ML20114C056

NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 841129,90 Gallons of Lubrication Oil from Oil Separator Overflowed While Dewatering Underground Oil Storage Tank.Water Quality Stds Violated.Caused by Operator Error.Operator Counseled

ML20114C056
Person / Time
Site:	North Anna
Issue date:	01/17/1985
From:	Taylor J VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.)
To:	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
References
ENV-43, NUDOCS 8501290730
Download: ML20114C056 (7)

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Ve co ENV 43 January 17, 1985 CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III Superfund Branch (3HW22)

Curtis Building 6th and Walnut Streets Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106 011 Spill Ouestionnaire VA-85-057 - 11/29/84 - North Anna Power Station Gentlemen:

Attached is the completed form submitted to this office on Janua ry 14, 1985 by Mr. Thomas Voltaggio on the above referenced oil spill.

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

Very truly yours, John A. Taylor,/ Ph.D.

Manager Water Quality cc: Mr. W. L. Kregloe, SWCB (With Enclosure)

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

Mr. Harold R. Denton, USNRC, Docket No. 50-338/50-339 (Enclosure)/

Mr. M. W. Branch, USNRC, Docket No. 50-338 (With Enclosure) 8501290730 850117 gDRADOCK05000g g

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REGION lil 6tw ANo WALNUT STREETS PHILADELPHI A. PENNSYLVANI A 1910 6 January 9, 1985 VEPCO P. O. Box 26666-Richmond, Virginia 23261 hs - VA-85-057 11/29/84, Discharge Canal, !!ineral, .Va.

Gentlemen:

This office has received notification that your facility discharged

. oil or hazardous 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 requested to submit to EPA the following informations (a) Time and date of discharge:

0815 hours0.00943 days <br />0.226 hours <br />0.00135 weeks <br />3.101075e-4 months <br /> flovember 29, 1984 (b) Material (s) discharged:

lubrication oil (c) Description of the vehicle or facility from which the material was discharged (i.e., pipeline, tank, well, etc.):

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

Virginia Electric and Power Company Attention: Dr. John A. Taylor, Water Quality Department 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) above, describe the relationship between the owner and operator (i.e., employee, subcontractor, lessee, etc.):

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.2-(f) Location of the discharge, including county and state:

The discharge canal from florth Anna Power Station, Louisa County, Virginia (g) Quantity of material discharged from the facility or vehicle:

90 gallons (h) Did the material reach any water (YES or NO): Yes Did the material reach any sewer (YES or NO): fio (1) If YES, describe the first water reached and the location of this water:

The discharge canal leading to Lake Anna (2) State the quantity of material reaching the water described above in (h) (1): ,

90 gallons

. (3) State the 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) (1), 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) Yes (5) If the answer to (4) is YES, describe or name the waterways to which the waters in (h) (1) connect or flow Lake Anna and the florth Anna River l ..

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into any tributary or part of any riverine, hydrological or creek system? If YES, describe the flow and connections ft/A (i) Did the material cause any film, sheen, discoloration or irridescent appearance on the adjoining shorelines of, or surface of, any water described above in (3), ( 4 ) ,- (5), or (6)? If YES, describe A film was observed behind a permanently deployed absorbent boom at the end of the discharge canal.

(j) 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 (3), (4), (5),

or (6)? If YES, describe:

Some oil was directed by the wind to the bank of the first lagoon.

(k) Does the facility have a NPDES Permit? (YES or NO) Yes (1) If you answered YES to (k) please supply NPDES Permit number:

VA 0052451 (m) 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 was obtained. *

(n) Date and time of discovery that the discharge was reaching the waterways flovember 29, 1984 at 0815 hours0.00943 days <br />0.226 hours <br />0.00135 weeks <br />3.101075e-4 months <br /> (o) Describe in detail what actually caused the discharges During routine dewatering of the underground oil t,torage tank, the pump wa's left unattended. The tank was pumped to zero level filling the oil separator with oil and causing it to overflow.

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. (p). Describe any observed damage to' animal life or vegetation:

flone was observed

- (q) Describe steps taken to contain and clean up the spilled material and mitigate environmental damage:

A tanker contractor was called in to skim the oil from behind the boom and station personnel used absorbent material and dip nets to remove the remaining oil from the water's surface.  !

(r) List the federal and state agencies, i f any,-to which the owner or operator reported the discharge. Show the-agency,-its location, the date and time of notification the official contacted:

1) National Response Center, Washington, D.C. flovember 29, 1984 at 1015 hours0.0117 days <br />0.282 hours <br />0.00168 weeks <br />3.862075e-4 months <br /> (P. O. Brown)

2) State Water Control Board (SWCB), Valley Regional Office flovember 29, 1984 Kramer (s) Listat the 1020 hoursan(G.d local) of ficials who state were on-scene at i the spill during.or after clean up:

None (t) List the names and addresses of persons believed to have ,

knowledge of the facts surrounding this incident:

E. W. Harrell, Station Manager, florth Anna Power Station - -

P. O. Box 702 Mineral, Virginia 23117 (u) 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.:

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

The operator has been advised of his error. It was discovered in the course of examining the system that a filter in the separator had become occluded preventing proper functioning of the oil separator system dnu neCeSSitdtlng t!xCebSlve recycling tinie. neniov d i or tne screen should minimize the opportunity for such occurrences.~

(v) Does the facility have a Spill Prevention Control 3nd 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

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The above information should be mailed to :

US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGION III ENVIRO?NENTAL EMERGENCY BRANCH (3HW22)

CURTIS BUILDING 6th & WALNUT STREETS PRILADELPHIA PA 19106 If you cannot answer this letter by t , n , , , ,. , . v

_ tons or if there are any questions on this matter, you may call Caroi oleksisk at (215) 597-9898.

Sincer y yours. /j Thomas Voltaggio, if Superfund Branch

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2 50,000 gallon storage tank .

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1,000 gallon day tanks .>

D iesel Generator- Roem Maximum Storage Capacity .

314,000 gallons Average D'aily Usage 6,000 gallons Average Daily Received ...

6,000 gallons . .

1 250 gallon fire pump-tank VI. thin Service trathe pump house 1

270 gallon fire pump-rank '

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Lubricatino Oil 2 16,000 gallon storage tank Within Turbine Building 2

14,000 gallon storage tank Vithin Turbine Building 2 - 2,000 gallon storage tank

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200 gallon storage tank Vithin Turbine Sullding Maximum Storage Capacity 64,000 gallons

• Gasoline (Outside security fence - Adjacent

• to Varehouse ?!c. 2) 1 34000 gallon tank (regular) Below ground 1

1,000 gallon tank (unleaded) Below ground Transformers

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Cooling water intake structure 330 MVA Main station transformers 6

North side of Turbine Building 15 MVA Station service trans-formers  ?!crth side of Turbine Building Location of Oils - tierth Anna Unit 1 Construction v; fuel Oil - Diesel

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