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Project No.: 0317.02.005.510 Page 1 of 3

Project Name: DMR2013 CBI?

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TELEPHONE CALL RECORD

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Date: 12/23/14 Time: 3:30 am

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Company Name: Mountain State Carbon ERG Staff Name: Kimberly Bartell

Contact Name: Patrick Smith Contact Phone Number: (740) 283-5542

General Subject: 2013 TRI PAC Discharges for Mountain State Carbon

TOPICS DISCUSSED AND ACTION TAKEN

Patrick Smith: 304-527-5676

Patrick.smith@mscarbonllc.com

General Facility Number: 740-283-5624

Parent Company Number (Severstal Wheeling Inc): 304-234-2400

I spoke with Patrick Smith in 2011 regarding the facility’s PACs discharges. 

I called Mr. Smith on December 23rd and the number was busy. I called the general facility number and got a 

recording that the number has been disconnected. I then called the parent company and the number did not 

connect. 

I called Mr. Smith on January 8th and spoke with him. He was happy to help us out but requested an email with 

our questions so he could look up the data. See attached email correspondence. 
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Email Correspondence with Mountain State Carbon:

From: Patrick Smith

To: Kimberly Bartell

Date: Thu 1/29/15 4:10 PM

Subject: RE: 2013 TRI Clarification for PAC Discharges

Yes, we plan to revise the 2013 data. I plan to do so by February 6.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Pat

From: Kimberly Bartell

To: Patrick.smith@mscarbonllc.com

Date: Wed 1/28/15 12:02 PM

Subject: RE: 2013 TRI Clarification for PAC Discharges

Hi Pat,

I wanted to briefly check in with you and see if the facility was planning to submit data corrections to the TRI data for the

mis-calculation in PACs discharges for 2013 or if the data was going to stay as is? 

Thank you!

Kimberly

From: Patrick Smith

To: Kimberly Bartell

Date: Sat 1/17/15 8:46 AM

Subject: Fwd: 2013 TRI Clarification for PAC Discharges

Kimberly,

I have included a response to your requests below: 

1. Please confirm the pounds of PAC released in 2013: 690 pounds

 In reviewing our data calculations for the 2013 TRI, MSC discovered a data link error which resulted 

in over-reporting of PACs released. Originally category 5.3.1 (Discharge to Ohio River) was reported as 690 

lbs. After fixing the data link, the revised value is calculated to be 15 lbs. 

2. Has the method of determining the PAC discharge including where monitoring was conducted and how non-detect 

results are handled, changed since 2011? If available, please provide a copy of the monitoring results from 2013. 

 Our method for monitoring PAC discharge has not changed since 2011. We continue to perform 

calculations for PACs based on measured average concentrations multiplied by discharge flowrate.

3. Can you estimate which PAC were released?

 The PACs measured and reported are:

 Benz(a)anthracene, Benzo(a)pyrene, Benzo(b)fluoranthene, Benzo(k)fluoranthene,

 Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene, Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene,benzo(j,k)fluorene (aka fluoranthene)

Let me know if you need anything more.
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Thanks

Pat

From: Kimberly Bartell

To: Patrick.smith@mscarbonllc.com

CC: Kim Wagoner, William Swietlik

Date: Thurs 1/8/15 4:45 PM

Subject: 2013 TRI Clarification for PAC Discharges

Dear Mr. Smith:

Thank you for your time on the phone today. As discussed, Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG) under EPA Contract No. 

EP-C-12-021, is e-mailing you to request information for Mountain State Carbon in Follansbee, WV. See below for

background on what the information is used for.

EPA reviews publicly-available discharge monitoring report (DMR) and toxic release inventory (TRI) data to fulfill its 

review obligation 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 guidelines," that limit the 

discharge of pollutants to waters of the U.S. from various categories of industrial facilities. EPA is currently conducting 

its 2015 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 2015 

Effluent Guidelines Program Plan scheduled for publication in the Federal Register sometime in 2015 or 2016.

As part of the 2015 annual review, EPA is evaluating the data reported to the 2013 TRI and needs further information to 

complete the review. Specifically, we would like to clarify the amount of polycyclic aromatic compound (PAC) 

compounds reported to the 2013 TRI. Please confirm/review the following data and questions below.

1. Please confirm the pounds of PAC released in 2013: 690 pounds

2. Has the method of determining the PAC discharge including where monitoring was conducted and how nondetect results are handled, changed since 2011? If available, please provide a copy of the monitoring results from 

2013. 

3. Can you estimate which PAC were released?

We appreciate your help in interpreting TRI data correctly. If you have any questions regarding this request, please call 

me at (517) 515-1721. 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