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Facility Name: Chelsea    
Caller Name And Title: Michael Whipple, Chief Operator    
Municipality: Chelsea    
Location (street or site): Discharge location directly behind plant in first branch of white river    
Incident Start Date: 04/02/2024    
Incident End Date: 04/08/2020    
Incident Start End Times: 02:00 pm to 01:22 pm    
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: Chem Feed Problem    
Type Of Obstruction: none    
Point Of Discharge: WWTF outfall    
Corrective Action Taken: chlorination pump rate has been increased. another sample will be taken in next day or 2 (weather dependent). Uncovering and cleaning of tanks will be done as soon as snow level allows.    
Waterbody Impacted: first branch of white river    
Contact Name And Title For Public: Michael Whipple, Chief Operator    
Call Date:    
WW Staff Called:    
Type Of Notification: nForms    
Public Overflow Report For Web: Y    
   
   
   
Description Of Incident: permit requires chlorination starting April 1. Sample was taken April 2 at 2:00 pm. tcr was 1.19. with results from lab being to high to read. Normal operating procedure is to uncover tanks and do thorough cleaning removing scum layer buildup from winter before chlorination begins. with impending forecast of 1-2' of snow this week this procedure has been delayed. repeat sample was delayed do to weather. repeat sample taken on April 8 at 1:22 pm tcr was 2.1with a result of 1.    
   
nForm Submission Number: HQ2-KXYT-RWWSW