ML17278A445

Renewed NPDES Permit WA-002515-1,issued to Wppss

ML17278A445
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	09/09/1985
From:	Eschels C WASHINGTON, STATE OF
To:
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ML17278A444	List: ML17278A443 ML17278A445
References
WA-002515-1, WA-2515-1, NUDOCS 8510220080
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Page I of 1 1 Permit No. WA-002515-1 Issuance Date: 9-9-85 .

Expiration Date: 9-9-90 NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM WASTE DISCHARGF. PERMIT State of Washington Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council Olympia, Washington 98500 In Compliance With the Provisions of Chapters 80.50 and 90.08 Revised Code of Washington as amended and The Clean Water Act, as amended Public Law 95-217 WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM 3000 George Washington Way Richland, Washington 99352 Plant Location: Receiving Water:

Columbia River Section 5, T 11N, R 28E W.M.

North of Richland Discharge Location:

Benton County, Washington Outfall 001 Latitude: 06 28'17" N Industry Type: Longitude: 119 15'05" W Nuclear Steam Electric Generating Plant Wa ter Segment N o.:

(WPPSS No. 2) 26-03-00 The above-named municipal corporation is authorized to discharge in accordance with the special and general conditions which follow.

Approved:

Curtis Eschels, Chairman Fnergy I acility Site Evaluation Council 8ggpp2ppap 85p3+7 "PDR. ADOCK 0 PDR P

\( ~ l pl Page 2 of 11 Permit No. WA-002515-l SPECIAL CONDITIONS S I. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONSAND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS During the period beginning with the issuance of this pcrinit and lasting until the expiration date of this permit, the permittee is arrthorized to discharge effluents from Outfall Discharge Serial Number QQI subject to the following limitations and monitoring require-rnents:

A. LO>>V VOLUME 'rVASTE SOURCES PORTION OF DISCHARGE SERIAL NUMBER QQI PARAMETER EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS MONITORING RE UIREMENTS Daily Daily Minimum Maximum ~hvera c Frecruenc Sam leT c Total Suspended Solids (Ib/day) 3rr Each batcti Grab Oil and Grease 2.5 I'ach batch Grab (lb/day)

Flow (GPD)'2) rr 0>000 20,000 Each batch N/A Note (I) Permittee shall nionitor all low volume waste sources prior to their confluence with the recirculated cooling water.

iVotc (2) Permittee is allowed on an intcrrnittcnt basis to <lischarge, subject to the pro-visions of General Condition ri, a rnaxirnurrr of 285,000 GPD additional flow originating from the liquid radwaste treatment systems.

'Note (3) As long as low volume waste is discharged to thc recirculating water system pH does not need to be controlled in this waste stream because the recirculated water is controlled for pl*I prior to release to the river.

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Page 3 of II Permit No. WA-002515-I S I. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONSAND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (Cont.)

B. RECIRCULATED COOLING WATER I3LOWDOWN PORTION OF OUTFALL DISCHARGE SERIAL NUMBER 00l PARAMETER EFFLUEN1'IMITA1'IONS MONITORING RE UI REMENTS Daily Daily Minimum Maximum ~hvere e ~l.re uenc 1 emperature Total Residual (2) (3)

Chlorine (mg/I) O. I mg/I Continuous N/A (t])

pH Between 6.5 and 9.0 Continuous (5)

Flow (GPD) 9.0 x 10 6

50x10 6(6) Continuous N/A Note (I) The temperature of the recirculated cooling water blowdown shall not exceed, at any time, the lowest temperature of the recirculated cooling, water prior to the addition of the makeup water, except that the temperature of the blowdown may be less than the temperature of the river.

Note (2) Upon initiating chlorination, permittee shall terminate all discharges from the recirculating water system to the receiving water until the total residual chlorine concentration has been at or below O.l mg/I for I5 minutes.

Note (3) Continued recording of total residual chlorine during periods of active chlorina-tion and for two hours after recommending discharge or until chlorine residual reaches an undetectable level. If continuous chlorine monitor malfunctions, grab samples will be analyzed by amperometric titration.

Note (0} The total time during which pH values are outside this range shall not exceed 7 hours8.101852e-5 days <br />0.00194 hours <br />1.157407e-5 weeks <br />2.6635e-6 months <br /> and 26 minutes in any calendar month, and no individual excursion shall exceed 60 minutes, An excursion is an unintentional and temporary incident of pH exceedance. No cxcursions greater than l0.0 or lower than 5.5 are allowed.

Note (5) Permittee shall include an alarm system for the pH control to provide an indication of any variance from established limits.

Note (6) During a period of major dust storm activity, daily average flow up to 5.6 MGD is allowed.

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Page 0 of 11 Permit No. WA-002515-I GENERAL CONDI flONS GENERAL DISCHARGE LIMITATIONS All discharges and activities authorized lierein sliall be consistent witt> the terms and conditions of this permit. Permittee is authorized to discharge those pollutants which are:

(I) contained in the untreated water supply, (2) entrained from the atmosphere, or (3) identified in the permit application; except as modified or limited by the special or general conditions of this permit. I-lowevcr, the effluent concentrations in permittee's wastewater shall be determined on a gross basis and the effluent limitations in this permit mean gross concentrations and not net addition of pollutants. The discharge of any pollutant more frequently than or at a level in excess of that authorized by this permit shall constitute a violation of the terms and con<iitions of this permit.

G2. Priorit Pollutants.

No discharge of polyclilorinated biphcnyl compountls is permitted. There shall be no detectable discharge of the priority pollutants (listed in 00 CFR Part 023, Appendix A) contained in chemicals added for water treatment. I'he discharge of water treatment additives which were not identified in the permit application shall be subject to Council approva I.

< 3. Dilution ":.one.

I'errnittee sliall not discharge any effluent ivhich shall cause a violation of any applicable State of Washington Water Quality Criteria or standards contained in WAC 173-201, as they exist now or hereafter are amended, outside the mixing zone whose boundaries shall be:

l. The boundaries in the vertical plane shall extend from the receiving water surface to the riverbed;

2. The upstream and downstreain boundaries shall be 50 feet <<nd 300 feet, respectively, from the center line of the outfall; and

3. The lateral boundaries shall be separated by 100 feet.

G0. Li uid Radioactive Dischar ~es.

Excess process water shall not be discharged to tlie river unless sampling and analysis lias demonstrated that the water complies witli the applicable regulations on liquid radioactive discliarges. Excess process water riot meeting these conditions shall be processed in the liquid radwaste treatment system prior to discharge to tI>e river. The liquid radwaste treatment system shall provide facilities with 24-hour retention capabilities and liquids may be discharged only after sampling and analysis demonstrate tliat all applicable regulations are complied with. No ottier liquid radwaste shall bc dischargecl at the Iiolding facilities.

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Page 5 of 11 Permit No. WA-0025 I 5-I G5. Solid Waste Control.

Permittee shall handle and dispose of all solid waste ~naterial from any waste retention basins or any other source in such a manner as to prevent their pollution of any ground or surface water body. Further, permittee shall not permit leachate from such solid waste material to cause adverse effect on ground or surface water quality.

OPERATION/MAINTENANCE PROVISIONS 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.

G7. Pro er 0 eration 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 includes effective performance and funding, adequate operator staffing and training, and adequate laboratory and process controls, including appropriate quality assurance procedures. This provision requires the operation of backup or auxiliary facilities or similar systems only when necessary to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit.

GS. I3 ass of Treatment Facilities.

Per 00 CFR 122.0i(m), the bypass or intentional diversion of waste streams from any portion of waste treatment facilities is prohibited except:

I. When the bypass does not cause effluent limitations to be exceeded and it is necessary to perform essential maintenance to assure efficient operation;

2. Where the bypass was unavoidable to prevent loss of life or severe property damage;

3. When there are 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.

Anticipated bypasses, other than those in (I) above, shall be reported to the Council as far in advance as possible for the Council's approval. Unanticipated bypasses shall be reported to the Council in accordance with the procedure specified in General Condition G20.

G9. U set Conditions.

Per 00 CFR 122.41(n), an upset is 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 permit tee. An upset does not include noncompliance to the extent caused by operational error, improperly designed treatment

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Page 6 of 11 Permit No. WA-002515-1 G9. U set Conditions (continued).

facilities, inadequate treatment facilities, lack of preventive maintenance, or careless or improper operation.

An upset constitues an affirmative defense to an action brought for noncompliance with technology-based permit effluent limitations if the permittee can demonstrate through contemporaneous operating logs or other relevant evidence that:

I ~ An upset occurred and that the permittee can identify the cause(s) of the upset;

2. The facility was at the time being properly operated;

3. The permittee submitted notice of the upset as required by General Condition G20; and

0. The permittee complied with any remedial measures required under this permit.

MONITORING AND RECORDING RE UIREMENTS GIO. ~Re resentative Sam lin and Monitorin Procedures.

All samples and measurements taken to meet the requirements of this permit shall be representative of the monitored discharge and all analytical test methods shall be approved under 00 CFR Part 136, unless other methods are specified in this permit.

( I I. Recordin of Results.

The permittee shall record each measurement or sample taken pursuant to the requirements of this permit for the following information: (I) the date, place, and time of sampling; (2) the dates the analyses were performed; (3) who performed the analyses; (0) the analytical techniques or methods used; and (5) the results of the analyses.

GI 2. Definitions.

As used in this permit, the following terins are as defined herein:

The "daily maximum" discharge means the total (lisclwrge bg weight or volume during any calendar day anti where specified, the in<<xhn<<rn permissible pollutant concentra-tion.

2. The "daily average" discharge means the total discharge by weight or volume during a calendar month divided by the number of days in the month that the respective discharges occur. Where less than daily sa<npling is required by the, permit, the daily average discharge shall be determined by the summation of the measured daily discharges by weight divided by the number of days during the calendar month when the measurements were made.

3. "Composite sample" is a sample consisting of a minimum of six grab samples collected

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at regular intervals over a normal operating day and combined proportional to flow, or a sample continuously collected proportional to flow over a normal operating day.

"Grab sample" is an individual sample collected in a time span of less than l5 minutes.

G I 3. Records Retention.

The permittee shall retain for a minimum of three years all records of monitoring activities and results, including all reports of recortlings from continuous monitoring instrumentations, records of analyses performed, and calibration and maintenance of instrumentation. This period of retention shall be extended during the course of any unresolved litigation regarding the discharge of pollutants by the permittee or when requested by the Council.

GIO. Penalties for Tam erin .

The Clean Water Act provides that any person who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate, any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this permit 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.

G I 5. Additional Monitorin Re uirements.

For good cause shown, the Council may establish specific monitoring requirements in addition to those contained in this permit by administrative order or permit modification.

GI6. Dischar e Monitorin Re orts.

The results of monitoring required by the special conditions shall be summarized by month and reported on a Discharge Monitoring Report (EPA 3320-l), postmarkcd no later than the l5th day following the end of the month. Duplicate signed copies of these, and all other reports required herein, shall be submitted to the Council and EPA at the following addresses:

EFSEC U.S EPA Region X Attn: Executive Secretary Attn: Water Compliance Section (M/S-513)

Mail Stop: P Y-I I l200 - 6th Avenue Olympia, WA 9850as reason to believe that any toxic pollutant not limited by the special conditions of this permit will be discharged on a routine or frequent basis at levels exceeding the notification levels of 00 CFR 122.02(a)(l) or on a non-routine or infrequent basis at levels exceeding the notification levels of 00 CFR I22,02(a)(2).

ADMINISTRATIVERE UIREMENTS AND OTI.IER PROVISIONS G23. Permit Actions.

This permit may be modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated for cause. The filing of a request by the permittee for a permit modification, revocation and reissuance, or termina-tion, or a notification of planned changes or anticipated noncompliance, does not stay any permit condi tion.

If any applicable toxic effluent standard or prohibition (incliiding any schedule of compliance specified in such effluent standard or protiibition) is established under Section 307(a) of the Clean Water Act for a toxic pollutant and'hat stand;ird or proliibition is more stringent than any limitation upon such pollutant in the permit, the Coiincil .Iiall institute proceedings to modify or revoke and reissue tlute perinit to conform to the toxic effluent standard or prohibition.

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 perinit termination, revocation and reissuance, or modification; or denial of a per rnit rene wal applica tion.

I. Toxic Pollutants. The permittee shall comply witt> effluent standards or prohibitions established under Section 307(a) of the Clean Water Act for toxic pollutants within the provided in the regulations that establish those stantlards or prohibitions, even if 'ime the permit has not yet been modified to incorporate the requirement.

2. Penalities for Violations of Perinit Conditions. Violations of conditions of this permit are subject to enforcement actions and penalties as provided for in Chapter 80.50 RCW. Except as provided in permit conditions GS, I3ypass of Treatment Facilities and G9, Upset Conditions, nothing in this permit shall be construed to relieve the permittee of the civil or criminal penalties for noncompliance.

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Page l 0 of I I Permit No. WA-0025I5-I If the permittee 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 should be submitted at least ISO days before the expiration date of this permit.

G26. Dut to Provide Information.

The, permittee shall furriish to the Council, within a reasonable time; any informatin which the Council may request to determine ivhether cause exists for modifying, revoking and reissuing, or terminating tl>is permit, or to (lcterinine compliance with this permit. The permittee shall also furnisl> to the Council, upon request, copies of records required to be kep t by this per mi t.

G27. Ins ection and Entr .

Tlie permittee shall allow autliorized representatives of the Council, upon the presentation of credentials and such other documents as reqiiircd by law:

I. To enter upon the premises where a discharge is located or where any records must be kept under the terms and conditioiis of this peri>>it;

2. To have access to and copy at reasonable tiines any records that must be kept under the t<;rms of this permit;

3. To inspect at reasonable times any nionitoriiig equipment or inethod of inonitoring required in this permit; To inspect at reasonable times any collection, treatincnt, or disch;irgc facilities; and

5. To sample at reasonable times any discharge of polliitants.

T)>e permittee, it> order to r>>aintain cninplianc<<witli its peri>>it, shall control productioii and/or all discharges upon reduction, loss, failiire, or bypass of the treatment process until llie process is restored or an alternative process ineilio<l is provide<I. This requireincnt applies in the situation where, ariiong other things, tlie primary source of power of the treatment process is reduced, lost, or fails.

This permit does not convey any property rights of any sor.t, or any exclusive privilege.

G30. Transfers.

This permit may be transferred to a new permittee if:

l. the current permittee notifies the Coiincil at least 30 days in adva>>ce of the proposed transfer date;

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2. the notice includes a written agreement between the existing and new permittees containing a specific date for transfer of permit responsibility, coverage, and liability between them; and I

3. The Council does not notify the existing permittee and the proposed new permittee of its intent to modify, or revoke and reissue the permit. If this notice is not received, the transfer is effective on the date specified in the agreement mentioned in paragraph (b) above.

G31. ~Liabillt .

Nothing in this permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of any legal action or r elieve the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties to which the permittee is or may be subject.

G32. ~Si nator tte uirement.

All applications, reports or information submitted to the Council shall be signed and certified as provided for under <f0 CFR 122;22.

CI33. Com liance with Other Re ulations, Nothing in this permit shall be construed as excusing the permittee from compliance with any applicable federal, state or local statutes, ordinances, or regulations.

Sl'I.CIAL STUDIES AND REPORTS G3a. ~Bioassa s.

So that the Council may satisfy its concerns regarding the aquatic resource, the permittee shall conduct 96-hour toxicity tests using a 100% concentration of composite wastewater on a schedule and format approved by the Council. The results of the tests shall be reported to the Council in a timely manner. If the survival rate of salmonid test organisms is less than 80%, the Council will discuss with the permittee inethods of mitigation such that 80%

survival can be achieved, The Council reserves the right to require the submission of a schedule and format of additional tests if the Council or the perinit tee determines that the makeup of the co~nposite discharge has been altered to the detriment of the environment.

C35. Chlorine Minimization.

Permittee shall continue the 12-month study initiated in December 1980 on the use of chlorine for biofouling prevention in cooling tower operation. The purpose of the study shall be to determine the minimum daily discharge of free available and total residual chlorine which will allow efficient plant operation. The results of this study will be evaluated by the Council for use in the potential modification of this permit.

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Washington Public Power Supply System 3000 George Washington Way P.O. Box 968 Richland, Washington 99352-0968 (509)372-5000 August 29, 1985 G02-85-498 Docket No. 50-397 Mr. J. B. Martin Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region V 1450 Maria Lane, Suite 210 Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Dear Mr. Martin:

Subject:

NUCLEAR PLANT NO. 2 SEMI-ANNUAL EFFLUENT REPORT JANUARY 1 to JUNE 30, 1985 (ATTACHED)

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 50.36a (a) (2), the subject report is herewith being submitted.

Should you have any questions, please contact Mr. R. G. Graybeal, Manager, WNP-2 Health Physics/Chemistry.

Very truly yours, C. M. Powers WNP-2 Plant Manager vih Attachment cc: JO Bradfute - NRC RC DeYoung NRC C Eschels - EFSEC D Jaquish - DOE D Sherman - Amer. Nuclear Insurers TR Strong DSHS AD Toth - NRC Site 3Ql Il,i'lOI938 Document Control Desk NRC

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