ML023260033

R. E. Ginna, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Notice of Complete Application, Modification to State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit

ML023260033
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Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	11/01/2002
From:	State of NY, Dept of Environmental Conservation
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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THIS IS NOT A PERMIT New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 'W Notice of Complete Application Date- November 01, 2002 Applicant: ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP 89 EAST AVE .,

-. ROCHESTER, NY 14649 Facility ROCHESTER GAS GINNA NUCLEAR POWER PLT 1503 LAKE RD ONTARIO, NY 14519 Application ID: 8-5434-00010/00003 Permits(s)Appliedfor: 1 - Article 17 Titles 7 & 8 Industrial SPDES Projectis located: in ONTARIO in WAYNE COUNTY ProjectDescription:

The Department has made a tentative determination to issue a permit modification for a State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit under Article 17 of the Environmental Conservation law. The applicant proposes to modify an existing discharge of approximately 490 million gallons per day of circulating cooling wastewater (Outfall 001) to Lake Ontario from the Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation Ginna Nuclear Power Plant - Station 13 facility, located at 1503 Lake Road, Ontario, NY. The proposed change includes revising the effluent discharge for Boron from 40 pounds per day to 140 pounds per day. The revised limit, which is under the Water Quality Guidance Value, will allow operational flexibility. This tentative determination for the SPDES permit modification indicates that the discharge regulated under this statute is considered to satisfy regulatory standards for permit issu'ance. As a tentative determination, the Department seeks comments on the proposed regulated activity prior to making a final decision on permit issuance. You may contact the NYSDEC Region 8 office for review and comment by referring to the application number listed above.

State EnvironmentalQualityReview (SEQR)Determination Project is an Unlisted Action and will not have a significant impact on the environment. A Negative Declaration is on file. A coordinated review was not performed.

SEQR LeadAgency None Designated State HistoricPreservationAct (SHPA) Determination The proposed activity is not subject to review in accordance with SIPA. The permit type is exempt or the activity is being reviewed in accordance with federal historic preservation regulations CoastalManagement This project is located in a Coastal Management area and is subject to the Waterfront Revitalization and Coastal Resources Act.

K Availability ForPub hc Comment ContactPerson Comments on this project must be KIMBERLY A MERCHANT submitted in writing to the Contact NYSDEC Person no later than 12/06/2002 6274 EAST AVON-LIMA RD AVON, NY 14414 (585) 226-2466 CC List for Complete Notice D. PERSSON, DOW R8 M. CALABAN, BOH C.O.

P. KOLAKOWSKI, DOW C.O.

P. SWEENEY, USEPA REGION II, PERMIT ADMINISTRATION R. SCHAAF, NRC P. SAWYKO, RG&E SUPERVISOR, TOWN OF ONTARIO L. KUWIK, PERMITS, C.O.

B. YOUNGBERG, RADIATION, DSHM, C.O.

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SPDES No.: NY-000 0493 Part 1, Page 3 of 13 FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING'REQUIREMENTS During the period beginning -' DEbM and lasting until ExDP ,

the discharges from the permitted facility shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below:

Minimum Monitoring Requirements Outfall Number & Discharge Limitations.-, ,.Measurement Sample Effluent Parameter Daily Avg. Daily Max. Units Frequency, Type 001-C Radiation Waste Holdup and Treatment System (Includes Condensate Tank, A&B Monitor Tanks, Laundry Tanks).

Flow NA Monitor GPD "Quarterly G r a b Oil & Grease NA 15 mg/I Quarterly Grab Suspended Solids 30 100 mg/I Quarterly Grab pH (Range) 6.0 - 9.0 SU Quarterly Grabb Boron 140 .. ., NA ,'. ,, lbs/day Quarterly Grab 001-D Screenwash Return Water (No monitoring required)

NOTES:

a. Chlorine may be discharged up to 120 minUtes per day. ,. ,

b. The pH limit may be exceeded when conductivity is less than 10 micro mhos per cm 2 . Conductivity monitoring is only required when the pH limit is exceeded.

SPDES No.: NY-000 0493 Part 1, Page 6 of 13 DEFINITIONS OF DAILY AVERAGE AND DAILY MAXIMUM The daily average discharge is the total discharge by weight or in other appropriate units as specified herein, during a calendar month divided by the number of days in the month that the production or commercial facility was operating. Where less than daily sampling is required by this permit, the daily average discharge shall be determined by the summation of all the measured daily discharges in appropriate units as specified herein divided by the number of days during the calendar month when measurements were made.

The -daily maximum discharge means the total discharge by weight or in other appropriate units as specified herein, during any calendar day.

MONITORING LOCATIONS The permi~tee shall take samiples and reasurements, to comply with the monitoring requirements specified in this permit, at the location(s) indicated below: (Show sampling locations and outfalls with sketch or flow diagram as appropriate) (see page 7 of 13)

SPDESNo.: NY-000 0493 Part 1, Page 8 of 13 Additional Requirements

1. The permittee shall submit written notification, which shall include detailed descriptions and appropriate figures, to the DEC Chief, Bureau of Environmental Protection, Regional Fisheries Manager and Regional Engineer at 'least 60 days in advance of any change which results in the alteration of th6 :location, design, construction, operations or capacity of the cooling water intake structure. The permittee shall submit, with its written notification a demonstration that the change reflects the best technology currently available for minimizing adverse environmental impact. Prior DEC approval is required before initiating "such change. A permit modification may be required.

2. Each impingement report submitted during this permit period shall include figures and a complete description of the cooling water intake system including trash racks; traveling screen type, size, mesh, and standard operating procedures; screen washwater discharge sluice configuration and disposition of screen washings, and the nature and estimated quantities of debris collected at this facility.

3. Impingement Monitoring Program.

a. An annual impingement monitoring -program is required in order to document the impact of this -facility on the aquatic environment of Lake Ontario.- The methodologies described in Ginna Nuclear Power Station ImDingement Plan of Study, RG&E Report No. B-13-293 (July- 1985) are required with the following modification:

i. The wire mesh collection basket that fits into the screenwash sluiceway shall be constructed of mesh that is approximately M of the bar meshrof the traveling screens in order to minimiie loss of organisms -washed off the traveling screens.- -

SPDESNo.: NY-000 0493 Partl, Page 9 of 13

b. At the permittee's option a modified impingement abundance program may be submitted for DEC review and approval. The goal of the modified program would be to reduce the cost of impingement monitoring while continuing to provide adequate information for the department's determination to 6NYCRR 704 and the Clean Water Act Section 316. The impingement program identified in 3.a above shall continue in effect until an alternative is approved by the DEC.

4. Impingement Mitigation

a. During any time when a circulating pump is operational each traveling, screen shall be washed for approximately fifteen (15) minutes each hour, excepting when a screen is inoperable due to required maintenance.

b. No sampling gear .or other impediments to the return of impinged fish to Lake Ontario shall be placed in the washwater sluice excepting those necessary to conduct studies approved by the DEC.

5. The thermal discharge from this facility shall assure the protection and propagation of a balanced indigenous population of shellfish, fish and wildlife in and on Lake Ontario. In this regard, the Department has approved the permittee's request for alternative effluent limitations pursuant to Section 316(a) of the Clean Water Act for the 5 year life of the permit. The effluent limitations in this permit reflect this approval. The water temperature at the surface of Lake Ontario shall not be raised more than three Fahrenheit degrees over the temperature that existed before the addition of heat of artificial origin except that in a mixing zone consisting of an area of 320 acres from the point of discharge, this temperature may be exceeded.

6. Reporting

a. A copy of all reports pertaining to environmental impacts on water resulting from 'this .facility, which the applicant submits to any federal, state or local agency, shall also be submitted to the Department of Environmental Conservation offices in Avon and Albany. The permittee shall also notify the Department within one week from the time of submission to the Nuclear Regulatory-Commission of any requested change in the environmental technical specifications which could effect the requirements of this permit.

SPDESNo.: NY-000 0493 Part 1,Page 10 of 13

b. Report(s) submitted in fulfillment of,permit conditions shall clearly identify,6n the title page the permit number and the specific secti6n(s) by character and number that the report(s) fulfill. - Each section of the text of 'such report shall identify the section(s) of-the permit that it fulfills.

c. The annual impingement monitoring report shall-besubmitted by July 1 of the following year. The analyses, content and appendices shall follow that provided in previous impingement abundance reports as inRG&E Report No. B-13-357- Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation Fish.Impingem'ent Program Analysis Report.

7. A one year study shall be conducted to monitor the-entrainment of aquatic organisms in the station's cooling water-flow. The goals of the study are to determine the-abundance, species composition and life stage of organisms entrained, and help ascertain whether the operation of the cooling-water intake system constitutes best technology available for minimizing adverse envirbnmehtal impact.

By EDM + 6 months, the permittee-shall submit Ifor review and approval -a scope of work to conduct the study, consistent with the following guidelines.

a. One 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> sample will be collected each week from April ist through September 3 0 th. Each collection Will be scheduled to take place within the first two days of each seven day period, so that the remainder of the period is available for an alternate collection should plant operation or equipment malfunction, prevent a collection on the day initially scheduled.

b. Each sample shall be divided into four discrete 6 hour6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br /> periods (sub-samples). Total daily sample volume is to be at least 200 cubic meters. , The volume of water sampled is to be accurately recorded using calibrated flow meters. If a pump sampler is to be used (e.g. trash pump), excessive flow rates are to be avoided that may cause extrusion 'of organisms through the net mesh and loss of sample

c. At the beginning and conclusion of each 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> sample, water quality measurements (temperature and dissolved oxygen) are to be taken at either -the intake and cooling waterdischarge canal,.-,

d. Samples may be collectedat either the intake (screenhouse)or discharge canal. Samples collected from within the screenhouse only shall be taken from multiple depths unless it can be demonstrated to the Department's Satisfaction that adequate mixing exists and organisms are- not stratified within the water column at that location.

e. Ichthyoplankton nets used for sample collection shall have a mesh size of 505 microns or less.

SPDESNo.: NY-000 0493 Part 1,Page 11 of 13

f. All samples are to be analyzed for all icthyoplankton additionally analyze for Mysis xrelicta, and and Pontoporeia affinis. Ichthyoplankton are to be identified by species life stage (egg, yolk-sac larvae, post yolk-sac larvae, and and juvenile). From each sample up to 30 individuals per life stage per species will be measured to the nearest 0.1 mm.

g. All methods for sample collection and handling, sample processing, quality control and quality assurance shall be fully described in the scope of work.

8. Within 6 months after the completion of the study, a final report shall be submitted to DEC describing the results of the study.

report shall describe all methods used and present data The density and abundance of species and life stages entrained on the diel cycle, making liberal use of tabular data. over the Plant operational data such as weekly cooling water flows, timing of outages etc. as well as all excursions or deviations from the approved work shall also be included. scope of All reports and all other required information shall be submitted to the following Department Offices:

NYSDEC Chief, Bureau of Habitat, 625 Broadway - th Floor, NY 12233-4756; and a copy each to the NYSDEC Region 5 Albany, 8 Supervisor of Natural Resources, Regional Fisheries Manager and Regional Water Engineer, 6274 East Avon-Lima Road, Avon, NY 14414.

9. DEC will review the results of the permittee's entrainment monitoring study, and any othnr relevant information, to determine whether the cooling water intake at the Ginna Nuclear Generating Station represents best technology available for minimizing adverse environmental impact as required under NYCRR Part 704.5, section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. Section and 1326(b).

a. If DEC determines that the cooling water intake is causing an adverse environmental impact and requires mitigative action be taken, then the permittee must, within 9 months of notification, DEC submit an intake technology report to the offices listed in No. 2. The report shall discuss the range of mitigation alternatives available for reducing impacts terms of their engineering feasibility, reliability, cost, in and the degree of mitigation likely to be achieved.

b. DEC shall determine, from the alternatives presented and from other relevant information available, appropriate mitigation for the facility that minimizes adverse environmental impact, consistent with the considerations listed above. Within months of DEC approval, the permittee shall submit plans 12 and a schedule for the construction, operation and maintenance of the selected alternative(s), and if determined to be necessary, a plan to verify the effectiveness of the alternative(s) to minimize adverse environmental impact.

SPDES No.: NY-000 0493 Part 1,Page 12 of 13

10. Biological specimens may be required to be submiiitted to NYSDEC upon

.request if notice by.the Department is given prior to collection.

11. There shall be no-discharge of auxiliary boiler -chemical'cleaning wastes and other metal cleaning wastewaters other than those using boric acid.

12. In regards to general condition #11.5 items c and d shall be reported annually to NYSDEC.offices in Avon.

13. The permittee shall submit on an annual basis a report to the Department's offices in-Albany and-Avon by-the 28th'of the month next following the end of the-period:

a. Daily minimum, average, and-maximum station electrical output shall be determined and logged.

b. Daily minimum, average, ard maximum water use shall be directly or indirectly measured or calculated and logged.

c. Daily minimum, average, and maximum intake-and discharge temperatures shall be logged.

d. Measurement in a,b, and c shall be taken on an hourly basis.

14. There shall be no discharge of PCB's from this facility.

15. Radioactivity: Concentrations of radioactivity in effluent are subject to the requirements of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission license conditions.

16. Ethanolamine (ETA) used for iron transport control at the Ginna secondary system through the feed-water supply shall be maintained at a concentration in Outfall 001 of less than or equal to 0.7 mg/l. Method of determination of this concentration in outfall 001 (Circulating Cooling-Water) shall be calculated by the feed rate.

A log shall be maintained subject to the reporting requirements of the WTCFX.

SPDES No.: NY-000 0493 91-20-2C (2/91)

Partl,Page 12a of 13 SCHEDULE OF COMPLIANCE a) The permittee shall comply with the following schedule.

Action Outfall Code Number(s) Compliance Action Due Date July 1 of 34599 001D Annual impingement monitoring report on the program required in the following Additional Requirement #3 of this permit year from data collection 01299 001D Submit Scope of Work Plan as required for Entrainment Study (as EDM + 6 required A.R. #7) months 01299 001D Submit Final Report on Entrainment Program (A R. #7 2) Within 6 Months of Completion of Study b) The permittee shall submit a written notice of compliance or non-compliance with each of the above schedule dates no later than 14 days following each elapsed date, unless conditions require more immediate notice under terms of the General Conditions (Part II), Section 5. All such compliance or non-compliance notification shall be sent to the locations listed under the section of this permit entitled RECORDING, REPORTING AND ADDITIONAL MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Each notice of non-compliance shall include the following information:

1. A short description of the non-compliance;

2. A description of any actions taken or proposed by the permittee to comply with the elapsed schedule requirements without further delay and to limit environmental impact associated with the non compliance;

3. A description or any factors which tend to explain or mitigate the non-compliance; and

4. An estimate of the date the permittee will comply with the elapsed schedule requirement and an assessment of the probability that the permittee will meet the next scheduled requirement on time c) The permittee shall submit copies of any document required by the above schedule of compliance to NYSDEC Regional Water Engineer at the location listed under the section of this permit entitled RECORDING, REPORTING AND ADDITIONAL MONITORING REQUIREMENTS, unless otherwise specified in this permit or in writing by the Department.