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Applications for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
permit to discharge to State waters.
Northwest Regional Office: Regional Manager, Oil and Gas
Management, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, (814)
332-6860.
PA 0101508. Industrial waste, SIC: 1389, Franklin
Brine Treatment Corporation, R. D. 2, Box 403-R, Franklin, PA
16323.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge
treated industrial waste to the Allegheny River in Cranberry
Township, Venango County. This is an existing discharge.
The receiving water is classified for the following uses: warm
water fish, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. For the
purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS and phenolics,
the existing/proposed downstream potable water supply (PWS)
considered during the evaluation is the Emlenton Municipal Water
Authority intake on the Allegheny River at Emlenton, approximately
32 miles below the point of discharge.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on a design
flow of 0.205 mgd, are:
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Mass (lb/day) |
Concentration (mg/l) |
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Average |
Maximum |
Average |
Maximum |
Instantaneous |
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Parameter |
Monthly |
Daily |
Monthly |
Daily |
Maximum |
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Flow (mgd) |
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0.205 |
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Oil and Grease |
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15 |
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30 |
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Total Suspended Solids |
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30 |
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60 |
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Total Iron |
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3.5 |
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7.0 |
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Copper |
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0.56 |
1.12 |
1.4 |
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Silver |
0.37 |
0.75 |
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0.55 |
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Chloride (lb/min) |
147 |
245 |
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Acidity |
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less than alkalinity |
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Alkalinity |
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monitor and report |
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Lead |
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monitor and report |
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Osmotic Pressure (mOs/kg) |
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monitor and report |
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pH (std. units) |
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6.0--9.0 at all times |
The EPA waiver is in effect.
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