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Sewage Spill Report

Sewage Spill Report

Sewage Entered a Waterway

 

Name of Municipality: City of Maysville

 

Date of Spill: March 24, 2020 Time of Spill: 1400 to 1850

 

Duration of Spill:_4 hours and 50 minutes

 

Amount of Spill: 1,450 gallons

 

Describe the method used to determine amount: The wastewater that was flowing out of the lift station was collected in a container. As the container was being filled, it was being timed with a watch. The wastewater was calculated to be overflowing at a rate of 5 GPM.

 

Location of spill: City of Maysville Lift Station # 2

 

 

What waterway was effected? _Unnamed Tributary to the Grove River

 

Describe what happened. What caused the spill? Is the spill ongoing? Give details of the corrective actions. Has the repair been completed? Attach pictures of before and after the repair and extra sheets if needed for description.   Due to excessive rainfall, Lift station # 2 in the City of Maysville, overflowed at an estimated 5 gallons per minute, for four hours and fifty minutes. The two pumps were operating correctly, they just could not keep up with the flow. The spill is not ongoing. The City of Maysville is moving forward with repair/replacement of the existing sanitary sewer collection system which will include line replacement and sewer manhole refurbishing. Areas of need will be based upon results of the smoke testing and video camera work that has been performed.

 

 

Date you emailed EPD: 3-26-2020

Who at EPD did you email? Ms. Darby Turner

 

Date you reported spill to Health Department __3-27-2020

Copy of notice to Health Department included   _Will email at later date

 

Date notice posted at spill site ____3-27-2020

Picture of notice posted included _Will email at later date

 

Spill Reported on City website and posted at City Hall: _3-27-2020

Copy of public notice included __Will email at later date

 

Signed _____Matthew Speed_ Date _____3-26-2020

Title: Environmental Specialist  Print Name _Matthew Speed