Vermont Watershed Management in DEC at ANR


Newly Reported Overflow
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Submission Number: HPC-XDAX-VA0GG
Current Status: Deemed Complete
SubVersionID: b46cf78c-574e-4760-9ab9-5dd86e0bd3c7
Location: 800 feet from Berlin- Barre City town line on US 302
Caller Name And Title: William Ahearn
Incident Start Date: 10/31/2021
Incident End Date: 10/31/2021
Contact Name And Title For Public: William Ahearn DPW Director
Public Contact Phone Number: 8024760250
Incident Start Time: 02:00 pm
Incident End Time: 07:00 pm
Estimated Volume: 1,000 to 10,000 gallons
Nature Of Incident: Discharged untreated sewage
Cause Of Discharge: High Flows
Type Of Obstruction: none known
Point Of Discharge: Manhole
Corrective Action Taken: Increased frequency of pump outs review and analysis of pumping schedule, staff instruction to assure timely return for a pump out. Further, engineering planning underway.
Waterbody Impacted: Stevens Branch
Description Of Incident: High flows overtook standard pumping schedule. The combined wastewater overflowed the manhole, adjacent to the WACR Vermont Rail bed.