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Date: 12/13/13 Time: 1:00 am

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Company Name: DeKalb Jackson Water Treatment Plant ERG Staff Name: Kimberly Bartell

Contact Name: Chris Rose Contact Phone Number: (256) 437-9001

General Subject: 2011 DMR Discharges for DeKalb Jackson Water Treatment Plant

TOPICS DISCUSSED AND ACTION TAKEN

DeKalb-Jackson Water Supply District: 256-632-2254

Water Treatment Plant (attn: Chris Rose): 256-437-9001, email: djwtp@gotsky.com

On December 13th I called the water department for DeKalb County (http://www.dekalbeda.com/transportationutilities/utilities) and was given the phone number to the treatment plant (256-437-9001). I called the water 

treatment plant and was asked to email the information we are looking for with the EPA contract number. Chris 

Rose is the chief operator for the plant. Please see attached email communication.

On December 17th I called the treatment plant and was told that Chris Rose would be in after 8pm. At 8:45pm I 

called the treatment plant and left a message for Chris Rose. I also followed up with an email. 

On December 23rd at 1pm, Mr. Rose returned my call. He apologized for the delay in getting back to me but he 

typically works night shifts. He had taken a second look at the DMR data I sent him and realized that flow was 

incorrect. The flow should have been divided by 1,000. Therefore, flows should average .150 MGD, not 150 

MGD. Mr. Rose also stated that their permit has an Aluminum limit of 10 mg/L and no flow limit except to 

report max and average discharges. The facility opened in 2007 and previously ran for about 12 hours a day but 

is now running 16-24 hours a day. It is a membrane filter plant and the backwash goes to pond 1 first which 

holds 1 million gallons. It then flows via a 250 foot pipe to a smaller pond that holds 256,000 gallons. The 

overflow from the smaller pond discharges to the river. During the first few years of operation the facility had 

no overflow from the smaller pond and therefore no DMR discharges (the ponds weren’t full). Mr. Rose stated 

that the first discharge to the river occurred in August 2009. This explains the lack of DMR data for the facility 

prior to 2009. Mr. Rose stated that he is available if we have any further questions.
Email Communication with DeKalb Jackson WTP

From: Kimberly Bartell

To: djwtp@gotsky.com

CC: Sabol, Elizabeth; Swietlik, William; Wagoner, Kim

Date: 12/13/13 1:38 PM

Subject: ATTN: Chris Rose: 2011 DMR Clarification for Aluminum Discharges

Dear Mr. Rose,

Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG) under EPA Contract No. EP-C-12-021,is e-mailing you on 

EPA's behalf to request clarification of 2011 discharge monitoring reports for DeKalb Jackson 

WTP in Flat Rock, AL (AL0078557). Here is some background on what the information is used 

for. 

EPA reviews publicly-available DMR data to fulfill its review obligation under Section 304(b) of 

the Clean Water Act (CWA). The CWA requires EPA to annually review and, if appropriate, 

revise its water pollution control technology-based regulations, called "effluent limitations 

guidelines" or "effluent guidelines," that limit the discharge of pollutants to waters of the U.S. 

from various categories of industrial facilities. EPA is currently conducting its 2013 annual 

review of existing effluent guidelines and potential industrial guidelines which may need to be 

included (see http://www.epa.gov/guide/304m/ for further information). EPA will discuss this 

review and the results in its 2013 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan scheduled for publication in 

the Federal Register in 2014. As part of the 2013 annual review, EPA is evaluating the data in 

discharge monitoring reports from 2011 and needs further information to complete the review.

We would like to obtain additional information on the following 2011 discharge data for 

aluminum for your facility. Our records show the following values were discharged: 

Outfall 001:

Date

Aluminum 

Concentration 

(mg/L)

Wastewater 

Flow (MGD)

1/31/2011 4.03 159

2/28/2011 3.24 155

3/31/2011 3.42 146

4/30/2011 2.1 142

5/31/2011 1.39 151

6/30/2011 2.03 181

7/31/2011 0.89 168

8/31/2011 1.83 158

9/30/2011 1.85 142
10/31/2011 0.12 145

11/30/2011 2.54 147

12/31/2011 1.81 156

We appreciate your help in confirming if the above data are accurate, or if there are units errors 

in the DMR data.

Please call me at (517) 515-1721 if you have any questions. If you would like to speak directly 

with EPA regarding this request, you can contact William F. Swietlik of EPA's Office of 

Water/Engineering Analysis Division by phone at (202) 566-1129 or by email: 

swietlik.william@epa.gov.

Thank you,

Kimberly

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Kimberly D. Bartell

Environmental Engineer

Eastern Research Group, Inc. 

kimberly.bartell@erg.com

Phone: 517-515-1721

From: Chris R < djwtp@gotsky.com>

To: Bartell, Kimberly

Date: 12/15/13 12:55 AM

Subject: Re: ATTN: Chris Rose: 2011 DMR Clarification for Aluminum Discharges

Kimberly,

 I pulled all my test results and discharge data logged for 2011. I confirm the 

information you have sent me is accurate. If there is anything else we can do to help let us know.

Thanks,

Chris R.

DJWTP

From: Kimberly Bartell

To: djwtp@gotsky.com

Date: 12/17/13 8:58 AM

Subject: Re: ATTN: Chris Rose: 2011 DMR Clarification for Aluminum Discharges

Mr. Rose,
Thank you for confirming the data. I will let you know if we have any further questions.

Kimberly

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Kimberly D. Bartell

Environmental Engineer

Eastern Research Group, Inc. 

kimberly.bartell@erg.com

Phone: 517-515-1721

From: Kimberly Bartell

To: djwtp@gotsky.com

Date: 12/17/13 8:56 PM

Subject: Re: ATTN: Chris Rose: 2011 DMR Clarification for Aluminum Discharges

Mr. Rose, 

I have the following additional questions for you regarding the DMR data. Some of them would 

be easier to discuss over the phone so please don't hesitate to give me a call. 

1. What is the typical flow rate for outfall 001? You confirmed data that was around 150 MGD 

for 2011, however the data I have for 2010 has flows around 0.15 MGD. Is this change in flow 

from year to year correct or is there a data error? If the data is correct, why has there been an 

increase in flow?

2. The DMR data does not show discharges prior to 2010, has outfall 001 been constructed since 

2009? Please provide a description of the outfall.

3. Can you describe your NPDES permit limits for outfall 001 for Aluminum and flow values? If 

possible, please provide a copy of your NPDES permit. 

I greatly appreciate your help in determining if the DMR data is correct. Please don't hesitate to 

give me a call at (517) 515-1721. 

Thank you,

Kimberly

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Kimberly D. Bartell

Environmental Engineer

Eastern Research Group, Inc. 
kimberly.bartell@erg.com

Phone: 517-515-1721