Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Atlantic Detachment Cutter Facility to Machias Bay, Class SB in Cutler, Maine
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t'-'flllOIWe-t STATE OF MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ('~~l ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ·~·• $"4lEo,\J.';s*-. PAUL R. LEPAGE PAUL MERCER GOVERNOR COMMISSIONER June 10, 2016 Ms. Lisa Joy NA VFAC PWD-ME Environmental Building 59, Floor 3 Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Portsmouth, NH 03 804-5000 e-mail: lisa. [email protected] RE: Maine Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (MEPDES) Permit #ME0002097 Maine Waste Discharge License (WDL) Application #W003318-5R-F-R Final Permit Dear Ms. Joy: Enclosed please find a copy of your final MEPDES permit and Maine WDL renewal which was approved by the Department ofEnvironmental Protection. Please read this permit/license renewal and its attached conditions carefully. You must follow the conditions in the order to satisfy the requirements of law. Any interested person aggrieved by a Department determination made pursuant to applicable regulations, may appeal the decision following the procedures described in the attached DEP FACT SHEET entitled "Appealing a Commissioner's Licensing Decision." If you have any questions regarding the matter, please feel free to call me at 287-7693. Sincerely, )1.~~ L/ Gregg Wood Division of Water Quality Management Bureau of Water Quality Enc. cc: Clarissa Trasko, DEP/EMRO Lori Mitchell, DEP/CMRO Sandy Mojica, USEPA Marelyn Vega, USEPA Olga Vergara, USEPA AUGUSTA BANGOR PORTLAND PRESQUE ISLE 17 STATE HOUSE STATION 106 HOGAN ROAD, SUITE 6 312 CANCO ROAD 1235 CENTRAL DRIVE, SKYWAY PARK AUGUSTA, MAINE O--B33-0017 BANGOR, MAINE 04401 PORTLAND, MAINE 04103 PRESQUE ISLE, MAINE 04769 (207) 287-7688 FAX: (207) 287-7826 (207) 941-4570 FAX: (207) 941-4584 {207) 822-6300 FAX: (207) 822-6303 (207) 764-0477 FAX: (207) 760-3143 web site: www.maine.goy/dep STATE OF MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 17 STATE HOUSE STATION AUGUSTA, ME 04333 DEPARTMENT ORDER IN THE MATTER OF UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ) MAINE POLLUTANT DISCHARGE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY ) ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMIT NAVAL COMPUTER AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ) AREA MASTER STATION ATLANTIC DETACHMENT ) CUTLER, WASHINGTON COUNTY, MAINE ) AND COOLING WATER/NON-PROCESS WATERS ) ME0002097 ) WASTE DISCHARGE LICENSE W003318-5R-F-R APPROVAL ) RENEWAL Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, Title 33 USC, Section 1251, et seq. and Maine Law 38 M.R.S., Section 414-A et seq., and applicable regulations, the Department ofEnvironmental Protection (Department hereinafter) has considered the application ofthe U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (permittee hereinafter) with its supp01tive data, agency review comments, and other related materials on file and FINDS THE FOLLOWING FACTS: APPLICATION SUMMARY The permittee has submitted a timely and complete application to the Department for the renewal ofcombination Maine Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (MEPDES) permit ME0002097/Maine Waste Discharge License (WDL) #W003318-5R-D-R, (permit hereinafter) that was issued by the Department on September 2, 2010, for a five-year term. The permit approved the discharge ofa daily maximum of 1.584 million gallons per day (MGD) of contact and non-contact cooling water, air compressor water, boiler blowdown, waste from a reverse osmosis unit, storm water and ground water from an electrical generating facility located at the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Atlantic Detachment Cutter facility to Machias Bay, Class SB in Cutler, Maine. PERMIT SUMMARY This permitting action is carrying fotward all the terms and conditions of the previous permit except this permit is; 1) Reducing the daily maximum flow limitation for Outfall #001 from 1.5 84 million gallons per day (MGD) to 150,000 gallons per day (gpd) as a result ofpermanently decommissioning the once through seawater cooling system in 2012. ME0002097 PERMIT Page 2 of7 W003318-5R-F-R PERMIT SUMMARY (cont'd) 2) Reducing the daily maximum mass limitation oftotal suspended solids from 660 lbs/day to 63 lbs/day as a result ofthe reduction in the flow limitation. 3) Reducing the monitoring frequencies for all parameters from I/Month to I/Quarter. CONCLUSIONS BASED on the findings in the attached Fact Sheet dated May 10, 2016, and subject to the Conditions listed below, the Department makes the following conclusions: I. The discharge, either by itself or in combination with other discharges, will not lower the quality of any classified body ofwater below such classification. 2. The discharge, either by itself or in combination with other discharges, will not lower the quality of any unclassified body of water below the classification which the Department expects to adopt in accordance with state law. 3. The provisions of the State's antidegradation policy, 38 MRSA Section 464(4)(F), will be met, in that: (a) Existing in-stream water uses and the level of water quality necessary to protect and maintain those existing uses will be maintained and protected; (b) Where high quality waters ofthe State constitute an outstanding national resource, that water quality will be maintained and protected; (c) Where the standards of classification of the receiving water body are not met, the discharge will not cause or contribute to the failure of the water body to meet the standards of classification; (d) Where the actual quality of any classified receiving water body exceeds the minimum standards ofthe next highest classification, that higher water quality will be maintained and protected; and · (e) Where a discharge will result in lowering the existing quality of any water body, the Department has made the finding, following opportunity for public participation, that this action is necessary to achieve important economic or social benefits to the State. 4. The discharge will be subject to effluent limitations that require application of best practicable treatment. ME0002097 PERMIT Page 3 of7 W003318-5R-F-R ACTION THEREFORE, the Department APPROVES the above noted application of the DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY to discharge up to 150,000 gpd of contact and non-contact cooling water, boiler blowdown, air compressor waters, waste from a reverse osmosis unit, miscellaneous non-process waste waters, storm water and ground water to Machias Bay, Class SB, in Cutler, Maine, SUBJECT TO THE ATTACHED CONDITIONS, and all applicable standards and regulations including: I. "Maine Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Standard Conditions Applicable To All Permits," revised July 1, 2002, copy attached. 2. The attached Special Conditions, including any effluent limitations and monitoring requirements. 3. This permit and the authorization to discharge become effective upon the date of signature below and expire at midnight five (5) years from the effective date. If a renewal application is timely submitted and accepted as complete for processing prior to the expiration ofthis permit, the authorization to discharge and the terms and conditions of this permit and all modifications and minor revisions thereto remain in effect until a final Department decision on the renewal application becomes effective. [Maine Administrative Procedure Act, 5 M.R.S. § 10002 and Rules Concerning the Processing ofApplications and Other Administrative Matters, 06-096 CMR 2(2l)(A) (last amended October 19, 2015)]. PLEASE NOTE ATTACHED SHEET FOR GUIDANCE ON APPEAL PROCEDURES DONE AND DATED AT AUGUSTA,MAINE, THIS /0-ri...DAYOF ,Ju n'e 2016. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BY~lquQ~ ~ Pau!Mrcer, Commiss10ner Date of initial receipt of application: July 21, 2016 Filed Date of application acceptance: July 24, 2016 JUN 1 O2016 State of Maine Board of Environf!lental Protection Date filed with Board of Environmental Protection--------------- This Order prepared by Gregg Wood, BUREAU OF WATER QUALITY ME0002097 2016 6/10/16 ME0002097 PERMIT Page 4 of7 W003318-5R-F-R SPECIAL CONDITIONS A. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQIDREMENTS 1. The permittee is authorized to discharge treated contact cooling waters, non-contact cooling waters, air compressor waters, 1 miscellaneous non-process waste waters including reverse osmosis reject water, ground water and storm water run-ofl' ) from Outfall #001 to the tide waters ofMachias Bay. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below: OUTFALL #001- Cooling Waters, Air Compressor Waters & Non-Process Waste Waters Effluent Characteristic Discharge Limitations Minimum M om·t ormg Reqmremen t s Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Average Maximum Average Maximum Frequency ~ as specified as specified as specified as specified as specified as specified Flow /5oosoJ -- - -- 150,000 nnd /07/ 1/Quarter1011901 Calculate /CA/ Total Suspended Solids -- 63 lbs/day 12s1 - 50 mg/L /19/ 1/Quarter1011901 Grab /GRJ /005301 Oil & Grease 101051/ - -- - 15 mall /19/ 1/Quarter 1011901 Grab /GR/ pH 1004001 - - - 6.0 - 8.5 SU 1121 1/Quarter1011901 Grab [GR] Footnote: (1) The discharge from the transit tank oil/water separator, to the cooling water pond, shall consist only of stormwater runoff which is collected and discharged through a properly maintained and efficiently operated oil/water separator. The direct or indirect discharge ofliquids drawn from petroleum product pipelines, transport tanks, vessels, or storage tanks is not authorized by this permit. No dispersants, detergents, chemicals or emulsifiers shall be added to the wastewater discharge stream contributing flow to the separator and/or the collection and treatment system. There shall be no discharge oftank bottom water alone