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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: 12/19/14 Time: 2:00 am

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Company Name: Lafayette Wastewater Treatment ERG Staff Name: Kimberly Bartell

Contact Name: Brian Beeler Contact Phone Number: (765) 807-1800

General Subject: 2013 Hydrogen Sulfide Discharges at POTWs

TOPICS DISCUSSED AND ACTION TAKEN

On December 19th, I called the Lafayette Wastewater Treatment Plant and was told to call back on Monday. 

On December 22nd, I called the Lafayette Plant and was told to email Brian Beeler (the chief of Pretreatment 

and Surveillance) at brian.beeler@lafayette.in.gov. I emailed Mr. Beeler on December 22nd. Please see attached 

email correspondence.

On January 14th I sent an email follow up.

On January 16th I called Mr. Beeler and left a message (direct line: 765-807-1815).

On January 20th, Mr. Beeler returned my call and stated that this is the first time he had heard from me, he did 

not receive my previous emails. 

On January 21st, I called Mr. Beeler and left a message. I gave him my email address and the details of what I 

was looking for. 

On January 22nd, I received an email back. Mr. Beeler’s correct email address is: bbeeler@lafayette.in.gov. 

Please see attached email correspondence.
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Email Correspondence with Lafayette WWTP:

From: Kimberly Bartell

To: Brian Beeler (bbeeler@lafayette.in.gov)

Date: 1/26/15 4:13 PM

Subject: RE: Hydrogen Sulfide Discharges at POTWs

Mr. Beeler:

Thank you for this information. We’ll let you know if we have any further questions.

Kimberly

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Kimberly D. Bartell

Environmental Engineer

Eastern Research Group, Inc.

kimberly.bartell@erg.com

Phone: 517-515-1721

From: Brian Beeler (bbeeler@lafayette.in.gov)

To: Kimberly Bartell

Date: 1/26/15 4:10 PM

Subject: RE: Hydrogen Sulfide Discharges at POTWs

Kimberly,

I have responded to your questions below:

1) Do you have any treatment data on hydrogen sulfide (influent or effluent concentrations, treatment technologies used at 

your POTW and its expected effectiveness for removing H2S)?

Answer: The City of Lafayette Water Pollution Control Department does not have any treatment data on hydrogen sulfide.

2) Do you have any concerns about the hydrogen sulfide loads coming from industrial facilities? 

Answer: Not at this time, but hydrogen sulfide loading from industrial facilities maybe a concern if detected at release 

points in the sewer system because of corrosion concerns, sewer worker safety, and odor complaints/control.

Regards,

Brian Beeler

From: Kimberly Bartell

To: Brian Beeler (bbeeler@lafayette.in.gov)

Date: 1/22/15 10:20 PM

Subject: Hydrogen Sulfide Discharges at POTWs

Mr. Beeler:

I apologize for the confusion in email addresses, thank you for your email. Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG) under 

EPA Contract No. EP-C-12-021, is e-mailing you to request information on hydrogen sulfide discharges at publicly 

owned treatment works (POTWs). Some background on what the information is used for is given below. I know you 

mentioned that you do not do testing for hydrogen sulfide but maybe you can still answer our second question. 
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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 and standards," 

that limit the discharge of pollutants directly to waters of the U.S. and to POTWs from various categories of industrial 

facilities. EPA is currently conducting its 2015 annual review of existing effluent guidelines and 

standards and new 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 this year’s annual review, EPA is reviewing 2013 TRI data. In reviewing the TRI data, we identified an 

industrial facility discharging to your POTW that has reported substantial concentrations of hydrogen sulfide to TRI in 

2013. In 2011, TRI began requiring facilities to report wastewater discharges of hydrogen sulfide to surface water 

and POTWs. Since this is a relatively new pollutant in TRI, we are trying to determine how facilities are reporting the 

discharges and also gather a sense of the removal of this pollutant upon treatment at a POTW. To help us with this 

investigation, we would appreciate your input on the following questions about hydrogen sulfide discharges from 

industrial facilities discharging to your POTW:

1) Do you have any treatment data on hydrogen sulfide (influent or effluent concentrations, treatment technologies used at 

your POTW and its expected effectiveness for removing H2S)?

2) Do you have any concerns about the hydrogen sulfide loads coming from industrial facilities?

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