ML20091C774

Forwards Completed Spill Questionnaire for 910704 Incident, Involving Discharged Oil or Hazardous Matls from Facility in Quantities That May Be Harmful

ML20091C774
Person / Time
Site:	North Anna
Issue date:	08/02/1991
From:	Marshall B VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.)
To:	Thomas C ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
References
NUDOCS 9108070130
Download: ML20091C774 (8)

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CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT RECUESTED' VlftGINIA POWElf August 2, 1991 Christopher P. Thomas Acting Chief

-U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Region III Oil and Title III Section (3HW34)

.841 Chestnut Building Philadelphia, PA-.19107 RE: OIL SPILL QUESTIONNAIRM VA91337 - 7/4/91 MINERAL, LOUISA COUNTY, VIRGINIA

Dear Mr.-Thomas:

Attached is the - completed spill questionnaire for the above referenced incident.

-If you- have any questions or desire additional information, please contact us.

Sincerely,

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B. M. Marshall, P.E.

Manager Water Quality Attachment cc: U.S. NRC Docket No.. 50-338/50-339-101'Marietta St., NW '

Suite 2900

-Atlanta, GA 30323 U.S. NRC

' ATTN:: Docket Control Desk Docket No. 50-338/50-339 Washington,'D.C, 20555 NRC Senior Resident Inspector Docket No. 50-338/50-339 North Anna. Power Station i l

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=RE: VA91337 07/04/91 Mineral, Louisa County, Virginia l

Gentlemen: ,

This office has received notification that your facility discharged .

oil or hazardous materials in quantities that may be~ harmful, in violation of Section 311(b) (3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control-

-Act Amendments of 1972, 33 U.S.C. Section 1321(b) (3) . Pursuant to Section 308 (a) , = 33 U.S.C. Section 1318 (a) , : you are hereby required to submit to EPA the following information. Any person who_ violates Section 308 is subject to a civil penalty of up to $10,000 perLday of violation 33 U.S.C. Section 1319(d). Further, any person who~

willfully'or negligently violates Section 308.may be punished by

- a fine of not--less than $2,500, nor more than $25,000 per day of '

violation, or_by. imprisonment for not more than one year or both.

3 3 U.S.C. Section .1319 (c) (1) . '

1".. - Does the facility have a National' Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)_ Permit?. YES 'or NO -

Yes

-If YES, state the Permit number: VA0052451

2. . Does the facility currently have a Resource Conservation.-and" Recovery Act (RCRA) Permit or is the-facility under Interim Status?

No-

3. _-Does the facil ity have a Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan. certified and implemented in accordance with 40 CFR-112?

YES or NO: - Yes L

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4. Time and date of discharge.

Just prior to 1330 hours0.0154 days <br />0.369 hours <br />0.0022 weeks <br />5.06065e-4 months <br /> July 4, 1991.

5. Date and time of discovery that the discharge was entering the

. waterways.

At 1330 hours0.0154 days <br />0.369 hours <br />0.0022 weeks <br />5.06065e-4 months <br />, July 4, 1991 1

6. Description of the vehicle or facility from which the material l was discharged (i.e., pipeline, tank, well, etc.):  !

1 Oil / Water Separator

7. Name and address of the owner of the vehicle or facility described above in (6).

Virginia Electric & Power Company Attn: B. M. tiarshat1

. Pianager-Water Quality Department 5000 Dominion Blvd.

Glen Allen, VA 23060

8. Name and address of the operator of the vehicle or facility described above in (6) and, if different from (7) above, describe the relationship between the owner and operator (i.e. , ,

employee, subcontractor, lessee, etc.)

Same as 7 above

9. Location of the discharge, including county and state.

Discharge Canal leading to Lake Anna in Louisa County, Virginia l

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10. 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, underground, etc.)

-See attached sheet

11. Material (s) discharged.

Fuel Oil

12. Quantity of material discharged from the facility or vehicle.

Estimated Amount - two gallons

13. Did the material enter into any water? (YES or NO) Yes Did the material enter into any sewer? (YES or NO) No (a) If YES, describe the first water reached and the location of this water.

The discharge canal leading to Lake Anna (b) . State the quantity of material entering the water described above in 13(a).

Estimated amount - less than two gallons (c) State the quantity of material reaching the shoreline of the water described above in 13(a) which did not enter the water.

.Jone (d) Was the water described above in 13(a),-at the time of the spill, a tributary of, or physically connected to a navigable waterway.

(YES or NO) Yes i

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'(e) If the answer to 13(d) is YES, describe or name the waterways to which-the waters in 13(a) connect or flow.

Lake Anna and North Anna River (f) If the answer to 13(d) is NO, does the water described above in 13(a) periodically connect with or flow into any hydrological or creek system? If YES, describe the flow and connection.

_N/A

-14. Did the discharge violate any applicable water quality standards,

-(e.g., NPDES)? If YES, describe:

To the best of our knowledge, no Water Quality Standards'were violated.

No analytical data obtained. No oil was detected outside of the discharge canal.

15. Did the material cause a film, shcon, discoloration or irridescent appearance-on the adjoining shorelines of, or surface of, any water described above in 13(a) (e) or (f)? If YES, describe:

13 (a) Yes (e) No (f) N/A - The oil was contained within the discharge canal by an oil boom at the end of the canal .

'16. Did the material cause-any sludge or emulsion to be' deposited on the adjoining shorelines of, or beneath the surface of, the waters described above in 13(a) (e) -- or ( f) ?

describe:

If YES, No-

17. Describe any observed damage to animal life or vegetation.

None observed i .

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18. Describe in detail what actually c used the discharge.

During an unusually heavy rainfall event, approximately 2 gallons of fuel oil from the trat.s .un.Ina.fing area spill hasjuat wathed intn a storm drain. Due to hydraulic overload, the oil / water separator in the storm drain _nas_ unable to conta.in_alLof the nil . which washed _inta.

the discharge canal.

19. Describe steps taken to contain and clean up the spilled material and mitigate environmental damage.

Absorbent pads were employed at the spill basin, the storm drain, and the oll/ water separator wier, and along the oil containment boams in the discharge canal and at the end of the canal.

20. Describe action taken or proposed to prevent a recurrence of this type of spill.

As ir. this event, established procedures will be used to contain the oil should such event recur. How2ver, the truck unloading area spill basin is being evaulated for any design changes which could preclude washout of oil in the future.

21. List the federal and state agencies, if any, to which the owner

.or operator reported the discharge. .Show the agency, its location, the date and time of notification and the official contacted.

National Response Center, Washington, DC, 7-4-91, 1415 Hours Mr. Wiker.

Virginia Water Control Board, through Va. Dept. of Emergency Services, Chesterfield, VA, 7-4-91, 1415 Hours, Mr. Sineath.

22. ~ List the state and local officials who were on-scene at the spill during or after clean up.

None

23. List the names and addresses of persons believed to have knowledge of.the facts surrounding this incident.

G. E Kane, North Anna Power-Station P. O. Box 702, Mineral, VA 23117

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y a If you cannot answer this letter by AUG 13_ , or if there are any questions on this matter, you may call Bernie Stepnski or Regina A. Starkey at (215) 597-3152.

Since,raly, ,

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Christ pher P. Thomas, Ar; ting Chief ,

011 and Title III Section '

Signature: 4 I hereby certify the above to be true and accurate to the best of my knowledge.

This information request is not subject to review by the Director of OMB pursuant to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. Section 3507.

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5,000 bbi storoge tank (210,000 gal)

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50,000 gallon storage tank

!s Below ground 1,000 gallon day tanks Kaximu:n S torage capacity D iesel Cenerator P.cc 314,000 gallons ,

Average Cally Usage 6,000 gallons Average Daily Received 6,000 gallons ,

1 250. gallon fire pump-tank l- Vi thin service statar pumn house 270 gallon fire pump-tank  ;

'.ubries tino 011 Vithin Varchouse ::o. 5 pump house 1- 16,000 gallon storage tank 1

Vi chin Turoine Building 14,000 gallon storage tank 1-Within Turbine tullding i 2,000 gallon storage tank 2

Vithin Turbine Building-200 gallon storage tank Vithin Turbine Sullding

Naximum Stoiage capacity 61,000 gallons 6

0asollae (Outside security fence - Mjacent ts Varehouse No 2)

-1 3y00 gallon tank (regular)!

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-1 l',000; gallon tank (unloade.l} 5ekow ground Transfer ers le ,

18 MVA Station transformers 3 _ Cooling water intake structure

330 MVA Main station transformers 6' North side of Turbine sullding 15 MVA Station service trans-formers-c North side of Turbine Sullding -

- 1.ceat ten of of Is - %ren Anna Unle 1 Cons truct ten suel011-Diesel

' 'I 7,500 gallon tank (fuel depot) 2elow ground i

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