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STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
JAMES I. PALMER, JR. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
January 3, 1994
Mr. Ken Akins Vista Chemical Company P.O. Box 91 Aberdeen, Mississippi
39730
Dear Mr. Akins:
Re: NPDES Permit No. MS0001970 Monroe County
Enclosed is a copy of the compliance monitoring inspection report and sampling that was performed at the Vista facility on November 17, 1993. The sampling results indicate that the effluent was not in compliance with your NPDES permit limits. The results of this inspection should be used by you as a guide for complying with requirements and limitations as stated by your NPDES permit.
The following violation was noted:
Parameter
Permit Requirement
Sample Results
Deviation
Residual Chlorine
0.019 mg/1 (Max)
0.1 mg/1
426%
Please notify us by January 14, 1994 of the actions to be taken to correct these deficiencies.
If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact us at 961-5171.
Respectfully,
Industrial Wastewater Control Branch
JCT:ap Enclosures cc: Mr. A1 Herndon, EPA
NRO
Mr. Paul Zetterholm
(w/enclosures) (w/attachment)
OFFICE OF POLLUTION CONTROL, P. O. BOX 10385, JACKSON, MS 39289-0385, (601) 961-5171
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^ INSTRUCTIONS
Sectkm A: Natfonai Data System Coding f/.#., PCS,/ Column 1: Transaction Code: UseN, C,orDfor New, Change, or Delete. All inspections will be new unless there is an error in the data entered.
Columns 3-11: NPDES Permit No. Enter the facility's NPDES permit number. (Use the Remarks columns to record the State permit number, if necessary.)
Columns 12-17: Inspection Date. Insert the date entry was made into the facility. Use the year/month/day format (e.g., 82/06/30 * June 30,1982).
Column 18: Inspection Type. Use one of the codes listed below to describe the type of inspection:
A -- Performance Audit B -- Biomonitoring
C -- Compliance Evaluation D -- Diagnostic
E-- Corps of Engrs Inspection S -- Compliance Sampling L -- Enforcement Case Support X -- Toxic Sampling
P -- Pretreatment R -- Reconnaissance Inspection
Column 19: Inspector Code. Use one of the codes listed below to describe the leadagency in the inspection.
C -- Contractor or Other Inspectors (Specify in Remarks columns)
E -- Corps of Engineers J -- Joint EPA/State Inspectors--EPA lead
N -- NEIC Inspectors R -- EPA Regional Inspector
S -- State Inspector T--Joint State/EPA Inspectors--State lead
Column 20: Facility Type. Use one of the codes below to describe the facility.
1-- Municipal. Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs) with 1972 Standard Industrial Code
(SIC) 4952. 2 -- industrial. Otherjthan municipal, agricultural, end Federal facilities. 3 -- Agricultural. Facilities classified witn 1972 SIC 0111 to 0971. v 4 -- Federal. Facilities identified as Federal by the EPA Regional Office.
Columns 21 -66: Remarks. These columns are reserved for remarks at the discretion of the Region.
Column 70: Facility Evaluation Rating. Use information gathered during the inspection (regardless of inspection type) to evaluate the quality of the facility self-monitoring program. Grade the program using a scale of 1 to 5 with a score of 5 being used for very reliable self-monitoring programs, 3 being satisfactory, and 1 being used for very unreliable programs.
Column 71: Biomonitoring Information. Enter D for static testing. Enter F for flowthrough testing. Enter N for no biomonitoring.
Column 72: Quality Assurance Data Inspection. Enter Q if the inspection was conducted as
followup on quality assurance sample results. Enter N otherwise.
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BUREAU OF POLLUTION CONTROL SAMPLE REQUEST FORM
Lab Bench No
1636
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I. GENERAL INFORMATION Facility Name
Vista Polymers
County Code __ Konroe 095
Discharge No.
001
NPDES
01970
Date Requested Nov. 199 3
Sample Point Identification
Requested By CoiBfillance Monitoring______
Type of Sample: Grab (Composite (Flow )
Data To
J. Taylor
(Time x) Other ( )
II SAMPLE IDENTIFICATION:
Environment Condition
ciQl^gy
Where Taken effluent, cascade
Collected By Clift jetei
Type
.1. Compos
_+
2 CoKiposi te
3.
4. Grab
5. Grat
Parameters
ive
HOD m
Cool 4
cou 5
a 11 `4
5
Vinyl Chloride
__ 4
Di-N-Qctyl Phtha1a te
ml ml
H ..SO HTt^:SO
4
HCL grop4--s
Cool a
Date
11/17/93 11/17/93 11/17/93 11/17/93
Time
innr
1100
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III. FIELD:
Analysis pH
Computer Code (000400)
Request (^
Results 7.4
Analyst CJ
Date 11717/93
D.O.
(000300)
( z> 8.6
CJ 11/17/93
Temperature
(000010)
()
Residual Chlorine Total (050060)
(
0.1
CJ 11/17/93
Flow
(074060)
(*
.75
CJ 11/17/93
IV. TRANSPORTATION OF SAMPLE: Bus ( )
RO Vehicle ( )
Other ( t Sun Be.lt
V. LABORATORY: Received By
Kathy Farris
Date 11/18/93
Time 0915
Recorded By Gandv Hammons
Date Sent to State Office
t* *
Computer
Date
Analysis B0Dc COD5
TOC Suspended Solids TKN
Code (000310) (000340) (000680) (099000) (000625)
Request
G)
(X) ()
GO
()
13.0 < 10.0
23.0
Result
___________________
mg/1 mg/I
mg/1 mg/1
Ana1ys t KF KF
KF
Measured *11/16/93
11/29/93
11/19/93
Ammonia-N
(000610)
Fecal Coliform(l) (074055)
Fecal Coliform(2) (074055)
G)
() ()
0.40
mg/1
colonias/100 ml
colonies/100 ml
KF
12/8/93 *
*
Total Phosphorus (000665)
()
mg/ .1
Oil and Grease(1) (000550)
()
mg/ J.
Oil and Grease(2) (000550)
Chlorides
(099016)
Phenol
(032730)
Total Chromium
(001034)
Hex. Chromium
(001032)
Zinc
(001092)
Copper
(001042)
Lead
(017501)
Cyanide
(000722)
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Remarks
Attac
*Date of Test Initiation
,000U 53477
0V BUREAU OF POLLUTION CONTROL SAMPLE REQUEST FORM
Lab Bench No
l6 37
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I. GENERAL INFORMATION: Facility Name Vista Polymers
County Code Monroe 095
Discharge No.
(102
Sample Point Identification
storm water
Requested By Comp 1 iance Moni tor i
Type of Sample: Grab ( $ Composite (Flow
NPDES Permit No. 01970
Date Requested November
runoff
Data To
J* Tavlor
(Time ) Other ( )
1993
II. SAMPLE IDENTIFICATION:
Environment Condition
Collected By Clift Jeter
Where Taken Type
1. drab
effluent weir Parameters QC
Preservative cool 4
Date 11/17/93
Time 1115
2.
3.
4.
5.
III
FIELD: Analysis pH
fcf
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Computer Code (000400)
Request
Results I 3.2
Analyst CJ
Date 11/17/93
D.O.
(000300)
()
Temperature &
Residual Chlorine
(000010) (050060)
() ()
Flow
(074060)
( .0183
CJ 11/17/93
IV TRANSPORTATION OF SAMPLE: Bus ( )
RO Vehicle ( )
Other ( 4
Sun Belt
V LABORATORY: Received By
Ka thy Farris
Date
11/18/93
Time 0915
Recorded By Sandy
s
Date Sent to State Office
l\ 3T
Computer
Date
Analysis BOD 5 COD TOC
Code (000310) (000340) (000680)
Request
() () ()
Result
"8/1 ng/1
Analyst
Measured
Suspended Solids (099000)
TKN
(000625)
(%
()
14.0
mg/1
KF
11/19/93
Ammonla-N Fecal Coliforw(l) Fecal Coliform(2) Total Phosphorus Oil and Grease(1) Oil and Grease(2) Chlorides Phenol Total Chromium Hex. Chromium Zinc Copper Lead Cyanide
(000610) (074055) (074055) (000665) (000550) (000550) (099016) (032730) (001034) (001032) (001092) (001042) (017501) (000722)
()
() () () () () ()
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() () () ()
() ()
() () () () () ()
()
() () ()
colonies/100 ml colonies/100 ml
4*
mg/i mg/T/i
jj7T m8/l
"8/1
3mgz/1i
mg/1
*
m
Remarks
Date of Test Initiation
BUREAU OF POLLUTION CONTROL SAMPLE REQUEST FORM
Lab Bench No
1638
I. GENERAL INFORMATION: Facility Name ______Vista Polymers
County Code Monroe
NPDES Permit No. '01970
Discharge No.
Date Requested
Novenibe r I 93
Sample Point Identification S torus water runoff
Requested By Compliance Monitor in
Data To
Type of Sample: Grab ( ) Composite (Flow
(Time ) Other
II SAMPLE IDENTIFICATION:
Environment Condition
cloud
Where Taken eifluent weir
Parameters
1
Collected By Clift Jeter
Date
Time
.1. Gran
2
cool 4
11/17/93
11211
3.
4. 5.
III. FIELD:
Analysis pH D.O. Temperature Residual Chlorine Flow
Computer Code
(000400) (000300) (000010) (050060) (074060)
Request
(4
()
() ()
(4
IV TRANSPORTATION OF SAMPLE: Bus ( )
RO Vehicle
V LABORATORY: Received By Kathy Farris
Recorded By Sandy Bams nous
Computer
Analysis
BOD5
COD
TOC
Suspended sellds
Code
(000310) (000340) (000680) (099000)
Req ues t
() ()
()
(4
TKN
(000621)
()
Ammonia-N
(000610)
Paeel Coliform(l) (074055)
Fecel Coliform(2) (074055)
Total Phosphorus (000665)
Oil and Grease(1) (000550)
Oil and Grease(2) (000550)
Chlorides
(099016)
Phenol
(032730)
Total Chromium (001034)
Hex. Chromium
(001032)
Zinc
(001092)
Copper
(001042)
Lead
(017501)
Cyanide
(000722)
()
() () () () ()
()
,( )
()
()
()
()
()
() () ()
() () () ()
()
() () ()
Remarks
v
()
Date Sent to
Result
mg/l mg/l
Analyst -_JCJ___
111
Sun Belt
11/18/93 State Office ! i
Analyst
Date 11/17/93
11/17/93
Time
0915
iJ i
Date
Measured
Date of Test Initiation
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'BUREAU OF POLLUTION CONTROL
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SAMPLE REQUEST FORM
Lab Bench No
1639
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hi.
IV.
v.
GENERAL INFORMATION: Facility Name
Vista Polymers
County Code Monroe 0*: 5
NPDES Permit
BMXg 01970
Discharge No.
004
Date Requested
Sampl
air compressor coolinct
Requested By Compliance Monitori
Data To .1 _ Tay 1 nr
Type of Sample: Grab (X) Composite (Flow )
(Time )
Other ( )
runoff
SAMPLE IDENTIFICATION: Environment Condition Where Taken effluent
Type 1. Field Analysis___
we i r
Parameters
low
Collected By Clift Jeter
Date
Time
2. _
3. _ 4. _
5. _
FIELD: Analysis
j
pH
D.O.
Temperature
Residual Chlorine
omputer Code (000400) (000300) (000010) (050060)
_r
Request oo () () ()
Flow
(074060)
TRANSPORTATION OF SAMPLE Bus ( )
oo RO Vehicle
LABORATORY: Received By ___ Kathy Farris
Recorded By Janay Mammon
Computer
7-8
Analyst CJ___
.0089
( ) Other (i
Date
11/18/93
Date Sent to State Office
Date
11/17/93
Date
Analysis BOD, COD5
TOC Suspended Solids TKN Ammonia-N Fecal Coliform(l) Fecal Coliform(2) Total Phosphorus Oil and Grease(1) Oil and Grease(2) Chlorides Phenol Total Chromium Hex. Chromium Zinc Copper Lead Cyanide
Code (000310) (000340) (000680) (099000) (000625) (000610) (074055) (074055) (000665) (000550) (000550) (099016) (032730) (001034) (001032) (001092) (001042) (017501) (000722)
Request
()
()
()
()
()
() (> ()
() () () ()
(j () () () ()
() ()
()
Result
mz!
Mg/1
Mg/1
mg/l mg/i
m
colonies/100 ml
colonies/100 ml
m2?l
mg/ X
dw
mg/1
inSZi mg/i
mg/1
mg/1
mg/i mgA
Mg/l
msZi
Analyst
Measured
()
f \
)
()
()
()
( ) iMAM. ()
()
()
Remarks
Date of Test Initiation
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