ML20211B000

NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 851201,pH Not Monitored. Technician Unaware of Required Sampling.Technicians Reminded of Sampling Requirement When Sample Pump Out of Svc

ML20211B000
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	01/14/1986
From:	Fobes R CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
To:	Morley F MICHIGAN, STATE OF
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PAL-85-12-NC116, NUDOCS 8606110436
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Power Cesqasy A Q nnn General offices: 212 West Michleen Avenue, Jackson, MI 49201 o (617) 7084660 1

l January 14, 1986 Mr Fred Morley District Supervisor, SWQD Michigan Department of Natural Resources Plainvell District Office Building 621 North 10th Street PO Box 355 Plainwell, MI 49080 FILE NO: P10.2.1 UFI NO: 950/72*40*05/3 Years INCIDENT NO: PAL-85-12-NC116 This is in regard to NPDES Permit No MI 0001457 for the Company's Palisadas Plant. In accordance with Part II, A4, the attached " NPDES Notification,"

Incident No PAL-85-12-NC116 is submitted as a report of a failure to monitor for this facility.

If you have any questions regarding the attached report, please contact this office.

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R F Green Staff Environmental Planner CC USEPA, Enforcement Division, Region V BCC RBDeWitt, P-26-117 KFBieszke, T-242A TCBordine, P-24-608 JFFirlit, Palisades SFPierce, Palisades JRSchepers, Palisades ATUdrys, M-1023 8606110436 860530 PDR ADOCK 05000255 R PDR OC0186-23RFG-ENO3

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. . Incident No: PAL-85-12-NC116 UFI No: 950/72*40*05/3 Years

, . NPDES NOTIFICATION Failure to Monitor January 13, 1986 Plant: Palisades Permit No: MI 0001457 Outfall

Description:

Mixing Basin Discharge (001) Outfall Code No: 800095 Parameter: pH Parameter Code No: 00400

1. Date of Incident: December 1, 1985 0001-0800 hours

2. Identification of specific effluent limitation or monitoring requirement affected:

Failure to monitor pH.

3. Description of Incident:

Grab samples of the mixing basin pH are required once per 8-hour shift when the monitoring or recording equipment is out of service. On November,30 the mixing basin was last sampled at 1630 hours0.0189 days <br />0.453 hours <br />0.0027 weeks <br />6.20215e-4 months <br /> and was not sampled again until 0830 hours0.00961 days <br />0.231 hours <br />0.00137 weeks <br />3.15815e-4 months <br /> on December 1. Misced sample was not discovered until MOR Form was filled out on January 7, 1986.

4. Apparent Cause:

Technician was not aware of sampling requirement.

5. If not immediately corrected, the anticipated time the condition is expected to continue:

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6. Corrective Action - The following corrective actf on was taken or will be l taken to reduce, eliminate and prevent recurrence:

Remind technicians of sampling requirement when the sample pump is out of service.

7. Additional Comments:

The pH of the mixing basin at 1630 hours0.0189 days <br />0.453 hours <br />0.0027 weeks <br />6.20215e-4 months <br /> on November 30 was 8.3, at l 0830 hours0.00961 days <br />0.231 hours <br />0.00137 weeks <br />3.15815e-4 months <br /> on December 1 it was 8.3. There were no neutralizer tank batches j released to the mixing basin between those hours which could have affected i the mixing basin pH.

8. Signed:

Ralph F Green ,

! RP0186-22RFG-EN03

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