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Investigations Refresher Training
February 14, 2018
Today's Complaints
Stormwater Pollution Reporting Form
Date Pollution was Observed
Street Address
City
State
Zip Code
Weather Conditions at the Time
Type of Pollution Observed
Please Specify
If pollution observed in waterway, what did the
water look like?
What did the water smell like?
How much was spilled?
Supporting Information
Additional Information
Contact Information
Contact Information
2/14/2018
Subway on Lakewood
Durham
NC
27707
Overcast
Other
There's a strange odor and scum on the water in the ditch
between the road and parking lot.
Scummy, Oily
Other - Rotten food
Unknown/Not a liquid spill
None of the above were observed
Please be aware that you do not have to provide us with your name and/or contact information. If you choose not to remain anonymous, the information you
supply may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and Disclosed to 3rd parties. However, if you choose to remain anonymous, we will not be able to
contact you with updates on the situation, or to request additional information if it is needed. Note: If this is an emergency, or there is an immediate threat to
human life, call 911!
First Name
Last Name
Phone Number
Email
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Today's Complaints
Stormwater Pollution Reporting Form
Date Pollution was Observed
Street Address
City
State
Zip Code
Weather Conditions at the Time
Type of Pollution Observed
Please Specify
If pollution observed in waterway, what did the
water look like?
What did the water smell like?
How much was spilled?
Supporting Information
Additional Information
Contact Information
Contact Information
2/14/2018
800 Block of Eva Street
Durham
NC
27701
Overcast
Sewage
Sewage
Unknown/Not a liquid spill
None of the above were observed
My front yard smells like sewage. I can see a persistent
puddle in my neighbor's front yard and I'm concerned they
may have a sewage leak.
Please be aware that you do not have to provide us with your name and/or contact information. If you choose not to remain anonymous, the information you
supply may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and Disclosed to 3rd parties. However, if you choose to remain anonymous, we will not be able to
contact you with updates on the situation, or to request additional information if it is needed. Note: If this is an emergency, or there is an immediate threat to
human life, call 911!
First Name
Last Name
Phone Number
Email
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Bob
Ross
919-555-8976
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Today's Complaints
Stormwater Pollution Reporting Form
Date Pollution was Observed
Street Address
City
State
Zip Code
Weather Conditions at the Time
Type of Pollution Observed
Please Specify
If pollution observed in waterway, what did the
water look like?
What did the water smell like?
How much was spilled?
Supporting Information
Additional Information
Contact Information
Contact Information
2/14/2018
2900 Block of Fawn Avenue
Durham
NC
27705
Overcast
Sediment
Unknown/Not a liquid spill
None of the above were observed
The construction crew working next to my house is allowing
dirt to be tracked into the street. I'm worried about it clogging
the storm drain in front of my house when it rains.
Please be aware that you do not have to provide us with your name and/or contact information. If you choose not to remain anonymous, the information you
supply may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and Disclosed to 3rd parties. However, if you choose to remain anonymous, we will not be able to
contact you with updates on the situation, or to request additional information if it is needed. Note: If this is an emergency, or there is an immediate threat to
human life, call 911!
First Name
Last Name
Phone Number
Email
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Multiple Complaint Triage
Which should be investigated first?
1. Unknown discharge
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3. Construction site track -out
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Jurisdiction
Investigation history
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Arrive on Scene
Entry on Premises
— Can you get to the ditch to collect evidence?
— How do you know whether you have the right to
enter?
— Where do you go if you need to gain permission
to enter?
CITY OF DURHAM What do you do next?
Survey the area
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Spot a potential problem
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Field Tests
What field tests would you conduct?
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Ammonia CHEMetrics
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You identify four businesses in this building:
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Dye Testing
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BLUE DRAIN TRACE
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Comment from the Coffee Shop Owner
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What next?
• The only information from the coffee shop owner is that the food truck parks
there in the afternoon
• How will you go about determining who they are and if they are the source?
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• Business Name: Wendy's Whimsical Waffles
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• Company based in: Durham, NC
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Property Management Company
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• Property manager: Celia Cruz
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— Locations
— Times
— Field test results
— Sensory indicators
• Conversations (names, positions, responsibility)
• Connect problem to responsible party
— Actions
• A summary of actions taken during the investigation
• Any directions or corrective actions you communicate
• Any action or inaction by the responsible party or parties
• This field can be used as an easy way to see the results of the task without reading
through the Details & Findings field
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• Details & Findings
— Evidence of grease near Subway
— CHEMetrics results, flow description
— Traced through system to Phonics
— Iron bacteria in southern drains
— Grease in eastern drains
— Dye test results
— Info from Mr. Hitchcock
— Follow-up task:
• My observations or eyewitness photos of the food truck cleaning
discharge
— Truck personnel ID
• Actions
— Traced problem to Phonics Square
— Dye tests = negative
— Observed discharge
— Spoke with Responsible Party
— Gave verbal requirements
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