NC0086827_Permit Modification_20040319 (2)

Michael F. Easley, Governor
State of North Carolina
William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
March 19, 2004
Mr. Bruce Biehl
Brenntag Southeast, Inc.
2000 East Pettigrew Street
Durham, North Carolina 27702
Subject: NPDES Permit Modification
Permit Number NCO086827
Brenntag Southeast, Inc.
Durham County
Dear Mr. Biehl:
The Division issued NPDES permit NCO096827 to Brenntag Southeast, Inc. on October 31, 2001. The
Division has received your January 30, 2004 proposal for permit modification at the subject facility.
In your letter, you requested that monitoring for the following parameters be removed as a permit
condition: chloroethane, chloroform, ethyl benzene, isopropyl ether, methylene chloride, methyl isobutyl ketone,
naphthalene, phenol, sec-butylbenzene, tert-butylbenzene, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene, and 1,2,4-
trimethylbenzene. This request was based on the fact that these constituents were not found at detectable levels in
the effluent for at least the past twelve months (except for phenol, which was detected once and that was thought to
be a lab error). In addition, you requested that the limit and monitoring for bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate be removed
as a permit requirement since it also was not detected in effluent samples for the past year (except for once which
was discounted as a lab error). Finally, you requested that the effluent sample type for chronic toxicity be changed
from composite to grab due to extenuating circumstances at the site that make composite sampling costly, time
consuming, and less accurate in indicating the true toxicity of the effluent.
The Division has examined the effluent data from this discharge and agrees that removal of those
parameters that have not been detected for the past 12 months is appropriate. Therefore, monitoring of the following
twelve parameters will no longer be required: chloroethane, chloroforK ethyl benzene, isopropyl ether, methylene
chloridedmethyl isobutyl ketone, naphthalene ,sec-butylbenzene, tert-butylbenzene, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, 1,3,5-
trimethylbenzene, and 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene.
The Division also acknowledges that it is possible that the one sampling event which showed detectable
levels of phenol and bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate might have reflected laboratory error rather than actual
contamination of effluent. However, permit requirements cannot be removed based upon the assumption of lab
error, but must be removed based upon accurate data. Therefore, current permit requirements for these parameters
will remain unchanged at this time.
Your request to be permitted to collect a grab sample rather than a composite sample for toxicity testing has
also been approved based upon the demonstration that the discharge, if protected from prolonged exposure to air in
the vicinity of the discharge, does not cause toxicity.
In accordance with your permit modification request and our review, the Division is forwarding herewith a
modification to the subject permit. Enclosed please find the modified permit pages. These pages should be inserted
into your permit and the old ones discarded. This permit modification is issued pursuant to the requirements of
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency dated May 9, 1994 (or as subsequently amended).
Please take notice that this permit is not transferable. This permit does not affect the legal requirement to
obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of Water Quality or permits required by the Division of
Land Resources, Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local government permit that may be
required.
1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER, RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27699-1617 -TELEPHONE [phone]/FAX [phone]
VISIT US ON THE WEB AT http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/NPDES

Permit No. NC0086827
Brenntag Southeast, Inc. Groundwater Remediation
Page 2
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Mrs. Dawn Jeffries at telephone number
[phone], extension 595.
Sincere y,
Alan W. Klimek, P.E.
Enclosure: Permit Modification
cc: Raleigh Regional Office, Water Quality Section
Aquatic Toxicology Unit
Central Files
NPDES Permit File

Permit NCO086827
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provisions of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other
lawful standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina
Environmental Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as
amended,
Brenntag Southeast, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Brenntag Southeast, Inc.
2000 East Pettigrew Street
Durham County
to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to Third Fork Creek,
classified C-NSW waters, in the Cape Fear River Basin
in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other
conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV hereof.
This permit shall become effective March 19, 2004.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on October 30, 2005.
Signed this day March 19, 2004.
40'rillan W. Klimek P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit NCO086827
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby revoked.
As of this permit issuance, any previously issued permit bearing this number is no longer effective.
Therefore, the exclusive authority to operate and discharge from this facility arises under the permit
conditions, requirements, terms, and provisions included herein.
Brenntag Southeast, Inc. is hereby authorized to:
I. Continue to operate an existing 0.0144 MGD groundwater remediation treatment
system at a facility located at Brenntag Southeast, Inc., 2000 East Pettigrew
Street, Durham, Durham County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached
map through outfall 001, into an unnamed tributary to Third Fork Creek, which
is classified C-NSW waters in the Cape Fear River Basin.

Permit NCO086827
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the
Permittee is authorized to discharge treated groundwater from outfall(s) 001. Such discharges shall
be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below:
F
H .R I'ER ISTICS
11MITS
MANI'I' RING REQUIREMENTS
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► i ge '
Veddy
Average
Daily
max''. UM
Me��u opt
Fret)i�ien y
Saznple Type
Sa `.gIe
Lo atronl
HoW
0.0144 MGD
Continuous
Recording
E or I
Total,Sus ended Solids
30.0 m L
Monthly
Grab
E
Oil and Grease2
Monthly
Grab
E
Iran
Monthly
Grab
E
Manganese
Monthly
Grab
E
Benzene
71.4 µg/L
Monthly
Grab
E
Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
5.9 µg/L
Monthly
Grab
E
1,1-Dichloroethene
3.2 µg/L
Monthly
Grab
E
Tetrachloroethene
8.85 µg/L
Monthly
Grab
E
Trichloroethene
81.0 µg/L
Monthly
Grab
E
Toluene
11.0 µg/L
Monthly
Grab
E
Carbon disulfidO
Monthly
Grab
E
Phen013
Monthly
Grab
E
Vinyl Chloride
Monthly
Grab
E
X lenes(Total)
Monthly
Grab
E
EPA Method 624/625 Full Suite)
Annually
Grab
E
Total Nitrogen
Monthly
Grab
E
Chronic'ToXiCjty4
Quarterly
Grab
E
Footnotes:
I. Sample Location: E - Effluent, I - Influent
2. The grab sample for oil and grease should be skimmed from the surface in a quiescent zone, such
as a holding tank, if possible.
3. If after one year of sampling (12 sampling events) this analtye has not been detected above the
quantitation limit, the permittee may request that the Division evaluate removing that parameter
as a condition for the permit.
4. Chronic P/F (Ceriodaphnia) ® 90%, January, April, July, and October.
The discharge shall contain no floating solids or foam visible in other than trace amounts.

[Fwd: Re:'[Fwd: Re: brenntag se permit change]]
Subject: [Fwd: Re: [Fwd: Re: brenntag se permit change]]
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 15:27:44 -0500
From: Kirk Stafford <[e-mail]>
To: Dawn Jeffries <[e-mail]>
Hey Dawn,
I am not aware of any concerns the RRO has concerning switching from composite to grab.
-Kirk Stafford -Regional Coordinator for tox testing
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: brenntag se permit change]
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 200414:34:09 -0500
From: Randy Jones <[e-mail]>
To: Kirk Stafford <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
If you do not mind, that would be great.
Thanks, RJ
Kirk Stafford wrote:
This sounds OK to me. Do you want me to contact Dawn?
-Kirk
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: brenntag se permit change
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 13:58:42 -0500
From: Matt Matthews <[e-mail]>
To: Kirk Stafford <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Kirk,
If y'all feel that a grab would be representative, then we're fine with
it. Dawn had talked with me last week about it. It's a groundwater
remediation facility that was having problems with contamination of
their sampler from the air.
Call me if you have questions.
Matt
Kirk Stafford wrote:
> Hey Matt,
I of 2
3/ 15/2004 3:50 PM

[Fwd: Re: [Fwd: Re: brenntag se permit change]]
> Dawn Jefferies of the central office is asking for the RRO input on
> changing Brenntag's permit (NC0086827) from composite to grab for
> chronic toxicity. I don't remember what your group's opinions was.
> Please help me remember. Thanks.
> -Kirk
Matt Matthews
NC DENR/Division of Water Quality
Aquatic Toxicology Unit
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621
v-[phone]
f-[phone]
Mai1To:[e-mail]
http://www.esb.enr.state.nc.us
2 of 2 3/ 15/2004 3:50 PM

FEB 3 2004
V2 ARCADIS
Infrastructure, buildings, environment communications
David A. Goodrich
Supervisor
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Subject:
Permit Modification Request for NPDES Permit No. NCO086827
Brenntag Southeast Facility, Durham, North Carolina
Dear Mr. Goodrich:
ARCADIS G&M, Inc. (ARCADIS) has prepared this letter on behalf of Brenntag
Southeast, Inc. (Brenntag) to request a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) permit modification for the Brenntag facility located at 2000 East
Pettigrew Street in Durham, North Carolina. The facility currently operates a
groundwater treatment system that is authorized to discharge to surface water under
NPDES Permit No. NC0086827.
As required by the permit, Brenntag monitors the treated groundwater effluent on a
monthly basis for a variety of volatile organic, semi -volatile organic, and inorganic
constituents via a grab sample. Brenntag also monitors the effluent on a quarterly
basis for chronic toxicity via a composite sample.
Fourteen of the volatile and semi -volatile organic compounds specified for analysis
in the NPDES Permit are flagged with the notation, "If after one year of sampling
(12 sampling events) this analyte has not been detected above the quantitation limit,
the permittee may request that the Division evaluate removing that parameter as a
condition of the permit." The historical analytical results for the 14 compounds
which may potentially be removed from the required analyte list are summarized in
the attached Table 1. The results summarized on Table 1 include all effluent
samples collected from the groundwater remediation system since it was activated in
June 2001 through December 2003.
As shown in Table 1, none of the 14 noted parameters have been detected in treated
groundwater effluent at the Brenntag facility with the exception of carbon disulfide
(which has been detected twice and is a confirmed contaminant at the site) and
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ARCADIS G&M of North
Carolina, Inc.
801 Corporate Center Drive
Suite 300
Raleigh,
North Carolina 27607-5073
Tel [phone]
Fax [phone]
w .arcacis-us.com
ENVIRONMENTAL
Date:
30 January 2004
Contact:
Jim Shilliday
Extension:
246
E-mail:
[e-mail]
Our ref:
NC000368.0013.00002
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ARCADIS
Mr. Goodrich
30 January 2004
phenol (which was detected once and the detection was thought to be caused by
laboratory contamination as this semi -volatile organic compound is not known to be
a contaminant associated with the groundwater at the site). Based on these data,
Brenntag
requests that monitoring of the following parameters be removed as a
permit condition: chloroethane; chloroform`, ethyl benzene, isopropyl ether,
methylene chloride, methyl isobutyl ket e, naphthalen—e he sec-butylbenzene,
tert-butylbenzene 1,1,1-trichloroethane 1,3,5-trimethylbenze`ne, nd 1,2,4-trimetliyl%
benzene. „_ca (rrs t w"
�d
In addition, Brenntag would like to request the removal of bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
Tti „e
from the list of required analytes for the monthly effluent samples. This compound
is a know laboratory contaminant and it is not a constituent of concern associated
with groundwater at the site. This constituent has only been detected in one effluent
sample (sample collected on September 14, 2003) out of the 32 NPDES sampling
events conducted to date. The detection of bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate in the effluent
sample collected on September 14, 2003, was discounted as laboratory error or
laboratory contamination as was the detection <phenol during that same sampling
event.
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Brenntag also requests that the DWQ consider amending the permit to allow chronic
1 O ,` Q o5
toxicity to be analyzed from a grab sample rather than a composite sample.
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Currently the composite sampling procedure requires that the composite sampling
t
equipment be placed inside a 55 gallon plastic drum which is then sealed and the air
inside the drum is purged with nitrogen. This sample collection procedure was
developed because the composite sample collection equipment is located near the
acid repackaging area and the air in this area periodically contains elevated
concentrations of ammonia gas. It was determined that the ammonia gas was
coming in contact with the composite sampling equipment over the 24 hour period
that the equipment is sampling the effluent. It is suspected that the ammonia gas was
causing elevated chlorine concentrations in the composite samples and the elevated
chlorine concentrations caused several samples collected in 2002 to fail the chronic
toxicity testing procedure.
A summary of all historical effluent sampling data (including chronic toxicity test
data) since system startup in June 2001 is included in attached Table 2. The effluent
samples have passed each quarterly chronic toxicity test beginning in October 2002
which is the first sampling event to include the equipment containerization process
discussed above. The containerization process is time consuming and costly;
therefore, we would like to eliminate the need for this process by amending the
sampling protocol to allow for collection of grab samples as opposed to composite
samples.
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ARCADIS Mr. Goodrich
30 January 2004
We look forward to your response regarding this request for permit modification.
Should you have any questions regarding this letter request, please do not hesitate to
contact us.
Sincerely,
ARCADIS G&M of North Carolina, Inc.
auc� ertz,P.E. ain E. Shilliday, II, L.G.
Senior Scientist/Project Engineer Senior Scientist/Prol ger
Brenntag Southeast, hic.
0-1�cD
Bruce Biehl,
Director of Regulatory Affairs
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Page I of 1
Table I. Historical Data Summary of Effluent Sampling Results for Select NPDES Parameters, Brenntag Southeast Facility (Former SouthChem Facility), Durham, North Carolina
Date
V
Carbon
Disulfide
(ug/L)
Chloroethane
(ug/L)
Chloroform Etylbenzene
(ug/L) OWL)
Isopropyl
ether
(ug/L)
Methylene
Chloride
(ug/L)
Methyl
Isobutyl
Ketone
(ug/L)
Napthalene
(ug/L)
Phenol
(ug/L)
sec-
Butylhenzene
(ug/L)
tert-
Butylbenzene
OWL)
I,I,I-
Trichlornethane
(ug/L)
1,3,5-
Trimethylbenzene
(ug/L)
1,2,4-
Trimethylbenzene
OWL)
6122/01
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<5.0
<10
<10
<1.0
<LO
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
7/23/01
46
<I.0
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
<5.0
<10
<10
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
8/31/01
<I.0
<I.0
<I.0
<1.0
<10
<1.0
<5.0
<10
<10
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
<I.0
921/01
<I.0
<I.0
<1.0
<I.0
<I.0
<1.0
<2.0
<10
<10
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
<LO
<I.0
10/30/01
<I.0
<1.0
<Lp
<I.0
<2.0
<1.0
<2.0
<10
<10
<LO
<I.0
<1.0
<10
<I.0
1126/01
<I.0
<I.0
<L0
<I.0
<2.0
<I.0
<2.0
<10
<10
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
<l0
<1.0
12/10/01
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<2.0
<1.0
<2.0
<10
<10
<1.0
<1.0
<L0
<1.0
<1.0
124/02
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<I0
<5.0
<10
<10
<10
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
220/02
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<I0
10 B
<10
<10
<10
<5.0
<50
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
325/02
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<10
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<10
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
425/02
<1.0
<1.0
<10
<I.0
<I.0
<5.0
<10
<1.0
QO
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
523/02
<5.0
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<11.9
<1.0
<I.0
<I.0
<1.0
<I.0
624/02
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<I0.0
<5.0
<I0.0
<5.0
<I0.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
7/17/02
<I.0
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<10.0
<I.0
<10.0
<10
<11.1
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<10
<10
8/l/02
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
9/16/02
<I.0
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<12.5
<12.5
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
10/21/02
<I.0
<I.0
<LO
<1.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<1.0
<10.0
<1.0
<LO
<I.0
<I.0
<1.0
1120/02
<I.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1,0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<1.0
<I1.6
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<LO
<I.0
12/19/02
21.4
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<I 1.1
<11.1
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
<LO
l/I/03
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
2/11/03
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
<2.5
<5.0
<2.5
<10.0
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<I.0
<1.0
326/03
<1.0
<I.0
<I.0
<I.0
<5.0
<2.5
<5.0
<2.5
<11.8
<I.0
<1.0
<I.0
<I.0
<1.0
4/14/03
<1.0
<IO
<I.0
<I.0
<5.0
<2.5
<5.0
<2.5
<I2.3
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<I.0
<1.0
529/03
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<I.0
<5.0
<2.5
<5.0
<2.5
<I0.0
<1.0
<I.0
<I.0
<1.0
<1.0
6/16/03
<I.0
<1-0
<I.0
<I.0
<5.0
<2.5
<50
<2.5
<10.0
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<I.0
<1.0
721/03
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
<1.0
<5.0
<2.5
<5 0
<2.5
<10.0
<I.0
<I.0
<I.0
<I.0
<I.0
8/19/03
<1,0
<I.0
<1.0
<1.0
<5.0
<2.5
<5 0
<2.5
<t 1.1
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<I.0
<1.0
9/14/03
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<5.0
<2.5
<5.0
<2.5
_ 320
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<I.0
<1.0
929/03
<I.0
<1.0
<10
<I.0
<5.0
<2.5
<5.0
<2.5
<10.0
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<I.0
<I.0
10/13/03
<I.0
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<5.0
<2.5
<5.0
<10.
<I0.
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
<1.0
11/14/03
<I.0
<I.0
<1.0
<1.0
<5.0
<2.5
<5.0
<10
<10
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
1229/03
<L0
<I.0
<I.0
<I.0
<5.0
<2.5
<5.0
<I0.0
<I0.0
<LO
<LO
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
NOTES
NS - Not Sampled
Samples were not collectcd in August 2002 and January 2003 as there was no discharge during those months
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Table 2. Historical Data Summary of Effluent Sampling Results for all NPDES Pammetem, Brenntag Southeast Facility (Former SouthChem Facility), Durham, North Carolina
Date
Effluent Flow
MGD
Total
Suspended
Solids
(mg/L)
Oil and
Grease
(mg/L)
Iron
(mg/L)
Manganese
(mg/L)
V
Benzene
(ug(L)
Bis(2-et exyl)
phthalate
(ug/L)
v
Dichloroethene
(ug(L)
✓
Tetrachlomethene
(ug/L)
`�
Trichlomethene
(ug/L)
�
Toluene
(ug/L)
Cazbon
Disulfide
(ug/L)
622/01
0.0052
3
<5.56
0.055
1.82
<1.0
<10
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
723101
0.0013
6.6
<0.9
1.1
1.42
<I.0
<10
<I.0
<1.0
<I.0
<I.0
46
8/31/01
0.0015
<2A
<5.21
0.463
0.492
<I.0
<10
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
<1.0
921/01
0.0029
<2.0
<0.89
4.06
3.31
<I.0
<10
<I.0
<1.0
<I.0
<I.0
<1.0
10/30/01
0.0035
<2.0
<5.26
<0.050
0.993
<1.0
<10
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<I.0
<1.0
11/26/01
0.0034
5.2
<5.43
0.188
2.29
<I.0
<10
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<I.0
<I.0
12/10/01
0.0030
2.4
<5.26
0.231
0.56
<I.0
<10
<I.0
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
<LO
124/02
0.0040
4.2
<5.68
0.445
2.16
<5.0
<10
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
2/20/02
0.0030
<2.0
<5.43
0.47
2.61
<5.0
<10
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
325/02
0.0030
5.2
<5.32
0,371
3.06
<5.0
<10
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
425/02
0.0027
<4.0
<5.21
<0.050
0.329
<I.0
<10
<L0
<I.0
<1.0
<1.0
<L0
523/02
0.0023
<2.0
<I0.0
0.43
0.455
<I.0
<11.9
<I.0
<I.0
<I.0
<I.0
<5.0
624/02
0.0028
Q.0
<5.26
0.098
0.239
<5.0
<10.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
7117/02
0.0016
<20
<5.56
0,162
0.223
<I.0
<11.1
<I.0
<I.0
2
<I.0
<1.0
8/1102
0
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
9/16/02
0,0029
<3.33
<5.00
0.286
0.17
<1.0
<12.5
<I.0
<I.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
1021/02
0.0030
<1.11
<5.38
0.385
0.385
<1.0
<]0.0
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
1120/02
0.0029
<2.0
<5.21
0.159
0.93
<1.0
<11.6
<I.0
<I.0
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
12/19/02
0.0039
<5.0
<5.32
0.217
7.27
<I.0
<11.1
<1.0
<I.0
<I.0
<1.0
21.4
1/l/03
0
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
2/11/03
0.0038
<2.0
<5.0
0.07
2.99
1.4
<10.0
<I.0
<I.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
326/03
0.0023
IS
<5.21
0.195
2.43
<I.0
<11.8
<I.0
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<LO
4/14/03
0.0027
<1.03
<5.32
0.359
2.09
<I.0
<12.3
<I.0
<I.0
<I.0
<I.0
<1.0
529/03
0,0029
3
<5.43
1.07
1.05
<I.0
<I0.0
<I.0
<1.0
<I.0
<I.0
<I.0
6/16/03
0.0027
<2.0
<5.10
0.152
0.532
<1.0
<10.0
<I.0
<I.0
<I.0
<I.0
<1.0
721/03
0.0031
<1.02
<5.10
0.134
0.044
<1.0
<I0.0
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
8/19/03
0.0022
<1.2
31.3
0.403
0.291
<I.0
<I 1.1
<1.0
<I.0
<I.0
<I.0
<1.0
9/14/03'
0.0015
12
<5.10
0.778
0.216
<1.0
155�
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
9/29/03
0.0015
NS
NS
NS
NS
<1.0<10.
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<I.0
<1.0
10/13/03
0.0008
2.2
<5.0
0.446
0.213
<1.00
<I0.0
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
11/14/03
0,0025
<2.00
<5.00
0.455
0.851
<1.0
<I0.0
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
1229/03
0.0022
1.6
<5.00
0.267
0.617
<1.0
<10.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
NOTES
NS - Not Sampled
Samples were not collected in August 2002 and January 2003 w there was no discharge during those months.
9/14/03' Detections ofbis(2ethylhexyl) phthalate and phenol were due to laboratory error; a subsequent sample collected on 929/03 did not contain detectable concentrations of either compound
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Table 2, Historical Data Summary of Effluent Sampling Results, Brenntag SouthChem, Durham, North Carolina
Date
Chloraethane
(ug/L)
Chloroform
(ug/L)
1,1-
Dichloroethane
(ug/L)
1,2-
Dichloroethene Ethylbenzena
(ug/L) (ug(L)
Isopropyl
ether
(ug(L)
Methylene
Chloride
(UgIL)
Methyl
Isobutyl
Ketone
(ug(L)
Napthalene
(ug/L)
Phenol
(ug/L)
see-
Butylbennne
(ug/L)
tert-
Butylbennne
(ug/L)
1,1,1-
Trichloroethane
(ug/L)
6/22/01
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<5.0
<10
<10
<1.0
<L0
<1.0
7/23/01
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<I.0
<I.0
<I.0
<5.0
<10
<10
<I.0
<1.0
<1.0
8/31/01
<I.0
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
<I.0
<10
<LO
<5.0
<10
<10
<I.0
<I.0
<1.0
9/21/01
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<I.0
<1.0
<I.0
<2.0
<10
<10
<I.0
<I.0
<I.0
10/30/01
<LO
<I.0
<I.0
<LO
<1.0
<2.0
<1.0
<2.0
<10
<10
<I.0
<LO
<I.0
11/26/01
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<2.0
<1.0
<2.0
<10
<10
<I.0
<1.0
<1.0
12/10/01
<1.0
<I.0
<I.0
<1.0
<1.0
<2.0
<1.0
<2.0
<10
<10
<I.0
<1.0
<1.0
1/24/02
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<10
<5.0
<10
<10
<10
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
2/20/02
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<10
10 B
<10
<10
<10
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
3/25/02
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<10
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<10
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
425/02
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
<1.0
<5.0
<10
<I.0
<10
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
523/02
<10
<I.0
<L0
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<11.9
<I.0
<I.0
<I.0
6/24/02
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<I0.0
<5.0
<10.0
<5.0
<10.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
7/17/02
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<LO
<I0.0
<1.0
<I0.0
<1.0
<11.1
<I.0
<I.0
<I.0
8/I/02
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
9/16/02
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
<1.0
<LO
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<12.5
<12.5
<I.0
<1.0
<I.0
1021/02
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<1.0
<10.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
1120/02
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<1.0
<11.6
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
12/19/02
<I.0
<I.0
<1.0
<I.0
<I.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<I1.1
<I1.1
<I.0
<1.0
<I.0
l/l/03
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
2/11/03
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<2.5
<5.0
<2.5
<10.0
<L0
<1.0
<1.0
3/26103
<1.0
<L0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<5.0
<2.5
<5.0
<2.5
<11.8
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
4/14/03
<I.0
<I.0
<I.0
<I.0
<I.0
<5.0
<2.5
<5.0
<2.5
<12.3
<1,0
<1.0
<I.0
529103
<I.0
<I.0
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<5.0
<2.5
<5.0
<2.5
<10.0
<10
<1.0
<1.0
6/16/03
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
<5.0
<2.5
<5.0
<2.5
<10.0
<I.0
<1.0
<1.0
721/03
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<I.0
<5.0
<2.5
<5.0
<2.5
<10.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
8/19/03
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<I.0
<5.0
<2.5
<5.0
<2.5
<I 1.1
<I.0
<1.0
<1.0
9/14/03'
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
<I.0
<5.0
<2.5
<5.0
<2.5
320
<I.0
<1.0
<1.0
9/29/03
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
<5.0
<2.5
<5.0
<2.5
<10.0
<I.0
<1.0
<1.0
10/13/03
<LO
<1.0
<1.0
<L0
<1.0
<5,0
<2.5
<5.0
<10.
<I0.
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
11/14/03
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
<I.0
<5.0
<2.5
<5.0
<10
<10
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
1229103
<1.0
<I.0
<I.0
<I.0
<L0
<5.0
<2.5
<5.0
<10.0
<10.0
<I.0
<1.0
<I.0
NOTES
NS - Not Sampled
Samples were not collected in August 2002 and January 2003 as there was no discharge during those months.
9114/03' Detections of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate and phenol were due to laboratory error; a subsequent sample collected on 9/29103 did not contain detectable concentrations of either compound
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Table 2. Historical Data Summary of Effluent Sampling Resujis, Brenntag SouthChem, Durham, North Carolina
Date
1,3,5-
Trimethylbenzene
(ug/L)
1,2,4-
Trimethylbenzene
(ug/L)
Vinyl
Chloride
(ug/L)
Xylenes
(total)
(ug/L)
Total
Nitrogen
(ug/L)
Chronic
Toxicity
6/22/01
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
0.37
NS
723/01
<I.0
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
1.53
NS
8131/01
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
1.48
NS
921/01
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
1.39
PASS
10/30/01
<1.0
<I,0
<I.0
<1.0
0.1
FAIL
1126/01
<I.0
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
0.91
PASS
12/10/01
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
0.42
PASS
124/02
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
0.44
PASS
220/02
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
0.47
NS
3/25/02
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
0.55
NS
4/25/02
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<0.100
FAIL
5/23/02
<I.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<0.100
PASS
6/24/02
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<5.0
<0.100
FAIL
7/17/02
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
<1.0
<0.100
FAIL
8/1/02
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
9/16/02
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
0.49
PASS'
1021/02
<10
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
0.23
PASS
1120/02
<I.0
<I.0
<1.0
<I.0
<0A
NS
12/19/02
<1.0
<I.0
<1.0
<I,0
0.39
NS
l/I/03
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
2/I1/03
<I.0
<I.0
<1.0
<I.0
0.18
PASS
326/03
<1.0
<I.0
<10
<I.0
0.24
NS
4/14/03
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<I.0
0.13
PASS
529/03
<1.0
<I.0
<I.0
<I.0
0.42
NS
6/16103
<10
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<0.100
NS
7/21/03
<I.0
<1.0
<L0
<1.0
0.48
PASS
8/19/03
<I.0
<I.0
<1.0
<I.0
<0.10
NS
9/14/031
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
0.56
NS
9/29/03
<L0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
NS
NS
10/13/03
<LO
<I.0
<I.0
<1.0
0.14
PASS
11/14/03
<1.0
<I.0
<I.0
<I.0
0.22
NS
1229/03
<L0
<I.0
<I.0
<1.0
0.14
NS
NOTES
NS - Not Sampled
Samples wcre not collected in August 2002 and January 2003 as there was no discharge during those months.
9114/03' Detections ofbis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate and phenol were due to laboratory error, a subsequent sample collected on 9/29/03 did not contain detectable concentrations of either compound
e The sample collected on 9/16/02 did not pass the chronic toxicity test, but a second sample collected on 9/24/02 successfully passed
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FACILITY REQUIREMENT
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Subject: Regarding Permit NCO086827 for the Brenntag Facility in Durham, N C
From: "Jones, Alexandra" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 14.03:52 -0600
To: "'[e-mail]"' <[e-mail]>
CC: "Shilliday,Jim" <[e-mail]>
Mr. Weaver,
Thank you for returning my call. As you requested, I am sending my
questions to you in this e-mail regarding the NPDES permit for the
groundwater treatment system at the Brenntag Durham facility.
Currently, there are thirteen VOCs and one SVOC listed as monitoring
requirements on this permit that are flagged with this qualification: "If
after one year of sampling, this analyte has not been detected above the
quantitation limit, the permi.ttee may request that the Division evaluate
removing that parameter as a condition of the permit." None of the fourteen
qualified constituents except carbon disulfide, which was detected in
December 2002 and July 2001, have been detected since the groundwater
treatment system was activated in June 2001. We would like to request that
the permit be modified to remove the thirteen constituents from the
conditions of the permit. How should we go about this request process?
Additionally, all analytical parameters for the permit, with the exception
of chronic toxicity, are analyzed from a grab sample. The chronic toxicity
is analyzed from two, 24-hour composite samples. In previous discussions
with Matt Matthews of the DWQ, he has stated that it may be possible to
modify the permit conditions to allow chronic toxicity to be analyzed from
grab sample rather than a composite if it can be demonstrated that the
composition of the effluent does not vary in toxicity over time. I would
like to discuss this possibility with your further, at your convenience.
Thank you,
E. Alexandra Jones, EIT
ARCADIS - Raleigh NC
919.854.1282 x 150
141 9/10/2003 9:58 AM