ML17241A401

Forwards Info Copy of Florida Wastewater Permit (FL0002208) (Formerly NPDES Permit) Mod,Which Was Issued by Florida Dept of Environ Protection on 990604

ML17241A401
Person / Time
Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	06/30/1999
From:	Stall J FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
L-99-153, NUDOCS 9907080353
Download: ML17241A401 (10)

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'ACCESSION NBR:9907080353 DOC.DATE: 99/06/30 NOTARIZED: NO DOCKET FACIL:50-335,St. Lucie Plant, Unit 1, Florida Power 5: Light Co. 05000335 50-389 St. Lucie Plant, Unit 2, Florida Power 5: Light Co. 05000389 AUTH. NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION STALL,J.A. Florida Power & Light Co.

RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION Records Management Branch (Document Control Desk)

SUBJECT:

Forwards info copy of Florida Wastewater Permit (FL0002208)

(formerly NPDES Permit) mod,which was issued by Florida Dept of Environ Protection on 990604."

DISTRIBUTION CODE: IE23D COPIES RECEIVED:,LTR ENCL SIZE:

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Florida Power 5 Light Company, 6351 S. Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach, FL 34957 June 30, 1999 L-99-153 10 CFR 50.36b 10 CFR 50.4 EPP 3.2.3 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 Re: St. Lucie Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-335 and 50-389 Florida Wastewater Permit Modification Attached is an information copy of the Florida Wastewater Permit (FL0002208) (formerly the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit) modification, which was issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection on June 4, 1999. This document is being sent pursuant to Section 3.2.3 of the St. Lucie Units 1 and 2 Environmental Protection Plans.

Should you have any questions on this information, please contact us.

Very truly yours, J. A. Stall Vice President St. Lucie Plant JAS/GRM cc: Regional Administrator, Region II, USNRC Senior Resident Inspector, USNRC, St. Lucie Plant Attachment 9907080353 990630 35 PDR ADQCK 05000$

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Department of ny~ronmeA 3. I"0 Qc Ion Twin Towers Office Building leb Bush 2600 Blair Stone Road Oavid B. Struhs Governor Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 Secretary June 4, 1999 J. A. Stall Vice President Florida Power & Light 6501 S. Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, Plorida 34957 RB'ermit Revision (Minor)

Wastewater Permit PL0002208 Plorida Power & Light St.'Lucie Power Plant

Dear Mr. Stall:

The Department has received your letter and application dated February 25, 1999 requesting a minor revision of%astewater Permit PL0002208 to allow replacement of the existing demineralizer system at the St. Lucio Power Plant. The Department has determined that tliis replacement of the existing demineralizer system constitutes a minor modification of the St. Lucie Power Plant operations pursuant to rule 62-620.200(23),

F.A.C., and can be authorized by a minor permit revision pursuant to rule 62-620.325(2),

P.A.C.

The Department hereby approves this request and this letter constitutes a minor revision to your Wastewater Permit authorizing the installation and operation of the proposed water softener/reverse osmosis treatment system as described in the application.

This authorization is subject to the following conditions:

1) The St. Lucie facility willnotify the Tallahassee office, i'n. writing, at commencement of treatment system installation and operation via submittal of DBP form 62-620.910(12).

2) Alldischarges from this water treatment system willbe directed to the existing low volume waste pond. Based on the results of the sampling required in condition 3. below, the Department may allow alternative disposaVreuse of these wastestreams.

"Protect, Conserve ond Manoge Florida's Environment ond Noturoi Resources" Plintcd on recyded paper.

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3) Within 30 days from the start of full operation of the treatment system, the facility willsample and analyze each discharge stream from the treatment system 'for the following parameters:

a) Total Suspended Solids b) Total Dissolved Solids c) pH d) Sodium

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e) Chlorides Samples shall be taken prior to mixing with any other waste st'reams.'. Analytical results shall be submitted to the Department within 30 days from'he sample collection date. The Department reserves the right to require a'dditional monitoring at the facility

. based on results. of the sampling required above.

This letter shallbe attached to your existing Wastewater Permit'll'conditions of Permit PL0002208 shall remain in eQect. 'Ifyou object to this permit revision you a1ay petition for an administrative hearing in accordance with the enclose4'Notice of Kights. If a petition is filed, then. this permit revision does not become effective. Ifyou have any questions about this permit revision, please contact Wanda Parker'-Garvin of the. Industrial Wastewater Section at (850)921-9388.

Sincerely, r

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Division of Water Pacilities;,

MAD/wpg Enclosure cc: Tim Powell Southeast District

FLORIDADEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTALPROTECTION 2600 BLAIRSTONE ROAD TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32399-2400 STATEMENT OF BASIS FOR MINORREVISION TO PERMIT TO DISCHARGE TREATED WASTEWATERTO WATERS OF THE STATE Permit Number: FL0002208 Application Date: March 1 1999 Permit Writer: Wanda Parker-Garvin Application No.: FL0002208-002-IWB/MR

1. SYNOPSIS OF APPLICATION A. Name and Address of Applicant Florida Power Ec Light Company 6501 S. Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 For:

St. Lucie Power Plant Units 1 and 2 Hutchinson Island St. Lucie County, Florida B. Description Minor Revision The minor revision authorizes a modification involving replacement of the facility demineralizer portion of the make-up system with a water softener/reverse osmosis treatment system followed by demineralizer polishing. The facility willeventually eliminate the discharge of outfall OSN 002 when the system is fully operational.

Minor Revision Justification The following documentation provides reasonable assurance of minimal exposure to the environment from the discharge of process wastewater to groundwater s:

(1) Support documentation submitted w'ith the minor revision request states the proposed system willbe fed from the plant's City Water Storage Tanks, which are supplied by Ft. Pierce Utilities.

(2) The Florida Power 2 Light St. Lucie Power Plant Wastewater Permit Application, dated April 1996, Item IIIAAttachment, states a study provided by Technos Inc. (1984) indicated the following:

i) The site is isolated hydrologically from any off-site "fresh" water by the natural saltwater bodies and the intake and discharge canals; ii) The St. Lucie Plant site is completely underlain by intruding saltwater at shallow depths; iii) Any discharge to groundwater from the unlined basins on the plant "island" is intercepted by the intake canal and discharged to the Atlantic Ocean.

D. FDEP CONTACT Additional information concerning the minor permit revision may be obtained by Wanda Parker-Garvin at FDEP, Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 between the hours of 8 A.M. and 5 P.M., Monday through Friday.

Notice of Rights A person whose substantial interests are affected by the Department's proposed decision may petition for an administrative proceeding (hearing) under sections 120.569 and 120.57 of the Florida Statutes. The petition must contain the information set forth below and must be filed (received by the clerk) in the Office of General Counsel of the Department at 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, Mail Station 35, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000.

Petitions by the applicant or any of the parties listed below must be filed within twenty-one days of receipt of this written notice. Petitions filed by any persons other than those entitled to NTitten notice under section 120.60(3) of the Florida Statutes must be filed within twenty-one days of publication of the notice or within twenty-one days of recei P t of the written notice, whichever occurs first.

Under section 120.60(3) of the Florida Statutes, however, any person who has asked the Department for notice of agency action may file a petition within twenty-one days of receipt of such notice, regardless of the date of publication.

The petitioner shall mail a copy of the petition to the applicant at the address indicated above at the time of filing. The failure of any person to file a petition within the appropriate time period shall constitute a waiver of that person's right to request an administrative determination (hearing) under sections 120.569 and 120.57 of the Florida Statutes. Any subsequent intervention (in a proceeding initiated by another party) will be only at the discretion of the presiding officer upon the filing of a motion in compliance with rule 28-106.205 of thc Florida Administrative Code.

A petition that disputes the material facts on which the Department's action is based must contain thc following iriformation:

(a) The name, address, and telephone number of each petitioner; the name. address, and telephone number of the petitioner's representative, ifany; the Department case identification number and the county in which the subject matter or activity is located; (b) A statement of how and when each petitioner received notice of the Department action; (c) A statement of how each petitioner's substantial interests are affected by the Department action; (d) A statement of all disputed issues of material fact. Ifthere are none, the petition must so indicate; (e) A statement of facts that the petitioner contends warrant reversal or modification of the Department action; (f) A concise statement of the ultimate facts alleged, as well as the rules and statutes which entitle the petitioner to relief; and (g) A statement of the relief sought by the petitioner, stating precisely the action that the petitioner wants the Department to take.

A petition that does not dispute the material facts on which the Department's action is based shall state that no such facts are in dispute and otherwise shall contain the same information as set forth above, as required by rule 28-106.301.

Because the administrative hearing process is designed to formulate final agency action, the filing of a petition means that the Department's final action may be different from th'e position taken by it in this notice. Persons whose substantial interests will bc affected by any such final decision of the Department have the right to petition to become a party to the proceeding, in accordance with the requirements sct forth above.

Mediation under section 120.573 of the Florida Statutes is not available for this proceeding.

This action is final and effective on the date filed with the Clerk of the Department unless a petition is filed in accordance with the above. Upon the timely filing of a petition this order will not be effective until further order of the Department.

Memorandum Florida Department of Environmental Protection PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER CERTIFICATION Application File No. FL0002208-002-IWB/MR Permit No. FL0002208 Permittee: Florida Power & Light Company 6501 S. Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 Facility: St. Lucie Power P)ant

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have been conducted by p* i i j. IHEllFBV CERTIFY that the engineering features described in the above referenced f ii lI assurance of compliance with applicable provisions of Chapter 403, Florida Statutes, and Florida Administrative Code Title 62. However, I have not evaluated and I do not certify aspects of the proposal outside of my area of expertise (including but not limited to the electrical, mechanical, structural, hydrological, and geological features).

Timothy J. Parker, P.B.

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