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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNCS000149_Email RE Chemours Additional Data and Revised Plan_20171218Georgoulias, Bethany From: Lawyer, Mike Sent: Monday, December 18, 2017 1:40 PM To: Vinson, Toby; Lucas, Annette Cc: Culpepper, Linda; Allen, Trent; Risgaard, Jon; LaBounty, Tim L Subject: RE: [External] Chemours - Additional Data and Revised Storm Water Plan Attachments: Rescission Request_NCS000149_DuPont- Fayetteville Works.pdf; Rescission of NCS000149_DuPont- Fayetteville Works.pdf Toby, Upon reviewing our stormwater permit files, the Chemours facility (previously permitted under DuPont) was issued coverage under individual stormwater permit NCS000149 on August 31, 1994 with an effective date of October 1, 1994 and expiration date of August 31, 1999. A permit renewal application was submitted by DuPont in April 1999. Prior to permit renewal, DuPont submitted a letter dated October 11, 1999 requesting that the stormwater permit be rescinded. DuPont's reasons for requesting rescission are detailed in the attached document titled Rescission Request _NCS000149_DuPont-Fayetteville Works. The rescission was granted with a letter dated November 3, 1999 a copy of which is also attached. If we can be of any further assistance in this matter, please contact us. Michael Lawyer, CPSWQ Environmental Program Consultant Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality 910 433-3394 office mike.lawyer(cancdenr.gov 225 Green Street, Suite 714 Fayetteville, NC 28301 Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. From: Vinson, Toby Sent: Monday, December 18, 2017 12:07 PM To: Lucas, Annette <annette.lucas@ncdenr.gov>; Lawyer, Mike <mike.lawyer@ncdenr.gov> Cc: Culpepper, Linda <linda.culpepper@ncdenr.gov>; Allen, Trent <trent.allen@ncdenr.gov>; Risgaard, Jon <jon.risgaard@ncdenr.gov>; LaBounty, Tim L <tim.labounty@ncdenr.gov> Subject: FW: [External] Chemours - Additional Data and Revised Storm Water Plan Mike and Annette, I just received this email and attachment from Linda. From my conversation last week with Mike in Fayetteville, if I'm remembering correctly, this site rolled all their Stormwater into their Wastewater Permit such that we no longer have a SW Permit on this site. Mike can you verify and provide the documentation you spoke about last week so that we can determine if we in DEMLR need to be involved with this site to assist DWR in their efforts? Thanks, Toby William E. Toby Vinson, Jr., PE, CPESC, CPM Chief of Program Operations Department of Environmental Quality Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources 512 N Salisbury St 1612 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699 Phone: 919-707-9220 Email: toby.vinson@ncdenr.gov --!.'�Nothmg Compares] E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. From: Culpepper, Linda Sent: Monday, December 18, 2017 11:44 AM To: Vinson, Toby <toby.vinson@ncdenr.gov> Cc: Risgaard, Jon <jon.risgaard@ncdenr.gov>; Allen, Trent <trent.allen@ncdenr.gov> Subject: Fwd: [External] Chemours - Additional Data and Revised Storm Water Plan Forwarding to you for your staff review. Who will be working on this? We will get them up to speed on the site conditions. Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: "Culpepper, Linda" <linda.culpepper@ncdenr.gov> Date: December 15, 2017 at 2:36:01 PM EST To: "Risgaard, Jon" <jon.risgaard@ncdenr.gov>, "Allen, Trent" <trent.allen@ncdenr.gov>, "Brantley, Mark" <mark.brantley@ncdenr.gov>, "Cox, Heidi" <heidi.cox@ncdenr.gov> Subject: Fwd: [External] Chemours - Additional Data and Revised Storm Water Plan Jon - do we need to send the storm water plan to DEMLR? Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: Resent -From: <SRSO=UWIv=DL=chemours.com=christel.e.compton@securence.com> From: "Compton, Christel V<CHRISTEL.E.COMPTON@chemours.com> Date: December 15, 2017 at 2:20:54 PM EST To: "linda.culpepper@ncdenr.gov" <linda.cuIpepper@ncdenr.gov> Cc: "eric.rev@apks.com" <Eric.Rey@apks.com>, "Gross, Joel M." <Joel.Gross@apks.com>, "George.verne@Epa.gov" <George.verne@Epa.gov>, "Allison.rose@Eoa.eov" <Allison.rose@Eoa.eov> Subject: [External] Chemours - Additional Data and Revised Storm Water Plan CAUTION: External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless verified. Send all suspicious email as an attachment to report.spam@nc.gov. Linda, Please find below: (1) additional Outfall 002 results; (2) results from the two storm water ditches that were sampled over the weekend; (3) an update on Chemours' plans for Outfall 002 sampling moving forward; and (4) an explanation for Chemours' attached and revised December 13, 2017 stormwater sampling plan. 1. Additional Outfall 002 Results Please find below additional Outfall 002 results analyzed by Chemours' Fayetteville Works laboratory for HFPO Dimer Acid. Date Sample Collected Results (Daily Composite, Unless (Ppt) Otherwise Noted) 11-Dec 1,602 11-Dec (multi -day composite) 2,510 12-Dec 423 13-Dec <100 Chemours believes the increases observed in the December 11t" samples are due to the large rain fall event that occurred on Friday and into the weekend (2.37 inches of rain on 12/8 and 0.36 inches of rain on 12/9). The chart below lists the daily rainfall as reported by the USGS at the nearby William O. Husk Lock and Dam. See https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?site no=02105500. Date Rainfall Measured at Lock and Dam (Inches) 6-Dec 0.23 7-Dec 0.08 8-Dec 2.37 9-Dec 0.36 10-Dec 0 11-Dec 0 12-Dec 0 13-Dec 0 2. Stormwater Ditch Results As mentioned in my Monday, December 12t" letter to Mr. Allen (DEQ), Chemours sampled the two storm water ditches on either side of the secondary containment from which a leak occurred on Saturday. The HFPO Dimer Acid concentrations detected in the two storm water ditches were 2,665 ppt (west side of the road) and 2,241 ppt (east side of the road). Chemours continues to believe that the leak did not reach these ditches because (1) the previously reported field observation that the pH of the soil turned neutral prior to these ditches; and (2) these storm water ditch results are generally consistent with the Outfall 002 results above during this rain event. 3. Chemours' Outfall 002 Sampling Approach Beginning Week of December 18th On November 29th, Chemours severed the pipe feeding process wastewater from the Fluoromonomers/Nafion Membrane manufacturing area to the wastewater treatment plant. Chemours has continued to collect and analyze both multi -day and daily composites at Outfall 002 since November 29t". Beginning next week, Chemours will continue to collect both the multi -day and the daily composites at Outfall 002, but will only analyze the multi -day composites, unless the results from multi -day composite are anomalous, in which case Chemours will then analyze the relevant daily composites to better define the scope of the anomaly. Chemours will continue to provide DEQ the Outfall 002 analytical results it generates internally or receives from Test America. 4. Revised Stormwater Sampling Plan Finally, please find attached a revised December 13, 2017 stormwater sampling plan. The primary differences between the December 13t" version and the prior version dated and sent to DEQ on November 29 are: (1) in response to DEQ's request, Chemours added a sample of the rain water itself (see page 3); (2) Chemours added sampling of the existing groundwater wells LTW-1 through LTW-5 (see page 3); (3) due the accessibility and other concerns, Chemours revised the offsite tributary sampling locations (see pages 3 - 4); and (4) Chemours added a stream gauging/flow measurement component to the tributary sampling (see page 4). Christel Compton Program Manager The Chemours Company — Fayetteville Works (o) 910-678-1213 (m) 910-975-3386 4