ML073240689

Submittal of Permit to Operate the Southern Nuclear-Vogtle Makeup Water System

ML073240689
Person / Time
Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	03/17/2006
From:	Serefli O E State of GA, Dept of Natural Resources
To:	Godfrey M Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Southern Nuclear Operating Co
References
NL-07-2097 0330017
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Georgia Department of Natural Resources 2 Martin Luther King, Jr.Drive, SEt East Floyd Tower, Atlanta, GA 30334 Noel Holt.ornb, Commissioner Carol A.Couch, Ph.D., Director Environmental Protection March 17, 2006 Mr.Mike Godfrey Southern Nuclear Operating Company P.O.Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35201-1295 Re: Southern Nuclear-VogtIe Makeup 10#0330017 Burke County

Dear Mr.Godfrey:

Environmental Atfairs In accordance with thc Georgia Safe Drinking Water Act of 1977 as passed by the Georgia General Assembly and the Rules for Safe Drinking Water, Chapter 391-3-5, a permIt to operate the SouthernVogtle Makeup Water System (0330017), a public water system located in Burke County, Georgia has been issued by the Environmental Protection Division (EPD)and is hereby enclosed.Please note that all existing water sources connected to the public water supply system must be metered, and the sYstem's water usage and other operational reports must be reported to the EPD's East Central District Office.The EPD's East Central District Office will now perform all surveillance and regulatory oversight of the water system.The specific conditions for the operation of this water system are outlined on the pages attached to the permit.Please provide a copy of this permit to anyone directly involved in the operation or sample collection for this system.The Rules for Safe Drinking Water, Chapter 391-3-5, specify the number of chemical and microbiological samples that must be analyzed.The microbiological water samples must be analyzed by the EPD's Water Supply Laboratory or any other commercial laboratory certified by the Division.The chemical sampling will be scheduled by EPD's Drinking Water Compliance Program.If you contracted with EPD, sample bottles with instructions for sample collection will be mailed to you as sampling is required.If you did not contract with the EPD, you must comply with the monitoring schedule.You should become familiar with all of the Rules for Safe Drinking Water.Especially note Sections 391-3-5-.15, Record Maintenance and 391-3-5-.32, Public Notification.

All bacteriological samples, chemical samples, information and correspondence for this system that are submitted to the EPD should be identified by the water system identification number 0330017.Onder E.Seref1i Drinking Water Program Manager Permitting

&Engineering Program Phone: (404)651-5156

Enclosure:

1: Pern1it to Operate a Public Water System 2: Water Conservation Education Booklet cc: East Central District Office, EPD Burke County Health Department STATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENT AT" PROTECTION DIVISION PERMIT NO.PG0330017 COUNTY: Burke ISSUE DATE OF PERMIT: April 15, 2006 PERMIT TO OPERATE A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM In compliance with the provisions of the GEORGIA SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT of 1977, O,e.G.A.12-5-170 et.seq., and the RULES, CHAPTER 391-3-5.adopted pursuant to the ACT Georgia Power Company is issued a PERJ'\lIT TO OPERATE A PUBLIC NON-TRANSIENT NON-COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM named Southern Nuclear-Vogtle Makeup and located at Waynesboro, Georgia THIS PER1\f1T to operate the above public water system shall become effective on the date shown above and shall expire, absent any prior revocation or modification, at midnight April 14, 2016 THIS PERMIT is issued subject to the terms, conditions and schedules of compliance as follows: 1.THE PERMITTEE shall at all times operate the public water system in full compliance

\vith the GEORGIA SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT of 1977, and the RULES, CHAPTER 391-3-5, adopted under the ACT.THE DIRECTOR may modify, suspend or revoke this permit as provided therein.2.THIS PERMIT is transferable only with a change of ownership.

THE PERMITTEE shall notify the succeeding owner by letter of the existing permit and surrender the original permit to the Director.The succeeding O\",ner shall apply to the Director for a pennit transfer within 30 days of receiving title to the property.3.THIS PERt'llI'is further subject to the terms, conditions and schedules of compliance specified on the attached pages.DIRECTOR AL PROTECTION DIVISION PAGE 2 of3 ST ATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION OWNER: Georgia Power Company SYSTEM: Southern Nuclear-Vogtlc Makeup PERMIT CONDITIONS ISSUE DATE: April 15, 2006 PERMIT NO.: PG0330017 4.This permit is for the operation oftwo (2)wells as sources of water supply to serve a maximum of one (1)service connection as indicated on your application.

Any additional sources or service connections must have written approval from the Director before use.The total amount of water produced must not exceed the limits imposed byyourground water withdrawal permits.5.The pennittee must provide continuous disinfection by chlorinating all water distributed by the system to maintain a detectable residual of free chlorine in the recommended amount of 0.2 milligrams per liter in all parts of the distribution system, or as specified in Section 391-3-5-.14, as amended, of the Rules for Safe Drinking Water.6.The permittee shaJl analyze or have analyzed all microbiological and chemical samples required by the Rules.Monitoring for each contaminant must be performed as scheduled b)'the Georgia Environmental Protection Division's (EPD)Drinking Water Compliance Program (DWCP).The supplier must provide all test results to the DWCP within the time frame established in the schedule.The permittee may use the laboratory services of the EPD's certified laboratory or any other laboratory ceItified by the DWCP to perform the specific analysis.If a laboratory other than the EPD's certified laboratory is used, the laboratory results must be submitted to the following address as specified in Section 391-3-5-.30:

Environmental Protection Division Drinking Water Compliance Program Compliance and Enforcement Unit, Suite 1362 2 Martin Luther King, JT.Drive, SF Atlanta, Georgia 30334 The format used to report results must be approved by the n\VCp and must identify the system by the water system ID number 0330017 and the laboratory performing the analysis.The laboratory's certification number must be included on the report.Results requiring immediate notification should be reported to the Drinking Water Compliance Program by telephone at (404)656-4807 or Fax at (404)651-9590.

PAGE 3 of3 STATE OF GEORGIA DEP ARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENT AL PROTECTION DIVISION OWNER: Georgia Power Company SYSTEM: Southern Nuclcar-Vogtle Makeup PERMIT CONDITIONS ISSUE DATE: April 15,2006 PERMIT NO.: PG0330017 7.Reports must be maintained by the permittee on the premises of the water system and be available for inspection.

A true and correct copy of the operation records and other reports must be sent to the following address, by the tenth day of the month following the month being reported, unless otherwise stated in Section 391-3-5-.30 or elsewhere in the Rules: Environmental Protection Division East Central District Office 1885-A Tobacco Road Augusta, GA 30906-8825 Phone: (706)792-7744 Fax: (706)792-7774 8.The permittee shall insure that this public water system is operated in compliance with the Georgia Certification of'Vater and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Laboratory Analysts Act, as amended, and the Rules adopted thereunder.

The certification classification must be consistent with the public water system classification specified in Section 391-3-5-.39 of the Rules for Safe Drinking Water.9.Drinking water distributed by the permittee should not contain any impurity which will cause offense to the sense of sight, taste or smell and should not be excessively corrosive as to cause degradation of the water quality or deterioration of the distribution system, as specified in Section 391-3-5-.19 and.26 of the Rules for Safe Drinking Water.10.The permittee is required to have a water conservation plan on file with the Division.11.The permittee shall meter all existing water sources connected to the public water supply system and shall report the system's water usage to tbe EPD's East Central District Office.12.The permittee shall provide sanitary protection for each source of water supply, as specified in Section 391-3-5-.07 of the Rules for Safe Drinking Water.13.The permittee must meter any new water sources and new services connected to the public water supply system.14.This permit replaces all Permits to Operate a Public Water System previously issued for the operation of this public water system.