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Home My WebLink AboutNC0024392_Inspection_20190307ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary LINDA CULPEPPER Director Mr. Greg Beaver Sr. EHS Professional/McGuire Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, North Carolina 28078 Dear Mr. Beaver: NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality 7 March 2019 Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection McGuire Nuclear Station NPDES Permit No. NCO024392 Mecklenburg County Enclosed is a copy of the Compliance Evaluation Inspection Report for the inspection conducted at the subject facility on March 4, 2019, by Mr. Wes Bell of this Office. Please inform the facility's Operator -in -Responsible Charge (ORC) of our findings by forwarding a copy of the enclosed report. The report should be self-explanatory; however, should you have any questions concerning this report, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Bell at (704) 235-2192 or at wes.bell(cr�,ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, El DocuSigned by: 't'" H P for F161 FB69A2D84A3... W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ Enclosure: Inspection Report cc: Rusty Rozzelle, MCWQP (via email) D Q � North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 1 Mooresville, North Carolina 28115 NORTH CAROLINA Da"MoM a enWmn�bl mwnq 704,663.1699 United States Environmental Protection Agency Form Approved. EPA Washington, D.C. 20460 OMB No. 2040-0057 Water Compliance Inspection Report Approval expires 8-31-98 Section A: National Data System Coding (i.e., PCS) Transaction Code NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type Inspector Fac Type 1 IN I 2 IF I 3 I NCO024392 111 12 I 19/03/04 I17 18 I S i 19 i G i 201 I 211111 I I I I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I I I f6 Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA ---------------------- Reserved ------------------- 67 2.0 70 Id I 71 [.. I 72 73 L_LJ74 751 I I I I I I I80 I —I u Section B: Facility Data Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW, also include Entry Time/Date Permit Effective Date POTW name and NPDES oermit Number) 09:15AM 19/03/04 16/06/01 McGuire Nuclear Power Plant NC Hwy 73 Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date Huntersville NC 28078 12:45PM 19/03/04 20/02/29 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data William Jeffrey Cage/ORC/980-875-4410/ Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Edward R Pigott,12700 Hagers Ferry Rd Huntersville NC 28078/Plant Manager/980-875-4111/ No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit Flow Measurement Operations & Maintenance Records/Reports Self -Monitoring Program Sludge Handling Disposal Facility Site Review Effluent/Receiving Waters Laboratory Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) (See attachment summary) Name(s) and Signature(s) of Inspector(s) Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date EDo"Signed by: 3�7�2019 Wes Bell e MRO WQ//704-663-1699 Ext.2192/ �PiY �e& A61696D90CC343T Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone a &Oi414WY: Date �•t.t�o H M4-t4 E�1`1611`1369AMUAI.. Andrew Pitner MRO WQ//704-663-1699 Ext.21 3. 7.19 EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page# NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type NC0024392 I11 121 19/03/04 117 18 ICI Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) On -site Representatives: The following Duke Energy personnel were in attendance during the inspection: Greg Beaver, John Ballard, and Jeff Cage. Page# Permit: NCO024392 Owner - Facility: McGuire Nuclear Power Plant Inspection Date: 03/04/2019 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Permit Yes No NA NE (If the present permit expires in 6 months or less). Has the permittee submitted a new ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ application? Is the facility as described in the permit? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Are there any special conditions for the permit? E ❑ ❑ ❑ Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: The Division issued a permit modification on 8/4/17 to remove the effluent limit and monitoring requirements for thallium. The once through cooling water is not chlorinated (Outfall 001). The last inspection (Compliance Bio-monitoring) was performed by DWR staff on 11/3/16. Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Are records kept and maintained as required by the permit? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is all required information readily available, complete and current? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are all records maintained for 3 years (lab. reg. required 5 years)? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are analytical results consistent with data reported on DMRs? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the chain -of -custody complete? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Dates, times and location of sampling Name of individual performing the sampling Results of analysis and calibration Dates of analysis Name of person performing analyses Transported COCs Are DMRs complete: do they include all permit parameters? ❑ ❑ ❑ Has the facility submitted its annual compliance report to users and DWQ? ❑ ❑ ❑ (If the facility is = or > 5 MGD permitted flow) Do they operate 24/7 with a certified operator ❑ ❑ ❑ on each shift? Is the ORC visitation log available and current? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the ORC certified at grade equal to or higher than the facility classification? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the backup operator certified at one grade less or greater than the facility classification? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is a copy of the current NPDES permit available on site? ❑ ❑ ❑ Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review? ❑ ❑ ❑ Page# 3 Permit: NCO024392 Inspection Date: 03/04/2019 Record Keeping Owner - Facility: McGuire Nuclear Power Plant Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Yes No NA NE Comment: The records reviewed durina the inspection were organized and well maintained. Discharge Monitoring Reports (eDMRs) were reviewed for the period January 2018 through December 2018. No effluent discharges were reported from Outfall 006 during the review period. No permit limit violations were reported and all monitoring frequencies were correct. The facility staff must ensure that "No Flow" instead of "0" is reported for flow on all applicable days for any of the outfalls on future eDMRs. In addition, the facility staff must ensure to use a calendar week as defined by the Permit (Part II, Section A. Definitions), when scheduling and performing required ORC and/or Backup ORC visitations. Laboratory Yes No NA NE Are field parameters performed by certified personnel or laboratory? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are all other parameters(excluding field parameters) performed by a certified lab? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Is the facility using a contract lab? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Celsius)? Incubator (Fecal Coliform) set to 44.5 degrees Celsius+/- 0.2 degrees? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Incubator (BOD) set to 20.0 degrees Celsius +/- 1.0 degrees? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: Effluent analyses (including field) are performed under Duke Energy's Analytical Laboratory certification #248 and field laboratory certification #5156. GEL Laboratories, LLC (TSS and oil & grease/Outfall 004) and ETS, Inc. (toxicity) have also been contracted to provide analytical support. Effluent Sampling Yes No NA NE Is composite sampling flow proportional? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is sample collected below all treatment units? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is proper volume collected? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the tubing clean? ❑ ❑ ❑ # Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees ❑ ❑ ❑ Celsius)? Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ representative)? Comment: The subiect Dermit requires composite (toxicitv - Outfall 001) and arab effluent samples Time -based effluent composite samples are performed in accordance with the permit. The facility was not collecting composite samples are the time of the inspection. Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Does the facility analyze process control parameters, for ex: MLSS, MCRT, Settleable ❑ ❑ ❑ Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable? Page# 4 Permit: NCO024392 Inspection Date: 03/04/2019 Operations & Maintenance Owner - Facility: McGuire Nuclear Power Plant Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Yes No NA NE Comment: The NPDES facilities appeared to be properly operated and well maintained. Carbon dioxide is used (as -needed basis) for pH adjustment at Outfall 002. The installation of the valve/piping system at Outfall 005 has been completed to allow the facility staff to discharge from a lower pond depth during the time periods affected by algal growth. Flow Measurement - Effluent # Is flow meter used for reporting? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is flow meter calibrated annually? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the flow meter operational? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ (If units are separated) Does the chart recorder match the flow meter? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: Outfall 002 flow meter is calibrated quarterly and was last calibrated on 2/11/19 by Duke Energy's I&E personnel. Outfall 001 flows are based on pump logs and Outfall 004 flows are based on tank volume calculations. Outfall 002 and 005 flows combine prior to being measured by a V-notch weir and staff gauge. The flow for Outfall 005 is calculated by subtracting out the measured flow from Outfall 002 when discharges occur at both outfalls. Effluent Pipe Yes No NA NE Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Are the receiving water free of foam other than trace amounts and other debris? E ❑ ❑ ❑ If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: The effluents from Outfalls 001/004 and 002/005 appeared clear with no floatable solids, sheens or foam. Note: Outfall 002 was not discharging at the time of the inspection. The receiving stream did not appear to be negatively impacted. Page# 5