ML18096B212

NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 930106,reported Violation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons Limit.Licensee Intends to Perform Weekly Petroleum Hydrocarbons Sampling for Remainder of Month

ML18096B212
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	01/15/1993
From:	Thomson F Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	Mathis S NEW JERSEY, STATE OF
References
NLR-E93017, NUDOCS 9301260214
Download: ML18096B212 (3)

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ee CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED ARTICLE NUMBER: P 708 711 385 Mr. Steve Mathis ee OTHER ____

JAN 151993 NLR-E93017 NJ Department of Environmental Protection and Energy Office of Enforcement Policy Southern Bureau of Water and Hazardous Waste Enforcement 20 E. Clementon Road Gibbsboro, NJ 08026

Dear Mr. Mathis:

SALEM GENERATING STATION NJPDES PERMIT NO. NJ0005622 REPORTED VIOLATION OF PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS LIMIT CASE NO. 93-01-12-0828-16 In accordance with NJAC 7:14A-3.10, PSE&G is providing this information on the reported violation of the daily maximum effluent limit for petroleum hydrocarbons at the No. 2 Skim Tank, DSN 489B.

Effluent from the skim tank flows into the South Yard Drain system and ultimately discharges into the Delaware River.

PSE&G sampled the discharge of the skim tank on January 6, 1993 and was informed of an exceedance on January 11 by the contract laboratory, NET Atlantic.

The reported concentration of petroleum hydrocarbons was 18.5 mg/l.

The daily maximum limit for petroleum hydrocarbons is 15 mg/l.

PSE&G reported this information to the NJDEPE Hotline and was assigned Case No.

93-01-12-0828-16 by Operator No. 5.

Immediate actions were taken to replace th-.t~sorbant boom in the skim tank's discharge and resample.

Thfl~1;esult of the second sample was 2.1 mg/l.

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Upon investiga1ffon, PSE&G believes the January 6 sample was not representative of the skim tank discharge due to problems in obtaininq an accurate sample.

Absorbant boom, which had been placed in the skim tank to collect any residual oil, was dislodged during sampling, resulting in the temporary release of a de minimis quantity of oil.

Sampling of this oil was the cause of the erroneously high petroleum hydrocarbon concentration.

Since monitoring began at the skim tank in April 1989, there have been no violations of the petroleum hydrocarbon effluent limits which were not directly attributable to Station operation or laboratory error.

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JAN 15 1993 BC General Manager - Salem Operations (SOS)

General Manager - Nuclear Services (NJS)

General Manager - Environmental Affairs (Newark 17G)

Rad Prot/Chemistry Manager - Salem (S04)

Chemistry Engineer - Salem (S07)

Principal Engineer - Environmental Licensing (N21)

Station Environmental Licensing Engineer - Salem (N21)

M. F. Vaskis (Newark SC)

R. F. Quinn (S07)

D. K. Hurka (N21)

Microfilm Records Management File 2.1.1 S, 12.1 ATS CLOS:

DEP PM NJOOOS622-06 TASK 0029 concurrence:

For accuracy of information in your area of responsibility and approval of this letter relative to impact on your department's operation.

1/1s/f3 Rad Pro/Chemistry Manager - Salem Date

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JAN 151993 Based upon,,:"'"~s information, PSE&G is disqualifying the first sample result and will not use the data for NJPDES reporting purposes.

In order to provide the Department with additional data on the quality of the skim tank discharge, PSE&G intends to perform weekly petroleum hydrocarbons sampling for the remainder of the month.

If you have any comments or questions regarding this matter, please contact Pat McCabe at (609) 339-1245.

Sincerely, ft'~~/ -

F. X. Thomson: Jr.

Manager -

Licensing and Regulation C

Assistant Director of Enforcement NJ Department of Environmental Protection and Energy 401 East State Street CN 029 Trenton, NJ 08625-0029

u. s. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, D. c.

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