ML20211B000
| 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 |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20210V458 | List: |
| References | |
| PAL-85-12-NC116, NUDOCS 8606110436 | |
| Download: ML20211B000 (2) | |
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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
o Filo Na P10.2.1 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:
NA 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.
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Signed:
Ralph F Green RP0186-22RFG-EN03
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