Friday, September 2, 2022

Ammonia Leak at OB Curtis

 The O.B. Curtis plant still suffers an ammonia leak.   MEMA discovered Wednesday a valve at tank #1 was leaking ammonia.  The tank is 40% ammonia.  Repairs are underway and expected to be completed today.  

An ammonia leak took place at the plant on June 16.  Jackson did not notify the public of the leak although it reported the leak to the National Response Center as required by law. The tank had to be drained, causing a drop in pressure and forcing Jackson to issue boil water and water conservation notices at the time.  Earlier post and link to report. 

 The plant produced 30 millions of water Wednesday.  The conventional plant treated 12 million gallons. It's current capacity is 18 million gallons.  It is authorized to treat 25 million gallons a day but faulty equipment and pumps reduced its capacity.  Fewell is producing 20.5 million gallons a day right now.  

Six tanks were holding water at low levels Wednesday and the system PSI was 74 although the OBC operated at 78 PSI.   Surface Water Tank Levels Wednesday:


o Byram: 0.14 ft.
o Chastain: 19.97 ft.
o Elaine: 1.81 ft.
o Forest: 16.33 ft.
o Livingston: 10.25 ft.
o Lynch: 10.45 ft.
o Magnolia: 23.10 ft.
o Northwest: 5.27 ft.
o Riverside: 16.75 ft.
o Suncrest: 0.0 ft.

20 comments:

Anonymous said...

I wish I knew what this means?

Anonymous said...

@940, It means that the problems are greater than anyone really knew. The more the folks in charge now try to bring the water treatment plants back on line and to full capacity the more issues will be discovered. The tank levels reported are (most likely) the levels of the various water tanks around Jackson. The water is pumped there from the treatment plants. From there it goes out to the various end users. The higher the tank levels, the higher the water pressure.

Bottom line, there is still a lot of work to be done. A lot of bad water has to be pushed through the system before there will be good water to be used.

Anonymous said...

9:40

It confirms the City of Jackson has done nothing to fix an ammonia leak. Just like they have done nothing time and time again to fix, correct, maintain, repair and be responsible for most of the cities assets.

However, I'll betcha the A/C is working at City Hall. I'll betcha there has been no problem in issuing city paychecks. Also, I'll betcha the mayor's vehicle is clean and full of gas.

Anonymous said...

Any way for Rukia to hustle contributions to her $$$lush fund on this news?

Anonymous said...

Does OSHA not regulate this?

Anonymous said...

@940, It means that the problems are greater than anyone really knew.

It means that the Lumumba criminal cover-up was more pervasive than anyone realized.

Anonymous said...

What is Tater going to do when the water plant is back on it's feet? What about all of the underground pipe that is rotten? What good is good water going to do if there is no way for it to get to the homes? Sounds like we, the rest of the people in the state, are going to have to foot the bill for the city of Jackson again.

Anonymous said...

All of this crap talk about taxpayers footing the bill. You guys do know that the state has chipped in on other water systems in the past right? Including Rankin County? As a citizen and homeowner in Jackson, I've seen amazing gains over the last two days. My water pressure is 95% currently. I'm proud of the folks doing the work. They're accomplishing a lot in a short amount of time.

Anonymous said...

That pesky rain frequently causes ammonia leaks, right? They may also be caused by gun shows and white flight, right?

Anonymous said...

And don't forget that this ammonia leak is by I55, ALL the major hospitals, Murrah HS, and Belhaven. HazMat leak that requires response. Big surprise, eh? No other city would tolerate this. But, Jackistan....

Anonymous said...

11:28, the folks complaining about their taxes not only pay taxes, as opposed to the majority of Jackson citizens, but they also pay their water bills. As opposed to Jackson.

But mo free stuff, radical city, oppressed perpetual victims, we got ya.

Anonymous said...

@1044, you may very well be on to something. And hopefully when the present crisis is over, there can and will be a full and thorough investigation into all of this.

Anonymous said...

@12:59
OBC is located ooff the Ridgeland side of Spillway Rd. I-55 and the places you mentioned are quite a distance.

Anonymous said...

And don't forget that this ammonia leak is by I55

Try again.

Anonymous said...

Is that why it smells like shit down spillway road recently? Or is it the trumptards at the reservoir

Anonymous said...

@1:41 PM
No, that’s your upper lip. You have diarrhea of the brain.

OB Curtis processes river water for drinking.
The plant you see from I-55 processes sewage for discharge into the river.

Neither one is competently run by Lumumba and the City of Jackson.

Anonymous said...

No 1:59 the water plant you see from I-55 is also a water plant---it doesn't process sewage.
That plant is around Byram.
Jackson has two water plants. O.B. Curtis at the Reservoir and Fewell by I-55 by Belhaven.

Both are run by the City of Jackson. Except sorta of during this crisis.

Anonymous said...

Re: Local Jackson diarrhea creeks:

I've enjoyed catching wild catfish (especially 15 to 20 in an hour in narrow fast water channel under the bridge where Mobile bay empties into the Gulf, East of Gulf Shores) but none should be eaten in MS water unless from a Catfish farm. Maybe don't eat any wild fish in MS water? Expert please weigh in, many will fish to eat during Biden's inflation/recession.

Anonymous said...

Lumumba should resign!!!!

Anonymous said...

3:46, The Sewage Treatment plant is in the City of Jackson at Savannah Street, not Byram. I believe it was Russell Davis in the mid 1970’s who cut a deal with a former businessman J D Blaine to purchase property on I-55 North of the Wynndale exit from the Deer Family who owned it as a Farm and Davis and Blaine would “resell” it to the City for an astronomical price. Just good old boy politics that just seem to keep on playing on.
10:33, OSHA cannot cite government entities. I have a very strong feeling that after this is over there will be someone prosecuted such as the Flynt, Michigan case. If not, it will occur again. Remember, someone still has to be held accountable.


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