ML20137B470
| ML20137B470 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | North Anna  |
| Issue date: | 01/06/1986 |
| From: | Marshall B VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.) |
| To: | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8601150367 | |
| Download: ML20137B470 (7) | |
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January 6, 1986 CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency Region III Emergency Response Section (3HW22) 841 Chestnut Streets Philadelphia, PA 19107 OIL SPILL QUESTIONNAIRE WV-86-002 10/2/85 NORTH ANNA POWER STATION Gentelmen:
Attached please find the oil spill questionnaire mailed to this office by Mr. Thomas I. Massey on December 10, 1985 and refer-enced as WV-86-002.
North Anna Power Station is located in the Commonwealth of Virginia and this oil spill could also be refer-enced under VA-86-002.
.The completed form is_being submitted prior to the extended deadline of January 14, 1986, granted by Ms. Carol Oleksiak by telephone on December 30, 1985.
If you have any questions or desire additional information, please contact this office.
Sincerely, B. M. Marshall Manager Water Quality Attachment cc:
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Dr. J. Nelson Grace, USNRC, Docket No. 50-338/50-339 (Enclosure) y Mr. Harold R. Denton, USNRC, Docket No. 50-338/50-339 (EnclosureV Mr.
M..W. Branch, USNRC, Docket No. 50-388/50-339 (With Enclosure) i l
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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY I O,3 REGION ill 841 Chestnut Building
- g Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10107 IN REPLY REFER TO: 3hW22 DECE GER 10, 1985 VEPCO P. O. Box 402 Mineral, Virginia 23117 Re: WV-86-002 10/2/85 North Anna Power Plant, Mineral, W.V. A Centlemen:
This office has received notification that your facility discharged oil or hazardous materials in quantities that may be harmful, in violation of Section 311(b)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amend-ments of 1972, 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(3).
You are hereby requested to subait to EPA the following information:
(a) Time and date of discharge:
1000, October 2, 1985 (b) Material (s) discharged:
lubricating oil (c) Description of the vehicle or facility from which the material was discharged (i.e., pipeline, tank, well, etc.):
oil / water seaarator (d) Name and address of the owner / operator of the vehicle or facility described above in (c):
Virginia Electric and Power Co:anany Attention:
Mr.
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M. Marshall Water Quality Department P.
O. Box 26666, Richmond, Virginia 23261 (e) Name and address of the operator of the vehicle or facility described above in (c) and, if different from (d) above, describe
' the relt;.ionship between the owner and operator (i.e., employee, subcontractor, lessee, etc.):
See (d) above
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.2-(f) Location of the discharge, including county and state:
The discharce canal from North Anna Power Station, Louisa County, Virginia (g) Quantity of material discharged from the facility or vehicle:
Ao:t> roxi ma t el y 1 qallon (h) Did the material enter into any water (YES or NO):
Yes Did the material enter into any sewer (YES or NO):
No (1) If YES, describe the first water reached and the location of this water:
The discharce canal leadino to Lake Anna (2) State the quantity of material reaching the water described above in (h)(1):
Acoroximatelv 1 callon (3) State the quantity of material reaching the shoreline of the water described above in (h)(1) which did not reach the water:
Unknown (4) Was the water described above in (h)(1), at the time of the spill, a tributary of, or physically connected to, any part or tributary of a riverine, hydrological or creek system? (YES or NO):
yes (5) If the answer to (h)(4) is YES, describe or name the waterways to which the waters in (h)(1) connect or flow:
Lake Anna and 'he North Anna River (6) If the answer to (h)(4) is NO, does the water described above in (h)(1) periodically connect with or flow into any tributary or part of any riverine, hydrological or creek system?
If YES, describe the flow and connection:
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(i) Did the material cause any film, sheen, discoloration or irri-descent appearance on the adjoining shorelines of, or surface of, any water described above in (3), (4), (5) or (6)?
If YES, describe:
A licht sheen of oil was noted in the discharge canal leading to Iake Anna. The sheen did not escace a pennanentiv deploved boom at the end of the canal.
(j) Did the material cause any sludge or emulsion to be deposited on the adjoining shorelines of, or beneath the surf ace of, the waters described above in (3), (4), (5) or (6)?
If YES, describe:
No (k) Does the facility have a NPDES Permit ? YES or NO:
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(1) Did the discharge violate any applicable water quality standards, e.g.,
NPDES? If YES, describe:
Tb the best of our knowledge, no water cuality standards were violated. No analvtical data was obtained.
(m) Does the Facility currently have a RCRA Permit or under Interim S tatus:
No (n) Date and time of discovery that the discharge was entering the waterways:
Octcber 2. 1985 at 1000 hours0.0116 days <br />0.278 hours <br />0.00165 weeks <br />3.805e-4 months <br /> (o) Describe in detail what actually caused the discharge:
No sencific soill o"ont was identified and tho cause of the sheen was assured to be a release of oil Praoped in a catch basin or deposited on rip-rap below the discharge from the oil / water sep-arator. An overflow of the catch basin and heichtened wave action were a result of hurricane Gloria (p) Describe any observed damage to animal life or vegetation:
1 None was observed.
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2 (q) Describe steps taken to contain and clean up the spilled material and mitigate environmental damage:
ne oil sheen was removed fran the water's surface with absorbent cads.
(r) List-the federal and state agencies, if any, to which the owner or operator reported the discharge. Show the agency, its location, the date and time of notification and the official contacted:
- 1) National Resconse Center, Washington, D.C., October 2, 1985 at~
1124 hours0.013 days <br />0.312 hours <br />0.00186 weeks <br />4.27682e-4 months <br /> (Mr. Pickett;
- 2) Vircinia Water Centrol Board, Valley Recional Office, October 2, 1985 at 1133 hcurs (Ms. Michelle Tit:: tan)
(s) List the state and local otficials who were on-scene at the spill during or af ter clean up:
None (t) List the names and addresses of persons believed to have knowledge of the facts surrounding this incident:
E. W. Harrell, Station Manacer, North Anna Power Station P. O. Box 702 Mineral, Vircinia 23117 (u) List the type of oil and total' storage capacities at the facility for any oil related products.
Describe the storage tanks at the facility, e.g., above ground, underground, etc.:
can attached shaat (v) Describe action taken or proposed to prevent a recurrence of this type of spill:
Tn tha nbsenca nf a enacific enill event, the only action taken was
. to try a more thorouch cleanina of the catch basin a more frecuent renlacenent of the absorbent pads which are placed in the catch basin.
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(w) Does the f acilih have a Spill Prevention Control and Countur-measure (SPCC) Pian certified and implemented in accordance with 40 CFR 1127 YES or NO:
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^r (x) List any other information you wish to bring to the attention of the federal government:
Nena The above information should be mailed to:
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY RECION LII EHERGENCY RESPONSE SECTION WHW22) 841 CHESTNUT STREETS PHILADELPHLi, PA 19107 If you cannot answer this letter by DECJ/, ca:
, or if there are any questions on this matter, you may call Carol Oleksiak at (215) 597-0496.
Sincerely, r
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homas I. Massey, Chief Emergency Response Section di' f I hereby certify the above to be true and accurate to the best of my knowledge.
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fuel OiI - ito. 2 1
5 000 bbi stcrase tank (21c,000 gal)
Above ground 2
50,000 gallon storage tank Eclow ground 4
1,000 gallon day tanks D iesel Canerate:- P,c M2ximum Storage capacity 31'.,000 ga llons Average Caily Usage 6,003 gallons Average Daily Recalved 6,000 gallons 1
250 gallon fire pump-tank Vithin Service unter pump house 1
270 gallon fire pump tank Vithin.Varehouse !!o. 5 pump hou tubricatine Oil 2
16,000 gallon storage tank Vithin Turbine BuiIding 2
14,000 gallon ster:ge tank Vithin Turbina Building 2
2,000 gallen s:crage t:nk l
Vithin Turbine Euilding 2
2C0 gallen s:ce:ge tank Vithin Turbine uilding aximum Storage Capacity ta 64,C00 gallens Gasoline (Outside security fence - Adjacent ' to Varcheuse t!c 4
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1 3g00 gallon tank (regular)
Belcw grcund I
1,000 gallen tank (unleadcJ)
Below ground Transfer ers 4
18 MVA S taticn transfer =crs Ccoling wa ter intake structure 3
330 nvA nain statica transformers
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6 15 MvA station service trans-1.c ca t i en o f Gi l s - ffne tt r: orth side of Turbine Building formers anna Unit 1 C:nstructicn fuel Oi1 - Diesel
'l 7,500 gallen tank (fuel depot)
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7,500 gallen tank (Varehouse flo.
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Selow ground Gasoline i
10,000 gallon tank (fuel depot)-
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