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Project Name: DMR2011 CBI?

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Date: 1/23/14 Time: 2:02 am

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Company Name: Nucor Steel Decatur LLC ERG Staff Name: Julia Kolberg

Contact Name: Carey Bullard Contact Phone Number: (256)-301-3541

General Subject: 2011 DMR Discharges

TOPICS DISCUSSED AND ACTION TAKEN

On January 23, 2014 at 2:02pm I called Carey Bullard (256-301-3541) of Nucor Steel Decatur LLC. He 

expressed some trepidation about providing additional DMR and outfall data, and asked that I send an e-mail 

identifying myself in writing. I followed up with an e-mail communication later that afternoon describing the 

project and the information that we were seeking.

Please see attached email correspondence for additional information on the facility.
From: Julia Kolberg [mailto:Julia.Kolberg@erg.com] 

Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 2:26 PM

To: Bullard, Carey (NSDEC)

Cc: swietlik.william@epa.gov; Elizabeth Sabol; Kim Wagoner; Kimberly Bartell

Subject: 2011 DMR Discharges - AL0070068

Dear Mr. Bullard,

Thank you for speaking with me earlier. Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG) under EPA Contract No. EP-C-12-021, is emailing you on EPA's behalf to request clarification of 2011 DMR data for the Nucor Steel Decatur facility in Trinity, AL 

(AL0070068). Please see below for further background. 

EPA, Office of Water (OW) reviews DMR data to fulfill its review obligation under Section 304(b) of the Clean Water Act 

(CWA). 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 2013 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 2013 Effluent 

Guidelines Program Plan scheduled for publication in the Federal Register sometime in 2014. 

As part of the 2013 annual review, EPA is evaluating 2011 DMR data and needs further information to complete the 

review. Specifically, we have the following questions:

- Please confirm the aluminum concentration and flow values for all outfalls in the 2011 DMR data (see attached).

- Please provide a description of all outfalls.

We appreciate your help in interpreting DMR data correctly. Please call me at (703) 633-1610 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,

Julia

Julia Kolberg

Eastern Research Group, Inc.

703-633-1610

julia.kolberg@erg.com

>>> "Bullard, Carey (NSDEC)" <Carey.Bullard@nucor.com> 1/31/2014 9:19 AM >>>

Julia,

Attached is the information that you requested.

Carey Bullard

>>> Julia Kolberg 1/31/2014 9:29 AM >>>

Thanks Carey- I'll follow up on the reading correction next week.

Julia

Julia Kolberg

Eastern Research Group, Inc.
703-633-1610

julia.kolberg@erg.com

From: Julia Kolberg [mailto:Julia.Kolberg@erg.com] 

Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 8:42 AM

To: Bullard, Carey (NSDEC)

Subject: RE: 2011 DMR Discharges - AL0070068

Any chance you could pull 2012 numbers as well? They will serve as a good comparison.

Julia Kolberg

Eastern Research Group, Inc.

703-633-1610

julia.kolberg@erg.com

From: Carey Bullard 

Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 9:54 AM

To: Kolberg, Julia

Subject: RE: 2011 DMR Discharges - AL0070068

Attached is the analysis from the next rain event on 1/26/2012 that shows the Al concentration at 0.463 mg/L. Another 

note that you all do not know and can't see is that this outfall is located miles from any tributaries or navigable waters. It 

travels on our property through several ditches and swamp areas where the Al would fall out before ever reaching a 

tributary.

As for providing additional data, I am extremely busy and unfortunately cannot spare more time assisting you. I hope 

that this information aids you in accomplishing you goal.

Respectfully,

Carey Bullard

NPDES ID: AL0070068

Facility Name: Nucor 

Steel Decatur LLC

Outfall Description Outfall

Parameter 

Code

Parameter 

Name

Monitoring 

Period Measurement Type

Avg Daily 

Value

Wastewater 

Flow (MGD)

Number 

of Days

DSN 002:

Storm water runoff from the 

scrap yard, North and South 

scrap bays and slag yards 

associated with the manufacture 

of hot rolled steel and noncontact blow down.

002 1105 Aluminum 3/31/2011 Concentration (mg/L) 1.59 1.33 90

002 1105 Aluminum 6/30/2011 Concentration (mg/L) 4.99 6.605 91

002 1105 Aluminum 9/30/2011 Concentration (mg/L) 5.65 8.35 92

002 1105 Aluminum 12/31/2011 Concentration (mg/L) 0.804 1.27 92

DSN 003:

Storm water runoff associated 

with the manufacture of hot 

rolled steel.

003 1105 Aluminum 6/30/2011 Concentration (mg/L) 0.22 0.81 181

003 1105 Aluminum 12/31/3011 Concentration (mg/L) 28.4 0.78 184

DSN 004:

Storm water runoff associated 

with the loading /unloading of 

railcars and barges.

004 1105 Aluminum 3/31/2011 Concentration (mg/L) 14.3 0.057 90

004 1105 Aluminum 6/30/2011 Concentration (mg/L) 24.3 0.12 91

004 1105 Aluminum 9/30/2011 Concentration (mg/L) 12.4 0.15 92

004 1105 Aluminum 12/31/2011 Concentration (mg/L) 21.5 0.06 92

DSN 006:

Storm water runoff from the 

equipment storage area.

006 1105 Aluminum 3/31/2011 Concentration (mg/L) 23.1 0.075 90

006 1105 Aluminum 6/30/2011 Concentration (mg/L) 0 0.18 91

006 1105 Aluminum 9/30/2011 Concentration (mg/L) 7.68 0.23 92

006 1105 Aluminum 12/31/2011 Concentration (mg/L) 10.4 0.091 92

DSN 007:

Storm water runoff, non-contact 

cooling water blow down, 

reverse osmosis concentrate, 

softener backwash and carbon 

filter backwash.

007 1105 Aluminum 3/31/2011 Concentration (mg/L) 0.69 0.026 90

007 1105 Aluminum 6/30/2011 Concentration (mg/L) 1.49 0.052 91

007 1105 Aluminum 9/30/2011 Concentration (mg/L) 2.47 0.066 92

007 1105 Aluminum 12/31/2011 Concentration (mg/L) 0.81 0.025 92

DSN 008:

Storm water runoff from office 

and fuel tank storage areas.

008 1105 Aluminum 3/31/2011 Concentration (mg/L) 5.16 0.028 90

008 1105 Aluminum 6/30/2011 Concentration (mg/L) 3.68 0.056 91

008 1105 Aluminum 9/30/2011 Concentration (mg/L) 11.7 0.071 92

008 1105 Aluminum 12/31/2011 Concentration (mg/L) 9.78 0.027 92

DSN 010:

Storm water runoff from truck 

parking area.

10 1105 Aluminum 3/31/2011 Concentration (mg/L) 14.8 0.015 90

10 1105 Aluminum 6/30/2011 Concentration (mg/L) 12.2 0.03 91

10 1105 Aluminum 9/30/2011 Concentration (mg/L) 4.06 0.039 92

10 1105 Aluminum 12/31/2011 Concentration (mg/L) 4.27 0.015 92

DSN 011:

Storm water runoff, non-contact 

cooling water blow down, 

reverse osmosis concentrate, 

softener backwash and carbon 

filter backwash.

11 1105 Aluminum 3/31/2011 Concentration (mg/L) 1.33 0.26 90

11 1105 Aluminum 6/30/2011 Concentration (mg/L) 3.58 0.67 91

11 1105 Aluminum 9/30/2011 Concentration (mg/L) 3.14 0.84 92

11 1105 Aluminum 12/31/2011 Concentration (mg/L) 775 0.53 92

DSN 012:

Storm water runoff associated 

with the manufacture of hot 

rolled steel.

12 1105 Aluminum 6/30/2011 Concentration (mg/L) 1.28 0.26 181

12 1105 Aluminum 12/31/3011 Concentration (mg/L) 4.02 0.84 184

DSN 013:

Storm water runoff associated 

with the manufacture of hot 

rolled steel.

13 1105 Aluminum 6/30/2011 Concentration (mg/L) 5.69 1.44 181

13 1105 Aluminum 12/31/3011 Concentration (mg/L) 3.89 4.57 184