From: <Alicea.Jezebele@epamail.epa.gov>

To: John Humes <JHumes@HEPN.com>

Date: 7/22/2010 11:46 AM

Subject: Re: Request for extension to answer Steam Electric ICR Questionnaire

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Greetings,

EPA has reviewed your extension request for the steam electric effluent

guidelines questionnaire for the Hoosier Energy Merom Generating

Station. The deadline for your plant to submit Version 1 of the

completed questionnaire is extended to October 15, 2010. Please note

that the deadline for Part G, if applicable, is unchanged and remains

120 days after receipt of the questionnaire.

If you need assistance during the completion of the steam electric

questionnaire, please contact the steam electric helpline via e-mail at

steamhelp@erg.com or by phone at 1-877-353-7560.

Sincerely,

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 From: John Humes <JHumes@HEPN.com> 

 To: Jezebele Alicea/DC/USEPA/US@EPA 

 Cc: Michalene Reilly <mreilly@HEPN.com>, Lon Petts <lpetts@HEPN.com>, Brenton Fender 

<BFender@HEPN.com>

 

 Date: 07/08/2010 03:59 PM 

 Subject: Request for extension to answer Steam Electric ICR Questionnaire

Ms. Alicea-Virella,

DELIVERED ELECTRONICALLY AND BY CERTIFIED MAIL

RE: Request for Extension for Steam Electric Power Generating

Industry ICR

Merom Generating Station, NPDES Permit No. IN0050296

Plant ID 03719

Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. is requesting an
extension for completing the Steam Electric Power Generating Industry

information collection request (ICR) questionnaire for our Merom

Generating Station. Hoosier Energy is the generation and transmissions

cooperative which serves the rural areas of central and southern Indiana

through 18 rural electric distribution cooperatives. As a small

cooperatively owned electric power generator, our small environmental

staff is working on the many initiatives coming out of the Environmental

Protection Agency for Steam Electric generators.

The Merom Station is required to complete the longer Version I of the

questionnaire. In order to accomplish completion of Version 1, a

significant amount of time and effort is required. In addition, there

are several technical questions for which we need clarification before

we can be sure we have answered all section of the questionnaire

properly and plan to seek guidance from technical staff at the agency in

the near future.

The Merom Station does not have ponds or impoundments in the classic

sense as we understand the focus of the ICR (ash ponds). Instead it has

a dry ash handling system and a wastewater treatment system of

synthetically lined earthen basins (see attachment). In addition we

have earthen lined stormwater basins which do capture stormwater and ash

from our on-site landfill.

These issues are causing uncertainties in answering Parts D and F. We

are formulating a series of questions for your technical assistance

staff and will submit them as soon as possible. For these reasons, we

believe 90 days does not provide adequate time to respond to the

information request. We intend to complete the questionnaire as quickly

as possible, but request an extension of 60 days to insure we can meet

the required deadline.

It should be noted that we are also completing an ICR questionnaire for

our Frank E. Ratts Generating Station, (Plant ID 02314) and we

anticipate submitting it within the 90 day timeframe.

If you have comments or questions, please contact me or Mr. Lon Petts at

812-876-2021.

John Humes

Environmental Specialist

Hoosier Energy REC, Inc.

812-876-0374(See attached file: WWT v2.pptx)