ML20072H526
| ML20072H526 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 08/17/1994 |
| From: | Mccoy C GEORGIA POWER CO. |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| References | |
| LCV-0452, LCV-452, NUDOCS 9408260079 | |
| Download: ML20072H526 (26) | |
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i Georgia Power C.K.McCoy V4ce Pres (1 erit. Ns.lwir Vog1!e Protct the southom electrc system Docket Nos. 50-424 August 17, 1994 LCV-0452 50-425 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Washington, D. C. 20555 F
VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NOS. NPF-68, NPF-81 MPDES PERMIT RENEWAL Gentlemen:
Enclosed in accordance with Section 3.2 of the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Environmental Protection Plan, Appendix B to Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-68 and NPF-81, is a copy of the renewed Vogtle Electric Generating Plant NPDES Permit as transmitted from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
Should you have any questions, please advise.
Respectfully submitted, C. K. McCoy i
CKM/LPD:sts ENV-94-221 Enclosure cc:
Georaia Power Comoany Mr. J. B. Beasicy, Jr.
Mr. M. Sheibani NORMS U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. D. S. Hood, Licensing Project Manager, NRR Mr. S. D. Ebncter, Regional Administrator Mr. B. R. Bonser, baior Resident Inspector - Vogtle g p
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION Q
AUTHORIZATION TO DISCHARGE UNDER THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM g
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to receiving waters Savannah River and Beaver Dan Creek e
in accordance with elfluent limitations, monitoring requirements and other conditions set h
forth in Parts I,11, and lit hereof.
g This permit shall become effective on July 22, 1994, eg This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight, June 30, 1999.
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EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS 1.
During the-period beginning effective date and lasting through June 30, 1999, the permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall(s) serial number (s) 001 - Final Plant Discharge (Combined Plant Waste Streams Units 1 & 2) to the Savannah River.
such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below:
Effluent Characteristic Discharce Limitations Monitorino Recuiremente (Specify. Units)
Mass Based Concentration Based Measurement Sample Sample Daily Avg.
Daily Max.
Daily Avg.
Daily Max.
Frequency Type Location Flow-(MGD)
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- 1 Hydrazine*2 1/ Year *3 Grab Final Outfall i
The pH shall not be.less than 6.0 standard unite nor greater than 9.0 standard units and.shall be monitored twice per month by grab sample.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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STATE OF GEOPGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION 2.
During the period beginning effective date and lasting through June 30, 1999, the permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall(s) serial number (s) 002 and 003 - Unit 1 Cooling Tower Blowdown and Unit 2 Cooling Tower Blowdown, respectively, to final outfall 001, and 002A and 003A - Unit 1 and Unit 2 Emergency Overflows to storm drains.
Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below:
Effluent Characteristic Discharoe Limitations Monitorino Recuirements (Specify Units)
Mass Based Concentration Based Measurement Sample Sample Daily Avg.
Daily Max.
Daily Avg.
Daily Max.
Frequency Type Location Flow (MGD)
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- 2 Free Available Chlorine 0.2 mg/l*6 0.5 mg/l 1/ Week Multiple *5
- 1 Grabs Total Residual Chlorine 1/ Week Multiple *5
- 1 Grabs Time of TRC Discharge *3 120 minutes / 1/ Week Multiple *5
- 1 day per unit Grabs Total Chromium *8 0.2 mg/l 1/ Quarter Grab
+4 Total Zine 1.0 mg/l 1/ Quarter Grab
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- 1 Monitored immediately following dechlorination system wh'n dechlorination system is in e
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At other times it will be monitored at the individual cooling towers.
- 2 See Part III, Special Requirements, Item 9.
- 3 See Part III, Special Requirements, Item 4.
- 4 Monitored prior to mixing with other waste streams.
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U1 (Free Available Oxidants). There is no difference in test methods between TRC/FAC and TRO/FAO.
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containing this metal is not initiated by permittee.
.a The permittee shall certify yearly that no priority pollutant other than chromium or zine is above detectable limits in this discharge. This certification may be based on manufacturer's certifications or engineering calculations.
s STATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION 3.
During the period beginning effective date and lasting through June 30, 1999, the permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall(s) serial number (s) 004 and 005 - Unit 1 Waste Water Retention Basin and Unit 2 Waste Water Retention Basin, res pect ivel y, to final outfall 001.
Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below:
Ef]luent Characteristic Discharoe Limitations Monitorino Recuirements (Specify Units)
Mass Based Concentration Based (mg/1)
Measurement sample sample Daily Avg.
Daily Max.
Daily Avg.
Daily Max.
Frequency Type Location Flow (MGD)
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- 1 Total Suspended Solids 30.0 100.0 2/ Month Grab Discharge Line Oil and Grease 15.0 20.0 2/ Month Grab Discharge Lire
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- 2 See Part III, Special Requirements, Item 9.
- 3 See Part III, Special Requirements, Item 10.
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During the period.beginning effective date and lasting through June 30, 1999, the permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall(s) serial number (s) 006 - Sewage Treatment Plant Emergency Overflow to_ Savannah River.*1 Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as-specified below:
Effluent Characteristic Discharoe Limitations Monitorino Recuirements (Specify Units)
Mass Based Concentration Based (mg/1)
Measurement Sample Sample Daily Avg.
Daily Max.
Daily Avg.
Daily Max.
Frequency Type Location Flow (MGD) 1/ Discharge Estimate Outfall BOD 30.0 45.0 1/ Discharge Grab outfall 3
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There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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During'the' period beginning effective date and lasting through June 30, 1999,
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. Systems Discharge Unit I and Liquid Radwaste Systems Unit 2, respectively,.to final outfall 091.
Such discharges shall be limited and monitored-by the permittee as specified below:
Effluent Characteristic Discharae Limitations Monitorina Requirements (Specify, Units)
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- 2 Discharge Line Total Suspended Solids 30.0 100.0 1/ Month Grab Disduuye Lbma Oil and Grease 15.0 20.0 1/ Month Grab Discharge Line The pH shall be monitored at the combined Outfall 001.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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During the period beginning effective date and lasting through June 30, 1999, the permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall(s) serial number (s) 009 - Nuclear Service Cooling. Tower Blowdown (Units 1 and 2), to outfall 001.
Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below:
Effluent Characteristic Discharoe Limitations Monitorino Recuirements (Specify Units)
Mass Based Concentration Based (mg/1)
Measurement sample Sample Daily Avg.
Daily Max.
Daily Avg.
Daily Max.
Frequency Type Location Flow (MGD)
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- 1 Free Available Chlorine *4 0.2*3 0.5 1/ Discharge Grab
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- 2 Monitored Imnediately following dechlorination system, when dechlorination system is in use.
At other times it will-be monitored at the blowdown.
- 3 During periods of dechlorination this limit.is 0.02 mg/l at the blowdown sump mixing box.
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4 STATE OF GEORGI A DEPARTHENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION 7.
During the period beginning effective date and lasting through June 30, 1999, the permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall(s) serial number (s) 010 - Radwaste Dilution Flow to outfall 001.
This is an internal waste stream consisting of river water with no additives.
The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units and shall be monitored at the final outfall (001).
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STATE OF CEORGI A DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION 8.
During the period beginning effective date and lasting through June 30, 1999, the permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall(s) serial number (s) 011 - Intake Screen Backwash to the Savannah River.
The discharge shall consist only of intake screen backwash.
If the Director determines that Water Quality Standards are not being protected as the result of this discharge and so notifies the permittee in writing, the permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize any adverse impact to waters of the State.
There shall be no discharge of floating oil or grease in other than trace amounts.
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During the period beginning effective date and lasting through June 30, 1999, the permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall(s) serial number (s) 012, 013, 014, 015 -
Stormwater runoff to the Savannah River (012 and 013) and Beaver Dam Creek (014 and 015).
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The discharge from these outfalls shall not violate the Water Quality Standards in the receiving streams.
Stormwater runoff may include non-storm discharges consisting of discharges from fire fighting activities, fire hydrant flushings, potable water sources including waterline flushings, irrigation drainage, lawn watering, routine external building washdown that does not use detergents or other compounds, pavement washwaters where spills or leaks of toxic or hazardous materials have not occurred (unless all spilled material has been removed) and where detergents are not used, air conditioning condensate, uncontaminated springs, uncontaminated groundwater, and foundation or footing drains where flows are not contaminated with process materials such as solvents.
Within 90 days of issuance of this permit, the permittee shall develop and implement a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan that is prepared in accordance with the U.
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Environmental Protection Agency guidance manual Storm Water Manacement for Industrial Activiti_es (9/92).
There shall be no discharge.of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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SCHEDULE OF COMPLIANCE 1.
The permittee shall achieve compliance with the effluent limitations specified for discharges in accordance with the following schedule:
N/A 2.
No later than 14 calendar days following a date identified in the above schedule i
of compliance, the permittee shall submit either a report of progress or,in the case of specific actioris being required by identified dat,es, a written notice of compliance or noncompliance, any remedial actions taken, and the probability of meeting the next scheduled reauirement.
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STATE OF GEORGIA PARTI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION Page 12 of 25 Permit No. GA0026786 Note:
EPD as used herein means the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources.
C.
MONITORING AND REPORTING 1.
Representative Sampling Samples and measurements taken as required herein shall be representative of the volume and nature of the monitored discharge.
2.
Reporting Monitoring results obtained during the previous 3 months shall be summarized for each month and reported on an Operation Monitoring Report (Form WO 1.4 5). Forms other than Form WO 1.45 may be used upon approval by EPD.
These forms and any other required reports and information shall be completed, signed and certified by a principal executive officer or ranking elected official, or by a duly authorized representative of that person, and submitted to the Division, postmarked no later than the 21st. day of the month following the reporting period. Signed copies of these and all other reports required herein shall be submitted to the following address:
Georgia Environmental Protection Division Industrial Wastewater Program 205 Butler Street, S.E.
Floyd Towers East, Suite 1070 Atlanta, Georgia 30334 All instances of noncompliance not reported under Part 1. B. and C. and Part 11.
A. shall be reported at the time the operation monitoring report is submitted.
3.
Definitions a.
The " daily average" discharge means the total discharge by weight during a calendar month divided by the number of days in the month that the production or commercial facility was operating. Where less than daily sampling is required by this permit, the daily average discharge shall be determined by the summation of all the measured daily discharges by weight divided' by the number of days sampled during the calendar month when the measurements were made.
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The " daily maximum" discharge means the total discharge by weight during any calendar day.
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The " daily average" concentration means the arithmetic average of all the daily determinations of concentrations made during a calendar month. Daily determinations of concentration made using a composite sample shall be the concentration of the composite sample, d.
The " daily maximum" concentration means the daily determination of concentration for any calendar day.
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For the purpose of this permit, a calendar day is defined as any consecutive 24-hour period.
f.
" Bypass" means the intentional diversion of waste streams from any portion of a treatment facility.
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" Severe property damage" means substantial physical damage to property, damage to the treatment facilities which causes them to become inoperable, or substantial and permanent loss of natural resources which can reasonably be expected to occur in the absence of a bypass. Severe property damage does not mean economic loss caused by delays in production.
4.
Test Procedures Monitoring must be conducted according to test procedures approved pursuant to 40 CFR Part 136 unless other test procedures have been specified in this permit.
5.
Recording of Results For each measurement or sample taken pursuant to the requirements of this permit, the permittee shall record the following information:
a.
The exact place, date, and time of sampling or measurements, and the person (s) performing the sampling or the measurements; b.
The dates the analyses were performed, and the person (s) who performed the analyses; i
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The analytical techniques or methods used; and d.
The results of all required analyses.
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STATE OF GEORGIA PARTI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION Page 14 of 25 Permit No. GAOO26786 6.
Additional Monitoring by Permittee j
If the permittee monitors any pollutant at the location (s) designated herein more frequently than required by this permit, using approved analytical methods as specified above, the results of such monitoring shall be included in the calculation and reporting of the values required in the Operation Monitoring Report Form (WO 1.45). Such increased monitoring frequency shall also be indicated. The Division may require by written notification more frequent monitoring of other pollutants not required in this permit.
7.
Records Retention The permittee shall retain records of all monitoring information, including all records of analyses performed, calibration and maintenance of instrumentation, copies of all reports required by this permit, and records of all data used to complete the application for this permit, for a period of at least three (3) years from the date of the' sample, measurement, report or application. This period may be extended by request of the Division at any time.
8.
Penalties The Federal Clean Water Act and the Georgia Water Quality Control Act provide that any person who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this permit, makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any record or other document submitted or required to be maintained under this permit, including monitoring reports or reports of compliance or noncompliance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine or by imprisonment, or by both. The Federal Clean Water Act and the Georgia Water Quality Control-Act also provide procedures for imposing civil penalties which may be levied for-violations of the Act, any permit condition or limitation established pursuant to L
the Act, or negligently or intentionally failing or refusing to comply with any i
final or emergency order of the Director of the Division.
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STATE OF GEORGIA PART11 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION Page 15 of 25 Permit No. GA0026786 A.
MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS 1.
Change in Discharge a.
Advance notice to the Division shall be given of any planned changes in the permitted f acility or activity which may result in noncompliance with permit requirements. Any anticipated facility expansions, production increases, or process modifications must be reported by submission of a new NPDES permit application or,if such changes will not violate the effluent limitations specified in this permit, by notice to the Division of such changes. Following such notice, the permit may be modified to specify and limit any pollutants not previously limited.
b.
All existing manufacturing, commercial, mining, and silviculture dischargers shall notify the Division as soon as it is known or there is reason to believe that any activity has occurred or will occur which would result in the discharge, on a routine or frequent basis, of any toxic pollutant not limited in the permit, if that discharge will exceed F) 100 g/l, (ii) five times the maximum concentration reported for that pollutant in the permit application, or (iii) 200 g/l for acrolein and acrylonitrile, 500 g/l for 2,4 dinitrophenol and for 2-methyl-4 dinitrophenol, or 1 mg/l antimony.
c.
All existing manufacturing, commercial, mining, and silvicultural dischargers shall notify the Division as soon as it is known or there is reason to believe that any activity has occurred or will occur which would result in any discharge on a nonroutine or infrequent basis, of any toxic pollutant not limited in the permit, if that discharge will exceed (i) 500 g/l, (ii) ten times the maximum concentration reported for that pollutant in the permit application, or (iii) 1 mg/l antimony.
2.
Noncompliance Notification if, for any reason, the permittee does not comply with, or will be unable to comply with any effluent limitation specified in this permit, the permittee shall provide the Division with an oral report within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> from the time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances followed by a written report within five (5) days of becoming aware of such condition. The written submission shall contain the following information:
a.
A description of the discharge and cause of noncompliance; and 1
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STATE OF GEORGIA PART 11 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIO.N DIVISION Page 16 of 25 Permit No. GA0026786 b.
The period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times; or,if not corrected, the anticipated time the noncompliance is expected to continue, and steps being taken to reduce, eliminate and prevent recurrence of the noncomplying discharge.
3.
Facilities Operation The permittee shall at all times maintain in good working order and operate as efficiently as possible all treatment or control facilities or systems installed or used by the permittee to achieve compliance with the terms and conditions of this permit. Proper operation and maintenance includes effective performance, adequate funding, adequate operator staffing and training, and adequate laboratory and process controls, including appropriate quality assurance procedures. This provision requires the operation of back-up or auxiliary
- facilities or similar systems only when necessary to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit.
4.
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The permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge in violation of this permit which has a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting human health or the environment, including such accelerated or additional monitoring as necessary to determine the nature and impact of the noncomplying discharge.
5.
Bypassing a.
If the permittee knows in advance of the need for a bypass, it shall submit prior notice to the Division at least 10 days (if possible) before the date of the bypass. The permittee shall submit notice of any unanticipated bypass with an oral report within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> from the time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances followed by a written report within five (5) days of becoming aware of such condition.
The written submission shall contain the following information:
1.
A description of the discharge and cause of noncompliance: and 2.
The period of noncompliance,' including exact dates and times; or, if not corrected, the anticipated time the noncompliance is expected to continue, and steps being taken to reduce, eliminate
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STATE OF GEORGIA PART ll DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION Page 17 of 25 Permit No. GA0026786 b.
Any diversion or bypass of facilities covered by this permit is prohibited, except (i) where unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury, or severe property damage; (ii) there were no feasible alternatives to the bypass, such as the use of auxiliary t.eatment facilities, retention of untreated wastes, or maintenance during normal periods of equipment downtime (this condition is not satisfied if the permittee could have installed adequate back-up equipment to prevent a bypass which occurred during normal periods of equipment downtime or preventive maintenance); and (iii) the permittee submitted a notice as required above. The permittee shall operate the treatment works, including the treatment plant and total sewer system, to minimize discharge of the pollutants listed in Part I of this permit from combined sewer overflows or bypasses. Upon written notification by the Division, the permittee may be required to submit a plan and schedule for reducing bypasses, overflows, and infiltration in the system.
6.
Sludge Disposal Requirements Hazardous sludge shall be disposed of in accordance with the regulations and guidelines established by the Division pursuant to the Federal Clean Water Act (CWA) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). For land.
application of nonhazardous sludge, the permittee.shall comply with any l
applicable criteria outlined in the Division's " Guidelines for Land Application of Municipal Sludges."
Prior to disposal of sludge by land application, the permittee shall submit a proposal to the Division for approval in accordance with applicable criteria in the Division's " Guidelines for Land Application of Municipal Sludges." Upon evaluation of the permittee's proposal, the Division may require that more stringent control of this activity is required. Upon written notification, the permittee shall submit to the Division for approval, a detailed plan of operation for land application of sludge. Upon approval, the plan will become a part of the NPDES permit. Disposal of nonhazardous sludge by other means, such as landfilling, must be approved by the Division.
7.
Sludge Monitoring Requirements The permittee shall develop and implement procedures to insure adequate year-round sludge disposal.
The permittee shall monitor the volume and concentration of solids removed from the plant. Records shall be maintained which document the quantity of solids removed from.the plant. The ultimate disposal of solids shall be reported monthly (in the unit of lbs/ day) to the Division with the Operation Monitoring Report Forms required under Part I(C)(2) of ' 'is permit.
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STATE OF GEORGIA PARTll DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION Page 18 of 25 Permit No. GA0026786 8.
Power Failures Upon the reduction, loss, or failure of the primary source of power to said l
water pollution control facilities, the permittee shall use an alternative source of power if available to reduce or otherwise control production and/or all i
discharges in order to maintain compliance with the effluent limitations and prohibitions of this permit.
If such alternative power source is not in existence, and no date for its implementation appears in Part I, the permittee shall halt, reduce or otherwise control production and/or all discharges from wastewater control facilities upon the reduction, loss, or failure of the primary sour.ce of power to said wastewater control facilities.
B.
RESPONSIBILITIES 1.
Right of Entry The permittee shall allow the Director of the Division, the Regional Administrator of EPA, and/or their authorized representatives, agents, or employees, upon the presentation of credentials:
a.
To enter upon the permittee's premises where a regulated activity or facility is located or conducted or where any records are required to be kept under the terms and conditions of this, permit; and b.
At reasonable times, to have access to and copy any records required to be kept under the terms and conditions of this permit; to inspect any facilities, equipment (including monitoring and control equipment),
practices, or operations regulated or required under this permit; and to sample any substance or parameters in any location.
2.
' Transfer of Ownership or Control A permit may be transferred to another person by a permittee if:
a.
The permittee notifies the Director in writing of the proposed transfer at least thirty (30) days in advance of the proposed transfer; b.
A written agreement containing a specific date for transfer of permit responsibility and coverage between the current and new permittee -
(including acknowledgement that the_ existing permittee is liable for violations up to that date, and that the new permittee is liable for violations from that date on) is submitted to the Director at least thirty (30) days in advance of the proposed transfer; and EPD 2.21-18 i
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.The Director, within thirty (30) days, does not notify the current i
permittee and the new permittee of the Division's intent to modify, revoke and reissue, or terminate the' permit and to require that a new application be filed rather than agreeing to the transfer of the permit.
3.
Availability of Reports Except for data deemed to be confidential under O.C.G.A. I 12-5-26 or by the Regional Administrator of the EPA under the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, Part 2, all reports prepared in accordance with the terms of this permit shall' be available for public inspection at an office of the Division. Effluent data, permit applications, permittee's names and addresses, and permits shall not be considered confidential.
4.
Permit Modification Af ter written notice and opportunity for a hearing, this permit may be modified, suspended, revoked or reissued in whole or in part during its term for cause including, but not limited to, the following:
a.
Violation of any conditions of this permit; b.
Obtaining this permit by misrepresentation or failure to disclose fully all relevant facts:
c,
. A change in any condition that requires either a temporary or permanent reduction or elimination of the permitted discharge: or d.
To comply with any applicable effluent limitation issued pursuant to the order the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued I
on June 8,1976, in Natural Resources Defense Council. Inc. et.al. v.
Russell E. Train,8 ERC 2120(D.D.C.1976),if the effluent limitation so issued:
i (1) is different in conditions or more stringent than any effluent limitation in the permit; or (2) controls any pollutant not limited in the permit.
5.
Toxic Pollutants The pe mittee shall comply with effluent standards or prohibitions established pursuant to Section 307(a) of the Federal Clean Water Act for toxic pollutants, which are present in the discharge within the time provided in the regulations EPD 2.21-19 i
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6.
Civil and Criminal Liability Nothing in this permit shall be construed to relieve the permittee from civil or criminal penalties for noncompliance.
7.
State Laws Nothirig in this permit shall be construed to pre'.iude the institution of any legal action or relieve the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties established pursuant to any applicable Stato law or regulation under authority preserved by Section 510 of the Federal Clean Water Act.
8.
Water Quality Standards Nothing in this permit shall be construed to preclude the modification of any condition of this permit when it is determined that the effluent limitations specified herein' fail to achieve the applicable State water quality standards.
9.
Property Rights The issuance of this permit does not convey any property rights in either real or personal property, nr any exclusive privileges, nor does it authorize any injury to private property or any invasion of personal rights, nor any infringement of Federal, State or locallaws or regulations.
10.
Expiration of Permit Permittee shall not discharge after the expiration date. In order to receive 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.
11.
Contested Hearings Any person who is aggrieved or adversely affected by an action of the Director of the Division shall petition the Director for a hearing within thirty (30) days of notice of such action.
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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 circumstance,is held invalid, the application of such provision to other circumstances, and the remainder of this permit, shall not be affected thereby.
13.
Best Management Practices The permittee will implement best management practices to control the discharge of hazardous and/or toxic materials from ancillary manufacturing activities. Such activities include, but are not limited to, materials storage areas, in-plant transfer, process and material handling areas; loading and unloading operations; plant site runoff; and sludge and waste disposal areas.
14.
Need to Halt or Reduce Activity Not a Defense it shall not be a defense for a permittee in an enforcement action that it would have been necessary to halt or reduce the permitted activity in order to maintain compliance with the conditions of this permit.
15.
Duty to Provide Information a.
The permittee shall furnish to the Director of the Division, within a reasonable time, any information which the Director may request to determine whether cause exists for modifying, revoking and reissuing, or terminating this permit or to determine compliance with this permit.
The permittee shall also furnish upon request copies of records required to be kept by this permit.
b.
When the permittee becomes aware that it failed to submit any relevant facts in a permit application or submitted incorrect information in a permit application or any report to the Director,it shall promptly submit such facts and information.
16.
Upset Provisions Provisions of 40 CFR 122.41(n)(1)-(4), regarding " Upset" shall be applicable to any civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding brought to enforce this permit.
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PREVIOUS PERMITS 1.
All previous State water quality permits issued to this facility, whether for construction or operation, are hereby revoked by the issuance of this permit.
This action is taken to assure compliance with the Georgia Water Quality Control Act, as amended, and the Federal Clean Water Act, as amended.
Receipt of the permit constitutes notice of such action. The conditions, i
requirements, terms and provisions of this permit authorizing discharge under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System govern discharges from this facility.
B.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS t
1.
There shall be no discharge of polychlorinated biphenyl compounds such'as those commonly used for transformer fluid.
2.
Any metal cleaning wastes generated will be contained for further treatment or disposal in a manner to permit compliance at time of discharge with requirements listed below. This applies to any preoperational chemical cleaning of metal process equipment also. The treatment and disposal procedures shall l
be discussed in the flow monitoring and characterization submittal.
3.
The quantity of pollutants discharged in metal cleaning waste shall not exceed
' the quantity determined by multiplying the flow of metal cleaning wastes times the concentrations listed below. All effluent characteristics shall be monitored 1/ week by grab sampling when a discharge is occurring.
Effluent Characteristiq Discharae Limitation (ma/l) l Daily Averace Dailv Maximum Total suspended solids 30.0 100.0 Oil and Grease 15.0 20.0 l
Copper 1.0 1.0 Iron 1.0 1.0 The permittee will submit plans and receive the Division's approval prior to conducting any chemical metal cleaning activities.
4.
Neither free available chlorine (FAC) nor total residual chlorine (TRC) may be discharged from any unit for more than two hours in any one day and not more than one unit in any plant may discharge free available or total residual chlorine at any one time unless the utility can demonstrate to the Director that the units l
in a particular location cannot operate at or below this level of chlorination.
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5.
The free ava!!able chlorine (FAC) average means the average over any individual
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chlorine release period which does not exceed 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> per day per unit. The FAC maximum is the instantaneous maximum which may occur at any time.
Further, the permittee will develop a system for monitoring and recording total time of FAC and TRC discharges. The results shall be reported in a suitably concise form beginning with the first scheduled Operation Monitoring Report -
t (OMR) and continuing on each OMR thereafter.
6.
The permittee shall certify annually that no priority pollutant other than chromium or zine is above detectable limits in outfalls 002 and 003 (cooling tower blowdown or overflows).
This certification may be based on manufacturers' certifications or engineering calculations.
7.
In the event that waste streams from various sources are combined for treatment or discharge, the quantity of each pollutant or pollutant property controlled by this permit shall not exceed the specified limitations for that i
source except that the limitations for free available chlorine and total residual chlorine discharges from cooling tower blowdown shall apply following the dechlorination system when that system is in use.
8.
The Director may modify any effluent limitation upon request of the permittee r
if such limitation is covered by an approved variance or by an amendment to the Federal Clean Water Act.
9.
Annually, the permittee shall submit to the Director flow monitoring and characterization information regarding the various waste streams.
10.
The sewage treatment plant must be properly operated and maintained. This applies to 004.
11.
The permittee shall review the water treatment chemical's other than chlorine discharged to State waters. This includes, but is not limited to microbiocides, corrosion inhibitors, and dispersants. These chemicals shall be used and disposed of in accordance with the manufacturers' instructions unless other requirements are imposed by EPD. The permittee shall submit to EPD a current inventory of all water treatment chemicals discharged during the previous twelve months.
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Summary of requirements from preceding items which are required every year:
a.
Metal cleaning waste treatment and disposal discussion.
b.
Flow monitoring and characterization information regarding various waste streams.
c.
Water treatment chemicalinventory.
d.
Cooling tower blowdown priority pollutant certification.
13.
The effluent limits for all metals in this permit shall be defined and reported in terms of " total recoverable metal" in conformance with the appropriate language of the applicable Federal regulations.
14.
Upon approval of the Director, the permittee shall, on a case-by-case basis, be able to utilize alternative methodology, procedures, or new technologies, to ensure that the biomonitoring and toxicity reduction requirements of Part lli.C.
are adequately addressed.
15.
The permittee shall report all visible discharges of floating materials, foam, and oil and grease.
16.
No detectable level of hydrazine is allowed at Outfall 001.
17.
The Division recognizes the inherent analytical variability in approved test methods and procedures and further agrees that such issues can be raised by the permittee as a defense in an enforcement action.
18.
The provisions of 40 CFR 122.4(1)(6)(iii) regarding waiver of the 5 day written report required by Part II.A.2. and Part II.A.5. of this permit shall be applicable and may be implemented on a case-by-case basis by EPD for noncompliances which are orally reported by the permittee within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> of discovery of the noncompliance condition.
C.
BIOMONITORING AND TOXICITY REDUCTION REQUIREMENTS i
in order to determine whether the permittee is discharging wastes in concentrations or combinations which may have an adverse impact on the State's water quality, the Division can require the permittee to conduct a biomonitoring program.
If toxicity is believed to be present in the permittee's effluent, the Division may require the permittee to develop a biomonitoring screening program according to the following schedute:
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Within 90 days of Division notification a screening program study plan detailing the test methodology and test organisms shall be submitted for conducting a forty-eight hour static acute test of the final effluent.
Note: If residual chlorine is present in the final effluent from a treatment and/or disinfection process, a prechlorinated or dechlorinated sample will be tested.
2.
Within 90 days of Division approval of the study plan, the permittee shall conduct and submit the results of the forty-eight hour static acute test.
The Division will then review the results of the forty-eight hour static acute test. If the test criteria specified in the study plan are exceeded, then the permittee shall within 90 days of written notification by the Division repeat steps 1. and 2. above replacing the forty-eight hour static acute test with the ninety-six hour test.
The Division will then review the results of the ninety-six hour test. If the criteria
- detailed in the ninety-six hour test indicates toxicity, then the permittee shall within 90 days of written notification by the Division submit to the Division a plan to reduce the toxicity of the effluent. Within 270 days of Division approval of this plan, the permittee shallimplement the plan and initiate follow-up biomonitoring of the effluent in accordance with the approved toxicity reduction plan. The toxicity reduction plan shall not be complete until the permittee meets the criteria detailed in the ninety-six hour test plan.
If there are substantial composition changes in the permittee's effluent, the permittee may be required to repeat the forty-eight hour static acute test upon notification by the Division. Unless otherwise advised, the permittee shall perform biomonitoirng of the effluent as provided in C.1. and 2. above, at a minimum of once every three years upon notification by the Division. On a case specific basis, chronic toxicity testing procedures may be required. Upon approval by the Division, all of the plans will become part of the requirements of this permit.
The 96 hour0.00111 days <br />0.0267 hours <br />1.587302e-4 weeks <br />3.6528e-5 months <br /> criteria shall define toxicity as a greater than 10% mortality of the exposed test organisms in 96 hours0.00111 days <br />0.0267 hours <br />1.587302e-4 weeks <br />3.6528e-5 months <br /> or less when the test solution contains volumes of effluent and dilution water proportional to the plant daily average flow and the 7010 flow of the receiving stream, as determined using test procedures and methods, and statistical methods for evaluating test results, developed by the permittee and approved by the Division pursuant to this section.
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