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TELEPHONE CALL RECORD 

 Outgoing Call

Date: 6/29/2010 Time: 11:30 am EST 

Company Name: AL State Docks – Mud Lakes (AL0002976) 

Contact Name: Cliff Wright 

Phone No.: (251) 454-9514 

Name: Elizabeth Sabol Eastern Research Group

GENERAL SUBJECT : Mercury Discharges Reported to DMR in 2008 

 

TOPICS DISCUSSED AND ACTION TAKEN 

I called AL State Docks on June 29, 2010, to speak with Cliff Wright regarding mercury discharges reported to 

DMR in 2008. I also stated that I was looking for some information regarding the facility’s operations. He asked 

that EPA submit the request for data confirmation via e-mail. I stated that I would have EPA send an e-mail will

all of the information. Please see the attached e-mail chain for more information regarding the mercury 

discharges. 

On August 9, 2010, I called Cliff Wright back regarding the discharge information that we requested from the 

facility on June 29, 2010. Mr. Wright confirmed that we would be receiving the data by Monday, August 26, 

2010. I asked him several questions regarding the dock, while we wait for his mercury discharge information. 

Mr. Wright stated that the dock is not an industrial manufacturing site. He stated that the dock serves as a 

transfer station for bulk cargo being exported and imported. He stated that there is a garage facility on site that 

has typical universal waste generation; however, he has no industrial waste outfalls at his facility. 
From: "Cliff Wright" <CWright@asdd.com> 

To: <Swietlik.William@epamail.epa.gov> 

CC: "Eleanor Codding" <Eleanor.Codding@erg.com>, "Jessica Wolford" <Jessica.Wolford@erg.com>, "Elizabeth Sabol" 

<Elizabeth.Sabol@erg.com> 

Date: 7/6/2010 11:19 AM 

Subject: RE: DMRs Clarification for AL State Docks - Mud Lakes 

Mr. Swietlik, 

I appreciate this confirmation email as I do not respond to telephone solicitations due to port security protocols. I will have the referenced 

analytical results for mercury recalculated and will email those results to you as soon as possible. 

Best Regards, 

 

Clifford L. Wright, P.G., REM 

Environmental Management 

Alabama State Port Authority 

251.441.7086 Direct 

251.441.9395 Fax 

251.454.9514 Cell 

cwright@asdd.com 

P Go Green. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. 

-----Original Message----- 

From: Swietlik.William@epamail.epa.gov [mailto:Swietlik.William@epamail.epa.gov] 

Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 8:06 AM 

To: Cliff Wright 

Cc: Eleanor Codding; Jessica Wolford; Elizabeth Sabol 

Subject: Re: DMRs Clarification for AL State Docks - Mud Lakes 

Dear Mr. Wright: 

EPA is requesting clarification from you on the 2008 discharge 

monitoring reports (DMRs) for the AL State Docks - Mud Lakes facility in 

Mobile, AL (AL0002976) along with some general information about the 

industrial operations at the facility. 

Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG), operating under EPA Contract No. 

68-C-02-095, is collecting this information as EPA's authorized agent. 

EPA, and its agents, are authorized under Section 308 of the Clean Water 

Act (CWA) to collect information related to the discharge of pollutants 

to water of the U.S. and the permits issued for that purpose. I request 

your cooperation and the submittal of this information to ERG, or 

directly to me if you prefer, as soon as possible. 

EPA needs clarification of your reported mercury discharges in 2008 to 

determine if the AL State Docks - Mud Lakes facility is accurately 

discharging mercury at the DMR reported levels, or whether this is a 

data reporting error. 

As background, EPA reviews publicly-available DMR data to fulfill 

requirements under Section 304(b) of the Clean Water Act. 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 the 2010 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). Pollutant 

concentrations, reported in DMR reports, are one source of information 

EPA uses for the review. 

We need to obtain clarification on the following quantity data for 

mercury discharges from your facility. Our records show the following 

quantities were reported as discharged: 

June 2008: 0.7755102 kg/day 
Sept 2008: 0.00063492063 kg/day 

Dec 2008: 0.31292517 kg/day 

Average Flow Reported: 0.5 MGD 

We believe that the quantities for June and December might include a 

unit conversion error. We appreciate your help in confirming if the 

above data are accurate. 

Also, we are interested in getting information about the general 

operations at the facility. Please include a short reply to the 

following requests/questions with your response. 

1. Provide a short description of Outfall 001, including the sources of 

the discharge. 

2. What is water being used for at the site? 

3. What is the source of the mercury that is being discharged from 

Outfall 001? 

4. What types of materials/shipments are being imported/exported from 

the dock? 

This additional information about the industrial operations at the 

facility will help us determine the source of the mercury discharges, if 

the DMR data is accurate. 

Please return the requested information to Elizabeth Sabol of ERG via 

e-mail at elizabeth.sabol@erg.com, or to me directly if you prefer. 

If you have questions regarding this request, you may contact Elizabeth 

Sabol of ERG by phone at (703) 633-1659 or at the e-mail address listed 

above. 

If you would like to speak with me regarding this request, I am 

available at (202) 566-1129 or by e-mail: swietlik.william@epa.gov. 

Thank you for your cooperation. 

Sincerely, 

W. F. Swietlik 

 _______________________ 

William F. Swietlik 

Engineering and Analysis Division (4303-T) 

Office of Water/Office of Science and Technology 

U. S. EPA 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. 

Washington, DC, 20460 

202-566-1129: Desk 

202-566-1053: FAX