ML20198J496

NPDES Permit KS-0079057,issued to Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp

ML20198J496
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	09/19/1997
From:	Mitchell G KANSAS, STATE OF
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ML20198J495	List: ML20198J490 ML20198J496
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KS-0079057-01, KS-79057-1, NUDOCS 9710210071
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Kansas Permit No.:- I-NE07-P002 P.

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• KANSAS WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PERNIT AND AUTHORIZATION TO DISCHARGE UNDER o THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE D ELININATION SYSTEN O Pursuant to the Provisions of Kansas Statutes Annotated 65-164 and 65-165, the w Federal Water Pollution Control Act as amended (33 U.S.C.1251 et seqt the

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.o Owner: Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation

• y-Owner's Address: P.O. Box 411 Burlington, Kansas 66839

• Refer to Supplemental Condition No.14.

Facility Name: Wolf Creek Generating Station Facility Locstion: 1550 0xen Lane, N.E.

l- Burlington, Kansas 66839 i

l Receiving Stream & 8asm: Neosho River via Wolf Creek via Wolf Creek Cooling Impoundment Neosho River Basin is authorized to discharge from the waste treatment facility described herein, in accordance with effluent limitations and monitoring requirements as set forth herein.

This permit shall become effective October 1.1997 , will supersede all previous permits and/or agreements in effect between the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the permittee, and will expire February 1. 1999 .

FACILITY DESCRIPTION:

The station consists of a pressurized nuclear reactor steam supply system and a turbine - generator used for generation - transmission and distribution of electrical power. - The-nuclear steam supply system is comprised of a reactor

- vessel and four primary coolant loops, each with a reactor coolant pump and steam generator. The not turbine generator output is a nominal 1,175 NWo. Wastewater ~

discharges consist of an oil water separator, circulating water, radwaste system, neutralization system, settling ponds, service and essential service water discharge via the essential service water discharge-and-a. cooling impoundment

discharge. In addition, there is a two-cell domestic wastewater stabilization lagoon (which replaces the mechanical wastewater treatment plant at the station) and a three-cell domestic wastewater stabilization lagoon at the Eisenhower-Learning Center which do not discharge to surface waters.

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7 Kansas Permit No.: I-NE07-P002 rn O A. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS O The permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall(s) with serial number (s) as specified i

.e in the application for this permit. The effluent limitations shall become effective on the i dates specified herein. Such discharges shall be controlled, limited, and monitored by the 4 permittee as specified. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in w other than trace arounts.

)y Monitoring reports shall be submitted on or before the 28th day of the following mon +5. In the event no discharge occurs, written notification is still required. ,

EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Final Limitations Upon Effective Date Issuance Outfall Number and rieasurement Sample Effluent Parameter (s) Frequency Type 002 - Discharge of Settlina Basin into Wolf Creek Coolina Impoundment honitoring of the discharge through Outfall 002 will not be required unless there is a significant change in the quality or quantity of the subject discharge. The Water Quality l

Criteria for Interstate and Intrastate Waters of Kansas as formulated by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), Regulation 28-16-28 (b-f), will be applicable to this discharge:

l 1. The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units.

2. The discharge shall be essentially free of s ' ible oil or grease and in no circumstances result in deterioration of the receiving wate, s quality.

3. Control of excessive suspended solids shall be undertaken as necessary to prevent receiving water deterioration.

4. There shall be no slud~ .,anks or deposition of solids dor.nstream from the outfall.

5. There shall be no dn hbrge of floatirg solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

Any violation of the above referenced Water Quality Criteria shall be reported immediately to KDHE, Bureau of Water, in Topeka, Kansas.

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D A. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (continued) c EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS  ;

.c Firal l 1 Limitations  !

R Upon aEffective Date Issuance N0utfall NumMr and Measurement Sample

Effluent Parameters (s) Frecuency Type i-002fa) - Oil Water Sebarator Discharce over Weir into Culvert Flow - MGD N/A Weekly Weir '

Total Suspended Solids Weekly grab Daily Average-mg/l 30 Daily Maximum-mg/l 100 Oil and Grease Weekly grab Daily Average-mg/l 10 Daily Maximum-mg/l 15 Chemical Oxygen Demand Weekly grab Daily Maximum-mg/l Monitor only pH - Standard Units 6.0-9.0 Weekly grab Note 1 - All radioactive components of this discharge are regulated solely by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Coms.ission (NRC) under the requirements of the Atomic Energy Act and not by either the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Water Act or the Kansas Department of Health and Environment under Kansas water pollution control regulations and statutes.

003 - CirculaGya Water System Discharae into Wolf Creek Coolino imooundment Flow - MGD N/A Daily Estimate Total Residual 0xidant Daily When grab Daily Maximum-mg/l .2** Brominating/

Chlorinating pH - Standard Units 6.0-9.0 Twice Weekly grao

• • Total Residual 0xidant (TRO) shall be monitored in the Service Water System (SWS) when the Circulating Water System (CWS) is not in service. During this operational mode the sampling l location for TRO shall be moved upstream of the Radwaste System discharge confluence.

! Supplemental Conditions 4(a), 4(b)(1) and 5 are applicable to the CWS discharge alone: and only to the CWS when combined with the SWS. Supplemental Conditions 4(a) and 4(b)(1) do not apply to the SWS discharge regardless of the operating mode of tb cooling systems; however, Supplemental Condition 5 is still applicable. All requested information is to be rcported in the discharge monitoring reports (DMR).

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UA. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (continued)

C EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS MONITOR.ING REQUIREMENTS C Final

's Limitations O Upon 6 Effective Date Issuance Measurement Sample

.'soutfall Number (s) cEffluent Parameters and Frecuen:y Tyoe 4

003(a) - Radwaste System Discharge into Circulatina Water System Discharae Flow - MGD N/A Twice Weekly Estimate Total Suspended Solids Twice Weekly grab I Daily Average-mg/l 30 Daily Maximum-mg/l 100 .

Oil and Grease Twice Weekly grab Daily Average-mg/l 10 Daily Maximum-mg/l 15 Note 1 - Also applies to this outfall.

003(b) - Wastewater Treatment Facility Discharce into Circulatina Water System Discharce

Flow - MGD N/A Weekly Estimate Total Suspended Solids Weekly grab Daily Average-mg/l 30 Daily Maximum-mg/l 100 Oil and Grease Weekly grab Daily Average-mg/l 10 Daily Maximum-mg/l 15 Sulfates Weekly gra5 Daily Maximum-mg/l Monitor Only Monoethanolamine Weekly grab Daily Maximum-mg/l Monitor Only pH - Standard Units 6.0-9.0 Weekly grab Note 1 - Also applies to this outfall.

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OA. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (continued) o EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS

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, wEffective Date issuance

\0utfa11 Number and Measurement Sample

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, 004 - Coolino impoundment Discharae to Wolf Creek a

l Flow - MGD N/A The first day Estimate 1

of each discharge and each week thereafter.

Sulfates The first day grab Daily Average-mg/l 260 of each discharge Daily Maximum-mg/l 390 and each week thereafter.

Chicrides The first day grab Daily Average-mg/l 260 of each discharge Daily Maximum-mg/l 390 and each week thereafter.

pH - Standard Units 6.0-9.0 The first day grab of each discharge 4

and each week thereafter.

Note 1 - Also applies to this outfall.

005 - Settlina Pond Discharge to Wolf Creek Coolina Imooundment Flow - MGD N/A Weekly Estimate Weekly Total Suspended Solids grab Daily Average-mg/l 30 Daily Maximum-mg/l 100 011 and Grease Weekly grab

, Daily Average-mg/l 10 Daily Maximum-mg/l 15 Sulfates Weekly grab Daily Maximum-mg/l Monitor Only Wonoethanolamine Weekly grab Daily Maximum-mg/l Monitor Only Ammonia Weekly grab

Daily Maximum-mg/l Monitor Only

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R EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS 0 Final

\ Limitations O Upon hEffective Date Issuance

\0utfall Number and Measurement Sample Freauency

.cEffluent Parameters (s) TyDe-

< y 005 - Settlina Pond Discharae to Wolf Creek Coolina Impoundment (continued)

Nitrate + Nitrite Weekly grab Daily Maximum-mg/l Monitor Only pH - Standard Units 6.0-9.0 Weekly grab

Noto 1 - Also applies to this outfall.

006 - Service and Essential Service Water System Discharae through Essential Service Water System Pipina into the Ultimate Heat Sink Flow - MGD N/A The first day Estimate of discharge and twice weekly i thereafter.

Total Residual 0xidant The first day grab Daily Maximum-mg/l 1.0 of discharge and twice weekly thereafter, f

. pH - Standard Units 6.0-9.0 The first day grab of discharge and twice weekly thereafter.

Tha sampling location for 006 shall be at the discharge side of the heat exchanger downstream of all chemical additions but prior to mixing with ultimate heat sink waters.

B. STANDARD CONDITIONS In addition to the specified conditions stated herein, the permittee shall comply with the attached Standard Conditions dated November 3, 1986.

C. SCHEDULE OF COMPLIANCE None

D. SUPPLEMENTAL CONDITIONS

1. There shall be no discharge of polychlorinated biphenyl compounds.

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00. SUPPLEMENTAL-CONDITIONS (continued) a 2. All samples and flow measurements required for permit monitoring shall be taken on the 4 same day except for miscellaneous discharges related to stormwater runoff, oil storage

\ area runoff, etc.

O w 3. Miscellaneous discharges related to runoff are regulated by Water Quality Criteria.

'\ Runoff contained in the oil storage dike area (s) shall be visually inspected to I determine if removal of oil and grease is necessary prior to discharge.

4. (a) Neither free available oxidant nor total residual oxidant may be discharged from any unit for more than two hours in any one day and not more than one unit in any plant i may discharge free available or total residual oxidant at any one time unless _the utility can demonstrate to the State that the units in a particular location cannot-operate at or below this level of oxidant application.

(b)(1) Any plant with a total rated electric generation capacity of 25 or more i megawatts is subject to the following stipulation. Total residual oxidant may not be discharged from any single generating unit for more than two hours per day unless the discharger demonstrates to the State that discharge for more than two hours is required for macroinvertebrate control. Simultaneous multi-unit oxidant application is permitted. Multi-unit oxidant application must be designated in the monitoring reports.

(b)(2) Any plant with a total rated electric generation capacity of less than 25 megawatts is subject to the following stipulation. Neither free available oxidant nor

-total residual oxidant may be discharged from any unic for more than two hours in any one day and not more than one unit in any plant may discharge free available or total residual oxidant at any one time unless the utility can demonstrate to the State that the units in a particular location cannot operate at or below this level of oxidant application.

5. The permittee shall submit, as a part of the discharge monitoring report (DMR), an oxidant application schedule indicating the time and duration of applications for each unit. The amount of oxidant applied shall also be reported in the DMR's.

6. - This permit shall be modified, or alternatively, revoked and reissued to comply with any applicable effluent standard or limitation issued or approved unde. Sections 301 (b)(2).- (C), and (D), -304 (b)(2), and 307 (a)(2) of the clean Water Act, if the effluent standard or limitation so issued or approved:

a. Contains different conditions or is otherwise more-stringent than any effluent limitation in_the permit, or

b. Controls any pollutant not limited in the permit.

The permit as modified or reissued under this paragraph shall also contain any other requirements of the Act then applicable.

-7. In the event the Environmental Protection Agency amends or promulgates the BPT, BAT and/or BCT effluent guideline limitations for a specific Point Source Category or any of the subcategories covering your industry, this permit will be revoked and reissued-toincorporatethenewlimitation(s).

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C D. SUPPLEMENTAL CONDITIO!!S (continued) o 8. There shall be no discharge from the Wolf Creek Station and the Eisenhower Learning

.c Center waste stabilization lagoon systems. Only domestic waste shall be discharged to N these lagoon systems. A three-foot minimum freeboard shall be maintained at all times U in the Station lagoon cells and a two-foot minimum freeboard must be maintained at all w times in the Eisenhower Learning Center lagoon cells.

9. The Department is to be notified at least 90 days prior to the Wolf Creek Cooling y Impoundment being opened for public access.

10. A report addressing the disposal of metal cleanir.1 wastes is to be submitted to the Bureau of Water Protection for approval at least 10 days or as soon as reasonably practicable before implementing each chemical cleaning activity. Approval from the Department is required before chemical cleaning can be initiated. Metal cleaning wastes are defined to be wastes derived from chemical cleaning of any metal process equipmeM., including boiler fireside cleaning and air preheater t .aning.

11. Chances in Discharaes of Toxic Substances The permittee shall notify the Department ?s soon as it knows or has reason to believe:

a. That any activity has occurred or will occur which would result in the discharge on a routine or frequent basis, of any toxic pollutant which is not limited in the permit, if that discharge will exceed the highest of the following " notification levels":

(1) One hundred micrograms per liter (100 yg/1):

(2) Two hundred micrograms per liter (200 pg/1) for acrolein and acrylonitrile; five hundred micrograms per liter (500 yg/1) for 2,4-dinitrophenol and for 2-methyl-4,6-dinitrophenol; and one milligram per liter (1 mg/1) for antimony; (3) Five (5) times the maximum concentration value reported for that pollutant in the permit application,

b. That any activity has occurred or will occur which result in any discharge, on a non-routine or infrequent basis, of a toxic pollutant which is not limited in the permit, if that discharge will exceed the highest of the following " notification levels":

(1) Five hundred micrograms per liter (500 yg/1);

(2) One milligram rer liter (1 mg/1) for antimony; (3) Ten (10) times the maximum concentration value reported for that pollutant in the permit application.

12. Prior to discharge through Outfall 003(b), permittee shall complete the US EPA Form 2c permit application for this outfall and supplement the information previously submitted. This outfall shall be sampled and analyzed for all required Form,2c parameters when the waste stream is representative of operational mode. Results shall be submitted to KDHE.

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O 13.- Kansas Surface Water Quality Standards will be enforced in the Wolf Creek at the point

.c of: discharge from the Wolf Creek Impoundment to Wolf Creek. Discharges to waters of A the State shall be guided by both the primary and secondary drinking water regulations promulgated pursuant to The Safe Drinking Water Act and current state surface water O  ;

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.o- 14. Wolf Creek Nuclear Operation Corporation (WCN0C), a Delaware corporation, is the agent l N for Kansas Gas and Electric Co., Kansas City Power and Light Co. and Kansas Electric ,

Power Cooperative Inc. The referenced companies shall, in accordance with their Wolf Creek Generating Statior. Operating Agreement (datM April 15, 1986), be severally i liable (in proportion with their ownership shares of the plant) for compliance with the terms and conditions stated in the permit and applicable laws.

15. During the perloo in which waste streams containing monoethanolamine are directed to i the settling pond associated with Outfall 005, permittee shall obtain on a monthly basis representative samples from the influent to the pond and the pond and analyze l each of the samples for monoethanolamine, amonia, and nitrate + nitrite. Permittee shall report these results on its monthly DNRs.

16. After one year from issuance of this permit, permittee shall no longer direct any waste streams containing monoethanolamine to the settling pond associated with outfall 005

, except under emergency conditions. For each such emergency discharge, permittee shal*

l notify KDHE in writing of the date of discharge, the quantity of wastewater, and the

! mass loading and concentration of monoethanolamine discharged to the pond.

17. Permittee shall undertake at least twice-monthly inspections of Outfall 002 to ensure compliance with the general Water Quality criteria described on Page 2 of this permit.

18. When the flow through Outfall 006 consists solely of service water from the Service Water System diverted to the Essential Service Water System (other .than flows 4 recirculated directly from the Wolf Creek Cooling Impoundment), a sample collected from the Service Water System shall be considered representative of Outfall 006 for purposes of monitoring required by this permit.

-1g. The permittee is allowed to discharge uncontaminated water to any outfall. -This uncontaminated water could consist of lake water or groundwater which can enter the power block by either groundwater intrusion or from the partial draining of a lake cooling water system during outage work. The permittee shall maintain a record of the source of the uncontaminated water, duration of discharge, and outfall to which it-is-

, discharged. Records of- these discharges shall be submitted with the- discharge monitoring reports due the 28th of the month following the discharge.

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.o 1. Representative Sampling:

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Q A. Samples and measurements taken as required herein shall be representative of the nature and volume w of the monitorert discharge All samples rhall be taken at the location designated in this permit, and L; unless specified, at the outfall(s) before the et luent joins or is diluted by any other water or substance.

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Monitoring results shall be recorded and reported on forms acceptable to the Division and postmarked no later than thu 28th day of the month following the comple'ted reporting perlo'd. Signed and certified copies of these, prepared in accordance with KAR 2816 59 and all other reports required herein, shall be submitted to:

Kansas Department of Health & Environment Bureau of Water Technical Services Section Forbes Field - Building 283 Topeka, KS 66620-0001

2. Schedule of Compliance: No later than 14 calendar days following each date identified in the " Schedule of Compliance," the permittee shall submit to the above address, e ther a report of progress or, in the case of specific action being required by identified dates, a written notice t,i compliance or noncompliance, in the latter case, the notice shall include the cause of noncompliance, any remedial actions taken, and the probability of meeting the next scheduled requirements, or, if there are no more scheduled requirements, when such rmncompliance will be corrected.

3. Definitions:

A. The " daily average" discharge means either the total discharge by weight during a calendar month divided by the number of days in the month that the f acility was operating or the average concentration for the month. The daily average discharge shall be determined by the summation of all measured daily discharges by weight divided by the number of days during the calendar month when the measurements were made, or by the summation of all concentrations determined during the calendar month divided by the number of samples collected and analyzed.

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The " daily maximum" discharge means the total discharge by weight or average concentration during a 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> period, C. The " monthly average", other than for fecal coliform bacteria is the arithmetic mean of the value of effluent samples collected in a period of 30 consecutive days. The monthly average for fecal coliform bacteria is the geometric mean of the value of the effluent samples collected in a period of 30 consecutive days.

D. The " weekly average", other than for fecal coliform bacteria, is the arithmetic mean of the value of effluent samples collected in a period of 7 consecutive days. The weekly average for fecal coliform bacteria is the geometric mean of the valt's of effluent samples collected in a period of 7 consecutive days.

E. A " grab sample" is an l'idividual sample collected in less than 15 minutes.

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• is a c:mbination cf individuil samples in which tha volums of cach individuIl '

to sample is proportional to the discharge flow, the sample frequency is proportioned to the flow rate over f3 the sample period, or the sample frequency is proportional to time.

C G. The "act" means the Clean Water Act,30 USC Section 1251 gi pf.g.

.D s H. The terms " Director", " Division", and " Department" refer to the Director, Division of Environment, O Kansas Department of Health and Environment, respectively.

l. " Severe property damage" means substantial physical darhve to property, damage to the treatment

.0 facilitics which causes them to become inoperable, or substantial and permanent loss of natural

'J resources which can reasonably be expected to occur in the absence of a bypass. Severe property damage does not mean economic loss caused by delays in production.

J. " Bypass" m'.ians any diversion of waste streams from any portion of a treatment f acility or collection system.

4. Test Procedurw, All analysis required by this permit shall conform t? the rer:uirements of 33 USC Section 1314th), and shall be conducted in e laboratory certified by this Department. For each measurement or sample, the permittee shall record the exact place, date, and time of sampling; the date of the analyses, the analytical techniques or methods used, and the individual (s) who performed the sampling and analysis and, the results.

If the permittee monitors any pollutant at the location (s) designated herein more frequently than required by this permit, using approved procedures, the results shall be included in the Discharge Monitoring Report form required in 1.B. above. Such increased frequenciss shall also be indicated.

5. Records Retention: All records and information resulting from the monitoring activities required by this permit, including all records of analyses and calibration and maintenance of instrumentation and recordings from continuous monitoring instrumentation, shall be retained for a minimum of 3 years, or longer if requested by the Division.

6. Change in Discharge: All discharges authorized herein shall be consistent with the terms and conditions of this permit. The discharge of any pollutant not authorized by this permit or of any pollutant identified in this permit more frequently than or at a levella excess of that authorized shall constitute a violation c= this permit. Any anticipated f acility expansions, productions or flow increaset, or process modifications whid. esult in a new, ditferent, or increased discharge of pollutants shall be reported to the Division at least one hundrad eighty (180) days before such change.

7. Noncompliance Notifications: If for any reason, the permittee does not comply with, or will be unable to comply with any daily maximum or weekly average effluent limitations specifieo in this permit, the permittee shall provide the Department with the following information in writing within five days of becoming aware of such condition:

A. A description of the discharge and cause of noncompliance, and B. the period of noncompliance including exset dates and times or if not corrected, the anticipated time the noncompliance :s expected to continue and steps taken to reduce, climinate and prevent recurrence of the noncomplying discharge.

The above information shall be provided with the submittal of the regular Discharge Monitoring Report form for violations of daily everage or monthly average effluent limitations.

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for cause as provided, but not limited to those set forth in KAR 2816-62 and KAR 2816 28b through f. The

.0 permittee shall furnish to the Director, within a reasonable amount of time, any information which the Director i may request to determine whether cause exists for modifying, revoking and reissuing, or terminating this permit U or to determine compliance with this permit. The permittee shall also furnish upon request, copies of all records W required to be kept by this permit.

A I 16. Toxic Pollutants: Notwithstanding paragraph 15 above. If a toxic effluent standard or prohibition (including any a schedule of compliance apecified at such effluent standards) is established under 33 USC Section 1317(a) for a toxic pollutant which is present in the discharge and such stande'd or prohibition is more stringent than any limitation for such pollutant in this permit, this permit shall be revised or modified in accordance with the toxic effluent standard or prohibition. Nothing in this permit relieves the permittee irom complying with federal toxic effluent standards as promulgated pursuant to 33 USC Section 1317,

17. Civil and Criminal Liability: Except as authorized in paragraph 9 above, nothing in this permit shall be construed to relieve the oermittee from civil or criminal penalties for noncompliance as provided for in KSA 65-170d, KSA 65167, and 33 USC Section 1319.

18. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability: Nothing in this permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of any legal action or relieve the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities or penalties to which the permittee is or may be subject to under 33 USC Section 1321 or KSA 65164 gi gtq. The municipal permittee shall promptly notify the Division by telephone upon discovering crude oil or any petroleum derivative in its sewer system or wastewatar treatment facilities.

19. Industrial Users: The municipal permittee shall require any industrial user of the trea.tment works to comply with 33 USC Section 1317,1318 and any industrial user' of storm sewers to comply with 33 USC Section 1308.

20. Property Rights: The issuance of this permit does not convey any property rights in either real or personal property, or any exclusive privileges, nor does it authorize any injury to private property or any invasion of personal rights nor any infringements of or violation of federal, state or local laws or regulations.

21. Operator Certification: The permittee shall ensure the wastewater facilities are under the supervision of an operator certified by the Department. If the permittee does not have a certified operator or loses its certified operator, appropriate steps shall be taken to obtain a certified operator as required by KAR 28-16-30 at 112

22. Severability: The provisions of this permit are severable, if any provision of this permit or any circumstance is held invalid, the application of such provision to other circumstances and the remainder uf the permit shall not be affected thereby,

23. Removal from Service: The permittee sha;l inform the Division at least three months before a pumping station, treatment unit, or any other part of the treatment facility permitted by this permit is to be removed from servh:e and shall make arrangements acceptab;e to the Division to decommission the f acility or part of the f acility bc;ng removed from service such that the public health and waters of the state are protected.

24. Duty to Reapply: A permit holder wishing to continue any activity regulated by this permit after the expiration date, must apply for a new permit at least 180 days prior to expiration of the permit.

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Facilities Operation: The permittee shall at all times maintain in good working order and efficiently and i "

effectively operate all treatment, collection, contrni systems or facilities, to achieve compliance with the terms of this permit. Such proper operation and maint6nence procedures shall also include adequate favoratory

controls and appropriate quality assurance procedures. Maintenance of treatment f acilities which results in x degradation of eff'uent quality, even though not causing violations of effluent limitations shall be scheduled during noncritical water quality periods and shall be c6tried out in a manner approved in advance by the y Division. The permittee shall take all necessary steps to minimize or prevent any adverse impact to waters of x the State tesulting from noncompliance with any effluent limitations specified in this permit, including such j acevlerated or additional monitoring as necessary to determine the nature and impact of the noncomplying ,

i discharge. When necessary to maintain compliance with the perm't conditions, the permittee shall halt or J reduce those activities under its control which generate wastewater touted to this f acility.

9. Immediate Reporting Required: Any diversion from, or bypass of f acilities necessary to maintain compliance l with the permit is prohibited, except: where no feasible alternatives to the bypass exist and 1) where necessary 60 prevent loss of human life, personalinjury or severe property damage; or 2) where excessive stormwater inflow or infiltration would damage any f acilities necessary to comply with this permit or 3) where the permittee notifies the Director seven days in advance of an anticipated bypass. The Director or Director's designee may r pprove a bypass, af ts v. . sidering its adverse effects,if any of the three conditions listed above are met. The permittee shallimmecQ:My nMify the Division by telephone l(913) 296 5517 or the appropriate KDHE District Office) of each bypass and shall confirm the telephoao notification with a letter explaining what caused this spill or bypass ard what action # have been taken to prevent recurrence. Written notification shall be provided to the Director within five days of the permittee becoming aware of the bypass. The Director or Director's designee may welve the written report on a case by. case besis.

10. Removed Sut stances: Solids, sludges, filter backwash, or other pollutants removed in the course of treatment or control of wastewaters shall be disposed of in a menner acceptable to the Division.

11. Power Failures: The permittee shall provios an alternative power source sufficierit to operate the wastewater control f acilities or otherwies control pollution and all discharges upon the loss of the primary source of power to the wastewater control facilities.

12. Right of Entry: The permittee shall allow authorized representatives of the Division of Environment or the Environmental Protaction Agency upon the presentation of credentials, to enter upon the permittee's premises wnere an effluent source is located, or in which are located any records required by this permit, and at reasonable times, to have access to and copy any records required by this permit, to inspect any monitoring equipment or monitoring method required in this permit, and to sample any influents to, discharge: from or materials in the wastewater facilities.

13. Transfer of Ownership: The permittee shall notify the succeeding c-uner or controlling person of the existence of this permit by certified letter, a copy of which shall be forwarded to the Division. The succeeding owner shall secure a new permit. The permit is not transferable to any person except after notice and approval by the Director. The Director may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit to change the name of the permittg Ond incorporate such other requirements as may be necessary.

14. Availability of Records: Except for data determined to be confidential under 33 USC Section 1318, all reports prepared in accordance with the terms of this permit shall be available for public inspection at the offices of the Department. Effluent data shall not be considered confidential. Knowingly making any f alse statement on any such report or tampering with equipment to f alsify data may result me imposition of criminal penalties as provided for in 33 USC Section 1319 and KSA 65170c.

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