ML20135F118

NPDES Permit NJ0025411,issued to Pse&G,Hope Creek Generating Station

ML20135F118
Person / Time
Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	02/19/1997
From:	Hammond D NEW JERSEY, STATE OF
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References
NJ0025411-05, NJ25411-5, NUDOCS 9703110197
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. g ATTN: MANAGER - LICENSING AND REGULATION Procerty Owner Location of Activity PUBLIC SERVICE ELEC. & GAS CO. PSE&G HOPE CREEK GENERATING 80 PARK PLAZA STATION P.O. BOX 570 p LOWER ALLOWAYS CREEK TOWNSHIP g NEWARK, NJ 07101 SALEM COUNTY, NEW JERSEY g

Q Type of Permit Covered Issuance Effective Expiration B By This Approval Date g

Date Date A: Sanitary SW Diacharge 07/19/1997 04/01/1997 03/31/2002 B : Ind/Comm.SW Discharge 02/19/1997 04/01/1997 03/31/2002 g

C: Thermal SW Discharge 02/19/1997 04/01/1997 03/31/2002 RF: Group I - Stormwater 02/19/1997 04/01/1997 03/31/2002 Runoff DISCHARGED TO: Delaware River CLASSIFICATION: Zone 5 g By Authority of: A Commissioner's Office N E.

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, Y ,I Chucklict Permit No. NJ0025411 Page 1 of 1 CMEcrt.IST OF PARTS AND MODULES COMPRISING THIS NJPDES PERMIT

1. Cover Page i

2. Checklist 4

3. Part I (General Conditions for All NJPDES Discharge Permits)

4. Part II -

Additional General Conditions for the types of NJPDES Permits checked as follows:

Part II -A (Municipal / Sanitary)

_X_ Part II - B/C Part II - L (SIU)

Part II -

IWMF (Industrial Waste Management Facility) 4

, Part II - DGW Specify type (s) :

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5. Part III - Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements Part III - A

_X_ Part III - B/C Part III - L Part III -

DGW Specify type (s):

6. Part IV - Special Conditions Part IV - A

_X_ Part IV - B/C Part IV - L Part IV - IWMF Part IV - DGW Specify type (s) :

_X_ Part IV - RF (Stormwater) l

7. _X_ Part V - Chronic Toxicity Methods

i <> l Part I DSW Page i of 6 STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR At f NJPDES/DSW PERMITS The permittee shall comply with all the conditions set forth in this permit and all t relevant to the permittee's discharge (s) that can be found in the Federal Clean W Pollution penalties for anyControl Act (the State Act as amended), N.J.S.A. 58:10A 1 et seq. Th violations thereof.

The following conditions that are applicable to all NJPDES/DSW permits areThe .

incorporated l permittee is required to comply with the regulations which were in effect as of the eff

' Section A. CENERAL CONDrrIONS. N.J.A.C.

l. Penalties for Violations

2. 7:14-8.1 gucg.

Consolidation of Permit Process 7:14A 1.4 l

3. Incorporation by Reference

4. 7:14A 1.10 Duty to Comply

5. 7:14A-2.5(a)

Duty to Reapply 6.

7:14A-2.l(g)5

, Continuation of Expired Permits

• 7:14A-2.3

7. Duty to Mitigate

8. 7:14A 2.l(f)

Permit Actions

9. 7:14A 2.5(a)8 Duration of Permits 7:14A-2.7

10. Effect of Pennit/other Laws

11. Inspection and Entry 7:14A 2.10(a)(b) & (c)

12. Severability 7:14A 2.5(a)ll 7:14A 1.5

13. Toxic Pollutants

14 Reopener Clause 7

14A-2.5(a)3 7:14A 3.13(a)3

15. Treatment Works Approval 7:14A 22 Section B. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

1. Proper Operation and Maintenance

2. 7:14A 2.5(a)7 Need to Halt or Reduce not a defense 7:14A 2.5(a)5

3. Bypass of TreatmM Jacilities 7:14A 3.10

4. Upset 7:14A 3.10

5. Power Failure

6. 7:14A 2.5(a)5&7 Emergency Plans

7. 7:14A 3.12(b)

Capacity Assurance Pro cam 7:14A 22.16 Section C. McNrroRrw; AND RECORD $

l. Representative Stapling 7:14A 2.5(a)12.i

2. Monitoring Procedures 3.

7:14A 2.5(a)12.ii Retention of Records 4 7:14A 2.5(a)12.iii Monitoring Records 5.

7:14A 2.5(a)12.iv Additional Voluntary Monitoring _7:14A 2.5(all2.vi

6. Averaging of Measurements 7.

7:14A 2.5(a)12.vii Required Additional Monitoring '/:(4A 2.5(a)12.xi 05/25/95

Part I.DSW Page 2 of 6 Section D. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS N.J.A.C.

1. Planned Changes 7:14A 2.5(a)l4.i

2. Change in Discharge 7:14A 2.5(a)l4.il

3. Anticipated Noncompliance 7:14A 2.5(a)l4.i & v 4 Transfer 7:14A 2.ll & 7:14A-2.5(a)l4.iii

5. Reporting of Monitoring Results 7:14A-2.5 (a)l4

6. Compliance Schedules 7:14A 2.8

7. Twenty four Hour Reporting 7:14A 2.5(a)l4.vi.(2)(3)&(4)

8. Duty to Provide Information 7:14A 2.5(a)l0

9. Signatory Requirements 7:14A 2.4

10. Availability of Reports 7:14A 11.1

11. Other Noncompliance 7:14A 2.5(a)l4.viii

12. Other Information 7:14A 2.5(a)l4.ix

13. Confidentiality 7:14A 11.2 Section E. DEFINITIONS The following definitions can be found in N.J.A.C. 7:14A 1.9

1. Average Monthly Discharge Limitation

2. Average Weekly Discharge Limitation

3. Daily Discharge

4. Grab Sample

5. Maximum Daily Discharge Limitation

6. Priority Pollutant Copies of the NJPDES regulations may be obtained, for a nominal charge, by contacting:

Office of Administrative Law Publications CN 049 Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0049 (609) 588-6606 The following conditions that are applicable to all NJPDES/DSW permits and are incorporated expressly:

Section F. ADDITIONAL STANDARD CONDITIONS Onerator Certincation 4

The facility operator shall meet the requirements of the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) pursuant to the provisions of NJ.A.C. 7:10-13 cLigg, and any amendments thereto. The name of the proposed operator shall be submitted to the Department in order that his/her qualifications may be determined prior to initiating operation of the treatment works. Further information regarding this requirement may be obtained from:

NJDEP Bureau of Revenue Examinations and Licensing Unit CN 417 Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0417 (609) 777 1012 l

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i Part I DSW Page 3 of 6 j Operation Restricticas The operation of a waste treatment or disposal facility shall at no time create: (a) a direct discharge to the j

surface waters of the State, except as authorized by the Department and into the receiving water (s) at the

' specified locattom(s) as referenced in the Part III of this permit; (b) a persistent standing or ponded 4

condition for water or waste on the permittee's property except as specifically authorized by this or another permit; or (c) any standing or ponded condition for water or waste on adjacent properties unless these activities are specifically included within this or another permit.

i This permit does not authorize or approve any activities other than the discharge (s) as referenced abos e.

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- A. Monitoring results shall be summarized and reported on the appropriate Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) following the completed monitoring period. If a discharge does not occur during a particular reporting

' period, the permittee should write "NODl" across the face of the DMR. Unless othenvise specified or directed, signed copies of these DMRs shall be submitted postmarked no later than the 25th day of the calendar month i following the completed monitoring period to the address given below:

NJDEP

Bureau of Permits Management

( CN 029 i Trenton, New Jersey 08625 0029  ;

Attn. Monitoring Reports '

i B. In addition, a duplicate signed copy of all other monitoring reports required from the permittee including the DMRs shall be submitted to the DRBC (only for dischargers to the Delaware River Basin), and the ISC

, (only for dischargers to the Interstate Sanitation Commission distriet), at the following addresses:

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Delaware River Basin Commission Interstate Sanitation Commission f P.O. Box 7360 311 West 43rd Street l West Trenton, New Jersey 08628 New York,New York 10036

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Executive Director Attn: Director /ChiefEngineer f Sampling Points All samples shall be taken at the monitoring points specified in this permit and, unless otherwise specified, before the effluent joins or is diluted by any other wastestream, body of water or substance. Monitoring points j shall not be changed without notification to and the approval of the Department.

Stormwater Only Dischargas l Stormwater shall be sampled during the first precipitation event of the monitoring period which causes a

} discharge at the site during working hours, unless otherwise directed in the permit. Stormwater monitoring

should not necessarily be conducted at 30-day intervals. Therefore, it is incorrect for the permittee to choose a j sampling date which remains the same every month, and report "NODl" on the DMR if it does not rain on that particular day.

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c, . y8 Part I-DSW Page 4 of 6 latermittent Discharges For permitted discharges which occur on an intermittent basis, the permittee is re discharge may occur on an intermittent basis, it does not conditions of the permit. For example, if a permittee has a monthly monitoring and repor the discharge occurs three separate times during the month, the permittee should ob one of the discharge events occurring during the monitoring period. The permittee should the DMR only if there are no discharge events during the entire reporting period.

Comnlianes/ Noncom ou..,e The permittee shall notify the Department of any noncompliance in accordance with NJ.A and NJ.A.C. 7:14A 2.5(a)l4 sting Such a notification shall be submitted to the anpropriate B and Hazardous Waste Enforcement in the Division of Enforcement Field Operations.

Rernoved Substances This permit does not authorize discharge of solids, sludge, filter backwash or other pollutants course of treatment or control of wastewaters to the waters of the State unless specifically authori siermit. All solids, sludges, filter backwash, or other pollutants removed from, or resulting or control of discharges must be disposed of in accordance with all applicable Federal, State, Local appropriate agency requirements.

Schedule of Maintenance Any maintenance of facilities, which might necessitate unavoidable interruption of operation and d of effluent quality, shall be scheduled during non critical water quality periods and carried out in a m approved by the Department.

Flow Measurements Appropriate flow measurement devjces and methods consistent with accepted engineering / scientific shall be selected and used to insure the accuracy and reliability of measurements of the volume of monito discharges.

The devices shall be installed, calibrated and maintained to insure that the accuracy of the measurements are consistent with the accepted capability of that type of device. Devices selected shall be capable of measuring flows with a maximum deviation of less than +/10% from the true discharge rates throughout the range of expected discharge volumes. Guidance in selection, installation, calibration and operation of acceptable flow measurement devices can be obtained from the following references:

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"A guide to Methods and Standards for the Measurement of Water Flow", U.S. Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards, NBS Special Publication 421, May 1975,97 pp. (Available from the U.S. Govemment Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. Order by SD Catalog No.

Cl3.10:421).

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" Water Measurement Manual", U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Second Edition, Revised Reprint, 1974,327 pp. (Available from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. Order by Catalog No. 127.19/2:W29/2, Stock No. S/N 24003-0027.)

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" Flow Measurement in Open Channels and Closed Conduits", U.S. Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards, NBS Special Publication 484, October 1977,982 pp. (Available in paper copy or microfiche from National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Springfield, VA 22151. Order by NTIS No. PB 273 535/5ST.)

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,'. s i Part I.DSW Page 5 of 6 D. " NPDES Compliance Sampling Manual", U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water Enforcement, Publication MCD 51, 1977, 140 pp. (Available from the General Services Administration (8FFS), Centralized Mailing Lists Services, Building 41, Denver Federal Center, Denver CO 80225.)

Oil and Grena. Emuent I tenttations Oil & Grease and'or Petroleum Hydrocarbons samples shall be collected and analyzed in accordance with NJ.A.C. 7:14A 14.1 si ssg, Section G. ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS "Allquot" means an individual sample of specified volume used to make up a total composite sample.

" Annual monitoring" means monitoring conducted at a minimum frequency of once every calendar year, beginnina with the EfTective Date of the Permit unless there is a different period specified in the permit.

"Coul00 mL" means the coliform colonies per 100 milliliters.

" Composite Sample" means a combination of individual (or continuously taken) samples (aliquots) of at least 100 milliliters, collected at periodic intervals over a specified time period. The composite can be either time proportional or flow proportional; either the time interval between each aliquot or the volume of each aliquot should be proportional to either the flow at the time of sampling or the total flow since the collection of the previous aliquot. Aliquots may be collected manually or automatically. For intermittent discharges ofless thaa four (4) hours duration, aliquots shall be taken at intervals not to exceed 15-minutes. For intermittent discharges of four (4) hours or more duration, aliquots shall be taken at intervals not to exceed 30-minutes.

" Daily Monitoring" means monitoring conducted every day, including weekends and holidays.

"EDP" means Effective Date of the Permit.

"EDPM" means Effective Date of the Permit Modification "g/ day" means grams per day "Ag/d or Ag/ day" means kilograms per day.

" Maximum Value" means the highest value measured during the monitoring period.

"mg/L" means milligrams per liter.

" Minimum Vahre" means the lowest value measured during the monitoring period.

" Monthly Maskering" means monitoring conducted at a minimum of once every calendar month, beginning with the EDP unless there is a different period specified in the permit.

" Multiple Grab Conposite" means a combination of individual samples (aliquots) collected at a specified frequency over a specified time period. Each aliquot must be collected in a glass vial with a septum cap and iced until delivered for analysis. An air space should remain in the vial. Each aliquot shall be analyzed individually. The recorded value will be the flow proportioned average of the individual analyses for the specific time period.

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" Quarterly Moshoring" means monitoring conducted at a minimum frequency of once every three calendar months, haginalas with the EDP unless there is a different period specified in the permit.

"SemlannualMenkerdeg" means monitoring conducted at a minimum frequency of once every six calendar months, besiaalas with the EDP unless there is a different period specified in the permit.

! "Seven Day" or " Weekly Average Value" means the sum of all daily discharges measured during any seven consecutive days, divided by the number of daily discharges measured during that period. Results may be expressed in loading (g/ day or kg/d) and/or concentration (pg/L or mg/L). Only data collected within a single -

calendar month may be used in the calculation of a seven day or weekly average value for that month.

"SLe Hour Conqposke Sanqple" means a combination of individual aliquots obtained at a mmunum frequency of one aliquot at 30-minute intervals over a 6-hour period.

" Thirty Day Average Value" or " Monthly Average Value" means the sum of all daily discharges measured

during a calendar month, divided by the number of daily discharges measured during that month. Results may

be expressed in loading (g/ day or kg/d) or concentration (pg/L or mg/L).

I I " Twenty-four Hour Composite Samples" means a combination of individual aliquots obtained at a mmimum frequency of one aliquot at hourly intervals over a 24-hour period.

"pg/L" means micrograms per liter.

"WetAly Monitoring" means monitoring conducted at a minimum of once every seven calendar day period, beeinnina with the EDP unless there is a different period specified in the permit.

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PART II - B/C l Pormit No. NJ0025411 Page 1 of 2 pages ADDITIONAL STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR ALL NJPDES/DSW PERMITS FOR INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGES l

1. Pe rmit conditions Relatina to Trea*= ant Works A Treatment Works Approval (TWA) Permit is required prior to the cons;ruction, 4

operation, or modification of a treatment works pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:14A-22.1 11 gag and the amendments thereto. Applications for a TWA Permit shall be submitted to the following address:

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Division of Water Quality Bureau of Construction and Connection Permits l CN-029 Trenton, New Jersey, 08625-0029

Attn. Chief The operation of the treatment works shall be under the supervision of a licensed operator of the appropriate classification in accordance with the " Rules Governing the Examination and Licensing of Operators", N.J.A.C. 7

10-13.1 11 ag2., which became effective July 2, 1984. The licensed operator shall meet the 4

requirements of the TWA Permit pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 58:11-64 '

and the amendments thereto.

2. Permit conditions Relatina To Industrial Residuals Manma===nt A. Collected grit and screenings, scums, sand bed sands, slurries, and sludges, and all other solids from the treatment process shall be managed in such a manner as to prevent such materials from entering the ground and/or surface waters of the State except in accordance with the NJPDES permit. If for any reason such materials are placed in the water or on the lands where they may cause pollutants to enter the ground and/or surface waters of the State or for any other noncompliance which may endanger public health or the environment, the following information shall be reported to the Water and Hazardous Waste Enforcement Element and to the Bureau of Pretreatment and Residuals pursuant to the requirements as  !

outlined under N.J.A.C. 7 :14 A-2. 5 (a) (14 ) :

(i) Dates of occurrence; (ii) A description of the noncomplying discharge (nature and volume);

(iii)Cause of noncompliance; (iv) Steps taken to reduce and eliminate the noncomplying discharge; and (v) Steps taken to prevent recurrence of the condition of noncompliance.

B. The permittee shall not be permitted to store sludge on-site beyond the capacity of the structural treatment and storage components of the treatment works nor shall the permittee be permitted to store residuals on-site in any manner which is not in accordance with the Solid Waste Management Rules, N.J.A.C. 7:26.

C. The permittee shall comply with .e Sludge Quality Assurance Regulations, N.J.A.C. 7:14-4. Where quality information is required by these regulations, analyses must reflect the quality of the final sludge product which the permittee must remove.

a, PART II - B/C Parmit No. NJ0025411 Page 2 of 2 pages D. The permittee shall manage all residuals generated from the treatment works in compliance with the New Jersey Solid Waste Management Act, N.J.S.A. 13:lE-1 11 AA2., and the New Jersey Water Quality Planning Act N.J.S.A. 58:11A-1 11 gag., which require conformance with District Solid Waste Management Plans and Water Quality Management Plans. The permittee shall also comply with all applicable rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

E. The permittee shall at all times have on file with the Department, proof of proper residuals management at a facility / operation duly licensed and permitted. To satisfy this requirement, the permittee shall submit proof of ownership or contractual arrangement with a permitted facility / operation for the ultimate management of residuals.

Where such permitted residuals management does not extend for the full term of this permit, the pe rmittee shall submit similar proof of new 1 permitted management arrangements which shall become effective no later i

than the expiration date of the previous arrangements. Id1 such proofs of ultimate management must be submitted to:

I New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection ,

Division of Water Quality Bureau of Pretreatment and Residuals l

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Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0029 Attn: Chief The permittee shall assure that residuals produced by the treatment works is suitable for management at the site identified on such submitted proof of proper residuals management.

F. The permittee shall comply with the provisions concerning the management of sludge in the Water Pollution Control Act, N.J.S.A. 58:10A-1 11 112 ,  ;

the Solid Waste Management Act, N.J.S.A. 13:1E 11 gag , and the i implementing regulations.

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PART IIZ - B/C Permit No. NJ0025411 Page 1 of 9 Pages i

1. FACILITY INFORMATION A. Discharge Point (s)

DSN Latitude Longitude Receiving Stream 0

Stream Classification s

461A N 39 28'15" 0 W75 32'30" Delaware River Zone 5 461C N 39 0 28'15" W 75 032'30" Delaware River Zone 5

, 462A N 39 0 28'15" W 75 032'30" Delaware River Zone 5 462B 0 N 39 28'15" W 75 32'30" Delaware River Zone 5 0

l 463A N 39 28'00" W 75 0 32'30" Delaware River Zone 5 464A N 39 28'15" W 75 032'30" Delaware River Zone 5 B. Description of Facility The applicant operates an electric generating station (SIC number 4911) consisting of one nuclear-powered boiling water reactor rated at approximately 1067 Mwe and operated with a recirculating cooling water system. The permit authorizes discharges to Zone 5 of the Delaware River. DSN 461A is the discharge from the recirculating cooling water system and discharges approximately 40 MGD of cooling tower blowdown as well as limited quantities of treated wastewater from DSN 461C and radioactive liguid waste (DSN 461B) regulated by the NRC. DSN 461C (an 4

internal monitoring point) discharges approximately 0.06 MGD of oil / water

, separator effluent. DSN 462B discharges approximately 0.03 MGD of sewage treatment plant effluent. DSNs 462A, 463A and 464A each discharge approximately O.2 MGD of stormwater runoff and groundwater, j

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Monthly Long Term Licensed DSN Average Flow Average Description of Treatment (if any) Operator (Appl.) Flow (DMR) Classification 461A 31.4 MGD 34.8 MGD trer.ted with ammonium bisulfite N/A

461C 0.06 MGD 0.05 MGD oil / water separator N2 462A 0.169 MGD 0.15 MGD None N/A A62B 0.03 MGD 0.02 MGD oxidation ditch, clarification, N2

, filtration 463A 0.2 MGD 0.19 MGD None N/A

, 464A 0.23 MGD 0.22 MGD None N/A 4

i C. Major / Minor Rating The facility has been classified as a major discharger by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection in accordance with the U.S. EPA rating criteria.

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PART III - B/C Permit No. NJ0025411 Page 2 of 9 Pages 1.A EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS During the period beginning EDP and lasting through EDP + five (5) years, the permittee is authorized to discharge cooling tower blowdown and process wastewaters from outfall serial number 461A.

There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. There shall be no visible sheen.

The abbreviation "N/A" in the table below denotes "Not Applicable" while the abbreviation "NL" denotes "Not Limited" with both monitoring and reporting required.

Samples taken in compliance with the specified monitoring requirements shall be taken at the discharge monitoring point of DSN 461A and reported monthly.

l EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTIC DISCHARGE LIMITATION MONITORING REQUIREMENT DLY. MIN. MON AVG. DLY. MAX. SAMPLE Effluent Flow (MGD) N/A NL w> NL (e> Continuous") Meter 0)

Temperature-Influent 'F('C) N/A NL NL Continuous") -

Temperature-Effluent *F(*C) N/A NLn> 97.1 n> Continuous") -

(36.2)

Heat Rate

• N/A NL 662 Daily Calculated (MBTU/HR)(Sep-May)

Heat Rate <2) N/A NL 534 Daily Calculated (MBTU/HR)(Jun-Aug)

Chlorine Produced Oxidants N/A 0.2 0.5 3/ Week Grab (mg/l) pH, Effluent (S.U.) 6.0 N/A 9.0 Weekly Grab Organic Carbon, Total N/A NL 20 Monthly Grab (mg/I) Net

• Acute Toxicity, LC 50 NL N/A N/A Quarterly e3 Chronic Toxicity, NOEC NL N/A N/A Quarterly e)

Phosphorus, mg/l 3) N/A NL NL Monthly Grab

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'" See Part IV-B/C 1.H.

• The amount of heat per unit time (Heat Rate) is determined by the product of the heat capacity, 3

discharge flow and the difference between influent and effluent temperatures.

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(6) For continuous monitoring, the daily value shall consist of all the values over a given calendar day (24-hour perioo) averaged together. The permittee shall report the highest of these daily values as the daily maximum l

on the DMR, and the average of the daily values as the monthly average. l l

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u. Tough outfall serial number 461C.

The abbreviation "N/A" in the table below denotes "Not Applicable" while the abbreviation "NL" denotes "Not Limited" with both monitoring and reporting required.

Samples taken in compliance with the specified monitoring requirements shall be taken at the discharge of the separator system and reported monthly.

EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTIC DISCHARGE LIMITATION MONITORING REQUIRFM8NT DLY. MIN) MON.AVO. DLY. MAX. SAMPLE Flow (MGD) N/A NL NL Continuous") Meter Petroleum Hydrocarbons N/A 10 15 Twice/ Month Grab (mg/l)

Organic Carbon, Total N/A NL 50 Monthly Composite (mg/l)

Total Suspended Solids N/A 30 100 Monthly Composite (mg/l)

"I See Part IV-B/C 1.H. For continous monitoring, the daily value shall consist of all the values over a give calendar day (24-hour period) averaged together. The permittee shall report the highest of thesef values as the daily maximum on the DMR, and the average of the daily values as the monthly average.

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PART III - B/C Permit No. NJ0025411 Page 5 of 9 Pages 1.C.1 EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REOUIREMENTS i During the period beginning EDP and lasting through EDP + one (1) year, the permittee is authorized to discharge sewage treatment plant effluent through outfall serial number 462B.")

There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. There shall be no visible sheen.

The abbreviation "N/A" in the table below denotes "Not Applicable" while the abbreviation "NL" denotes "Not Limited" with both monitoring and reporting required.

Samples taken in compliance with the specified monitoring requirements shall be taken at the discharge of the Sewage Treatment Plant and reported monthly.

EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTIC DISCHARGE LIMITAT10N MONfTORING REQUIRNNT DLY. MIN. MON. AVG. DLY. MAX. SAMPLE Flow (MGD) N/A NL NL Daily Meter BOD3(kg/ day) N/A 8c23 NL Monthly Composite BOD3 (% Removal) 87.5 N/A N/A Monthly Calculated Total Suspended Solids N/A 30'2) NL Monthly Composite (mg/l)

Total Suspended Solids 85 N/A N/A fV ' .thly Calculated

(% Removal)

F. Coliform (MPN/100ml) N/A 200") 400W U onthly Grab Oil and Grease N/A 10 15 Monthly Grab (mg/l) pH, Emuent (S.U.) 6.0 N/A 9.0 Monthly Grab Chlorine Produced Oxidants N/A NL NL Monthly Grab (mg/l)(5)

• See Part IV-B/C.G.

• This corresponds to the First Stage Oxygen Demand (FSOD) DRBC allocation of 9.5 kg/ day (21 lbs/ day).

• TSS shall not exceed 45 mg/l as a 7-day average.

• The average shall be the geometnc mean over a 30 consecutive day penod and the maximum shall be the geometric mean over a 7-consecutive day penod.

• Chionne Produced Oxidants (CPO) shall be montored using an EPA test method from 40 CFR 136 that acheives a minrnum detection level of 0.1 mg/l,

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EDP year and lasting through

+ five (5) years, the permittee is authorized to discharge sewage 462B. m treatment plant effluent through outfall serial number 4

i Therethan other shall be amounts.

trace no discharge of floating solids or visible foam i n 1 There shall be no visible sheen.

The abbreviation while "N/A" in the abbreviation the table below denotes "Not Applic a bl e

"NL" denotes "Not Limited" monitoring and reporting required. with both Samples taken in compliance j with the specified requirem2nts shall be taken at the effluent of the Sewage Treatmentmonitorinl:

Plant prior to combining with DSN 461A and reported monthly .

EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTIC i DISCHARGE LIMITATION MONITORING REQUIRN8NT DLY. MIN. MONAVG. DLY. MAX.

SAMPLE Flow (MGD) N/A NL NL Daily i Meter BODS (kg/ day)

N/A 8* NL Monthly Composite BODS (% Removal) 87.5 N/A N/A Monthly Calculated Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) N/A 30 NL Monthly Composite Total Suspended Solids 85 N/A N/A Monthly

(% Removal) Calculated F. Coliform (MPN/100ml) N/A 200* 400* Monthly Grab Oiland Grease N/A 10 15 Monthly (mg/l) Grab 0)

See Part IV-B/C.G.

m This corresponds to the First Stage Oxygen Demand (FSOD) DRBC allocatio The average shall be the geometric mean over a 30 consecutive day period and the maxim geometric mean over a 7-consecutive day period.

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The permittee shall discharge in a manner so as not to violate the Water Quality Regulations of the Delaware River Basin Commission for Zone 5 of the De] aware River Basin.

3. Use'of Biocides or Other Coolina Water Additives The permittee has informed the Department that it does not use any corrosion inhibitors, biocides, or other cooling water additives with the exception of sodium hypochlorite, ammonium bisulfite, and sodium hydroxide in its recirculated cooling water and cooling tower blowdown. If the permittee decides to begin using any additional agents in these systems in the future, the permittee must notify the Bureau of Standard Permitting at least 180 days prior to use so that the permit may be reopened to incorporate any additional limitations or conditions the Department deems necessary.

4. Coolina Tower Anti-Scalant Addition of the anti-scalant containing phosphorus to the cooling l water tower system is currently not required. If anti-scalant addition is required in the future, the permittee shall notify the Bureau of Standard Permitting prior to initiation of anti-scalant chemical addition. Upor. approval from the Department, the permittee shall be allowed to add the anti-scalant containing phosphorus and be required to monitor and report the phosphorus concentration from DSN 461A. Monitoring shall be conducted monthly by grab sample.

5. Modification of Monitorina Reauirements The permittee may request a minor modification of its permit to decrease monitoring frequencies for limited parameters if the permittee believes that site-specific conditions indicate applicability of such a modification.

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The Department will consider reducing the monitoring frequency of a parameter provided that:

(1) ELGs applicable to the facility do not specify the l e

required monitoring frequency; i

1 (2) the frequency reduction conditions are included in the Draft Permit, Fact Sheet, or Statement cf Basis I accompanying the public notice of the draft permit; l (3) the - permittee has shown consistent compliance with all i

permit conditions for the affected parameter (s) for:

(a) a minimum period of one (1) year for a monitoring

frequency of weekly; j (b) a minimum period of two (2) years for a monitoring frequency of twice per month;

{, (c) a minimum period of three (3) years for a y

monitoring frequency of monthly; (d) a minimum period of five (5) years for a monitoring frequency of quarterly (except WET testing); and (e) a minimum period of four tests for Whole Effluent i Toxicity (WET) limitations; (4) A monitoring frequency can be reduced as follows:

(a) from weekly to monthly; (b) from twice monthly to monthly; (c) from monthly to quarterly; or (d) from quarterly to semi-annually or annually.

Reduction of monitoring frequency is not automatic. The Department shall determine whether or not a reduction is warranted. The DMRs shall be reviewed to verify consistent compliance with permit limitations and conditions for the affected parameter (s). If the Department agrees to grant the request, the Department will perform a conditional change to the permit to change the monitoring frequency of the affected parameters. After the modification, the permittee's DMRs are subject to periodic review to insure that the above requirements are still satisfied.

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requirements to control the discharge of toxic pollutants, I including whole effluent, chronic and acute toxicity requirements, chemical specific limitations or toxicity reduction requirements, as applicable.

7. chlorine produced oxidants Neither free available chlorine nor chlorine produced cxidants 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 chlorine produced oxidants at any one time unless the utility can demonstrate to the Regional Administrator or State, if the State has NJPDES permit issuing authority, that the units in a

particular location cannot operate at or below this level of i

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ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF THIS PERMIT A.

State and Local Reauirements - Radiation (a)

The permittee shall comply with all regulations set forth in N.J.S.A. 26:2D-1 at agg regarding Radiation Protection.

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All radioactive wastes shall be collected, removed, and disposed of in accordance with N J.A.C. 7: 28-11.1  ;

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There shall be no discharge of polychlorinated biphenyl compounds such as those which were commonly used for transformer fluid.

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' with radiological effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other licensing conditions.

D. Acute Toxicity Bia=^nitorina Reauir===nts The pe rmittee shall perform an Acute Toxicity Characterization Study by conducting definitive flow-through or definitive static renewal acute toxicity tests (bicassays) on its wastewaters discharged at the cooling tower blowdown (DSN 461A) . Such testing will determine if appropriately selected effluent concentrations will affect the survival of the test species.

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All toxicity tests shall be conducted in accordance with the following:

(a) Acute toxicity test procedures shall conform to the " Regulations Governing the Certification of Laboratories and Environmental Measurements" (N.J.A.C. 7:18) Subchapter 7 and 9.5 of the regulations contains the criteria and

) .I PART IV - B/C Permit No. NJ0025411 Page 2 of 13 Pages procedures for acute toxicity testing and analysis. The laboratory performing acute toxicity testing shall be within the laboratory i

certification program included within- those regulations.

(b) Test results shall be expressed in terms of the mortalities in each effluent concentration and, if they can be calculated, the median lethal concentration (LC50) with confidence interval.

, (c) All samples taken for the purpose of monitoring shall be representative of the monitored DSN.

, 2. Test Soecies and Test Duration (a) The test duration shall be 96 hours0.00111 days <br />0.0267 hours <br />1.587302e-4 weeks <br />3.6528e-5 months <br />.

(b) The test species is Mysid (Mysidopsis bahia).

3. Monitorina Frecuency (a) The monitoring frequency shall be one test each quarter for at least four consecutive quarters.

The first test shall be conducted no later than EDP + 15 months.

(b) Any test that does not meet the specifications of N.J.A.C. 7:18-7 and N.J.A.C. 7:18-9.5, the laboratory certification regulations, must be repeated as soon as practical within the monitoring period.

(c) The Acute Toxicity Characterization Study shall not be completed until four tests, which are acceptable to the Department, have been completed.

4. The following information shall initially be submitted within EDP + 14 months. If there is a change in the acute toxicity testing contract

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't (a) A fully completed " Methodology Questionnaire

[ for Acute Toxicity Tests" form, which includes j .an identification of the certified acute j

toxicity testing laboratory responsible for the

testing. Copies of this form are provided to certified laboratories.

l (b) A schematic diagram which depicts the location

[ that the effluent samples will be taken; the diagram shall indicate the location of effluent i sampling in relation to any wastewater j treatment facilities (including s

chlorination / disinfection if present) and all

-DSNs.

(c) A photocopy of a. county map or USGS quad with 4

the location of the dilution water sampling

site relative to'the effluent discharge point marked (unless the use of a reconstituted water has been approved).

5. Acute toxicity test results shall be reported on the

] "NJPDES Biomonitoring Report Form - Acute Bioassays,"

copies of which are provided to certified 4' laboratories and may be obtained from the address below. 2MQ COPIES of each completed report form shall be submitted within 60 days of test completion j to:

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1. All testing shall be conducted in accordance with the following procedures:

(a) Testing shall be in conformance with the guidelines contained in the " Chronic Toxicity Testing Specifications for Use in the NJPDES Permit Program, Version 2.0, February 1996".

(b) The laboratory performing the toxicity testing shall be within the existing acute toxicity testing laboratory certification program j established under N.J.A.C. 7:18. l (c) Test results shall be expressed as the NOEC (No l Observable Effect Concentration), the LOEC j (Lowest Observable Effect Concentration), and i IC25 (25% Inhibition Concentration) for each test endpoint.

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1. Sheepshead minnow (cvorinodon variegatus),

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(b) The permittee has the option of concurrently testing with a third species from among the methods specified in paragraph 1.a. above. The selection.of the third species must be approved by the Department prior to initiating testing with this species.

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(b) The chronic toxicity characterization study shall not be complete until four tests, using split samples on the two species, which are acceptable to the Department, have been completed.

(c) If a test has been reviewed for quality control and found to be unacceptable to the Department, the split sample tests shall be repeated as soon as practicable within the monitoring period.

4. The following information shall be submitted in duplicate to the address in paragraph 5 below within EDP + 34 months and within 2 months following a change in the chronic toxicity contract laboratory.

(a) an identification of H s fish species selected for the study; (b) an identification of the acute toxicity certified laboratory responsible for conducting the chronic toxicity tests;

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clearly marked.

5. Test results shall be reported on forms provided to the certified laboratories by the Department. Two

copies of all test reports shall be submitted within t

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Bureau of Standard Permitting CN-029 Trenton, New Jersey 08625 Attention: Industrial Biomonitoring Program F. Dilution Study

1. To enable the Department to determine the need for Water Quality-Based Effluent Limitations, the permittee may be required to perform a Dilution Study and/or a Toxicity Identification Evaluation (TIE) , if the effluent from the cooling tower blowdown outfall, DSN 461A, exhibits toxicity. Toxicity for this purpose is defined in paragraphs (a) or (b) below:

(a) the result of a valid acute toxicity test during the Acute Toxicity Characterization Study is reported as an LC50 less than'100%; or, (b) the result of a valid chronic toxicity test during the Chronic Toxicity Characterization Study is reported as an NOEC less than 100%.

2. If the effluent from the cooling tower blowdown outfall, DSN 461A, exhibits toxicity as defined in paragraphs 1.(a) or 1.(b) above during the chronic or acute toxicity study testing required in Part IV-B/C, Section D and E, i

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i The' additional acute and chronic toxicity testing shall consist of four sets of chronic toxicity tests on the test species conducted at an increased frequency of i

monthly. Acute toxicity tests shall also be conducted at an increased monitoring frequency of monthly.

3. -If the effluent from the cooling tower blowdown outfall, DSN 461A, exhibits toxicity as defined in . paragraphs

1. (a) or 1.(b) above during conduct of additional acute and chronic toxicity testing as required in (2) above in two consecutive acute or chronic toxicity tests, the permittee shall initiate a Dilution Study in accordance with paragraph 4 below unless the Department appro*1s the pennittee's request to initiate a Toxicity Identif 1. cation Evaluation (TIE) in accordance with paragraph 5 below prior to the conducting a dilution study.

4. Within 3 months of the Dilution Study being triggered under paragraph 3 and if the Department has not  :

authorized 'a TIE priorto the dilution study, the permittee shall submit a Dilution Study Work Plan to the Department. The Dilution Study Work Plan shall be developed consistent with the Department's " Procedures and Requirements for conducting Dilution Studies".

(a) Upon receipt of the Department's approval of the Dilution Study Work Plan, the permittee shall implement the Dilution Study in accordance with the approved plan and schedule.

(b) The permittee shall commence field work during the first designated " critical period" which occurs at least ninety (90) days after approval by the Department of the Dilution Study Work Plan. The

" critical period (s)" shall be defined in the Dilution Study Work Plan and is that period which produces the minimal dilution. If a critical period exists during the 90 days after approval from the Department, the permittee is not precluded from commencing the Study during that period.

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5. If a TIE is authorized by the Department under paragraph $

j 3 above, the TIE shall be conducted as follows:

(a) The permittee shall submit a proposed plan to the Department within 90 days of the occurrence of the triggering toxicity test. The proposed TIE plan i shall be prepared in accord with: " Methods for Aquatic Toxicity Identification Evaluations, Phase I Toxicity Characterization Procedures" (EPA 600 3-88 034) to address acute toxicity, or, " Toxicity Evaluation Identification: Characterization of Chronically Toxic Effluents" (EPA /600/6-91/005) to address chronically toxic effluents, or the ' most current revision to these documents.

J (b) Upon receipt of the Department's approval of the '

proposed plan and schedule, the permittee shall implement the TIE in accordance with the approved plan and schedule. Progress reports detailing the activities undertaken and the data collected in connection with the TIE shall be submitted to the Department beginning 90 days from the date of receipt of NJDEP's approval of the TIE. Progress reports shall then be submitted on or before January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 of each year until the TIE is completed. The respective toxicity tests shall continue to be performed monthly during performance of the TIE unless reduced sampling frequency is approved by the Department.

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shall notify the Department of same and the effluent limitations and monitoring requirements of Part III-B/C.1.C.2 shall apply.

H. Centinuous Monitoring Part III-B/C requires continuous monitoring for certain parameters. In the event the continuous monitors are temporarily unavailable at DSN 461A or DSN 461C due to 3 .naintenance, calibration, or inoperability of the continuous monitor, the permittee may use one of the following methods

for reporting during such interim periods

1. DSN 461A Effluent Temperature - temperature detector located at the dechlorination system, a temporary continuous temperature monitor, or manual sampling once

per shift.

2. DSN 461A Influent Temperature - a temporary continuous temperature monitor, or manual sampling once per shift.

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4. DSN 461C Effluent Flow - calculations based on lift station pump operating hours or pumping events.

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To facilitate necessary Station maintenance, the permittee is authorized to temporarily redirect service water to discharge through DSN 463A, bypassing DSN 461A. The addition of sodium l hypochlorite (or any other chemical biocide) shall be

terminated during the bypass discharge. The following '

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1. Provide written notification to the Chief, Bureau of Standard Permitting and the Southern Bureau of Water and Hazardous Waste Enforcement prior to the bypass discharge. This notification shall include the expected i

dates of the bypass, confirmation that sodium hypochlorite addition to the service water will be terminated during the bypass, and a brief description of the reason the bypass is necessary.

2. Provide oral notification to the Southern Bureau of Water and Hazardous Waste Enforcement at least 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> prior

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1. Provide written notification to the Chief, Bureau of Standard Permitting and the Southern Bureau of Water and Hazardous Waste Enforcement prior to the use of Rhodamine

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2. Provide oral notification to the Southern Bureau of Water and Hazardous Waste Enforcement at least 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> prior to commencing the discharge of Rhodamine WT dye.

3. Within thirty (30) days of completion of the flow measurement testing, provide written notification of completion to the Chief, Bureau of Standard Permitting and the Southern Bureau of Water and Hazardous Waste Enforcement. This notification shall include the actual dates of the discharge, the actual concentration of 1

Rhodamine WT dye in the effluent at DSN 461A, and the total quantity of Rhodamine WT dye added.

K. Coolina Tower Total Summanded solids Studv

1. The Permittee shall perform a cooling tower system TSS study to determine if the cooling tower system is quantitatively changing the volume of total solids from the influent in accordance with subsections (2) and (3) below.

2. The Permittee shall submit a Plan of Study to the Department within EDP+6 months. The Plan of Study shall eb implemented as approved by the Department. All sampling under the TSS Study shall be completed within 18 months after the Department's approval of the Plan of Study. The-Final Study Report shall be submitted to the Department no later than 6 months after the scheduled date of completion of the sampling. The Plan of Study sha 1 1 include, at a minimum:

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the Department. If the Permittee determines a more l representative sample location should be designated during the Study, the Permittee shall propose, in writing, a new designated sample location (s) and the basis for changing designated sample location (s).  !

The Department may reject any change to the i designated sample location by notifying the Permittee within 30 days of the Permittee's written submittal of the new sample location (s). The Permittee is not precluded from obtaining samples at additional locations and utilizin~g these data in the Final Report as long as the designated sample location data is also included.

b. Sample types proposed, such as grab, 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> composite, 6 hour6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br /> composite, multiple grab, or-sampling event relative to an external influence such as meteorology, time delay, or tide. The Plan of Study should include a discussion of the proposed sample types and the rationale for selection. The initial evaluation sample type (s) should be specified in the Plan of Study and the sample type (s) chosen for the remainder of the Study may be submitted to the Department at the time.

c. The following schedule for completing the Study:

1. submittal of the Plan of Study by EDP+6 months; ii: completion of the initial evaluation within 6 months of Department approval of the Plan of Study; iii: completion of all sampling for the Study within 18 months of Department approval of the Plan of Study; iv: submittal of the final Study report within 6 months of completion of sampling.

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The Permittee shall submit a final report summarizing the analytical data and presenting the results of the Study. l The Permittee shall retain copies of all analytical data, including laboratory data sheets, for at least five years l following submittal of the final report. Copies of this l data shall be provided to the Department upon request.

l L. Section 316 Determination Unon Reissuance With respect to section 316 (b) , the Department will make a l determination at the time' of permit renewal which will include, but will not be limited to, an evaluation of whether I

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TABLE OF CONTENTS I. AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE II. GENERAL CONDITIONS A. Laboratory Safety and Glassware B. Test Concentrations / Replicates C. Dilution Water D. Effluent Sample Collection

E. Physical Chemical Measurements F. Statistics a

III. TEST ACCEPTABILITY CRITE N IV. STANDARD REFERENCE TOXICANT TESTING A. Initial Testing Requirements

, B. Subsequent Testing Requirements C. Changing t.n Established Reference Toxicant D. Control Charts E. Unnacceptable SRT Results F. Annual Submittals

V. TEST CANCELLATION / RESCHEDULING EVENTS j VI. REPORTING

! VII. METHODS SPECIFICATIONS A. Fathead Minnow (Pimephalespromelar), Larval Survival and Growth Test, method 1000.0 B. Ceriodaphnia dubia, Survival and Reproduction Test, method 1002.0 C. Algal, (Selenastrum capricornutum), Growth Test, method 1003.0 D. Sheepshead Minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus), Larval Survival and Growth Test, method 1005.0 E. Inland Silverside (Menidia beryllina), Latval Survival and Growth Test, method 1006.0 F. Mysidopsis bahia, Survival, Growth, and Fecundity Test, method 1007.0

, G. Champiaparvula, Sexual Reproduction Test, method 1009.0 VIII. REFERENCES J

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and, therefore, consitute approved methods for chronic toxicity testing. The information contained herein serves to clarify testing requirements not sufficiently clarified in those methods documents and also serves to outline and implement the interlaboratory Standard Reference Toxicant Program until a formal laborator cenification program is established under N.J.A.C. 7:18. As such these methods are intended to be used to 1

determine compliance with discharge permits issued under the authority of the NJPDES permit program.

Tests are to be conducted in accordance with the general conditions and test organism specific method

[ specifications contained in this document. All other conditions and specifications can be found in 40 CFR 136 and USEPA methodologies.

Until a subchapter on chronic toxicity testing within the regulations governing the certification of laboratories and environmental measurements (N.J.A.C. 7:18) becomes effective, tests shall be conducted in conformance with the methodologies as designated herein and contained in 40 CFR 136. The laboratory performing the testing shall be within the existing acute toxicity testing laboratory certification program established under N.J.A.C. 7:18, as required by N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.5(c)S.

Testing shall be in conformance with the subchapter on chronic toxicity testing within the N.J.A.C. 7:18 when such regulations become effective. The laboratory performing the toxicity testing shall be within the chronic toxicity testing laboratory certification program to be established under that subchapter, when it becomes effective.

These methods are incorporated into discharge permits as enforceable permit conditions. Each discharge permit will specify in Part IV of the permit, the test species specific methods from this document that will be required under the terms of the discharge permit. Although the test species specific methods for each permit are determined on a case by-case basis, the purpose of this methods document is to assure consistency among dischargers and to provide certified laboratories with information on the universe of tests to be utilized so that they can rnake the necessary preparations, including completing the required Standard Reference Toxicant testing. Please note that these methodologies are required for compliance testing only. Facilities and/or laboratories conducting testing under the requirements of a Toxicity Identification Evaluation or for informational purposes are not bound by these methods.

This document constitutes the second version of the NJDEP's interim chronic methodologies. This version contains no significant changes to the test methods themselves. However, in keeping with the Depanment's continued emphasis on good laboratory practices and quality control, the areas addressing the Standard Reference Toxicant Program, data analysis and data reporting, have been significantly revised.

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! A. LABORATORY SAFETY, GLASSWARE, ETC.

1 All safety procedures, glassware cleaning procedures, etc., shall be in conformance with 40 CFR 136 and i

USEPA's "Short Term Methods for Estimating the Chronic Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving Waters to a

Freshwater Organisms," "Short Term Methods for Estimating the Chronic Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving Waters to Marine and Estuarine Organisms" and N.J.A.C. 7:18.

j B. TEST CONCENTRATIONS / REPLICATES All testing is to be performed with a minimum of five effluent concentrations plus a dilution water control.

1 A second reference water control is optional when a diletion water other than culture water is used. The use i of both a 0.5 or 0.75 dilution factor is acceptable for the selection of test concentrations. If hypothesis testing will be used to determine the test endpoint, one effluent concentration shall be the chronic permit limitation, unless the existing data for the discharge indicate that the NOEC is expected to be significantly less than the permit limit. Tne use of the 0.5 dilution factor may require more than five dilutions to cover the entire range of effluent concentrations as well as the chronic permit limit, since the permit limit will often not be one of the nominal concentrations in a 0.5 dilution series. In such an instance, the 0.5 dilution series may be altered by including an additional test concentration equal to the permit limit in the dilution series, or by changing the concentration closest to the permit toxicity limit to be equal to that limit. The Department recommends the use of the 0.75 dilution factor using Table I to determine test concentrations. That table establishes test concentrations based on the chronic toxicity limitation.

For either the 0.5 or 0.75 dilution factor, there shall be at least one test concentration above the permit limitation and at least three test concentrations below the permit limit along with the dilution water control unless the permit limitation prohibits such (e.g., limitations greater than 75% effluent). An effort shall be made to bracket the anticipated test result.

To use Table 1.0, locate the permit limit in column 4. The dilution series becomes the row that corresponds to the permit limit in column 4. For example, a permit limit of 41 would require a dilution series of the dilution water control, 17%,23%,31%,41% and 55% effluent.

The number of replicates used in the test must, at a minimum, satisfy the specifications of the applicable methods contained herein. Increased data sensitivity can be obtained by increasing the number of replicates equally among test concentrations and thus an increased number of replicates is acceptable. Further, the use of nonparametric statistical analysis requires a minimum of four replicates per test concentration. If the data for any particular test is not conducive to parametric analyses and ifless than four replicates were included, the test may not be considered acceptable for compliance purposes.

The use of single concentration tests consisting of the permit limitation as a concentration and a control is not permitted for compliance purposes, but may be used by a permittee in the conduct of a Toxicity Investigation Evaluation (TIE) or for information gathering purposes. Such a test would be considered a

" pass" if there was no significant difference in test results, using hypothesis testing methods.

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PART V DSW Page 3 of 13 Table 1.0: 0.75 DILUTION SERIES INDEXED BY PERMIT LIMIT Permit Limit Permit Limit Ces 1 2 3 4 5 Cds 1 2 3 4 5 0.4 0.6 0I i 1.3 22 29 38 51 68 08 1.1 1.5 2 2.7 22 29 39 52 69 1.3 1.1 2.3 3 4 22 30 40 53 71 1.7 2.3 3 4 5.3 23 30 41 54 72 2.1 28 38 5 6.7 23 31 41 55 73 25 34 45 6 8 24 32 42 56 75 3 4 5 7 9 24 32 43 57 76 3 5 6 8 11 24 33 44 58 77 4 5 7 9 12 25 33 44 59 79 4 6 8 10 13 25 34 45 60 80 5 6 8 11 15 26 34 46 61 81 5 7 9 12 16 26 35 47 62 83 5 7 10 13 17 27 35 47 63 84 6 8 11 14 19 27 36 48 64 85 6 8 11 15 20 27 37 49 65 87 7 9 12 16 21 28 37 50 66 88 7 10 13 17 23 28 38 50 67 89 8 10 14 18 24 29 38 51 68 91 8 11 14 19 25 29 39 52 69 92 8 il 15 20 27 30 39 53 70 93 9 12 16 21 28 30 40 53 71 95 9 12 17 22 29 30 41 54 72  %

10 13 17 23 31 31 41 55 73 97 1 10 14 18 24 32 31 42 56 74 99 11 14 19 25 33 32 42 56 75 10G 11 15 20 26 35 24 32 43 57 76 11 15 20 27 36 24 32 43 $8 77 12 16 21 28 37 25 33 44 59 78 12 16 22 29 39 25 33 44 59 79 13 17 23 30 40 25 34 45 60 80 13 17 23 31 41 26 34 46 61 81 14 18 24 32 43 26 35 46 62 82 14 19 25 33 44 26 35 47 62 83 14 19 26 34 45 27 35 47 63 84 15 20 26 35 47 27 36 48 64 85 15 20 27 36 48 27 36 48 65 86 16 21 28 37 49 28 37 49 65 87 16 21 29 38 51 28 37 50 66 88 16 12 29 39 52 28 38 50 67 89 17 23 30 40 $3 21 38 51 68 90 17 23 31 41 55 29 38 51 68 91 18 24 32 42 56 29 39 52 69 92 18 24 32 43 57 29 39 52 70 93 19 25 33 44 59 30 4C 53 71 94 19 25 34 45 60 30 #0 53 71 95 19 26 35 46 61 30 41 54 72 96 20 26 35 47 63 31 41 55 73 97 20 27 36 48 64 31 41 55 74 98 21 28 37 49 65 31 42 56 74 99 21 28 38 50 67 32 42 56 75 100 I

• Select the dilution senes by findmg the row which contams the permit limit m column #4.

NOTE: All values are in units of "% emuent* not toxic units.

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1. Marine and Estuarine Waters i

A high quality natural water, such as the Manasquan River inlet is strongly recommended as the dilution water source for chronic toxicity testing with marine and estuarine organisms. The use of the receiving water i

as the dilution water source is not required. Saline waters prepared with hypersaline brine and deionized water may also be used as dilution water. Hypersaline brines shall be prepared from a high quality natural seawater and shall not exceed a concentration of 100 ppt. He type of a dilution water for a permittee may not be changed without the prior approval of the Department.

i The standard test salinity shall be 25 ppt, except for Champiaparvula, which shall be tested at 30 ppt. Since i

most effluents are freshwater based, in most cases it will be necessary to adjust the salinity of the test

. concentrations to the standard test salinity.

2. Fresh Waters l

A high quality natural water, such as Round Valley Reservoir (if access is allowed) or Lake Hopatcong, is strongly recommended as the dilution water source for chronic toxicity testing with freshwater organisms. It 1

is not required to perform the toxicity testing with the receiving water as dilution water. Tests performed with a reconstituted water or up to 20% Diluted Mineral Water (DMW) as dilution water is acceptable. For testing with Ceriodaphnia dubia, the addition of 5 pg/l selenium (2 pg/l sebnium with natural water) and I i pg/l vitamin B12 is recommended (Keating and Dagbusan,1984: Keating,1985 and 1988). The source of a dilution water for e permittee may not be changed without the prior ap royal of the Department.

4 Reconstituted water and DMW should be prepared with Millipore Super or equivalent, meet the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:18-6 and should be aerated a minimum of 24 hrs prior to use, but not supersaturated.

1 4 L D. EFFLUENT SAMPLE COLLECTION

", Effluent samples shall be representative of the discharge being regulated. For each discharge serial number (DSN), the effluent sampling location shall be the same as that specified in the NJPDES permit for other sampling parameters unless an alternate sampling point is specified in the NJPDES discharge permit. For industrial dischargers with a combined process / sanitary waste stream, effluent sampling shall be after j chlorination, unless otherwise designated in the permit.

i l For continuous discharges, effluent sampling shall consist of 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> composite samples consisting either of I

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equal volumes taken once every hour or of a flow-proportionate composite sample, unless otherwise approved by the Department. At a minimum, three samples shall be collected as specified above, one every other day. The first sample shall be used for test initiation and the first renewal. The second sample for the j

, next two renewals. He third sample shall be used for the final three renewals. For the Champia and l

Selenastrum tests, a single sample shall be collected not more than 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> prior to test initiation. No i

effluent sample shall be over 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br /> old at the time ofits use to initiate or renew solutions in a test. It is l acceptable to collect samples more frequently for chronic WET testing and if samples are collected daily for

acute toxicity testing conducted concurrently, available samples may be used to renew the test solutions as appropriate.  !

For all other types of discharges, effluent sampling shall be conducted according to specifications contained within the discharge permit, methodology questionnaire or as otherwise specified by the Department. The j use of grab samples or other special sampling procedures will be based on time of occurrence and duration of

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! adequate to cause violations of the permit limit fo analyses, as specified in USEPA's toxicity investigation methods do between chronic emuent toxicity and chlorine and/or ammonia as applicable. His data may then be submitted to the Department as justification for a request to use modified l

ammonia and/or chlorine toxicity, in future chronic toxicity tests. He Depa  !

, justification exists, permit the adjustment of these pollutants in the effluent rge limits for sampl protection of water quality.these pollutants are contained in the a eNJPDES for the pe i

ammonia shall be approved by the Department prior to us testing.

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adjustments to the emuent sample shall be made wi ,

of samples prior to test start shall be minimized where possible and samples sh adequate saturation exists to maintain dissolved oxygen, .

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E. PHYSICAL CHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS l At a minimum, the physical chemical measurements shall be as follows:

at least one chamber, of the high, medium and low tes that measurements for these parameter are representative of the test concentri ,

concentrations which contains no test organisms, but is subjec Temperature shall either be monitored continuously, measured daily in at least two l environmental control system, or measured at the beginning of each 24 hr exposure p replicate for each treatment.

Salinity shall for least one replicate beeach measuredtreatment. in all salt water tests at the beginning of each 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> e For all (100% freshwater effluent) and control. tests, alkalinity, hardness and conductivity shall be measured in Nitrite, nitrate and ammonia shall be measured in the control before each renewal For samples of discharges where concentrations of ammonia and/or chlorine are kn to be sufficient to cause toxicity, it is recommended that the concentrations of these poll determined and submitted with the standardized report form. He laboratory is advised to co the permittee to determine if these parameters should be measured in the effluent. Where such measurements are deemed appropriate, measurements shall be conducted at the beginning of ea hour exposure period. Also, since a rise in the test pH can affect the toxicity of ammonia analysis increase in of ammonia during the test may be appropriate if a rise in pH is accompanied by a mortality.

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The use of both hypothesis testing techniques and point estimate techniques are currently in use by the Department or by permittees for compliance purposes. The NJPDES permit should be checked to determine i

which type of analysis is required and appropriate for each specific facility. It is not acceptable to simply evaluate any data by " visual data review" unless in the analysis of survival data, no mortality occurred in the

! test. All data sets must be appropriately statistically evaluated.

i For hypothesis testing techniques, statistical analysis shall follow the protocols in USEPA (1988,1989) to evaluate adverse effects. A significance level of 0.05 shall be utilized to evaluate such effects. Use of a protocol not contained in these documents must be accompanied by a reference and explanation addressing its applicability to the particular data set. Please note the following when evaluating data using hypothesis testing techniques.

t Special attention should be given to the omission and inclusion of a given replicate in the analysis of i

mysid fecundity data (USEPA 1994, p. 275) and Ceriodaphnia reproduction data (USEPA 1994, page l 174).

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Determination of acceptability criteria and average individual dry weight for the growth endpoints in must follow the specifications in the applicable documents (e.g., p.84 for saltwater methods document.)

Use of nonparametric statistical analyses requires a minimum of four replicates per test concentration. If the data for any particular test are not conducive to parametric analyses and if less than four replicates were included, the test may not be acceptable to the Department.

i Where hypothesis testing is used for compliance purposes, if the results of hypothesis testing indicates that a deviation from the dose response occurs such that two test concentrations are deemed statistically significant from the control but an intermediate test concentration is not, the test is deemed unacceptable and cannot be used for compliance testing purposes.

For point estimate techniques, statistical analysis should follow the protocol contained in "A Linear Interpolation Method for Sublethal Toxicity: The Inhibition Concentration (ICp) Approach (Version 2.0),

July 1993, National Effluent Toxicity Assessment Center Technical Report 03-93." Copies of the program can be obtained by contacting the Department. The linear interpolation estimate ICp values and not the bootstrap mean ICp, shall be reported for permit compliance purposes. The ICp value reported on the Discharge Monitoring Report shall be rounded off as specified in the Department's " Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Instruction Manual, December 1993." IC25 values shall be reported under the parameter code listed as "NOEC" on the DMR, until the DMR's are adjusted accordingly.

If the result reported by the ICp method is greater than the highest concentration tested, the test result is reported as " greater than C" where "C" is the highest tested concentration. If the ICp is lower than the lowest concentration tested, the test result is reported as "less than C" where "C" is the lowest tested concentration.

If separate NOEC'sSC25's can be calculated from multiple test endpoints, for example a reproductive endpoint and a growth endpoint, the lowest NOECSC25 value expressed in units of "% effluent" will be used to determine permit compliance and should, therefore, be reported as the NOECAC25 value for the test. If the NOEC value for growth and/or reproduction is not lower than that for survival, the NOECMC25 value reported for the test shall be as survival. For saltwater tests, where additional controls are used in a test (i.e.

brine and/or artificial sea salt control), a T-test shall be used to determine if there is a significant difference between the original test control and the additional controls. If there is a significant difference between any of the controls, the test may be deemed unacceptable and if so, will not be used for permit compliance.

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Tests must be performed by a laboratory approved for the conduct of chronic toxicity tests and certified for acute toxicity testing under N.J.A.C. 7:18.

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effluent samples in a test and/or use of procedures not specified in a permit or methodology questionnaire, use of frozen or unrefigerated samples or unnapproved pretreatment of an effluent sample.

3. Controls shall meet the applicable performance criteria specified in the Table 2.0 and in the individual

method specifications contained herein.

i 4. Acceptable and applicable Standard Reference Toxicant Data must be available for the test.

5. No unnapproved deviations from the applicable test methodology may be present.

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TEST MINIMUM MINIMUM WEIGHT MINIMUM FECUNDITY /

ORGANISM SURVIVAL GAIN REPRODUCTION

} Fimephales 80 % 0.25 mg avg N/A

? promelas Ceriodaphnia 80 % N/A Average of 215 young per surviving female dubia Selenastrum Density N/A Variability in controls not to exceed 20%.

capricornutum 22x10 $cells /ml

, Cyprinodon 80 % 0.60 mg (unpreserved) avg N/A variegatus 0.50 mg (preserved) avg Menidia 80 % 0.50 mg (unpreserved) avg N/A beryllina 0.43 mg (preserved) avg Mysidopsis 80 % 0.2 mg per mysid avg egg production by 50% of control females if bahia fecundity is used as an endpoint.

Champia 100 % N/A 210 cystocarps per plant parvula Plants in controls and lower test concentrations shall not fragment so that individual plants cannot be identified.

THE DETERMINATION OF A TEST AS UNACCEPTABLE DOES NOT RELIEVE THE FACILITY FROM MONITORING FOR THAT MONITORING PERIOD

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PART V DSW IV. STANDARD REFERENCE TOXICANT TESTING All chronic testing shall be accompanied by testing with a Standard Reference Toxicant (SRT) as a part each laboratory's intemal quality control program. Such a testing program should be consistent with the quality assurance / quality convol protocols described it. ?he USEPA chronic testing manuals Laboratories may utilize the reference toxicant of their choice and toxicants such as cadmium chloride, postassium chloride, sodium dodecyl sulfate and copper sulfate are all acceptable. However, Potassium chloride has been chosen by several laboratories and is recommended by the Department. The concentration of the reference toxicant shall be verified by chemical analysis in the low and high test concentrations once each year or every 12 tests, whichever is less. It is not necessary to run SRT tests, for all species using the same SRT.

A. INITIAL STANDARD REFERENCE TOXICANT (SRT) TESTING REQIHREMENTS At a minimum, this testing shall include an initial series of at least five SRT tests for each test species method. Acceptable SRT testing for chronic toxicity shall be performed utilizing the short term chronic toxicity test methods as specified herein. Reference toxicant tests utilizing acute toxicity testing methods, or any method other than those contained in this doeurnent are not acceptable. The laboratory should forward of the initial SRT testing, including control charts, the name of the reference toxicant utilized, the supplier and appropriate chemical analysis of the toxicant to either address listed in the reporting requirements section herein.

s The initial series of a least five SRT tests for a specific test species method shall be completed and accroved in writing by the Department prior to the conduct of any chronic toxicity testing for compliance purposes.

B. SUBSEQUENT SRT TESTING REQUIREMENTS After receiving the initial approval from the Depastment to conduct chronic toxicity tests for compliance i

purpose, subsequent SRT testing shall be conducted as follows:

1. Where organisms used in testing are cultured at the testing laboratory, SRT testing should be

, conducted once per month for each species / method.

2. Where the laboratory purchases organisms from a laboratory certified in New Jersey for the conduct of acute toxicity testing and approved for the conduct of chronic toxicity testing for the test organism l in question (i.e. the " supplier laboratory"), SRT data provided by the " supplier laboratory" for each lot of organisms purchased is acceptable as long as the SRT test result falls within the control limits of the control chart established by the " supplier laboratory" for that organism. The laboratory using purchased organisms is responsible for the results of any compliance tests they perform.

3. A testing laboratory purchasing organisms from a supplier laboratory must still perform SRT testing on a quarterly basis at a minimum, for each species they test with, in order to adequately document

, their own interlaboratory precision.

4. If a testing laboratory purchasing organisms elects not to use the SRT data from a "suppikr laboratory" or such data is unavailable or where organisms are purchased from another organism supplier, the testing laboratory must conduct SRT testing on each lot of organisms purchased.

5. For ibustrial laboratodes certified under N.J.A.C. 7:18 to conduct acute toxicity tests, only the SRT testing conditions specified in 2. through 4. above apply. Where that laboratory / facility cultures their own test organisms, the frequency of SRT testing required will be determined on a case by case basis, based on the frequency of testing for that facility.

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i Based on these requirements, SRT data is considered applicable to a compliance test when an the SRT test results are acceptable and the SRT test is conducted within 30 days of the compliance test, i

i for the test species and SRT in question. Therefore, it is not necessary for an approved laboratory run an SRT test every month if the laboratory is not onducting cc:npliance tests for a particular i species.

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) The SRT used for any species by a laboratory may be changed at any time provided that the following conditions have been satisfied:

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1. A series of a least three reference toxicant tests are conducted with the new reference toxican the results of those tests are identified as satisfactory, in writing, by the Department.

2. Laboratories must continue using the already approved SRT in their ongoing QA/QC program, until such time as the letter referenced above, is received by the laboratory.

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1 Control charts shall be established from SRT test results in accordance with the procedures outlined in the USEPA methods documents. Control charts shall be constructed using IC25's using the following methods

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1. The upper and lower control limits shall be calculated by determining +/- two standard deviations i above and below the mean.

I 2. SRT test results which exhibit an IC25 that is greater than the highest concentration tested or less j than the lowest concentration tested (i.e. a definitive endpoint cannot be determined), shall not be

used to establish control charts.

i 3. SRT tests which do not meet the acceptability criteria for a specific species shall not be used to 1 i establish control charts.

4. All values used in the control charts should be as nominal concentrations. However, the control charts shall be accompanied by a chart tabulating the test results as measured concentrations.

5. An outlier (i.e. values which fall outside the upper and lower control limits) should be included on the control chart unless it is determined that the outlier was caused by factors not directly related to the test organisms (e.g., test concentration preparation) as the source of variability would not be  !

directly applicable to effluent tests. In such case, the result and explanation shall be reported to the l

. Noartment within 30 days of the completion of the SRT test. j The controi chart established for the initial series of SRT data submitted will be used by the laboratory and the I Department to determine outliers from SRT test results reported in the 9UPDES Biomonitoring Report Form

- Chronic Toxicity Test" submitted by the permittees for the test species. Dese initial control limits will )

remain unchanged until twenty SRT tests have been completed by the laboratory. i ne following procedures shall be used for continually updating control charts after twenty acceptable SRT l tests have been completed:  !

1. Once a laboratory has completed twenty acceptable SRT tests for a test species, the upper and lower l control limits shall be recalculated with those twenty values. l

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For each successive SRT test conducted after these first twenty tests, a moving average shall be calculated and the control limits reevaluated using the last twenty consecutive test results.

3. The upper and lower control limits shall be reported on the "NJPDES Biomonitoring Report Form -

Chronic Toxicity Tests" along with the SRT test result. 1 E. UNACCEPTABLE SRT TEST RESULTS '

If a laboratory produces any SRT test results which are outside the established upper and lower control limits for a test species at a frequency greater than one test in any ten tests, a report shall be forwarded to the Department at the address contained herein. This report shall include any identified problem which caused the values to fall outside the expected range and the corresponding actions that have been taken by the laboratory. The Department may not accept or may require repeat testing for any toxicity testing that may have been affected by such an occurrence.  ;

I If a laboratory produces two consecutive SRT test results or three out of any ten test results which are outside j

the established upper and lower limits for a specific test species, the laboratory shall be unapproved to l

i conduct chronic toxicity tests for compliance purposes for that test species. Reapproval shall be contingent upon the laboratory producing SRT test results within the established upper and lower control limits for that test species in two consecutive SRT tests. If one or both of those test results again fall outside the i established control levels, the laboratory is unapproved for that test species until five consecutive test results within the established upper and lower control limits are submitted and approved by the Department.

F. ANNUAL SUBMITTALS Control charts shall be forwarded to the Department on an annual basis, on the anniversary of approval for the test species.

The Department may request, at any time, any information which is essential in the evaluation of SRT results and/or compliance data.

V. TEST CANCELLATION / RESCHEDULING EVENTS A lab may become aware of QA problems during or immediately following a test that will prevent data from being submitted or a lab may be unable to complete a tests due to sample collection or shipping problems. If for any reason a chronic toxicity test is initiated and then prematurely ended by the laboratory or at the request of the permittee, the laboratory shall submit the form entitled " Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing Test Cancellation / Rescheduling Event Form" contained herein. This form shall be used to detail the reason for prematurely ending the test. This completed form and any applicable raw data sheets shall be submitted to the aporopriate biomonitoring program at the address above within 30 days of the cessation of the test.

Tests are considered to be initiated once test organisms have been added to all test chambers.

Submission of this form does not relieve the facility from monitoring for that monitoring period.

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The report form entitled "NJPDES Biomonitoring Report Form - Chronic Toxicity Tests" should be used to l

! report the results of all NJPDES chronic compliance biomonitoring tests. Laboratory facsimiles are i

acceptable but must contain all information included on any recent revisions of the form by the Department. '

Statistical printouts and raw data sheets for all endpoints analyzed shall be included witn the report submitt .

to the Department. Two copies of all chronic toxicity test report forms shall be submitted to the followingI address as applicable:

l Bureau of Point Source Permitting Region 1 OR l Bureau of Point Source Permitting Region 2 (as indicated in the cover letter) 1 New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection l

Division of Water Quality CN-029 Trenton,NJ 08625 It is not necessary to attach a copy of a test report form to the Dischard Monitoring Report (DMR) form when submitting this form to the Department. However, the results of all chronic toxicity tests conducted for .

compliance purposes must be reported on the DMR form under the appropriate parameter code in the  !

monitoring period in which the test was conducted. I VII. METHOD SPECIFICATIONS

'ne following method specifications shall be followed as specified in the NJPDES permit. Any changes to these methods will not be considered acceptable unless they are approved in writing by the Department, prior to their use.

A. Fathead Minnow (Pimephalespromelas), Larval Survival and Growth Test, method 1000.0 B. Ceriodaphnia dubia, Survival and Reproduction Test, method 1002.0 C. Algal,(Selenastrum capricornutum), Growth Test, method 1003.0 D. Sheepshead Minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus), Larval Survival and Growth Test, method 1005.0 E. Inland Silverside (Menidia beryllina), Larval Survival and Growth Test, method 1006.0 F. Mysidopsis bahia, Survival, Growth, and Fecundity Test, method 1007.0 G. Champiaparvula, Sexual Reproduction Test, method 1009.0

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i VIII. REFERENCES 1.

s Keating, K.1985. 'the influence of Vitamin B12 deficiency on the reproduction of Daphnia pults Leyd 1

(Cladocera). J. Crustacean Biology 5:130-136.

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Keating, K.1988. N.J.D.E.P. Project C29589, Fiscal 1988 Third Quarter Summary Report. Producing Nutritionally Competent Daphnids for Use in Bioassay. 44p.

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Keating, K., and B. Dagbusan.1984. Effect of selenium deficiency on cuticle integrity in Cladocera (Crustacea). Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 81:3433-3437,

4. NJDEP,1993. Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Instruction Manual.

5. USEPA 1994. Short Term Methods for Estimating the Chronic Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving Waters to Marine and Estuarine Organisms. EPA 600/4-91-003. July 1994. Second Edition.

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IJSEPA.1994. Short Term Methods for Estimating the Chronic Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving Waters to FreshwaterI 'rganisms. EPA /600/4-91/002. July 1994. Third Edition.

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BIOMONTTORING FROGRAM CHRONIC WHOLE EFFLUENT TOXICITY TESTING TEST CANCELLATION / RESCHEDULING EVENT FORM THIS FORM IS TO BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTLY BY THE LABORATORY CONDUCTING CHRONIC TOXICITY TESTS WHENEVER A CHRONIC TOXICITY TEST IS PREMATURELY ENDED FOR ANY REASON NJPDES No.:

FACILITY NAME:

LOCATION:

CONTACT: PHON":

CANCELLATION EVENT: +

LABORATORY NAME / NUMBER:

CONTACT:

TEST START DATE: / / TEST END DATE: / /

REASON FOR CANCELLATION:

EFFLUENT SAMPLING:

SAMPLING POINT / DESCRIPTION OF SAMPLING SITE:

SAMPLING INITIATED: DATE: / / TIME:

SAMPLING ENDED: DATE: / / TIME:

NUMBER OF EFFLUENT SAMPLES COLLECTED:

SAMPLE TYPE (GRAB / COMPOSITE):

RECEIVED IN LAB BY/FROM:

METHOD OF SHIPMENT:

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FACILITY NAME:

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SAMPLINO INITIATED: DATE: / / TIME: _

SAMPLINO ENDED: DATE: / / TIME:

NUMBER OF EFFLUENT SAMPLES COLLECTED:

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PERMIT CONDITIONS RELATING TO INDUSTRIAL STORMWATER ,

A. Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan l

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Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan l The following outline provides the key elements of an acceptable Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP). The purpose of the SPPP is to meet the following objectives:

a) to identify potential sources of pollution and source materials onsite which may reasonably be expected to i affect the quality of stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity; b) to describe and ensure that practices are implemented to eliminate and/or reduce pollutants from source materials in stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity; and c) to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of this permit.

Source materials are defined as any materials or machinery, located at the facility and directly or indirectly related to process or other industrial activities, which could be a cource

, of pollutants in a stormwater discharge associated with industrial activity that is subject to the Clean Water Act and/or 40 CFR 122.26. Source materials include, but are not limited to raw materials; intermediate products; final products; waste materials; by-products; industrial machinery and fuels; and lubricants, solvents, and detergents that are related to process or other industrial activities. Material or machinery that are not exposed to stormwater or that ara not located at the facility are not source materials.

2. Stormwater Polluticn Prevention Team The permittee shall form and identify a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Team in the SPPP. The SPPP shall name specific individuals or positions within the facility organization who are members of the team. The team is responsible for developing the

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and determine which provisions, if any, from these other plans '

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include: the current BMP, Discharge Prevention containment and l Countermeasure (DPCC), Discharge cleanup and Removal (DCR),

Preparedness Prevention and Contingency Plan (PPCP, 40 CFR Parts 264 and 265), the Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) requirements (40 CFR Part 112), the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Toxic Organic Management Plan i I

(NPDESTOMP, 40 CFR Parts 413, 433, and 469), and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Emergency Action Plan (29 CFR Part 1910). A copy of any plans referred to in the SPPP  ;

should be kept on-site with the SPPP.

4. Site Assessment The Site Assessment shall describe the physical facility and the potential pollutant sources (materials, activities and areas) which may be reasonably expected to affect the quality of stormwater discharges. The key elements of the site assessment shall include, at a minimum, the following requirements:

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Each facility must develop and update annually, as appropriate, an inventory which includes, at a minimum, the following:

(i) list of the general categories of source materials

that have been used, loaded / unloaded, stored, treated, spilled, leaked and/or disposed onsite in a manner to allow exposure to stormwater; and (ii) list of any domestic wastewater, non-contact cooling water, treated groundwater or process waste water that is generated at the facility and discharged through separate storm sewers to surface waters.

List any current NJPDES permits or permit applications that the facility may have for such discharges.

b) Mapping Requirements A site map drawn to an appropriate scale that clearly shows l the following:

(i) buildings and other permanent structures; (ii) paved areas and roadways; (iii) surface water bodies (e.g., rivers, lakes, streams, bays, estuaries) that are located on or abut the property which receive or may receive stormwater from the site; (iv) location of all stormwater discharge points and outfalls; (v) location of each point or sewer segment, where domestic waste water, treated groundwater, process waste water or non-contact cooling water generated by the facility enters storm sewers that discharge to surface waters; (vi) outline of the drainage area within the i facility boundaries for each stormwater outfall and a depiction of flow direction

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activities and/or areas, at a minimum; storage areas, palleted materials, outdoor handling, treatment or disposal areas, loading and/or unloading areas, manufacturing and/or p7.ocessing areas, waste storage areas, vehicle / equipment maintenance areas, 4

vehicle / equipment fueling areas, hazardous waste storage or disposal areas, areas of spills and/or leaks of source materials, and  :

access routes; 1

$ (viii) location of existing stormwater structural l control measures (e.g., containment, berms, detention / retention basins, grassed swales);

and (ix) areas of existing and potential soil erosion.

c) Narrative Discription of Existing Conditions i The SPPP shall include a narrative description concerning the existing management of all source materials at the facility.which are handled, treated, stored, disposed, or

which otherwise exist in a manner allowing contact with 1

stormwater. The narrative description shAll address the

i. following where appropriate:

(1) any discharges of domestic wastewater, non-contact cooling water, treated groundwater or process water that.are listed in accordance with Item A 4.a.ii above (unless such discharges have been authcrized by this or other NJPDES permits or identified in applications or requests for authorization submitted 1' for other NJPDES permits);

(ii) description of type of industrial activities and/or

. areas (e.g., fueling, material handling, manufacturing or processing areas) at the site; 2 (iii-) . the actual or potential pollutant categories J associated with each industrial area and/or activity where source materials are likely to be exposed to stormwater including, but not limited to: fueling a

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areas where spills and/or leaks of source materials frequently occur, equipment or vehicle cleaning areas, outdoor storage areas, outdoor manufacturing or processing areas,.onsite waste disposal areas, above ground liquid storage tanks, outside storage of raw materials, by-products, or finished products, (e.g., fueling area - diesel fuels, gasoline, y

petroleum hydrocarbons); and (iv) a description of existing management practices employed to: eliminate contact of source materials with stormwater; minimize or reduce pollutants from source materials through structural or non-structural measures; divert stormwater to specific areas on or off-site, including diversion to containment areas, holding _ tanks, treatment facilities, or sanitary or combined sewers; treat stormwater discharging from the site; and prevent or permit any discharges of domestic wastewater, non-contact cooling water, treated groundwater or process wastewater to surface water.

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Best Management Practices (BMP) Selection and Plan Design The permittee shall evaluate the information from the site assessment phase of this plan to identify potential and existing sources of stormwater contaminated by source material. All discharges to surface water of domestic wastewater, non-contact cooling water, _ treated groundwater and process waste water must be eliminated or permitted by this or another NJPDES permit.

Based upon the site assessment performed, the permittee shall develop BMPs that will effectively eliminate or reduce pollutant loadings in_stormwater discharges from the facility in accordance with the following sections. BMPs are measures used to prevent or mitigate pollution from any type of activity. The evaluation s

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surface water, shall be documented in the SPPP and shall include l at a minimum the following BMPs:

a) Non-Stormwater Discharges into Storm Sewers The facility shall ensure that it does not generate and discharge, through storm sewers to surface waters, any domestic wastewater, non-contact cooling water, treated groundwater or process wastewaters unless that discharge is authorized by thic or another NJPDES permit or identified in an application or request for authorization submitted for another NJPDES permit.

b) Removal, Cover or Control of Industrial Activities Except as specified and required in Part IV-RF of the permit for certain, specific exposures of source materials, all other source materials shall be moved indoors, covered, used, handled, and/or stored in a manner so as to minimize contact with stormwater that is discharged to surface water.

Each BMP that prevents such contact shall be identified and discussed in the SPPP.

c) Diverting Stormwater Approved diversion of contaminated stormwater to either a domestic or industrial wastewater treatment plant may also be considered when choosing an appropriate BMP where feasible. (Diversion to groundwater may require a separate NJPDES permit. Consult the Department's Bureau of Operational Groundwater Permits at (609) 292-0407.)

d) Spill Prevention and Response Areas where actual or potential spills of source materials are exposed to stormwater discharges can occur, and their accompanying drainage points shall be identified clearly in the SPPP. Where appropriate, specific material handling procedures, storage requirements and use of equipment such as diversion valves shall be developed and practiced to prevent and/or eliminate spills and/or leaks of source

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e) Good Housekeeping The SPPP must include a good housekeeping program to help maintain a clean and orderly work place. For certain activities or areas, the discharge of stormwater exposed to source materials may be prevented merely by using good housekeeping methods. The following are some aimple l

procedures that a facility can consider incorporating into i an effective good housekeeping program: I (1) conduct cleanup immediately after discovery of leaks and spills; (ii) implement careful material storage practices; )

(iii) improve operation and maintenance of industrial machinery and processes; (iv) maintain up-to-date material inventory; (v) maintain well organized work areas; (vi)- provide regular pickup and disposal of waste materialsi (vii) maintain dry and clean floors and ground surfaces by using brooms, shovels, vacuum cleaners, or cleaning machines; and (viii) train employees about good housekeeping practices.

f) Preventative Maintenance The SPPP shall include a Preventative Maintenance Program to include timely and regular inspections and maintenance of stormwater management devices (e.g., cleaning oil / water separators, catch basins, drip pans, detention basins, covers, treatment units) and routine inspections of facility equipment and operations to detect faulty equipment.

Equipment (such as tanks, piping, containers, and drums) should be checked regularly for signs of deterioration.

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In addition these inspection records sh611 record any incidents such as leaks or accidental discharges, and any failures or breakdowns of structural BMPs.

(ii) Annual Inspections The SPPP shall require an annual inspection of the entire facility in accordance with Item 1.B.3. below.

(iii) Evaluation Process The SPPP shall include a system to routinely and continually evaluate the SPPP for effectiveness, any flaws that may have developed, and maintenance that may be required. The routine evaluation must include, but not be limited to, regular and annual inspections, inspection logs and records, internal reporting, plan revisions to correct any flaws detected in the SPPP or to reflect changes / additions at the facility, and logs of preventative maintenance performed at the facility. In addition, the Annual Reports and Certifications required under Item 1.B.3.

are incegral to the evaluation process.

6. Implementation Schedule The SPPP shall include an implementation schedule for all l

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Upon completion of the initial SPPP, those BMPs (e.g. spill l response, good housekeeping) that may readily be implemented shall be done so within 30 days,-if not already practiced.

7. General Plan Requirements l This section provides additional requirements on the  !

admin!.strative requirements related to finalizing the SPPP. It I coverts required signatures and requirements for plan location and access.

a) Required Signatures for the SPPP and Stormwater Certificationo The SPPP and Stormwater certifications shall be signed as follows:

(i) for a corporation, by a principal executive officer of at least the level of vice president; (ii) for a partnership or sole proprietorship, by e.

general partner or the proprietor respectively; (iii) for a municipality, State, Federal or other agency, by either a principal executive officer or a ranking official; or (iv) for i., 11 or 111. above, by a duly authorized representative, provided that: the representative is authorized by a person described in i, 11 or 111 above; this authorization specifies either an individual or a position responsible for the overall operation of the regulated facility or activity (e.g., plant manager, superintendent); and the written authorization is submitted to the Department.

b) Plan Location and Public Accmas (i) The SPPP and inspection and preventative maintenance records or logs shall be maintained onsite at all times. These documents must be made available, upon

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(ii) A copy of the SPPP shall be submitted to the Regional Water and Hazardous Waste Enforcement Offices, the Bureau of Standard Permitting, and to the Department's Central File Room. Updates of the facility's SPPP shall be submitted annually.

8. Special Requirements a) Facilities Subject to Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Statute For facilities subject to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313, the SPPP shall include, or cite the location of, any spill reports prepared under that Act.

b) Facilities with SPCC Plans, DPCC Plans, or DCR Plans The SPPP shall include, or cite the location (s) of, any Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan (SPCC Plan) prepared under 40 CFR 112 and section 311 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C 51321; and a.- di.scharge prevention, containment and countermeasu.c plan (DPCC plan) and discharge cleanup and removal plan (DCR plan) prepared under N.J.A.C. 7:1E.

c) Facilities Undergoing Construction Activities Whenever construction activities are undertaken at the facility, the SPPP shall be amended, if necessary, so that the SPPP continues to be accurate and to meet the requirements of this permit.

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@yx FREQUENCY METHOD OF REPORTING Develop SPPP EDP + 6 months Stormwater Certification Submission of SPPP Implement SPPP within 3 months of Stormwater Certification 1

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1. Development of SPPP The SPPP shall be developed by EDP + 6 months. The plan must address all areas where industrial attivity trAes place. The plan shall be prepared in accordance with good engineering practices, and shall include, at a minimum, all the items and information identified in Item 1.A above. The plan shall identify existing BMPs and additional BMPs.

Existing BMPs shall be continued or replaced with equally or j more effective BMPs. The SPPP shall be signed according to Item 1.A.7.a., an original retained at the facility for NJDEP inspection, and a copy sent by certified mail to the following:

NJDEP NJDEP Southern Bureau of Water and Central File Room Hazardous Waste Enforcement CN-420 Suite 301 South Trenton, NJ 20 E. Clementon Road 08625-0420 4 Gibbsboro, NJ 08086 Attn: Susan Carson Attn: Chief The permittee shall also submit the following certification to the Bureau of Permit Management o1 the Monitoring Report

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"I certify that the stormwater pollution prevention plan (SPPP) has been signed and a working copy retained a

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2. Implementation of SPPP The SPPP shall be implemented within 3 months of Departmental approval. The plan shall be implemented in accordance with good engineering practices, and shall include, at a minimum, all the items and information identified in Item 1.A above. The permittee shall submit-the following certification to the Bureau of Permit Management on the Monitoring Report - Transmittal Sheet within 3 months of Departmental approval:

"I certify that the stormwater pollution prevention 4

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implemented at this facility in accordance with the terms and conditions of Part IV-RF of NJPDES/DSW permit No.NJ0025411. A copy of the signed SPPP has been sent by certified mail to the NJDEP, Southern Bureau of ,

Water and Hazardous Waste Enforcement, to the NJDEP j t

Bureau of Standard Permitting, and to the NJDEP,  !

Central File Room on (provide date) . "

3. Inspections and Reports once the SPPP has been implemented in accordance with this permit, the permittee shall conduct annual inspections of the facility to assess all areas contributing to the 1-stormwater discharge authorized by this permit and to evaluate whether the~SPPP complies with, and is implemented in accordance with, this permit, and whether additional  ;

measures are needed to meet the conditions of this permit. 'l A summary of each inspection shall be included in the SPPP.

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I Transmittal thereafter: Sheet by EDP + 18 months and annually "I certify that the facility has been inspected to identify areas contributing to the stormwater  !

discharge (s) authorized under NJPDES/DSW permit No.NJ0025411 i and to evaluate whether the stormwater i pollution prevention plan (SPPP) prepared under that permit complies with Part IV-RF of that permit and is being properly implemented."

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' annually thereafter summarizing the inspection. This report.

shall include the date of inspection and name(s) and ,

l title (s) of the inspector (s) and shall accompany the certification above that the facility is in compliance with l

its SPPP and this permit, except that if there are any }

incidents of non-compliance, those incidents shall be identified in the certification. If there are incidents of noncompliance, the report shall identify the steps being taken or taken to remedy the noncompliance and to prevent such incidents from recurring. The report and certification  !

shall be signed in accordance with Item 1.A.7.a. of this

-permit, and a copy shall be maintained onsite for a period  ;

of five years. This period may be extended by written request by the Department at any time. ,

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