ML18100A374

NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 930504,lubricating Oil Discharged from Traveling Screen at Svc Water Intake Structure.Tarry Substance Probably Drawn in from Delaware River & Not as Result of Facility Discharge

ML18100A374
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	05/07/1993
From:	Thomson F Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	Mathis S NEW JERSEY, STATE OF
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NLR-E93145, NUDOCS 9305180172
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CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED ARTICLE NUMBER: P 346 404* 290 MAY 0 7 1993 NLR-E93145 Mr. Steven R. Mathis N. J. Department of Environmental Protection and Energy Division of Facility Wide Enforcement

. southern Bureau of Water and Hazardous waste Enforcement

• 20 East Clementon Road, Suite 301 south Gibbsboro, NJ 08026

Dear Mr. Mathis:

SALEM GENERATING STATION-NJPDES PERMIT NO. NJ0005622 REPORTED DISCHARGE OF LUBRICATING OIL AT SWIS CASE NO. 93-05-04-1501-34 on May 4, 1993, Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G) Company reported a suspected discharge of lubricating oil from a traveling screen at the Salem* Generating Station's Service: Water Intake structure ( SWIS} ** The. service water* system:: mixes

• with the station's circulatincjwater system and discharges to* the* Delaware River under the- terms of NJPDES Permit No. NJ0005622. The:

discharge was reported* to* the NJDEPE Hotline and was: issued: Case No. 93-05-04-1501-34 by Operator 5.. -

The discharge report'. wa.s based upon the discovery of*- a thick

• tarry substance,. in tbe":service- water strainer serving the No. 14 service water pump.-* rt was initially believed that the tarry substance in. the; strainer was the result of a leak of lubricating oil from the-* 1ir.vel ing screen chain. However,. upon investigation of the No. l('t:.J;~~veling: screen and adjacent areas,* no conclusive evidence of an4~.Qil source* could be identified. The tarry substance in - tl'l*',; strainer is now believed to have been drawn in directly from the Delaware River and not the result of a facility discharge.

• PSE&G believes and maintains that it acted in accordance with the intent of NJAC 7:14A-3.10 which requires permittees to notify NJDEPE of discharges of hazardous pollutants without a permit.

However, based upon our investigation, no NJPDES permit violation occurred.

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PDR* ADOCK 05000272 S PDR

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If you or require additional information, please of .my staff at (609) 339-1245.

Sincerely, m-~£.

Manager -

Licensing and Regulation Assistant*' Director-* of Enforcement NJ Department of Environmental Protection. and Energy 1

401 East,. State* Street Trenton*, NJ 08625-0029 u ~. s. Nuclear Regulatory CommiS!sion.

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