Opinion ID: 1610303
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Heading: The Board's Version

Text: According to the Board, the overflow occurrednot because of a malfunction at the lift station located below Dixon's housebut because of grease buildup resulting in a blockage in the sewer line between the lift station and Dixon's house. The Board contends that its first notice of a problem at Dixon's home, or at the lift station, was Dixon's telephone call at approximately 7:00 a.m. In other words, it concedes that it went to the lift station, not in response to a SCADA alarm, but in response to Dixon's telephone call. The Board alleges that when its personnel arrived at the lift station between 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., they discovered, and, within approximately five minutes, dislodged, a grease blockage in the sewer line between the lift station and Dixon's home. It denies that the red light was activated at the lift station when its personnel arrived. The Board asserts that the Williams plant noted a SCADA alarm between 7:51 a.m. and 8:01 a.m., but insists that it sounded only because the pumps at the lift station were momentarily overwhelmed by the resumed flow of sewage that had accumulated behind the grease blockage.