ML20128C863

Forwards Completed Questionnaire Re 850519 Oil Spill, Submitted on 850605 by T Voltaggio

ML20128C863
Person / Time
Site:	North Anna
Issue date:	06/19/1985
From:	Taylor J VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.)
To:	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
References
NUDOCS 8507030692
Download: ML20128C863 (7)

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4 3,',,57,N$, Coa June 19, 1985 t3 wn m a m en CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED U. S. Environmental Protection Agen,cy Region III Superfund Branch (3HW22)

Curtis Building 6th and Walnut Streets Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106 Oil Spill Questionnaire VA-85-189 - 5/18/85 - North Anna Power Station Gentlemen:

Attached is the completed form submitted to this office on June 5, 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)

Dr. J. Nelson Grace, USNRC, Docket No. 50-338/50-339(Enclosure)

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

Mr. M. W. Branch, USNRC, Docket No. 50-338/50-339 (With Enclosure) l i

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VA-85-189 5/18/85, North Anna Power Station, Louisa Co., U.V.

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This of fice 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 Amend-ments of 1972, 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(3). You are hereby requested to submit to EPA the following information:

(a) Time and date of discharge:

1410 hours0.0163 days <br />0.392 hours <br />0.00233 weeks <br />5.36505e-4 months <br />, May 19, 1985 (b) Material (s) discharged:

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

oil / water 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.):

See(d)above

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1 (f) Location of the discharge including county and state:

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

Approximately 1 gallon (h) Did the material enter into any water (YES or NO): Yes No Did the material enter into any sewer (YES or NO):

(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):

Approximately 1 gallon (3) State the quantity of material reaching the shoreline of the water described above in (h)(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 (h)(4) is YES, describe or name the waterways to which the waters,in (h)(1) connect or flow:

Lake Anna and the North Anna River (6) If the answer to (h)(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 flow and connection:

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(1) Did the material cause any film, sheen, discoloration or irri-descent appearance on the adjoining shorelines of, or surface of, any water described above in (3), (4), (5) or (6)? If j YES, describe:

A light sheen of oil was observed behind a permanently deployed boom around Outfall 004. A small amount of the oil escaped the boom.

(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:

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l (k) Does the facility have a NPDES Permit? YES or NO: Yes

, (1) 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 obta:'ed.

(m) Does the Facility currently have a RCRA Permit or under Interim Status Yes. The temporary storage facility is in the process of closure l

(n) Date and time of discovery that the discharge was entering the waterways:

May 19, 1985 at 1410 hours0.0163 days <br />0.392 hours <br />0.00233 weeks <br />5.36505e-4 months <br /> (o) Describe in detail what actually caused the discharge:

No oil spill event is known to have occurred at the facility on May 19, 1985. It is assumed that oil had collected behind the permanently deployed boom from a previous event.

(p) Describe any observed damage to animal life or vegetations l None was observed i

(q) Describe steps taken to contain and clean up the spilled material

( and mitigate environmental damage:

Station personnel used absorbent pads to remove oil from behind the i boom, _

ine smai s amount wnicn escapea tne Doom quickly aissipated

and no cleanup was possible.

(r) 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:

1)NationalResponseCenter, Washington,D.C.,May 23, 1985

'1600 hours0.0185 days <br />0.444 hours <br />0.00265 weeks <br />6.088e-4 months <br />

2) Virginia Water Control Board, Valley Regional Office, May 23, 1985 at '1600 hours0.0185 days <br />0.444 hours <br />0.00265 weeks <br />6.088e-4 months <br /> (Kregloe) ~

(s) List the state and local officials who were on-scene at the spill during or af ter 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, North 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.:

See attached sheet (v) Describe action taken or proposed to prevent a recurrence of this type of spill ,

, Due to the nature of the spill. no specific action was taken.

Station personnel were, however, carefully instructed regarding the requirements for reporting oil spills to the appropriate federal and state agencies within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />.

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(w) Does the facility have a Spill Prevention Control and Counter-measure (SPCC) Plan certified and implemented in accordance with 40 CFR !!27 YES or NO: Yes (x) List any other information you wish to bring to the attention of the federal governments None l The above information should be mailed to:

U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY l

REGION III ILMERGENCY RESPONSE SECTION (311W22) 841 CilESTNUT STREETS PilILADELPilIA, PA 19107 l If you cannot answer this letter by .f u n e 21, 1985 , or if there l are any questions on this matter, you may call Carol 01eksiak at (215)

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A r As k. VuQ Iherebycertifyt)eabovetobetrueandaccuratetotheb(stof my knowledge.

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Fuel 0!! - flo. 2 1

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

Above ground 2 .

50,000 gallon storage tank Below ground . .,

4 1,000 gallon day tanks D ioscl Generator P.o :n Maximum Storage Capacity .

314,000 gallons , *:,.

Average 0' ally Usage 6,000 gallons Average Dally Recalved ' .

6,C00 gallons .

1 250 gallon fire pump-tank V1 thin service unter pump house 1

270 gallon fire pump-tank .

Vithin Varchouse !!o. 5 pump house t.ubrica tino Oli _

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16,000 gallon storage tank

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VIthin Turbine Building 2

14,000 gallon storage tank Within Turbina Bullding 2 .

2,000 gallon storage tank

- Vithin Turbine Sullding 2

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

Casoline (Outside security fence - Mjacent to Varchouse tro. 2) '

1 34000 gallon tank (regular) Below ground 1

1,000 gallon tsink (unleaded) '

Below ground '

Transfer ecs 4 .

18 MVA Station transformers 3

Ccoling water Intake structure

. 330 MVA Hain station transformers 6

flarth sido of Turbine Building 15 MVA Station service trans- -

formers t: orth side of Turbine Building .'

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fuel Oli - Olesel

'I 7,500 gallon tank (fuel depot) 3elcw ground 1

7,500 gallon tank (Varehouse flo.1) Delow ground Gasoline l I 10,000 gallon tank (fuel depot)

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