A000737, Renewed NPDES Permit LA0007374,issued to Louisiana Power & Light Co

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Renewed NPDES Permit LA0007374,issued to Louisiana Power & Light Co
ML20141E495
Person / Time
Site: Waterford Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 03/07/1986
From: Knudson M
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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LA0007374, LA7374, NUDOCS 8604220026
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Permit No. LA0007374  !

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AUTHORIZATION TO DISCHARGE UNDER THE i NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM l-In compliance with the provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, (33 U.S.C.. 1251 et. sgq; the "Act"),  ;

Louisiana Power & Light Company 142 Delaronde Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70174-6008 is authorized to discharge from a facility located at Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3. Killona, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana to receiving waters named 40 Arpent Canal and the Mississippi River i

in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements and other conditions set forth in Parts I (16 Pages), II (14 Pages), and III (1 Page) hereof.

This permit shall become effective on April 8, 1986 This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight, April 7, 1991.

Signed this 7thday of March 1986 i

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Director, Water Management Division (6W) ;_

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i t No . LA0007374 Page 2 of PART I PART I REQUIREMENTS FOR NPDES PERMITS SECTION A. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS - Outfall 001 During the period beginning the effective date and lasting through the expiration date of this permit, the permittee is authorized to discharge from Outfall(s) serial number (s) 001, Unit 3, once through cooling water and previously monitored waste streams.

Such discharges shall be limitej and monitored by the permittee as specified below: ,

i Effluent Characteristic Discharge Limitations j Other Units (Specify)

Mass (Ibs/ day)

Daily Avg Daily Max Daily Avg Daily Max Flow (MGD) N/A N/A (*) 1518 Temperature N/A N/A (*2) 110'F(*3 Heat (*4) N/A N/A N/A 8.5 x 10 BTU / Hour (* S)

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Chlorine (*6) N/A 211 N/A 0.2 mg/l Boron N/A N/A N/A 0.2 mg/l Effluent Characteristic Monitoring Requirements Measurement Sample Frequency Type i

Flow (MGO) Continuous (*1) Record j Temperature Continuous Record  ;

Heat (*4) Continuous Record Total Residual Chlorine (*) 1/ week (*7) Grab Boron 1/ day (*8) Calculate

(*) Report. I

(*1) See Part III, Paragraph B. l l (*2) See Part III, Paragraph C. '

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(*4) See Part III, Paragraph F.

(*5) See Part III, Paragraph D.

(*6) See Part III, Paragraph E.

(*7) Monitoring shall be representative of periods of chlorination.

(*8) During periods of batch discharge of boron.  !

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Permit No. LA0007374 Page 3 of PART I l

The pH shall not be less than N/A standard units nor greater than N/A i standard units and shall be monitored N/A.

There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. i l

Samples taken in compliance with the monitoring requirements specified above shall be taken at the following location (s): Prior to discharge to the Mississippi River.

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Permit No. IA0007374 Page 4 of PART I '

PART I REQUIREMENTS FOR NPDES PERMITS SECTION A. EFFLUENT LINITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS - Outfall 01A l l

l During the period beginning the effective date and lasting through the l expiration date of this permit, the permittee is authorized to discharge -

from Outfall(s) serial number (s) 01 A, (Control point), waste management system and laundry wastes.

Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below:

Effluent Characteristic Discharge Limitations )

i Mass (lbs/ day) Other Units (Specify) l Daily Avg Daily Max Daily Avg Daily Max 1 Flow (MGD) N/A N/A 0.0288 (*1) i Surfactants N/A N/A 30 mg/l 30 mg/l Boron N/A N/A (*1) mg/l (*1) mg/l Oil & Grease N/A N/A 15 mg/l 20 mg/l Total Suspended Solids N/A N/A 30 mg/l 100 my/l 1

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Effluent Characteristic Monitoring Requirements l Measurement Sample Frequency Type i I

Flow (MGD) 1/ batch Record (

Surfactants 1/ batch Grab l Baron 1/ batch Grab Oil & Grease 1/ batch Grab Total Suspended Solids 1/ batch Grab

(*1) Report.

Permit No. LA0007374 Page 5 of PART I The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units and shall be monitored 1/ batch by grab sample.

There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

Samples taken in compliance with the monitoring requirements specified above shall be taken at the following location (s): Prior to mixing with the circulating cooling water.

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Pemit No. LA0007374 Page 6 of PART I PART I REQUIREMENTS FOR NPDES PERMITS SECTION A. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS - Outfall 01B 1

During the period beginning the effective date and lasting through the expiration date of this pemit, the pennittee is authorized to discharge from Outfall(s) serial number (s) 01B, (Control point), boron management system.

Such discharges shall be limited and nonitored by the pemittee as specified below:

Effluent Characteristic Discharge Limitations Mass (lbs/ day) Other Units (Specify)

Daily Avg Daily Max Daily Avg Daily Max Flow (MGD) N/A N/A 0.0288 (*1)

Boron N/A N/A (*1) mg/l (*1) ng/l Oil & Grease N/A N/A 15 ng/l 20 mg/l Total Suspended Solids N/A N/A 30 mg/l 100 mg/l Effluent Characteristic Monitoring Requirements Measurement Sample Frequency Type Flow (MGD) 1/ batch Record Boron 1/ batch Grab 011 & Grease 1/ batch Grab Total Suspended Solids 1/ batch Grab

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Permit No. LA0007374 Page 7 of PART I The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units and shall be monitored 1/ batch by grab sample.

There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

Samples taken in compliance with the monitoring requirements specified above shall be taken at the following location (s): Prior to mixing with the circulating cooling water.

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e Permit No. L40007374 Page 8 of PART I PART I REQUIREMENT 5 FOR NPDES PERMITS SECTION A. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREENTS - Outfall 01C During the period beginning the effective date and lasting through the expiration date of this pemit, the permittee is authorized to discharge from Outfall(s) serial number (s) Olc, (Control point), filter flush water from primary water treatment plant.

Such discharges chall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below:

Effluent Characteristic Discharge Limitations Mass (lbs/ day) Other Units (Specify)

Daily Avg Daily Max Daily avg L,aily Max Flow (MGD) N/A N/A 0.720 1.3 Total Suspended Solids (*1) (*1) N/A N/A Total Organic Carbon (*1) (*1) N/A N/A Alkalinity, Phenolphthalein (*1) (*1) N/A N/A Method Clarifying Agents Used (*1) H/n H/A N/A Eftluent Characteristic Monitoring Requirements Measurement Sample Frequency Type F1ow (MGD) Daily Totali zed Total Suspended Solids 1/ week Grab Total Organic Carbon 1/ week Grab Alkalinity, Phenolphthalein Method 1/ week Grab Clarifying Agents Used 1/ month Record

(*1) Report.

See Part III, Paragraph H.

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Permit No. LA0007374 Page 9 of PART I The pH shall not be less than (*1) standard units nor greater than (*1) standard units and shall be monitored 1/ week by grab sample.

There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

Samples taken in compliance with the monitoring requirements specified above shall be taken at the following location (s): Prior to mixing with the circulating cooling water.

(*1) Report.

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Permit No. LA0007374 Page 10 of PART I PART I REQUIREMENTS FOR NPDES PERMITS SECTION A. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS - Outfall 010 During the period beginning the effective date and lasting through the expiration date of this permit, the permittee is authorized to discharge from Outfall(s) serial number (s) 010, (Control point), steam generator blowdown.

Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below: ,

Effluent Characteristic Discharge Limitations Mass (ibs/ day) Other Units (Specify)

Daily Avg' Daily Max Daily Avg Daily Max Flow (MGD) N/A N/A (*1) (*1)

Total Suspended Solids N/A N/A SO mg/l 100 mg/l Effluent Characteristic Monitoring Requirements Measurement Sample Frequency Type Flow (MGD) Daily Totalized Total Suspended Solids 1/ week Grab

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Permit No. LA0007374 Page 11 of PART I The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units and shall be monitored 1/ week by grab sample.

There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

Samples taken in compliance with the monitoring requirements specified above shall be taken at the following location (s): Prior to mixing with the circulating cooling water.

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Permit No. LA0007374 Page 12 of PART I PART I REQUIREMENTS FOR NPDES PERMITS SECTION A. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS - Outfall 002 During the period beginning the effective date and lasting through the expiration date of this permit, the permittee is authorized to discharge from Outfall(s) serial nunber(s) 002, floor drainage (yard oil / water separator).

Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below:

Effluent Characteristic Discharge Limitations Mass (lbs/ day) Other Units (Specify)

Daily Avg Daily Max Daily Avg Daily Max Flow (MGD) N/A N/A (*1) (*1)

Total Suspended Solids N/A N/A 30 mg/l 100 mg/l Oil & Grease N/A N/A 15 mg/l 20 mg/l Effluent Characteristic Monitoring Requirements Measurement Sample Frequency Type Flow (MGD) Daily Tota 11 zed Total Suspended Solids 1/ week Grab Oil & Grease 1/ week Grab

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Permit No. LA0007374 Page 13 of PART I

, The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units and shall be monitored 1/ week by grab sample.

There shall be no discharoe of floating solids or visible foam in other

- than trace amounts.

Samples taken in compliance with the monitoring requirements specified above shall be taken at the following location (s): Prior to discharge to 40 Arpent Canal .

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Permit No. LA0007374 Page 14 of PART I PART 1 REQUIREMENTS FOR NPDES PERMITS SECTION A. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS - Outfall 003 During the period beginning the effective date and lasting through the expiration date of this permit, the permittee is authorized to discharge from Outfall(s) serial number (s) 003, service building floor drainage.

Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below:

Effluent Characteristic Discharge Limitations Mass (lbs/ day ) Other Units (Specify)

Daily Avg Daily Max Daily Avg Daily Max Flow (MGD) N/A N/A (*1) (*1)

Total Suspended Solids N/A N/A 30 mg/l 100 mg/l Oil & Grease N/A N/A 15 mg/l 20 mg/l Effluent Characteristic Monitoring Requirements Measurement Sample Frequency Type Flow (MGD) Daily Totalized Total Suspended Solids 1/ week Grab 011 8 Grease 1/ week Grab

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i The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units and shall be monitored 1/ week by grab sample. '

l There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other .

than trace amounts.  ;

i Samples taken in compliance with the monitoring requirements specified above shall be taken at the following location (s): Prior to discharge to 40 Arpent Canal .

Pemit No. LA0007374 Page 16 of PART I SECTION B. SCHEDULE OF COMPLIANCE The pe":iittee shall achieve compliance with the effluent limitations

- specified for discharges in accordance with the following schedule

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Permit No. LA0007374 Page 1 of PART II PART II STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR NPDES PERMITS SECTION A. GENERAL CONDITIONS

1. Duty to Comply The permittee must comply with all conditions of this permit. Any permit noncompliance constitutes a violation of the Clean Water Act and is grounds for enforcement action; for pemit temination, revocation and reissuance, or modification; or for denial of a pemit renewal application.
2. Penalties for Violations of Permit Conditions The Clean Water Act provides that any person who violates a pemit condition implementing Sections 301, 302, 306, 307, 308, 318, or 405 of the Clean Water Act is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 per day of such violation. Any person who willfully or negligently violates pemit conditions inplementing Sections 301, 302, 306, 307, or 308 of the Clean Water Act is subject to a fine of not less than $2,500 nor more than $25,000 per day of violation, or by imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both.
3. Permit Actions This pemit may be modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated for cause including, but not limited to, the following:
a. Violation of any terms or conditions of this pemit;
b. Obtaining this permit by misrepresentation or failure to disclose fully all relevant facts;
c. A change in any condition that requires either a temporary or a permanent reduction or elimination of the authorized discharge; or,
d. A detemination that the permitted activity endangers human health or the environment and can only be regulated to acceptable levels by pemit modification or temination.

The filing of a request by the permittee for a permit modification, revocation and reisseance, or temination, or a notification of planned changes or anticipated noncompliance, does not stay any permit condition.

Pennit No. LA0007374 Page 2 of PART II 4 Toxic Pollutants Notwithstanding Part II. A.3, if any toxic effluent standard or prohibition (including any schedule of compliance specified in such effluent standard or prohibition) is promulgated under Section 307(a) of the Clean Water Act for a toxic pollutant which is present in the discharge and that standard or prohibition is more stringent than any limitation on the pollutant in this permit, this permit shall be modified or revoked and reissued to conform to the toxic effluent standard or prohibition and the permittee so notified.

The permittee shall comply with effluent standards or prohibitions established under Section 307(a) of the Clean Water Act for toxic pollutants within the time provided in the, regulations that established ,

those standards or prohibitions, even if the permit has not yet been l modified to incorporate the requirement.

5. Civil and Criminal liability Except as provided in permit conditions on " Bypassing" (Part II.B.4.b) and " Upsets" (Part II.B.S.b), nothing in this permit shall be construed to relieve the permittee from civil or criminal penalties for noncompliance.
6. Oil and Hazardous Substance liability Nothing in this permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of any legal action or relieve the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties to which the permittee is or may be subject under Section 311 of the Clean Water Act.
7. State Laws Nothing in this permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of any legal action or relieve the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties established pursuant to any applicable State law or regulation under authority preserved by Section 510 of the Clean Water Act.
8. Property Rights The issuance of this permit does not convey any property rights of any sort, or any exclusive privileges, nor does it authorize any injury to private property or any invasion of personal rights, nor any infringement of Federal, State, or local laws or regulations.

Permit No. LA0007374 Page 3 of pART II

9. Severability The provisions of this permit are severable, and if any provision of this permit or the application of any provision of this permit to any circumstance is held invalid,the application of such provision to other circumstances, and the remainder of this permit, shall not be af fected thereby.
10. Definitions The following definitions shall apply unless otherwise specified in I this permit:
a. " Daily Discharge" means the discharge of a pollutant measured during a calendar day or any 24-hour period that reasonably represents the calendar day for purposes of sampling. For pollutants with limitations expressed in terms of mass, the " daily discharge" is calculated as the total mass of the pollutant discharged over the sampling day. For pollutants with limitations expressed in other units of measurement, the " daily discharge" is calculated as the average measurement of the pollutant over the sampling day. " Daily discharge" determination of concentration made using a composite sample shall be the concentration of the canposite sample. When grab samples are used, the " daily discharge" determination of concentration shall be the arithmetic average (weighted by flow value) of all samples collected during that sampling day.
b. " Daily Average" (also known as monthly average) discharge limitation means the highest allowable average of " daily discharges" over a calendar month, calculated as the sum of all " daily discharges" measured during a calendar month divided by the number of " daily discharges" measured during that month. When the permit establishes daily average concentration effluent limitations or conditions, the daily average concentration means the arithmetic average (weighted by flow) of all " daily discharges" of concentration determined during the calendar month. )
c. " Daily Maximum" discharge limitation means the highest allowable

" daily discharge" during the calendar month,

d. The term "MGD" shall mean million gallons per day.
e. The term "mg/l" shall mean milligrams per liter or parts per million (ppm).
f. The term "ug/l" shall mean micrograms per liter or parts per billion (ppb).

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Permit No. LA0007374 Page 4 of PART 11 SECTION B. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF POLLUTION CONTROLS

1. Proper Operation and Maintenance The permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of treatment and control (and related appurtenances) which are installed or used by the permittee to achieve compliance with the conditions of this permit. Proper operation and maintenance also includes adequate laboratory controls and appropriate quality assurance procedures. This provision requires the operation of backup or auxiliary facilities or similar systens which are installed by a permittee only when the operation is necessary to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit.
2. Need to Halt or Reduce not a Defense It shall not be a defense for a permittee in an enforcement action that it would have been necessary to halt or reduce the permitted activity in order. to maintain compliance with the conditions of this permit.
3. Duty to Mitigate The permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge in violation of this permit which has a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting human health or the environment.
4. Bypass of Treatment Facilities
a. Definitions (1) " Bypass" means the intentional diversion of waste streans from any portion of a treatment facility.

(2) " Severe property damage" means substantial physical damage to property, damage to the treatment facilities which causes them to become inoperable, or substantial and permanent loss of natural resources which can reasonably be expected to occur in the absence of a bypass. Severe property danage does not mean economic loss caused by delays in production.

b. Bypass not exceeding limitations. The permittee may allow any bypass to occur which does not cause effluent limitations to be exceeded, but only if it also is for essential maintenance to assure efficient operation. These bypasses are not subject to the provisions of Part II.B.4.c and 4.d.

Permit No. LA0007374 Page 5 of PART !!

c. Notice (1) Anticipated bypass. If the permittee knows in advance of the need for a bypass, it shall submit prior notice, j if possible at least ten days before the date of the bypass.

(2) Unanticipated bypass. The permittee shall submit notice of an unanticipated bypass as required in Part II.D.6 (24-hour notice). I

d. Prohibition of bypass (1) Bypass is prohibited, and the. Director may take enforcement action against a permittee for bypass, unless:

(a) Bypass was unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury, or severe property damage; (b) There were no feasible alternatives to the bypass, such as the use of auxiliary treatment facilities, retention of untreated wastes, or maintenance during

' normal periods of equipment downtime. This condition is not satisfied if adequate back-up equipment should have been installed in the exercise of reasonable engineering judgment to prevent a bypass which occured during normal periods of equipment downtime or preventive maintenance; and, I

(c) The permittee submitted notices as required by Part II.B.4.c.

(2) The Director may approve an anticipated bypass, af ter considering its adverse effects, if the Director determines that it will meet the three conditions listed at Part II.B.4.d.(1).

5. Upset Conditions
a. Definition. " Upset" means an exceptional incident in which there is unintentional and temporary noncompliance with technology-based permit effluent limitations because of factors beyond the reasonable control of the permittee. An upset does not include noncompliance to the extent caused by operational error, improperly designed treatment facilities, inadequate treatment facilities, lack of preventive maintenance, or careless or improper operation.

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Permit No. LA0007374 Page 6 of PART 11

b. Effect of an upset. An upset constitutes an affirmative defense to an action brought for noncompliance with such technology-based permit effluent limitations if the requirements of Part II.B.S.c are met. No determination made during administrative review of claims that noncompliance was caused by upset, and before an action for noncompliance, is final administrative action subject to judicial review.
c. Conditions necessary for a demonstration of upset. A permittee who wishes to establish the affirmative defense of upset shall demonstrate, through properly signed, contemporaneous operating logs, or other relevant evidence that:

(1) An upset occurred and that the permittee can identify the cause(s) of the upset; i

(2) The permitted facility was at the time being properly operated; (3) The permittee submitted notice of the upset as required by Part II.D.6; and, (4) The permittee complied with any remedial measures required by Part II.B.3.

d. Burden of proof. In any enforcement proceeding the permittee seeking to establish the occurrence of an upset has the burden )

of proof. I

6. Removed Substances j Solids, sludges, filter backwash, or other pollutants removed in the course of treatment or control of wastewaters shall be disposed of in j a manner such as to prevent any pollutant from such materials from entering navigable waters.

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Pennit No. LA0007374 Page 7 of PART II SECTION C. MONITORING AND RECORDS

1. Representative Sampling

} Samples and measurements taken as requf red herein shall be representative i of the volume and nature of the monitored discharge. All samples shall be taken at the monitoring points specified in this permit and, unless otherwise specified, before the effluent joins or is diluted by any other wastestream, body of water, or substance. Monitoring points

. shall not be changed without notification to and the approval of the Di rector.

2. Flow Measurements Appropriate flow measurement devices and methods consistent with accepted scientific practices shall be selected and used to ensure the accuracy and reliability of measurements of the volume of monitored discharges.

The devices shall be installed, calibrated, and maintained to insure that the accuracy of the measurements are consistent with the accepted capability of that type of device. Devices selected shall be capable of measuring flows with a maximum deviation of less than + 10% from true discharge rates throughout the range of expected discharge volumes.

Guidance in selection, installation, calibration, and operation of acceptable flow measurement devices can be obtained from the following references:

a. "A Guide to Methods and Standards for the Measurement of Water Flow", U.S. Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards, NBS Special Publication 421, May 1975, 97 pp. (Available from the U.S.- Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.

Order by SD catalog No. C13.10:421).

b. " Water Measurement Manual", U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Second Edition, Revised Reprint, 1974, 327 pp.

(Available from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. Order by Catalog No. 127.19/2:W29/2, Stock No. S/N 24003-0027).

c. " Flow Measurement in Open Channels and Closed Conduits", U.S.

Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards, NBS

. Special Publication 484, October 1977, 982 pp. (Available in paper copy or microfiche from National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Springfield, VA 22151. Order by NTIS No. PB-273 535/5ST).

d. " NPDES Compliance Sampling Manual", U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water Enforcement, Publication MCD-51, 1977, 140 pp.

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Pennit No. LA0007374 Page 8 of PART II (Available from the General Services Administration [8FFS),

Centralized Mailing Lists Services, Building 41, Donver Federal

' Center, Denver, CO 80225).

3. Monitoring Procedures Monitoring must be conducted according to test procedures approved under 40 CFR Part 136, unless other test procedures have been specified ,

in this permit.

4 Penalties for Tampering l

l The Clean Water Act provides that any person who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate, any ronitoring device or method required to be maintained under this permit shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than 510,000 per violation, or by 1 i imprisonment for not more than 6 months per violation, or by both. l

. 5. Reporting of Monitoring Results Monitoring results must be reported on a Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Form EPA No. 3320-1. Monitoring results obtained during the previous month shall be summarized and reported on a DMR form post-marked no later than the 15th day of the month following the completed reporting period. The first report is due on May is_ inng Duplicate copies of DMR's signed and certified as 'requi' red by Part 11.D.11 and all other reports required by Part II.D (Reporting Requirements) shall be submitted to the Director and to the State (if listed) at the following address (es):

1 Director J. Dale Givens Water Management Division (6W) Assistant Secretary for Water U.S. Environmental Prctection Agency Water Pollution Control Division Region VI Louisiana Department of InterFirst Two Building Environmental Quality 1201 Elm Street P.O. Box 44066 Dallas, Texas 75270 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-4066

6. Additional Monitoring by the Permittee If the permittee monitors any pollutant more frequently than required by this permit, using test procedures approved under 40 CFR Part 136 or as specified in this permit, the results of this monitoring shall be included in the calculation and reporting of the data submitted in the DMR. Such increased monitoring frequency shall also be indicated on the DMR.

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7. Averaging of Measurements Calculations for all limitations which require averaging of measurements shall utilize an arithmetic mean unless otherwise specified by the Director in the permit.
8. Retention of Records 4

The pemittee shall retain records of all monitoring information, including all calibration and maintenance records and all original strip chart recordings for continuous monitoring instrumentation, copies of all reports required by this permit, and records of all data used to complete the application for this pemit, for a period of at least 3 years from

. the date of the sample, measurement, report, or application. This period may be extended by request of the Director at any time.

9. Record Contents Records of monitoring infomation shall include:
a. The date, exact place, and time of sampling or measurements;
b. The individual (s) who performed the sampling or measurements;
c. The date(s) analyses were performed;
d. The individual (s) who performed the analyses;
e. The analytical techniques or methods used; and,
f. The results of such analyses.
10. Inspection and Entry The permittee shall allow the Director, or an authorized representative, upon the presentation of credentials and other documents as may be required by law, to:
a. Enter upon the permittee's premises where a regulated f acility or activity is located or conducted, or where records must be kept under the conditions of this permit;
b. Have access to and copy, at reasonable times, any records that must be kept under the conditions of this permit;
c. Inspect at reasonable times any facilities, equipment (including monitoring and control equipment), practices, or operations regulated or required under this permit; and,
d. Sample or monitor at reasonable times, for the purposes of assuring permit tmpliance or as otherwise authorized by the Clean Water Act, a .. substances or parameters at any location.

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SECTION D. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

1. Planned Changes
The permittee shall give notice to the Director as soon as possible of any planned physical alterations or additions to the permitted facility.

Notice is required only when:

a. The alteration or addition to a permitted facility may meet one  !

of the criteria for determining whether a facility is a new source in 40 CFR Part 122.29(b) [48 FR 14153, April 1,1983, as amended at 49_FR 38046, September 2671984];or,  ;

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b. The alteration or addition could significantly change the  ;

nature or increase the quantity of pollutants discharged. This -

notification applies to pollutants which.are subject neither to effluent limitations in the permit, nor to notification requirements under 40 CFR Part 122.42(a)(1) [48 FR 14153, April 1,1983, as i amended at 49 FR 38046, September 2E 1984].  ;

2. Anticipated Noncompliance '

, The permittee shall give advance notice to the Director of any planned changes in the permitted facility or activity which may result in noncompliance with permit requirements.

3. Transfers This permit is not transferable to any person except after notice to the Director. The Director may require modification or revocation and  ;

reissuance of the permit to change the name of the permittee and j incorporate such other requirements as may be necessary under the i Clean Water Act.

l 4 Monitoring Reports Monitoring results shall be reported at the intervals and in the form -

specified at Part II.C.5 (Monitoring).  ;

5. Compliance Schedules l

l Reports of compliance or noncompliance with, or any progress reports i on, interim and final requirements contained in any compliance schedule j of this permit shall be submitted no later than 14 days following each  !

schedule date. Any reports of noncompliance shall include the cause of noncompliance, any remedial actions taken, and the probability of meeting the next scheduled requirement.

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The permittee shall report any noncompliance which may endanger health or the environment. Any information shall be provided orally within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> from the time the pennittee becomes aware of the circumstances.

A written submission shall also be provided within 5 days of the time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances. The writ' ten submission shall contain a description of the noncompliance and it?'ca$se; the period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times, and if the noncompliance has not been corrected, the anticipated time it is expected to continue; and steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance. The Director may waive the written report on a case-by-case basis if the oral report has been received within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />. .

The following shall be included as information which must be reported within 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />s:

a. Any unanticipated bypass which exceeds any effluent limitation in the permit;
b. Any upset which exceeds any effluent limitation in the pemit; and,
c. Violation of a maximum daily discharge limitation for any of the pollutants listed by the Director in Part III of the permit to be reported within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />.
7. Other Noncompliance The permittee shall report all instances of noncompliance not reported under Part II.D.4, 5, and 6 at the time monitoring reports are subnitted. l The reports shall contain the information listed at Part 11.0.6.
8. Changes in Discharges of Toxic Substances The permittee shall notify the Director as soon as it knows or has l reason to believe: l That any activity has occured or will occur which would result [

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in the discharge, in a routine or frequent basis, of any toxic pollutant which is not limited in the permit, if that discharge will exceed the highest of the " notification levels" described in 40 CFR Part 122.42(a)(1) [48 FR 14153, April 1,1983, as amended at 49 FR 38046, SeptembeF 26, 1984].

b. That any activity has occured or will occur which would result in any discharge, on a non-routine or infrequent basis, of a toxic pollutant which is not limited in the permit, if that

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discharge will exceed the highest of the " notification levels" described in 40 CFR Part 122.42(a)(2) [48 FR 14153, April 1, 1983, as amended at 49,FR 38046, September 76,1984).

9. Duty to Provide Information The pemittee shall furnish to the Director, within a reasonable time, any information which the Director may request to determine whether cause exists for modifying, revoking and reissuing, or terminating this permit, or to determine compliance with this permit. The permittee

, shall also furnish to the Director, upon request, copies of records required to be kept by this permit.

10. Duty to Reapply If the pemittee wishes to continue an activity regulated by this permit after the expiration date of this permit, the permittee must apply for and obtain a new permit. The application shall be submitted at least 180 days before the expiration date of this permit. The Director may grant pemission to submit an application less than 180 days in advance but no later than the permit expiration date. Continuation of expiring permits shall be governed by regulations promulgated at 40 CFR Part 122.6 [48 g 14153, April 1,1983] and any subsequent amendments.
11. Signatory Requirements All applications, reports, or information submitted to the Director shall be signed and certified,
a. All permit applications shall be signed as follows:

(1) For a corporation - by a responsible corporate officer.

For the purpose of this section, a responsible corporate officer means:

(a) A president, secretary, treasurer, or vice-president of the corporation in charge of a principal business function, or any other person who performs similar policy or decision making functions for the corporation; or, (b) The manager of one or more manufacturing, production, or operating facilities employing more than 250 persons or having gross annual sales or expenditures exceeding $25 million (in second-quarter 1980 dollars), if authority to sign documents has been assigned or delegated to the manager in accordance with corporate procedures.

(2) For a partnership or sole proprietorship - by a general partner or the proprietor, respectively.

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Pennit No. LA0007374 Page 13 of PART 11 (3) For a municipality, State, Federal, or other public agency -

by either a principal executive officer or ranking elected official. For purposes of this section, a principal executive officer of a Federal agency includes:

(a) The chief executive officer of the agency, or (b) A senior executive officer having responsibility for the overall operations of a principal geographic unit of the agency,

b. All reports required by the permit and other information requested by the Director snall be signed by a person described above or by a duly authorized representative of that person. A person is a duly authorized representative only if:

(1) The authorization is made in writing by a person described above; (2) The authorization specifies either an individual or a position having responsibility for the overall operation of the regulated facility or activity, such as the position of plant manager, operator of a well or a well field, superintendent, or position of equivalent responsibility, or an-individual or position having overall responsibility for environmental matters for the company. A duly authorized representative may thus be either a named individual or any individual occupying a named position; and, (3) The written authorization is submitted to the Director,

c. Ce rti fication. Any person signing a document under this section shall make the following certification:

"I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted.

Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations."

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12. Availability of Reports Except for data determined to be confidential under 40 CFR Part 2, all reports prepared in accordance with the terms of this permit shall be available for public inspection at the office of the Director. As required by the Clean Water Act, the name and address of any permit applicant or permittee, permit applications, permits, and effluent data shall not be considered confidential.
13. Penalties for Falsification of Reports The Clean Water Act provides that any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any record or other document submitted or required to be. maintained under this permit, including monitoring reports or reports of compliance or noncompliance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per violation, or by imprisonment for not more than 6 months per violation, or by both.

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PART III OTHER CO,10!TIONS A. There shall be no discharge of polychlorinated byphenyl transformer fluid.

B. Discharge flow may be derived from calibrated pumping curves or calculated using appropriate heat balance methodology.

C. Daily average temperature shall be computed and recorded on a daily basis as the average in a 24-hour period of temperatures at intervals not greater than two hours. The daily average temperature reported in the Discharge Monitoring Reports for the manth shall be the highest daily average temperature computed and recorded during the month.

D. Discharge of heat shall be continuously calculated and recorded as:

Instantaneous J T (circulating water temperature rise through plant,

'F) x Instantaneous flow rate (MGO) x 3.48 x 105 or as Heat transferred to the Turbine Generator Cyle (BTU /hr) - Gross electrical output (BTU /hr).

E. The term " total residual chlorine" (or total residual oxidants for intake water with bromides) neans the value obtained using the amperometric method for total residual chlorine described in 40 CFR Part 136.

Total residual chlorine may not be discharged from any single )

generating unit for more than two hours per day unless the discharger demonstrates to the permitting authority that discharge for more than two hours is required for macroinvertabrate control.

Simultaneous multi-unit chlorination is permitted.

F. The thermal effluent limitations of the pemit are approved in accordance with Section 316(a) of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.

Section 1326).

t G. The intake structure is approved pursuant to Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Section 1326).

H. Water treatment clarifier sludge wastes may be returned to the stream without treatment if not previously combined with any other untreated waste source, including demineralizer and softener wastes.

I. Certain non-radioactive chemical wastewaters from this facility (including demineralizer regenerants, sanitary wastes, HVAC cooling tower blowdown, metal cleaning and blowdown wastes) are not covered l by this permit. These wastes will be commingled and treated with similar wastes from Waterford Units 1 and 2 controlled under tems of NPUES permit number LA0007439.

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