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Facility Name: Cavendish    
Randall Shimp, Chief Operator    
Cavendish    
SMH 25, Rt. 131    
06/23/2021    
06/23/2021    
03:00 pm to 04:30 pm    
   
Other    
Under 100 gallons    
Other    
pipe blockage - See Description of Incid    
Other    
SMH 25 cleaned of gravel and debris to re-establish flow. Lime spread over effected gravel at spill site    
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Randall Shimp, Chief Operator Cavendish WWTF    
   
   
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At approx. 3pm on Tues. June 23, 2021, a call was received from Pike Industries foreman that one of their machines had hit a covered SMH, broken the frame and gravel had gone into the MH blocking the invert. Cavendish staff was at the site in about 5 min. Noted that damaged MH was receiving MH for 4" force main from Midway pump station. Ass't Operator sent to shut down pumps and monitor level at pump sta. Pike had a vacuum truck nearby and sent it to the damage MH. Flow was handled by the vac truck and manual operation of the pump station with NO SURCHARGE from the MH or sewer system. While a the site, a leak develope at the rear hatch of the vac truck. This water leaked onto a gravel surface, and was contained at the rear of the truck with gravel berms. When MH was cleaned of gravel and debris, truck dumped the contents at the Cavendish WWTF. Lime was spread over the effected gravel at the spill site.    
   
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