NC0086550_Facility Update_20110209

Rawls, Paul
From: Rawls, Paul
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 2:06 PM
To: Allen, Trent; Averitte, Ken; Brantley, Mark; Henson, Belinda; Lawyer, Mike; Lopez, Dale;
Strickland, Danny; Turlington, Chad; White, Hughie
Subject: Town of Fairmont WWTP
Mr. Johnny Britt reported to the FRO at 1:45 p.m. that he detected a strange odor at the WWTP YESTERDAY morning.
He has contacted TBL Lumberton and has taken some grab samples to the lab to try to identify the source of the odor.
He said the odor was not sweet, chemical or petroleum in nature.
What they know:
pH is 6.5
No visible sheen or foam
No identifiable odor
Suggested that they do the following:
Conductivity
Aeration basin DO
Oxygen uptake rate
COD (BOD will take to long)
Look at the bugs under a microscope
Go to all the pump stations to see if there is evidence of a dumping (including the outlying communities) (he said he did
that yesterday afternoon, I suggested a second visit)
I asked Johnny to report to us any changes in the plant immediately and to call the FRO tomorrow (2/10) with a report
even if nothing has changed.
I have placed a copy of this email in the Fairmont Inspections file.
Paul E. Rawls
NCDENR-DWQ
Fayetteville Regional Office
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