennes
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Caller Name And Title:
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Rick Chaput, Chief Operator
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Municipality:
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Vergennes
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Location (street or site):
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MacDonough Drive Pump Station
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Incident Start Date:
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08/04/2015
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Incident End Date:
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08/04/2015
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Incident Start End Times:
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12:00 N - 4:00 PM
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Estimated Duration Of Event:
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4 hours
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Nature Of Incident:
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Authorized Wet Weather CSO Overflow
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Estimated Volume (gallons):
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48600
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Cause Of Discharge:
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High Flows
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Type Of Obstruction:
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Point Of Discharge:
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Combined Sewer Overflow Structure
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Corrective Action Taken:
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The operator responsed immediately. Three pump trucks and a Vactor truck were on site within one hour to pump down the incoming flows and the dry side of the pump station. Both pumps were started at 4:00 PM and ran one full cycle, but pump #1 would not start on the next cycle. An electrician is scheduled to troubleshoot pump #1 on 8/5/2015.
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Waterbody Impacted:
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Potash Brook & Otter Creek
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Contact Name And Title For Public:
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Rick Chaput, Chief Operator
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Call Date:
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08/05/2015
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WW Staff Called:
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Liz Dickson
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Type Of Notification:
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E-Mail
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Public Overflow Report For Web:
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Y
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Description Of Incident:
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An intense rain event on August 4, 2015 resulted in high flows to the pump station and an overflow. The dry side of the pump station flooded during the event and the two pumps were flooded and failed. Vergennes' Discharge Permit authorizes Combined Sewer Overflows during storm events from this pump station. The volume reported is the total volume that overflowed.
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