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DEQ inspected Nelson County wastewater plant after reported overflows; board hears mixed accounts
Summary
County staff reported DEQ observed EQ Basin overflow to a wooded area during a membrane-cleaning performance test and required testing and public notification; a resident later disputed the DEQ "no concern" finding, reporting visible solids in the woods and the stream.
Nelson County staff updated the Board of Supervisors about intermittent unauthorized discharges from the service authority's new wastewater treatment plant and a recent DEQ inspection.
Staff said DEQ inspectors observed overflow from the plant's equalization (EQ) basin that flowed through a culvert into a wooded area and that, at inspection, DEQ found "minor" settled solids in the woods and no evidence of solids at several downstream sample points on the South Fork Rockfish River. The transcript records staff saying DEQ requested immediate testing at overflow points, public notification of discharges and weekly operational reporting while the manufacturer…
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