ML18096B188

NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 921230,oil Sheen Entered Delaware River Through Stormwater Outfall,Dsn 488.Discharge Effectively Terminated Upon Placement of Boom in River

ML18096B188
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	01/05/1993
From:	Thomson F Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	Mathis S NEW JERSEY, STATE OF
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NLR-E92384, NUDOCS 9301110212
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CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED ARTICLE NUMBER: P 708 711 341 JAN 0 51993 NLR-E92384 Mr. Steve Mathis NJ Department of Environmental Protection and Energy o*ffice of Enforcemel'.lt Policy_

Southern Bureau of Water and Hazardous Waste Enforcement 20 E. Clementon Road Gibbsboro, NJ 08026

Dear Mr. Mathis:

SALEM GENERATING STATION NJPDES PERMIT NO. NJ0005622 OIL DISCHARGE TO RIVER CASE NO. 92-12-30-0853-00 A discharge of oil to the Delaware River occurred at the Salem Generating station on December JO, 1992. Th~ oil sheen entered the Delaware River through a stormwater outf<all, DSN 488. The sheen, which appeared dark and smoky extended *approximately 300 feet downstream hugging the shoreline. The sheen was also reported to the National Response Center which assigned Case Number 151-003. The U.S. Coast Guard dispatched Petty Officers Kilgore and Lee who inspected the discharge and cleanup activities. Less than five (5) gallons of oil was estimated to be discharged.

The oil sheen was discovered at 0845 hours0.00978 days <br />0.235 hours <br />0.0014 weeks <br />3.215225e-4 months <br /> during a precipitation event and**t*p~rted to- the Senior Shift Supervisor. Site Protection;~~~d Site Services personnel immediately took action to install oii~'t~P,sorbent boom in the Delaware River around -the outfall and;"-iri:' the last inlet of DSN 488 prior to discharge to the River~ Other inlets into DSN 488 were inspected and no source of oil was identified nor was any sheen observed on the water in those_inlets. The discharge was effectively terminated upon placement of the boom in the River at approximately 1100 hours0.0127 days <br />0.306 hours <br />0.00182 weeks <br />4.1855e-4 months <br />.

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Mr. S. Mathis

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• JAN 0 51993 NLR-E92384 Although the investigation identified no sourc*e of oil, the probable cau~e is oil which leaked to the storm drain system during a dry.period and was washed from the system during the precipitation event.

If you have any additional comments or ~~stions regarding this matter, please contact Pat McCabe at (609) 339-1245.

Sincerely,

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~~~on, Z.

Manager -

Licensing and Regulation c Assistant Director of Enforcement';

NJ Department of Environmental Protection and Energy 401 East State Street CN 029 Trenton, NJ 08625-0029 Petty Officer G. Kilgore

u. s. coast Guard 1 Washington Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19147-4395 *'

u. s. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, D. c. 20555

Mr. s. Mathis NLR-E92384

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• JAN 0 51993 BC General Manager - Salem Operations (SOS)

General Manager - Nuclear Services (N35)

General Manager - Environmental Affairs (Newark 17G)

Rad Prot/Chemistry Manager - Salem (S04)

Chemistry Engineer - Salem (S07)

Principal Engineer - Environmental Licensing (N21)

Station Environmental Licensing Engineer - Salem (N21)

M. F. Vaskis (Newark 5C)

R. F. Quinn (S07)

D. K. Hurka (N21)

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