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### Project Name: 304(m) Annual Review

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 info rmation regarding the facility’s operations. He asked that EPA submit the request for data confirmation via e-m ail. I stated that I would have EPA send an e-mail will

all of the information. Please see the attached e-ma il chain for more information regarding the mercury discharges.

On August 9, 2010, I called Cliff Wright back regarding the di scharge information that we requested from the facility on June 29, 2010. Mr. Wright confirmed that we woul d be receiving the data by Monday, August 26, 2010. I asked him several questions regarding the dock, while we w ait for his mercury discharge information. Mr. Wright stated that the dock is not an industrial man ufacturing 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 tha t 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>, "Jess ica 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 La kes

Mr. Swietlik,

I appreciate this confirmation email as I do not re spond to telephone solicitations due to port securi ty protocols. I will have the referenced analytical results for mercury recalculated and wil l 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 y ou really need to.

-----Original Message----- From: Swietlik.William@epamail.epa.gov [mailto:Swie tlik.William@epamail.epa.gov] Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 8:06 AM To: Cliff Wright Cc: Eleanor Codding; Jessica Wolford; Elizabeth Sab ol Subject: Re: DMRs Clarification for AL State Docks - Mud Lakes

Dear Mr. Wright:

EPA is requesting clarification from you on the 200 8 discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) for the AL State Docks - Mud Lakes facility in Mobile, AL (AL0002976) along with some general info rmation 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 3 08 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) to collect information related to the dis charge of pollutants to water of the U.S. and the permits issued for tha t purpose. I request your cooperation and the submittal of this informat ion to ERG, or directly to me if you prefer, as soon as possible.

EPA needs clarification of your reported mercury di scharges in 2008 to

determine if the AL State Docks - Mud Lakes facilit y is accurately discharging mercury at the DMR reported levels, or whether this is a data reporting error.

As background, EPA reviews publicly-available DMR d ata to fulfill requirements under Section 304(b) of the Clean Wate r Act. The CWA requires EPA to annually review and, if appropriate , revise its water pollution control technology-based regulations, cal led "effluent limitations guidelines" or "effluent guidelines," t hat 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 potentia l industrial guidelines which may need to be included (see http://www.epa.gov/guide/304m/ for further informat ion). Pollutant concentrations, reported in DMR reports, are one so urce of information

EPA uses for the review.

We need to obtain clarification on the following qu antity data for mercury discharges from your facility. Our records show the following quantities were reported as discharged:

June 2008: 0.7755102 kg/daySept 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 Decembe r 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 abou t 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, incl uding 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 impo rted/exported from

the dock?

This additional information about the industrial op erations at the facility will help us determine the source of the m ercury discharges, if

the DMR data is accurate.

Please return the requested information to Elizabet h Sabol of ERG via e-mail at elizabeth.sabol@erg.com, or to me directl y if you prefer.

If you have questions regarding this request, you m ay 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 r equest, 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

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