Information Requested from the Belews Creek Steam Station 

Responses to EPA Questions for Belews Creek Steam Station are provided below. All CBI designated 

data is noted within each response and is provided in a separate submittal. 

1. Please provide the type and source (i.e., mine name and location) of coal used at the plant each day 

from January 2012 through December 2013. In addition, please provide the sulfur and chlorine 

content of the coal used at the plant for each day of this period, if available. For days where coal 

blending occurred, please note the percentage of each type of coal used. 

Response: 

The type and source of coal information for Belews Creek Steam Station is being claimed confidential 

business information (CBI). 

Type and source of coal information for Belews Creek Steam Station is included in the “CBI BC EPA 

Data Final 3_28_14” spreadsheet under tab “SE04643A3-BC”. The station receives coal from 

several mines. The mine name and location provided is the predominant mine of the coal being 

burned from that basin on that day. This is generally an accurate representation of the coal being 

burn; however, for days when coal is reclaimed from the coal pile, it is not possible to identify the 

mine name and location. For coal blending, the percentage is an estimation of the percent of each 

coal being burned each day. 

Coal data used at the plant from commencement of the FGD system (2/1/2008) to Dec. 2013 are 

provided. It is important to note that the FGD wastewater system at Belews Creek was designed, 

tested and constructed based on burning Central Appalachian (CAPP) coal. 

2. Please provide the following information for each day, beginning with the earliest date of sampling 

data you have provided through the end of 2013 (i.e., September 2009 through December 2013, if 

available: 

a) Chloride concentration, pH, and average daily oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) values within 

each FGD scrubber system;

Response: 

Chloride concentration, pH and ORP values within each FGD scrubber system are provided in the 

“BC EPA Data Final 3_28_14” spreadsheet under tab “Unit Data”. Four absorbers are utilized at 

Belews Creek (ABS 1A, ABS 1B, ABS 2A and ABS 2B). Unit 1 is serviced by ABS1A and ABS 1B and 

Unit 2 is serviced by ABS 2A and ABS 2B. 

b) Chloride concentration, pH, and average daily ORP values for the influent to the FGD wastewater 

treatment system; and 

Response: 

Only chloride concentration and pH are measured in the influent to the FGD wastewater treatment 

system. This information is provided in the “BC EPA Data Final 3_28_14” spreadsheet under tab 

“Unit Data”. These parameters are measured at sampling location SP-1. 

Chloride concentration, pH and average daily ORP values are measured in the influent to the 1st

stage bioreactor (sample point SP-2). This information is provided in the “BC EPA Data Final 

3_28_14” spreadsheet under tab “Unit Data”. 
c) Electric generation output (MW -hr) for each generating unit serviced by a FGD system.

Response: 

The electric generation output (MW-hr) for each generation unit serviced by a FGD system is 

provided in the “BC EPA Data Final 3_28_14” spreadsheet under tab “Unit Data”. 

Additional Information: 

Nitrates-N concentration measured in the influent to the 1st stage bioreactor (SP-2) and effluent of the 

bioreactor (SP-3) are provided in the “BC EPA Data Final 3_28_14” spreadsheet under tab “Unit Data”. 

Chemical dosing of the FGD wastewater treatment system is provided in the “BC EPA Data Final 

3_28_14” spreadsheet under tab “Unit Data”. 

Dates, quantities and type of coal treatment for both Units 1 and 2 are provided in the “CBI BC EPA Data 

Final 3_28_14” spreadsheet under tab “Unit Data”. This information is being claimed as CBI. 

Analytical data from the influent to the FGD wastewater treatment system (SP-1), influent to the 1st stage 

bioreactor (SP-2) and effluent of the bioreactor (SP-3) from June 2010 to November 2013 are provided in 

the “BC EPA Data Final 3_28_14” spreadsheet under tab “Analytical”. Associated analytical methods 

are provided under tab “Analytical Methods”. 

The analytical data from June 2010 to December 2013 demonstrates the variability of system performance 

due to the type of coal being burned and characteristics of constituents in the FGD scrubber.