ML20087G315

Forwards Completed Oil Spill Questionnaire VA-84-093 for 840215 Occurrence

ML20087G315
Person / Time
Site:	North Anna
Issue date:	03/07/1984
From:	Taylor J VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.)
To:	Voltaggio T ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
References
NUDOCS 8403190396
Download: ML20087G315 (7)

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VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY March 7, 1984 CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Mr. Thomas Voltaggio U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III Environmental Emergency Branch (3ES00)

Curtis Building 6th and Walnut Streets Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106 Re: Oil Spill Questionnaire VA-84-093 - 2/15/84 - North Anna Power Station

Dear Mr. Voltaggio:

Enclosed is the completed spill questionnaire (No. VA-84-093 -

2/15/84-North Anna Power Station) for the oil spill that occurred at our North Anna Power Station on February 15, 1984 If you desire any additional information, please contact us.

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John A. Taylor, Ph.D.

Manager, Water Quality RLB/sp cc: Mr. W. L. Kregloe, SWCB (with Enclosure)

Mr. James P. O'Reilly, USNRC, Docket No. 50-338/50-339 (with Enclosure)

E M$ Harold ?R'. lDenten, USNRC',[ Docket No. l50-338/30-339 -(with? Enclosure) 3 Mr. M. W. Branch, USNRC, Docket No. 50-338 (with Enclosure)

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. A.tt gi UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGION til byg 6TH AND WALNUT STREETS PHILADELPHI A. PENNSYLVANI A 19106 February 29, 1984 VEPCO P. O. Box 26666 Richmond, Virginia 23261 Re VA-84-093 2/15/84 North Anna Power Station, Louisa Co.

Gentlemen:

- This office has received notification that your facility discharged oil or haemedous materials in harmful quantities in violation of Section 311 (b) (3 ) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, 33 U.S.C.1321 (b) (3) as referenced above.

you are hereby r.equested to submit to EPA the following information (a) Tica .md.date of discharge:

3:00 p.m.; February 15, 1984 (b) Material (s) discharged:

Licht fun 1 nit (c) Description of the vehicle or facility from which the material was discharged (i.e., pipeline, tank, well, etc.)

Steel container used for fire fiehtine activitios

! (d) Name and address of the owner / operator of the vehicle or facility described above in (c):

Virginia Electric and Power Company Attn: Dr. John A. Taylor. Water Quality Dent.

P. O. Box 26666, Richmond, Virginia 23261 (e) Name and address of the operator of the vehicle or

! facility described above in (c) and, if different from (d) l ,

above, describe the relationship between the owner and I operator (i.e., employee,. subcontractor, lessee, etc.):

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. l 2-(f) . Location of the dischargo, including county and stats:

The sheen was located on Lake Anna, Louisa County, Vircinia  !

l near the condenser cooling water intake structure (g) Quantity of material discharged from the facility or vehicle Unknown Did the material reach any water (YES or NO): ycy (h)

Did the enterial reach any sewer (YES or NO):(yna av,im,a n aire (1) If YES, describe the first water reached and the .

' location of this water:

Lake Anna near the condenser cooline water intake structure. _

(2) State "het quantity of material reaching the water described above in (h) (1):

> Unknown (3) State ths quantity of material reaching the shoreline of the water described above in (1) which did not reach the water:

Unknown (4) Was the water described above in (h) -(l) , at the time of the spill, a tributary of, or physically connected to, any part or tributary of a riverine, hydrological or creek system? (YES or NO) ync l-(5)' If the answer to (4) is YES, describe or name the i

watarways to which the waters in (h) (1) connect or

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'(6) If the answer to (4) is NO, does the water described above in (h) (1) periodically connect with or flow into any tributary or part of any riverine, hydrological or creek system? If YES, describe the i flow and connection:

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(i) Did the eaterial cause any film, sheen, discoloration or irridescent appearance on the adjoining shcrelines of, or surface of, any water described above in (3), (4 ) , (5), or (6)? If YES, describe:

Yes, a sheen was observed ncnr the intake structure on Lake Anna (j) Did the sacerial cause any sludge or emulsion to be deposited on the adjoining shorelines of, or beneath the '

surface of, the waters described above in (3), (4), (5),

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or (6)7 If YES, describe:

Not to cur knowledge (k) Does the facility have a NPDES Permit? (YES cr NO) Yes (1) Did the discharge violate any applicable water quality

. standards, e.g., NPDES? If YES, describe: .

To the beat of our knowleden nn unent 0,in14e- senndnrds unrn violated. No analvtical data were obtained. ,

(m) Date and time of discovery that the discharge was reaching the waterway:

3:00 p.m.; February 15. 1984 (n) Describe in detail what actually caused the discharge:

Unusually heavy rains caused a steel container used for firefightine activities to overflow. The oil reached a drainage ditch that discharges to Lake Anna

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]c) ' Describe any oburved da sage to animal life or vegetation l

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(p) Describe steps caken'to contain and clean up tho' spilled i

material and mitigate environmental damage:

___Acentninnent bnnn wna n 1 r c a , - ~ , ., a m ., ah n. n nt the Wnb a r r't e t'n o =

and absorbent material was used to remove oil from the lake surface.

A contractor, Browning-Ferris Industric lied

• angist (q) List the federal and state agenci. was es, e8 1 any/n ho t wfilch d' ecleant -r owner or operator reported the discharge. Show the agency, its location, the date and time of notification the official contacted:

National Responae Conter: Washincenn. n c. 9/19/94 State Water contrni Board, Valley Regionel Office; Bridgewater. VA; 2/15/84 (r) List the state and local officials who were on-scene at the spill during or after clean up:

None (s) List the names and addresses of persons believed to hav.

knowledge of the facts surrounding this incident:

E. W. Harrell. Station hanneer, North Anna Pnwor S t , H ~- ._

P. O. Erw 70?. Miner'n1. Vircinia 21117 1

(t) List the type of oil and total storage capacities at the facility for any oil.related products. Describe the storage tanks at the facility, e.g., above ground, underejround , etc.:

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(u) Describe action taken or proposed to prevent a recurrence of this type of spill:

-The container was emptied of the remaining oil and water. The container will be preiodically inspected and possibly relocated.

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- (v)' Does the facility have a Spill. Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC). Plan certified and implemented in accordance with 40 CFR 1127 YES or NO: Yes-

-(w). List any other information you wish' to bring to the attention of the

' federal government:

None' ,

4 The above information should be mailed to :

4 US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

-REGION III ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCY BRANCH (3ES00)

CURTIS BUILDING 6th & WALNUT STREETS PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 ,

-If you'cannot answer this letter by March lo, 1984 or if there are Lany' questions on this matter, you may call Carol-Oleksiak at (215).597-9898.

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Thomas Voltaggio. - id 1 Superfund Branch -Q A

- .os or I g eby certify t t ahove to be true and accurate to the best of my knowledge.

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- Location of Olls - North Iana Power Sta tion Obera tions Fuct Oil - tio. 2

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1 5,000 bbi storage tank (210,000 gal) Above ground .. -

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1,000 gallon day tanks D lesel Generator Rc:m ' ~

Maximum Storage Capacity -

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314',000 gallons

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- Average Daily Usage 6,000 gallons ,. .

Average Daily Received 6,000 gallons

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1 250 gallon fire pump-tank VIthin Service wathe pump house ..,

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, *1 1 270 gallon fire pump-tank .

Vithin Warehouse flo. 5 pump house 1.ubricatino Oil .

2 16,000 gallon storage tank vithin Turbine Building 2 14,000 gallon storage tank Within Turb.ine Building 2 2,000 gallon storage tank VIthin Turbine Bul1 ding 2 200 gallon storage tank Within Turbine Building

,$taximum Storage Capacity 64,000 gallons [ '

Gasoline (Outside security fence - Adjacent to Warehouse tio. 2) 1 3,000 gallon tank (regular) Below ground ~?L 1 1,000 gallon tank (unleaded) Below ground Transformers

. 1.s-4 18 MVA Station transformers -k Cooling water intake structure 3

330 MVA Main station transformers North side of Turbine Building 6 15 MVA Station service trans-formers  ?! orth side of Turbine Building ,

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Fuel Oil - Diesel 1 7,500 gallon tank (fuel depot) 2elow ground ,

1 7.500 gallon tank (varehouse No.1) Below ground G

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.t I 10,000 gallon tank (fuel depot) -

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