ML20064F693
| ML20064F693 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 11/27/1978 |
| From: | Hoffman D CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.) |
| To: | Ziemann D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7812040164 | |
| Download: ML20064F693 (5) | |
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General OHices: 72 West Macmigan Avenue. Jacuson, Michegan 49201 e Area Code St7 788-0550 Ifove=ber 27, 1978
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Director, :Tuclear Reactor Regulation Att: Mr Dennis L Zie= ann ~ 'tElv f
Operating Reactors 3 ranch No 2 US Nuclear Regulatory Cc==issien
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PALISADES PLANT - DOCKET 50-255 -
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EIVIRONMETTAL MONITCRI3G REPORT w
Attach =ent 1 is a Notice of :icnce=pliance and Order To Cc= ply frc= the Michigan
'/ater Resources Cc==issica (!WRC).
Attach =ent 2 provides Censu=ers Pcwer Cc=pany's response to this notice.
In accor:iance with Technical Specification 6.9.3.1.D,10 ccpies of this letter are enclosed.
David P Hoffman (Signed)
David P Hof&a.n Assistant :Tuclear Licensing Ad=inistrator CC:
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ENVCCNMEN TAL ACTWiilES
- NPDES PERMIT NO. MI 0001457 DEPT.
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I HOTICE OF NONCOM?tIANCE AND ORDER TO COMPLY TO: Consumers Power Company 212 West Michigan Avenue
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Jackson, Michigan 49201 Attention:
Mr. Paul Hittle
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PLEASE EE ADVISED that we have sufficient information to believe that yuur facility has failed to comp,1y with the terms and conditions of your National Pollutant Discharde Elimination System Permit issued on June 24, 1977.
PURSUANT to the terms of the aforementioned permit (Part I, Section 1
A.8), any discharge frem your facility is limited to the following for turbine sump oil separator vastes through outfall 001:
Discharte timitations Effluent 1katcay mgt L Daily Daily Daily Daily Characteristics Average Maximum Average Maximum i
Oil & Crease - Visual Observation:
The discharge shall not contain oil or other substances in amounta sufficient receiving waters.
to create a visible film or sheen on the The monthly monitoring report submitted for the month of August, 1978
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shows that your facility exceeded its authorized discharge limits according to the following:
Date Saeoled Effluent Characteristics 5/3rJo Oil & Grease - '
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.tsuar 2.0 8/6/78 011 & Crease - Visual 2.0 g
8/5/78 Oil & Crease - Visual 2.0 8/6/78 011 & Cressa - Visual 2.0 8/7/78 011 & Crease - Visual 2.0 -
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8/9/78 Oil & Crease - Visual 2.5 8/10/78 oil & Crease - Visual 2.5 8/11/73 Oil & Grease - Visual 3.0 8/14/78 Oli & Grease - Visual 3.0 8/15/78 011 & Crease - Visual 2.5 8/16/73 Oil & Grease - Visual 2.5 8/17/78 Oil & Crease - Visual 2.5 8/18/78 oil & Crease - Visual 3.0 8/19/70 Oil & Crease - Visual 3.0 8/20/78 011 & Crease - Visual 3.0 8/21/78 011 & Crease - Visual 3.0 S/22/78 Oil & Crease - Visual 3.0 8/23/78 Oil & Crease - Visual 2.0 8/24/78 Oil & Crease - Visual 3.0 i
8/25/78 Oil & Crease - Visual 3.0
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1T IS T1tERCr0RE CREERED that 2 written explanation'for these unan'thorized and excessive discharges be subnitted to the Co. mission by not later than November 15, 1973 or further ad::2inistrative remedies will be instituted.
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WATER RESOURCES ComtISSION MICHICAN DEPART:EST OF NATURAL RESOURCES Date Issued: October 26, 1979 er RoDert J.tgour:naine
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Fraux Balowtn, Cntei NPDES Compliance Section ADDREES FOR FURTHER CORRESPONOENCE Frank Baldwin, Water Quality Administrator
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Michigan Water Resources Cc=,ission Water Quality Division / NPDES Compliance Section P. O. Box 30028 Lansing, Michigan 48909 Telephone: (317) 373-1947 l
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!ovember 16, 1978 Mr Frank Ealdvin. Chiaf Water Rudity Ad=inictrator
- lichisin W. iter P.ecources Con =icsion Wster C.unlity Division /
IiPiE3 Compliance Section FO 2ox 3002a Lansing, :~I k ';900 PALI 3ADFO FIZ:T - :;0 TIC : OF 0:!CO'?LIA'!C A:D OR'E3 TO C0!:P1Y Ca October El.i,1970 the.'ichigan Water Re::ources Corn.issien ( G.*R :) issued a
- otice of :foncompliance and Order to Couply for t. e Co..tany s Palis:.ues Plant which elle es the flant exemed :. PRES rermit limitations for oli and zreare diccharced from the turbine eunp oil separator to lake :.ichic.an via outfall 001 for the conth of Au ;ust,1970. In response to this !!otice and Order ths.
following is provided.
The pernit requires that turbino sump oil sepsrator v:.stes be nonitored for oil an:1 crease throvh a daily vicuil observatic.. Tuo anount of oil er rease present at the time of observritics la sub.iectively rated cn a scale from aero to '4, vith :oro = no oil and h = thick accr.ulation.
- ovaver, althouit tuore' 10 this intern;l tenitorina requircac t, there 10 no intarn d liricat cn en tae dicchar. e of the turbine cuno oil sep ra:or vasco to tna minin ; basin (ou". fell 001). The only oil and vesse discharge limitation e.pplicable to this discher; a throucn outfall 001 is in subscetien (b) on pa e 9 of 14, and this linitation provide: onl; th..t tac turbine su=; oil se;arator di:chur ;c "through cutfall 001 to. ace 'tichiran' "snall not coatain oil er otc.cr cab-stances in amounts sufficion; to crents a vicible fil: or sh:en en the receivin-v2ters.
In no casa hr.ve releases frc. the turbine oil se.:arator tcnh through outfall 001 re ulted in a visiU.e film er chcen uren L:.ko :ichi.:n.
- herofara it appears that there has been no violation of ;he only oil and crons
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applicable to the dischsr;:e of turbine sump oil reperator vastes throuca outfall 001, and that in thia particular c:.sc the !! otic 3 of 4:encoupliince anu Or cr ;o Couply* "as nisdirected.
Durin: the Auwst 17, l!78 :~?O*.'3 Pernit Co plicace :; valuation Ins;ection. =en-itorin; of this particular cutf..11 (00J/000 'urt ine Due: 011 Sopar_ tion).as discussed at 1-;ncth with Ir Rocer Pr:ybys: of tne J.3's District Off;c2.
.ir Tr:yby.: vas adviced Ohn vi5ual ob ervations ara cane of tne surface of the cor.ccata ef tha T.trbine le;r, 011 Cay 1rt. tion Tank (T-il) bec;use no ::pacinf enicts fer visu:l obsc. tatic t of the te.n effluent tofcre tixing uith outfcil 001.
L'r 1raybyt: was also c dvised T-I.1 is never con letely drained, therefore.
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i any oil on the surface of the tank is never discharged.
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nonitoring difficulties and to in<4ure that T 41 could never be conpletely drained, it was a.. reed tnat a gocce neck discharce pi;e voulu be installed on T-bl to prevent total drainin-of the tanh and that the d ily visual oil and grease nonitoril.3 requirc:. tent vould be shif ted to outfall 001.
Por these reasona the Co p:'.ny nauesto the !.'obice of honco plia.nc.: and Orter to Couply,;.7.C "o.:
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".rs Ccapuny <.oes not vich to have ir. correct noncomplin ce noticca on recora for ny of i:e f:<.cilities.
Wter curveilla.ce rcas cr) baned in part en the number of nonco.nliancea experienced by a fecility, and t.te Compcny has in the past noted t.2at i. tis as.sosement is me. e vitnoqt con ir2cration as to whether or n..t c'2ch :.onconollanc es vere catist cterily raeoiveu.
It. is the Cow.ny's.mderstanlint-n.t ther' is nothin<; in the E.1RC rules which vould preclado the rescindin.; of :nis Moticc:.
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Your prompt attention to t sis tutter vould be up;reciatel.
If there are any questione regarding tais
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P C hittle Director cf Envircnnantal Activities Cy f
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MRPutnam, P-lh-307 REDevitt, P-21-115A U:enaga, Palisades
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