FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WTVF) — Williamson County has fined the Limestone Waste Water Treatment Plant $1,000 for environmental costs and cleanup after raw sewage leaked into the Harpeth River.

Neighbors in the River Rest community said cleanup efforts remain inadequate weeks after the spill was first reported.

White lime, a powdered chemical used to neutralize sewage, has been spread throughout the wooded area and around manholes where the overflow occurred.

"They have mitigated the smell otherwise we couldn't stand in here right now, but how terrifying how big a spill was this," said Allison Pepper Buckley, a concerned resident.

Buckley and fellow neighbor Travis Werts have been monitoring the situation since the sewage overflow was discovered.

"That right there is shocking to know that's h

See Full Page