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unusual discharge.”
She said, “the solids were discharged haphazardly because the plant was not set up to operate correctly. If the valves are not set properly or adjusted properly, sewage runs straight through without treatment. That was happening that day when the plant was visited.”
Ms. O’Connell said an earlier inspection in April showed that a “failure to refill the chlorine tank resulted in too little chlorine being used...and an earlier report in March had shown too much chlorine being released.
Ms. O’Connell said her notes were coming from a computer report on inspections and notices sent in by the Northern Virginia office of the SWCB.
April Young, with the Northern Virginia office, said her office had noticed problems with reports from the plant starting in the winter and had first visited the plant on April 15. She said the office had made at least four visits to the plant since then, collecting information for their investigation. The most recent, she said, was last Tuesday.
She said the office was waiting for reports for the past three years from the Charlottesville firm that tests samples from the plant. Those reports will be needed for the final report, she said. She said biologists had checked the Thornton River, and their tests showed no serious problems with the river as a result of problems at the plant.
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