ML18017A933

Forwards Draft NPDES Permit.Revised Draft Will Be Resubmitted to EPA

ML18017A933
Person / Time
Site:	Harris
Issue date:	02/27/1980
From:	Mills W NORTH CAROLINA, STATE OF
To:	Keblusek S Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NUDOCS 8003110576
Download: ML18017A933 (31)

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ACCESSION NBR: 8003110576 DOC DATE: 80/02/27 NOTARIZED: NO DOCKET

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North Carolina Department of Natural QM Resources 8 Community Development Howard N. Lee, Secretary James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT February 27, 1980 Ms. Suzanne Keblusek U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Environmental Pro)ects Branch Washington, D.C. 20555

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Draft NPDES Permit Carolina Power and Light Company Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant Wake County

Dear Ms. Keblusek:

Please find attached one copy of the draft permit for Shearon Harris Plant. We are in the process of revising this draft for resubmission to EPA. It is hoped that the permit can issue without substantial change from this draft. If we may be of further assistance, please advise.

Sincerely, William C. Mills Supervisor Discharge Permits Unit WCM/cj Attachment goa27667 Ralalgh, Norah Carolioa2768 0 03 1 R 0 dh'.P An Equal Opportunity Afflrmatlue Action Employer

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES & COMMUNITY, DEVELOPMENT DIVISION OF ENV IRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PERNIT To Discharge Wastewater Under The NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM In compliance with the provisions of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful standards and regulations promulgated and adopted, by the North Carolina Environmental Management Comaission, and the Federal Mater Pollution Control Act, as amended, Carolina Pov>er and Light Company is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant to receiving waters Sheron Harris Reservoir on Buckhorn Creek in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, and III hereof.

This permit shall become effective This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on september 30, 1980.

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Page of Permit No. NC 0 03 9586 SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET Carolina Power and Light Company is hereby authorized to: (include only appropriate items)

l. Enter into a contract for construction of wastewater treatment facilities

2. Make an outlet into Shearon Harris Reservoir on Buckhoxn Creek 0

3. Construct and operate a facilities to control pollutants from cooling tower blowdown, sanitary sewage treatment plant, metal cleaning and low volume wastes in accordance with applicable effluent limits located at Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant subject to Part III, condition No. c. of this Permit, and

4. Discharge from said treatment works into the Shearon Harris Reservoir Buckhorn Creek which is classified Class "C".

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GJ A. ( ). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS During the period beginning at first discharge and lasting until expiration permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall(s) serial number(s). 001 cooling tower blowdown to Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below: the Shearon Harris Reservoir Effluent Characteri sti cs Discha e Limitations Monitorin Re uirements Kg/day (lbs/day) Other Units (Speci fy) Measurement Sample Sample Daily Avg. Daily Max. Daily Avg. Daily Max. Fr equency ~ye Location Flow 1/ 60 mgd Continuous Recorder S Temperature 1/ 1/ 1/

Zinc 1.0 mg/1 1.0 mg/1 1/ week Grab Total Chromium 0.2 mg/1 0.2 mg/1 1/ week Grab E*

Phosphorus 5 mg/1 5 mg/1 1/ week EA'rab Free available Chlorine 2/

1/ Discharge of blowdown from the cooling system shall be limited to the minimum discharge of recirculating water necessary for the purpose of discharging materials contained in the process, the further build-up of which would cause concentrations oa or a-ounts exceeding li-its of establ-'shed engineering practice. Discharge temperature shall not exceed the lowest t'emperatc of the recirculating cooling water prior to the addition of make-up. The discharge shall not result in the violation of Class "C" water quality standards outside of a mixing zone of 200 acres around the point of discharge. The temperature within the mixing zone shall not exceed 95oF at any time. Monitoring adequate to demonstrate compliance with these con-ditions shall be proposed by the permittee and, upon approval of the proposal; the results submitted with the monthly monitoring reports.- The permittee may discharge cooling water to the auxiliary reservoir in compliance with Part XII-E of this permit.

2/ Neither free available chlorine nor total residual chlorine may be discharged from any unit for more than two hours in any one day and not more than one unit in any plant discharge free available or total residual chlorine at any one time unless" the permittee can demonstrate to the Director, Division of Environmental Management that the unit in questi~~~~

cannot operate at or below this level of chlorination.

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m A. ( ). EFFLUENT LIHITATIONS ANO HONITORING REQUIREHENTS During the period beginning on initiation of discharge and 1 asti ng until expiration permittee is author ized to discharge from outfall (s) serial number(s). 002 Sanitary vraste treatment Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below: plant discharge to Shearu Harris reservoir on Buckhorn Effluent Characteri sti cs Oischar e Limitations Honitorfn Re ufrements CreeL, Kg/day (lbs/day) Other Units (SPecffy) Heasurement Sample Sample a Daily Avg. Daily Hax. Daily Avg. Daily Hax. ~~ye Location 0.05 MGD 0.075 MGD Continuous Recorder I,.or E

BOD 30 mg/1 45 mg/1 Monthly Composite E 30 mg/1 45 mg/1 Quarterly Composite . E W I-Influent, Z-Effluent D

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( ). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS During the period beginning upon initiation of discharge and lasting until expiration permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall(s) serial number(s). 003 metal cleaning wastes Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below: discharged to Sheron Harris Reservoir on Buckhorn Cree3c

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Kg/day (lbs/day) Other Units (Specify) Measurement Sample Saigl e Daily Avg. Daily Max. Dally Avg. Dally Max. Frequency ~~y e Location Plow pe8 . During discharge E%

30 mg/1 100 mg/1 Daily during discharge Grab pil 8 Grease 15 mg/1 20~/1 Daily during discharge Grab.

Cooper, Total 1.0 mg/1 1.0 mg/1 Daily during discharge Grab Iron, Total 1.0 mg/1 1.0 mg/1 Daily during discharge Grab

+Effluent prior to mixing with any other waste stream 1/ Commensurate with treatment system installed a a Q Ciy Aa QEO 4 C0 o0 The pH shall not be less than 6.p 0 standard units nor greater than 9.p standard units and shall be monitored dai> d~ discharge. bn a grab sample of the effluent. Q; 00 shall- be-no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace ~Qunt outside of an 5 metert e

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A. ( ). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS ANO MONITORING RE(UIREMENTS During the period begfannfng upon initiation of discharge and 1astfng until expiration permittee fs authorfzed to discharge from outfall(s) serial number(s). 004 low volume wastes discharged.

Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified beloved: to Shearon Harris Reservoir on Buckhorn Creek Effluent Characteristics Dfschar e Limitations Monftorfn Re ufrements Kg/day (lbs/day) Other Units (Specify) Measurement Sample Sample Daily Avg. Daily Max. Daily Avg. Daily Max. Frequency Location

~Ty e F<ow 3.0 MGD A.5 MGD 1/ 1/ 1/

TSS 30 mg/1 100 mg/1 -

Weekly Grab Zfflu "Oil 8 Grease 15 mg/la 20 mg/1 Weekly Grab 1/ Commensurate with treatment system installed

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A. ( ). EFFLUENT LIHITATIONS AND HONITORING RE(UIREHENTS During the period beginning upon initiation of dis harg and lasting until expiration permittee is authorized to discharge from outfa11(s] serial number(s). 005 Point source run-orr Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below: from construction-Effluent Characteristics Dischar e Limitations Honitorin Re uirements Kg/day (lbs/day)

• Other Units (Specify) Heasurement Sample Samp1e Daily Avg. Daily Max. Daily Avg. Daily Max. Frequency Type Location Point source run-off from construction is permitted in compliance with a

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5. Toxic Pollutants Notwithstanding Part if II, B-4 above, a toxic effluent standard or prohibition (including any schedule of compliance specified in such effluent standard or prohibition) is established under Section 307(a) of the Act for a toxic pollutant which is present in the discharge and such standard or prohibition is more stringent than any limitation for such pollutant,. in this permit, this permit shall be revised.or modified in accordance with the toxic effluent standard or prohibition and the permittee so notified.

6. Civil and Criminal Liability Except as provided in permit conditions on "Bypassing" (Part II, A-5) and "Power Failures" (Part II, A-7), nothing in this permit shall be construed to relieve the permittee from civil or criminal penalties for noncompliance pursuant to N. C. G. S. 'l43-215.6 or Section 309 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1319.

7. 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 N. C. G, S. 143-215.75 et seq. or Section 311 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1321.

8. Property Rights The issuance of this permit does not convey any property rights in either real or personal property, or any exclusive privileges, nor does authorize any injury to private property or any invasion of personal it rights, nor any infringement of Federal, State or local laws or regulations.

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 circum-stance, is held invalid, the application of such provision to other cir-cumstances, and the rescinder of this permit shall not be affected thereby.

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10. Expiration of Permit Permittee is not authorized to discharge after the expiration date.

In order to rece/Ve authorization to discharge beyond the expiration date, the permittee shall submit such information, forms, and fees as are required by the agency authorized to issue permits no later than 180 days prior to the expiration date. Any discharge without a permit after the expiration will subject the permittee to enforcement procedures as provided in N. C. G. S. 143-215.6 and 33 USC 1251 et seq..

ART III Page of Permit No. NC B. Previous Permits All previous State water quality permits issued to this facility, whether for construction or operation or discharge, are hereby revoked by issuance of this permit. The conditions, requirements, terms, and provisions of this permit authorizing discharge under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System governs discharges from this facility.

C. Construction I

No construction of wastewater treatment facilities or additions thereto shall be begun until Final Plans and Specifications have been submitted to the Division of Environmental management and written approval and Authorization to Construct has been issued. If no objections to Final Plans and Specifications has been made by the DEN after 30 days following receipt of the plans or issuance of this permit, whichever is latter, the plans may be considered approved and construction authorized.

D. Certified Operator Pursuant to Chapter 90A of North Carolina General Statutes, the permittee shall employ a certified wastewater treatment plant operator in responsible charge of the wastewater treatment facilities. Such operator must hold a certification of the grade equivalent to the classification assigned to the wastewater treatment facilities.

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Part III E Heated water discharge to the Auxiliary Reservoir In order to insure that the Auxiliary reservoir is available for its'esigned use at all times the permittee may circulate heated water through the auxiliary re-servoir $ o prevent ice formation at any time that the surface water temperature~ is below 35 F provided that )he surface water temperature in the auxiliary reservoir is not raised more than 5 F above ambient temperature and in no case is raised to more than 40 F.

Part III F There shall be no discharge of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) from this site.

Part III - G Withdrawal from the Cape Fear River Withdrawals from the Cape Fear River, shall be limited to 255 of the flow in the river except that no withdrawals shall be made from the river when the flow is

-600 cfs or less nor which will reduce the flow in the river to less than 600 cfs as measured at the USGS Lillington Gauge.