ML18100A374
| ML18100A374 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 05/07/1993 |
| From: | Thomson F Public Service Enterprise Group |
| To: | Mathis S NEW JERSEY, STATE OF |
| References | |
| NLR-E93145, NUDOCS 9305180172 | |
| Download: ML18100A374 (2) | |
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CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED ARTICLE NUMBER: P 346 404* 290 Mr. Steven R. Mathis OTHER-----
MAY 0 7 1993 NLR-E93145 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
MAY 07 1993 2
If you please or require additional information, of.my staff at (609) 339-1245.
Sincerely, m-~£.
Manager -
Licensing and Regulation Assistant*' Director-* of Enforcement NJ Department 1 of Environmental Protection. and Energy 401 East,. State* Street Trenton*, NJ 08625-0029 u ~. s. Nuclear Regulatory CommiS!sion.
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