Document ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2003-0074-0611
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2003-12-24T05:00Z

From:
Deborah
Bartram
To:
johnston.
carey@
epa.
gov,<
Siddiqui.
Ahmar@
epamail.
epa.
gov>,
RONALD
JORDAN
<
JORDAN.
RONALD@
epamail.
epa.
gov>,
harrigan.
patricia@
epa.
gov,
wall.
tom@
epa.
gov,
born.
to
m@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Date:
6/
20/
03
12:
09:
56
AM
Subject:
QRT
#
3:
Steam
Electric
Facility
Investigation
Carey,

In
response
to
Short
Term
Action
Item
#
3
from
your
June
18,
2003
memorandum,
attached
please
find
a
discussion
of
the
steam
electric
facility
PACs
response.

The
facility
that
contributes
the
majority
of
toxic
pounds
in
the
Steam
Electric
Generation
point
source
category
RSEI
results
is
the
Chalk
Point
Generating
Station
in
Aquasco,
MD.
This
facility
reported
a
release
of
9,500
pounds
of
PACs
in
2000.
ERG
researched
the
details
of
the
discharge
more
fully:

1)
The
PACs
discharge
is
part
of
a
"
non­
production"
event,
which
means
it
was
an
unusual/
atypical
release.
In
addition,
the
other
chemicals
reported
as
released
to
surface
water
were
discharged
to
the
Patuxent
River,
while
the
PACs
were
reported
discharged
to
Swansons
Creek,
a
tributary
of
the
Patuxent.

2)
Between
1998
and
2000,
PACs
were
only
reported
for
2000.

3)
The
National
Response
Center
web
site
shows
that
an
oil
spill
at
the
facility
was
logged
in
April
of
2000.
Approximately
2000
gallons
of
Fuel
No.
2
were
spilled
in
Swansons
Creek.

4)
The
TRI
PACs
category
consists
of
a
specific
list
of
21
chemicals.
ERG
reviewed
a
list
of
constituents
in
No.
2
Fuel
oil
(
from
wood
preserving
information),
and
found
that
only
fluoranthene
was
on
both
lists.
[
Note:
we
also
consulted
several
MSDS,
but
they
tend
to
only
list
"
petroleum
distillate"
and
not
the
specific
chemical
constituents.]

5)
Fluoranthene
has
a
TWF
of
0.80368
(
compared
to
benzo(
a)
pyrene
with
a
TWF
of
4283.56).

6)
Recalculating
the
toxic
pounds
associated
with
the
reported
release
of
PACs
(
using
the
TWF
for
fluoranthene)
results
in
a
decrease
of
toxic
pounds
equal
to
40,686,186.
The
new
total
nonconventional
TWPE
for
RSEI/
TRI
would
be
722,203.

7)
ERG
has
not
yet
been
able
to
locate
a
knowledgeable
contact
at
the
facility;
however,
we
also
question
whether
the
reported
release
of
9,500
pounds
PACs
is
correct.
If
the
facility
discharged
2000
gallons
of
No.
2
fuel,
the
fuel
would
have
to
be
comprised
of
almost
67
percent
PACs
to
result
in
a
discharge
of
9,500
pounds.

I
hope
this
is
helpful.
Deb
_____________________________________________________
Deb
Bartram
ERG,
Inc.
14555
Avion
Parkway,
Suite
200
Chantilly,
VA
20151
(
703)
633­
1669
(
703)
263­
7479
fax
deborah.
bartram@
erg.
com
CC:
Teresa.
Medley@
erg.
com,
Betsy.
Bicknell@
erg.
com,
Debra.
Falatko@
erg.
com,
Patri
ck.
Goodwin@
erg.
com