Reading Permit Files

Enforcing Environmental Law

January 2002

State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

Hydrologic Unit Codes (HUC)http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dow/uwa/p4120104.gif

What is the legal effect of exceeding an action level?

When you’ve done BAT--BMP may be the next step

(unless there’s ALARA, or LAER)

Concentration (ug/L) x Flow (L/hr) x Time (hrs) = Mass Load (weight)

Process waste

Joined by storm drains

.5 permitted; 8.9 measured

The RBCs have lost their growth of bacteria--I believe due to the higher water temp--we are doing a 6 hr. composite each work day with an engineering firm to analyze the data to help solve our problem.

2.0 permitted; 10.6 measured

110.6 on ammonia was due to drawing supernate (?) into plant at a high rate --[illegible] flow regulated back into the plant with better results

The 2.3 DO had to be operator error as the next worst value was a 6.7 & 6.8; all the rest were above 7.0

Should the “Friends of Murder Creek” bring a citizen suit against the Akron sewer plant?