9/14/05 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ISSUED. PART III, SECTION B OF RESPONDENT'S PERMIT INCLUDES WHOLE EFFLUENT TOXICITY LIMITS AND REQUIRES THE RESPONDENT TO CONDUCT TOXICITY TESTS TO DETERMINE COMPLIANCE WITH THOSE LIMITATIONS.
CHRONIC TOXICITY TESTS CONDUCTED IN THE QUARTER ENDING ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2004, REVEALED THE EFFLUENT TO BE TOXIC TO CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA IN VIOLATION OF THE PERMIT.
ON MARCH 1, 2005, EPA SENT A NOTICE OF VIOLATION TO THE RESPONDENT FOR THE SPETEMBER 30, 2004, VIOLATION.
EPA DISCOVERED THAT THE CHRONIC AND ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS CONDUCTED IN THE QUARTER ENDING ON MARCH 31, 2005, REVEALED THE EFFLUENT TO BE TOXIC TO CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA IN VIOLATION OF THE PERMIT.
ON MARCH 3, 2005, THE RESPONDENT SENT A LETTER TO EPA IN RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE NOTICE OF VIOLATION. THE RESPONDENT INDICATED THAT THE VIOLATION THAT OCCURRED IN THE QUARTER ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2004, WAS BELIEVED TO BE A RESULT OF A PASS THROUGH OF AN UNKNOWN DISCHARGE INTO THE FACILITY.
ORDER REQUIRES:
RESPONDENT SHALL INITIATE A SERIES OF CHRONIC WHOLE EFFLUENT TOXICITY TESTS BEGINNING ON THE FIRST FULL MONTH FOLLOWING THE RECEIPT OF THE EFFECTIVE ORDER. ONE TEST SHALL BE CONDUCTED EVERY MONTH, FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED ONE YEAR, USING CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA. CHRONIC TESTS SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PART V, SECTION B(2) OF THE PERMIT. THE RESULTS OF EACH TEST SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE EPA AND THE STATE OF SC.
RESPONDENT SHALL INITIATE A SERIES OF ACUTE WHOLE EFFLUENT TOX