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f*OU >N*Ml ttotMiswi P, B> Hodges - General Offices 'Ml WJCT , January 23, 1969 AROCLORS IN PLANT EFFLUENT TO Messrs. E. G. Wright - ANNISTON C. P. Buckley - KRUMMRICH , cc MessrB. W. R. Richard .. WRICH W. A. Kuhn WKUHN D. B. Hosmer - DHOSM --E. S. Tucker - S. 2ND ST E. P. Wheeler EWKEE G. L. Bratsch KRUMMRICH W. B. Papageorge ANNISTON D. W. Jackson/ - KRUMMRICH B. R. WllllamB J. C. Landwehr/ ANNISTON W. Taffee With the likelihood that the attention now being focused on presence of aroclors In natural waters will draw attention to any aroelor being sewered in our production plant outfalls, we Bhould begin to protect ourselves. Since the problem. If any, has not yet been defined, I'm recommending at this time on}y action preparatory to actual clean up. Please arrange for the following: 1. Waste samples -- Before any clean up action of any kind Is taken, we need to know, at least approximately, how much aroelor we are discharging Into natural waters via our waste outfalls. ' We do not presently have techniques for analyzing rater for aroclors in low concentrations. It is expected that these techniques will be developed by late this coming fall. Therefore, please collect,",freeze and hold Indefinitely three 2-3 liter samples of your out fall as it Is discharged to natural surface waterB (entrance to Snow Creek at Anniston; outlet of Village waBte treatment plant at W. 0. Krummrich). Scott Tucker, who Is developing .the analytical procedures suggests use of polyethylene bottles. Samples should be taken several days apart and Bhould represent normal conditions, including one sample taken at peak loading (e.g. after dropping spent aroelor from P2S5 heat exchanger at W. 0. Krummrich). 2. In addition to collecting the samples, commence collect ing data on points and amounts of aroelor discharges to sewers and means of disposal alternate to sewering. This information will help permit us to move rapidly In case a crisis develops. Do not proceed with abatement projects at thlB time except as in (3) below. Publish report on Information developed along with roughly estimated costs. June 1, 1969. appears to be a reason able deadline at this time for the report, but this could change drastically. MONS 097059 in < *fv ti es II 0 Messrs. E. G. Wright C. F. Buckley N -2- > January 23, 1969 3. In case you discover Bewering of large amounts with#a low cost alternate disposal method, proceed with the clean up. One example is the sewering of spent aroclor from P2S5 operations at W. 0: Krummrich. From standpoints of possible sewer pluggage plus gummy hard-to-handle solids collected at the waste treatment plant, present practice i Is poor. Anniston is drumming and hauling their similar spent aroclor to a dump. We Buggest that W. G. Krummrich find out how Anniston is handling this and proceed with a similar set-up if it appears practicable and reasonably economical. Let me know if you have questions regarding this. Paul B. Hodges acd HONS 097060