ML20212C339

Forwards NPDES Discharge Monitoring Rept for Hope Creek Generating Station for Month of Sept 1997. Explanation of Conditions Encl

ML20212C339
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Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	10/22/1997
From:	Bezilla M Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	NEW JERSEY, STATE OF
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Publlc Service Electric and Gas Company P.O. Box 226 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 Hope Creek Generating Station l

October 22, 1997

' Department of Environmental Protection Division or Water Quality Bureau of Permit Management CN029-Trenton, New Jersey 08625 RE: NEW JERSEY POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORT HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION NJPDES PERMIT NJ0025411

Dear Sir:

Attached is the Discharge Monitoring Report for the Hope Creek Generating Station for the month of September 1997.

This report is required by and prepared specifically for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the New Jersey .

Department c1 Environmental Protection (NJDEP) . It presents only the observed results of measurements and analysis required to be performed by the above agencies. The choice of the measurement da, vices and analytical methods are controlled by the EPA and the NJDEP, not by the. company, and there are limitations on the

-accuracy of such measurement devices and analytical techniques even when used and maintained as required. Accordingly, this yaport is not intended as an assertion that any instrument has taasured, or that any reading analytical result represents the true value with absolute accuracy, nor is it an endorsement of the suitability of any analytical or measurement procedure.

If you have any questions concerning this report,-please feel free to' contact Mr. C. E. White.

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Mark B. Bepilla I\

General Manager -

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NJPDES 2 10/22/97 .

Attachments C Executive Director, DRBC USNRC - Docket number 50-354 1

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, - -3 NJPDES- 10/22/97-Explanation?of' Conditions September

1997:

-Therfollowing explanations aretincluded t'o clarify possible deviation from permit' conditions.

' General - The columns labeled "No. Ex", on the enclosed.DMR,

' tabulate the numberfof daily discharge values outside the

~ indicated limits..

Data l reporting and' accuracy reflect the working' environment, the design _ capabilities and reliability of the monitoring instruments'and_ operating equipment.

Analytical 1 values performed by the following NJDEP certified laboratories:

. Hope LCreek Generating Station (17451) cRaytheon Env. Services Laboratory = (77343) '

South; Jersey _ Testing, Inc. (06431)

Deviations'from required sampling, analysis monitoring and reporting methods and periodicities are noted'on.the respective transmittal-sheet.

Results reported on the Discharge Monitoring Report-forms are consistent with= permit limits, data supplied from contract

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laboratories, the December'1993 revision of the-NJDEP DMR Instruction manual.and specific guidance from DEP personnel.

The industrial license holder's- (N-2) signature is signifying the review for DSN's 461A and1461C. The S-4. license holder's-signature. signifies review for DSN-462B..

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NJPDES 10/22/97 Explanation cf-Exceedances- _

September'1997

.The following exceedances are included in the attached report and explained below.

DSN No. EXPLANATION No Exceedances D

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a l- I,' Mark R. Bezilla,~of full age, being duly sworn according to' law, upon my oath depose and say:-

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1. -I am.the General Manager of the Hope Creek Generating i

Station, and-as such am authorized to' sign Discharge-

, Monitoring Reports submitted to'the New Jersey Department-of Environmental Protection pursuant to the Station's New Jerswy Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit.

2.- I-certify under penalty of law that I_have.. personally a examined and am familiar with the information submitted in this document and all attachments and that,-based on

my inquiry of those individuals immediately. responsible 4 for obtaining the information, I believe.the submitted i information-is true, accurate and. complete. I am aware i that there are significant penalties for submitting i false information including the possibility lof fine and

' imprisonment.

3.; 'The Fignature on the attached Discharge Monitoring Reports is my signature and I am submitting this

affidavit in satisfaction of the requirement that my 1: signature be notarized.

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.A Mark B. BezP11a General Manager -

Hope Creek Operations Sworn and-subscribed before me this A bd. day of Och 199 7 .

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JENNIFER M. TURNER NOTARY PUBUC OF NEW JERSEY My Commission Exises July 15,2000

ADDENDA TO MONITORING REPORT - TRANSMITTAL SHEET DISCHARGE NUMBER 10/22/97 PAGE PARAMETER CODE COMMENTS a

461A 1 of 3 00%00 1 0 Sample frequency was increased to greater than 1/ week providing additional operaticnal data.

1 of 3. CPoX 1 0 Sample frequency was increased to greater than 3/weuk providing additional operational data.

2 of 3 00680 2 0 NET Values are calculated utilizing results from grab samples.

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