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Project No.: 0317.02.005.520 Page 1 of 4

Project Name: DMR2013 CBI?

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Date: 5/11/15 Time: 1:00 am

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Company Name: Georgia Environmental Protection Division ERG Staff Name: Kimberly Bartell

Contact Name: Christopher Beranek Contact Phone Number: (912) 262-3179

General Subject: 2013 DMR Sulfide Discharges for King America Finishing (GA0003280)

TOPICS DISCUSSED AND ACTION TAKEN

Christopher Beranek: Main office – 912-264-7284

Direct line – 912-262-3179

Email: Christopher.beranek@dnr.ga.gov

On May 11, 2015, I spoke with Mr. Beranek and asked to confirm the 2013 sulfide discharges for King America 

Finishing. Mr. Beranek stated that this facility was blamed for a major 2011 fish kill and therefore, they were 

doing toxicity monitoring every day in 2013. He stated that they have a lot of data for the facility so an email 

would be the best way to confirm the data. The facility received a new permit in Dec 2013. The sulfide permit 

limits in the prior permit were 31 lbs/day (monthly avg) and 62 lbs/day (daily max) for outfall 001. 

Please see attached email correspondence. 
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Email Communication with Georgia EPD

From: Christopher Beranek <Christopher.beranek@dnr.ga.gov>

To: Kimberly Bartell

Date: 05/12/15 8:34 AM

Subject: RE: 2013 DMR Clarification for Sulfide Discharges

Kim,

I have placed my numbers next to yours. The numbers I have reported to you are in lbs/day. Also to let you know that most of the 

days the sulfide limit is below the detection limit of 1.00 mg/L but King America Finishing still reported that as a 1.00 mg/L given 

them the loading values. Please let me know if you have more questions.

Christopher Beranek, P.E.

Environmental Engineer 

Coastal District – Brunswick

Ph: 912-264-7284

Fax: 912-262-3160

From: Kimberly Bartell [mailto:Kimberly.Bartell@erg.com] 

Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 5:21 PM

To: Beranek, Christopher

Cc: Swietlik.William@epa.gov; Elizabeth Gentile

Subject: 2013 DMR Clarification for Sulfide Discharges

Mr. Beranek:

Thank you for your time on the phone today. 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 2013 discharge monitoring reports for King America Finishing in Sylvania, GA 

(GA0003280). 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. 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 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 in discharge monitoring reports from 2013 and needs further 

information to complete the review. 

We would like to confirm the following 2013 discharge data for King America Finishing. Our records show the following values were 

discharged from outfall 001:

Date

Sulfide Quantity 

(kg/day)

Flow 

(MGD)

GA EPD 

DMR 

Sulfide 

(lbs/day)

GAEPD 

DMR Flow

(MGD)

1/31/2013 5.44 1.28 12 1.287

2/28/2013 5.89 1.38 13 1.388

3/31/2013 5.45 1.404 12 1.404

4/30/2013 5.89 1.409 13 1.409

5/31/2013 4.98 1.204 11.0 1.204

6/30/2013 5.6009 1.48 12.35 1.481

7/31/2013 7.44 1.61 16.42 1.613

8/31/2013 6.503 1.72 14.34 1.72

9/30/2013 6.59 1.73 14.55 1.733

10/31/2013 6.077 1.57 13.40 1.574

11/30/2013 6.84 1.59 15.10 1.591

12/31/2013 5.65 1.44 12.46 1.448
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We appreciate your help in confirming if the above data are accurate, or if there are errors in the DMR data. Additionally, please 

provide a copy of the facility’s NPDES permit prior to the current 2012 permit if available. 

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: Kimberly Bartell

To: Christopher Beranek <Christopher.beranek@dnr.ga.gov>

Date: 05/11/15 5:21 PM

Subject: 2013 DMR Clarification for Sulfide Discharges

Mr. Beranek:

Thank you for your time on the phone today. 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 2013 discharge monitoring reports for King America Finishing in Sylvania, GA 

(GA0003280). 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. 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 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 in discharge monitoring reports from 2013 and needs further 

information to complete the review. 

We would like to confirm the following 2013 discharge data for King America Finishing. Our records show the following values were 

discharged from outfall 001:

Date

Sulfide Quantity 

(kg/day)

Flow 

(MGD)

1/31/2013 5.44 1.28

2/28/2013 5.89 1.38

3/31/2013 5.45 1.404

4/30/2013 5.89 1.409

5/31/2013 4.98 1.204

6/30/2013 5.6009 1.48

7/31/2013 7.44 1.61

8/31/2013 6.503 1.72

9/30/2013 6.59 1.73

10/31/2013 6.077 1.57

11/30/2013 6.84 1.59

12/31/2013 5.65 1.44

We appreciate your help in confirming if the above data are accurate, or if there are errors in the DMR data. Additionally, please 

provide a copy of the facility’s NPDES permit prior to the current 2012 permit if available. 
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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