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Project No.: 0172.08.005.607 Page 1 of 3

Project Name: 2011 Prelim Cat Rev CBI?

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TELEPHONE CALL RECORD

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Date:

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Time: am

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Company Name: Freeman United Coal – Crown 2 & 3 ERG Staff Name: Liz 

Sabol

Contact Name: Thomas Austin Contact Phone Number: (217) 793-7435

General Subject: 2009 DMR Flow Discharges

TOPICS DISCUSSED AND ACTION TAKEN

Both Crown 2 & 3 are minor facilities. Crown 2 is located in Virden, IL, Crown 3 is located in Farmersville, IL. 

They are about 11 miles from each other. All concentrations for manganese are below the ELGs. Suspect error 

in flow values, similar to Freeman Industry. 

Crown 2 – Manganese DMR Discharges (IL0056413)

DSCH DRID MLOC PRAM GROUP AVERAGE_CONC MAXIMUM_CONC LBY TWPE FLOW_MGD

001 0 1 01055 MN 0.561 1.7 144289.8 10100.29 30

Crown 2 – OTIS Flow Data (2009 data is the same in the convert data)

Date Avg. Flow (MGD) Max Flow (MGD)

3/31/2006 <2.88 2.88

12/31/2006 4.32

1/31/2007 2.88 2.88

2/28/2007 1.94 2.88

3/31/2007 2.4 2.88

2/28/2009 45 60

3/31/2009 100 100

6/30/2009 100 100

8/31/2009 85 100

3/31/2010 92 100

5/31/2010 100 100

6/30/2010 106.67 120

9/30/2010 50 50

10/31/2010 93 100

12/31/2010 65 80

Crown 3 – Manganese DMR Discharges (IL0059471)

DSCH DRID MLOC PRAM GROUP AVERAGE_CONC MAXIMUM_CONC LBY TWPE FLOW_MGD

001 0 1 1055 MN 0.122222 0.395 44564.84 3119.539 90
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Crown 3 – OTIS Flow Data – Outfall 001 (2009 data is the same in the convert data)

Date Avg. Flow (MGD) Max Flow (MGD)

3/30/2006 0.101 0.13

12/31/2006 0.518

1/31/2007 1.51 2.98

2/28/2007 0.259 0.432

3/31/2007 1.95 3.6

4/30/2007 0.653 0.864

5/31/2007 0.185 0.374

6/30/2007 0.13 0.72

7/31/2007 0.0094 0.0144

2/28/2009 150 150

3/31/2009 92 150

8/31/2009 92 150

9/30/2009 141 150

10/31/2009 100 125

11/30/2009 125 150

12/31/2009 110 150

2/28/2010 128 260

3/31/2010 52 55

4/30/2010 133.3 150

5/31/2010 116.7 150

6/30/2010 75 75

10/31/2010 75 125

11/30/2010 87.5 100

12/31/2010 117 150

Crown 3 – OTIS Flow Data – Outfall 002 (2009 data is the same in the convert data)

Date Avg. Flow (MGD) Max Flow (MGD)

12/31/2006 0.048 0.115

1/31/2007 0.063 0.115

2/28/2007 0.083 0.202

3/31/2007 0.007

4/30/2007 0.003 0.007

2/28/2009 80 80

3/31/2009 12.5 15

9/30/2009 35 80

11/30/2009 5 5

12/31/2009 15 15

2/28/2010 3 5

3/31/2010 7.67 10

4/30/2010 12.5 15

6/30/2010 5 5

10/31/2010 10 10

12/31/2010 5 5

State Contact (Illinois):

Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) ........................................WATER...........Compliance.................................. 217-782-9720

NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) ........WATER...........Permit Section ............................ 217-782-0610

For other contact information see: http://www.epa.state.il.us/quick-answer-directory/quick-answer-directory.pdf
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Facility Contact: 

Thomas Austin, (217) 793-7435

06/30/2011: Called state DMR and NDPES contacts and was unable to leave a message.

07/01/2011: Called state DMR and NDPES contacts and was unable to leave a message.

07/06/2011: Called states NPDES contact who transferred me to DMR office. Was transferred again to Susan 

Evans (#?) and left a message asking to call me back. I confirmed the flow data with the discharge monitoring 

report data on the website.

07/06/2011: Called Thomas Austin and left a message asking about the Freeman United Coal facilities flow 

DMR data for 2009.

07/07/2011: Called Thomas Austin at 09:00 am and left a message

07/08/2011: Called Thomas Austin at 2:00 pm. Mr. Austin asked for an e-mail confirming our contract with 

EPA and for the flow data to confirm at the 2 facilities. See e-mail sent 7/8/2011.
Email Correspondence with Freeman United Coal – Crown 2 & 3

From: "Ditch Andrew" ADitch@springfieldcoal.com

To: Gray, Jessica; Sabol, Elizabeth; swietlik.william@epa.gov; Tom, Austin

Date: 7/15/2011 10:27 AM

Subject: 2009 DMR Flow Data – Freeman United Coal 

Elizabeth,

 Please find attached the corrected DMR flow data for 2009 and 2010. Any comments or 

questions, please contact me at your convenience.

Thank you,

Andrew Ditch

Springfield Coal Company, LLC

Environmental Engineer

217.627.2161 ext 229

217.691.6696

From: William Swietlik Swietlik.William@epamail.epa.gov

To: Taustin@springfieldcoal.com

CC: Codding, Eleanor; Gray, Jessica; Sabol, Elizabeth

Date: 7/11/2011 8:15 AM

Subject: Re: 2009 DMR Flow Data – Freeman United Coal 

Dear Mr. Austin:

I respectfully request that you assist my contractor, ERG., Inc.

-- Elizabeth Sabol -- to help EPA Headquarters determine why Freeman

United Coal Crown 2 and 3 facilities are reporting such high discharge

flow levels in 2009 in your Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs).

These high flow levels are quite different than those reported in

prior years, and if accurate, would lead EPA to calculate high pollutant

discharge levels for these two facilities as a part of the Clean Water

Act Section 304m review we are currently conducting. The 304m review we

are required to conduct each year helps us to identify potential

industrial discharges for future regulation.

I trust you would want to ensure that these flow rates are

accurate.

If you would like to call me directly to discuss ERG's request,

you may call me today at 703-978-1595, or later this week at

202-566-1129.

Thank you for your cooperation.

________________

Bill Swietlik
US EPA

Office of Water

Engineering and Analysis Division (4303T)

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

Washington, DC 20460

703-216-1390: Cell Phone

202-566-1129: Phone

202-566-1053: FAX

From: Elizabeth Sabol

To: Taustin@springfieldcoal.com

CC: Codding, Eleanor; Gray, Jessica; swietlik.william@epa.gov

BC: Kimberly Landick

Date: 7/8/2011 5:25 PM

Subject: 2009 DMR Flow Data – Freeman United Coal

Thomas,

Thank you for your time on the phone today. Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG) under EPA Contract 

No. 68-C-02-095 is e-mailing you on EPA’s behalf to request information on flow data reported by 

Freeman United Coal Crown 2 and 3 facilities in 2009 discharge monitoring reports. 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 2011 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 2011 Effluent Guidelines 

Program Plan scheduled for publication in the Federal Register in 2011. As part of the 2011 annual 

review, EPA needs further information on the Freeman United Coal Crown 2 and 3 flow data to complete 

the review.

The attached file includes the 2009 flow data we have for Freeman United Coal Crown 2 and Crown 3. 

For each facility, please confirm the flow values and units for 2009. I've also included some additional 

questions in the spreadsheets regarding the flow.

If you have any questions regarding this request, please call me at (703) 633-1659. I will be out of the 

office July 11-15, so please contact Jessica Gray (jessica.gray@erg.com) at (703) 633-1681 with any 

questions during that time. 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.

Thanks,

Elizabeth
 

Elizabeth A. Sabol

Environmental Engineer

Eastern Research Group, Inc.

14555 Avion Parkway, Suite 200

Chantilly, VA 20151

elizabeth.sabol@erg.com

Phone:703-633-1659