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MCI. 14) ( fS9 V_____ PROGRESS REPORT TECHNICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AO. 31694 JOB NO:- 27/7130/2333 REPORT:- No. 1 DATE:- 13th January. 1970. DUtrlbutlon:- Heaonrt D.B.Shaarn J.Whlttaker/H.Dlaley r.flaodeneld J.M.Pennington HmSLHffiittaHAk Btueeele H.N.Oohlatroa C.V. Knkii London K .Buaaerelde/A .Dibbo S t. Loulo oTDanno b.A. Kuhn (2) , B.B. Papegeorga irnjt* Pareanneli WWCLW8 trrUCNT - VISIT to N.CJ. (BDREHAB Man J,D. Huaphreye (J.U.Pennington) Invootlgoto eouoo of opllloga ahleh oeourrtd during ff-laadlng f Aroelor dallvary and aaka raoaaaandatlona to pravant Suaaarv i 2. Survay effluent fraa euatoaara alta and aaaaaa actual or potantlal pollutlan. Prapara reooaaaendetlona for paaalbla action by Marketing Dapartaant. 3. Prapara off-loading prooaduraa for tha raoalpt of bulk road tankar dallvarlaa. Tha vlalt aaa aada on 8th January. 1970. In tha ooapany of Mr. A. Dibbo (Harkatlng) and dlaouaalana tara hald alth tha N.C.R. Plant Hanagar (Hr. Poaall) and tha N.C.R. Chief Chaalat. Tha principal eeuee af tha eplllege aaa lack af a proper off-loading proeadura and N.C.A. euparvlelon. Repealtlonlng of tha tank level lndleatore near to tha eff-loedlng point or provlalon of level alaraa la alao raeoaaandad. ' Any eplllagee at tha etoregee or tha tankar off-loading point go Into tha aurfaoa aatar drainage, ahleh la tied Into tha atraat drainage and rioae via a leeal breok Into tha River Colne, a tributary ahleh antere tha Thaaaa at Stalnaa. Thera aara tee neutralleatlon unite to treat plant affluent one of ahleh alao had a coagulation eeetlon. The affluent fraa tha unit althaut ooagulatlon appeared to be quite highly polluted alth aaulalon. Thla affluent aaa dlaehargad to tha aunlelpal aaaega aorka and thanca alao Into tha Alvar Colne. Saaplee of tha varloue affluent atreame aara taken) the raaulta are praeented In Table 1. HONS 056215 -2- A lint of inquiry to bt invntlgttod furthar ttt the rtport that, at the paper Pitting pltnt ahara tha N.C.R. tmiltlpn la uaad, up to 10% of tht ptptr or 10,000 tone/annua tndt up tt off-euta thleh trt aant for rtpulplng to t South Welea Location during ohleh It It tndaavourad to oath out tht toultlon, Subttquent to tht otttlng tha Chltf Engineer of tho Monaouthehira Boord Mill at Nawport (a paroonal frland of f.Maodoneld) not contacted by r,Maedontld to ootablloh ohtthor thoy rooorkad any N.C.R, off-cute. Thoy had ottoopttd to do thla In tho paat but tho ehealeal rooetlon and bluo dya had baan unaccept able to tholr prooaoa. they had navar taken raoork apart froa thaaa trlalo. It oat auggaatod that Bridgend Ptptr Mill oho art vary active In rtolalaetlon eight bt lnvolvad In thlt activity. Thla lead nlU ba folioead up. MoeoMaandatlona t 1. Provldt full off-loading Inatruetlona for tho tankor drlvar and n.C.R. 2. An lntoroaptor pit ohould ba fitted In tho N.C.M. aurfaea eater oyetoa. Level Indication in tho atorageo thould ba laproved. 3. All N.C.R. affluent ahould ba glvan o coagulation treataont to raaova aa aueh Araelor oontalnlng aaultian aa poaalblt. future MorKi 1. Invoatlgato furthar tha poaelble pollution froa rapulplng of off-eute. Thlt It tha property of Memento Choalealo and tha raolplant It rtaponalbla for Ita tart-kttplng. It eontalm eonfldantlal Interaction ohleh autt not bt raprodueod, rovaalod to unauthorlaad ptraona, or oant outoldt the Coapony olthout proper authorliotlon. Cither retain In a eeeure flit or return to Ttohnleal Strvloat Papertaant, Naoport. HONS 056716 l pa talla I 3 Introduction MwHrt >mltt W2 I 4l lba/annua In 3,000 gall load* Cffluant to Itlvar Coin* Stnraao tnhHi>g Culalon ZO* all or ahlsh 30-40* la Arodor. U radar content mt to Mrff ntw tetttate 80< Madno Ttaot. Trafonot er 10,000 tona/annua Tha abeva diagraa llluatrataa ohat hapgana to tha Aroclor at N.C.A. and In tea paper Boating proeaaa. Tortiir gfMm41na ij U*firev A&aY \ yraal tankiv J JZZ&y** Tha tank lavala aara dloawd to balance gut by kaaplng tha bettoa sutlat valvaa ppan. It la not knaan ahathar only ana or all tha vdvaa to tha Individual atoragaa aara opanad ahan dlroharglng a road tank. On aavaral ooeaalona aplllagaa had oeourrad ao a raoult of dlaehorging Into one tank at a Tartar rata than tha tank lavala eould balanoa out. In N.C.R. dark aaa apparently auppoaad to look artar tha off-loading. HONS 05611? -4 - Level Indio(tori nri provided on tho tonka, but thaao ooro lneanvanlanUy looatad In a (had obetruetad by vaolouo kogo of vao notarial*. Thar* appoarod to b* no offloial off-loading Inatruotlano. A drun aaa provldad to oateh drip* at tho ttoxlbl* hoaa, but Inatollatlon of in Intaroaptor pit to prowant apllla on to ground ontaring tho nunlelpal ourfaeo ootor drainage ay*tan la reeonaondad. Thla ohould aloo handle drainage fro* tho adjacent anulalon tanker loading area. Borahow Pood Effluent* 1 Tho abava dlagraa Indleataa ah*re aaaplaa (S_)a*r* taken at Borehaa Mood. Thao* ora 11atod boloei- Bgura* 67 Centrifuge affluent noutrollaatlon tank. Thl* oyoton *1*0 Included on llj (BO*) coagulation unit. It hod net boon uaad far aaa* day*, tha affluent no* door, but allghtly blue In 00lour. Analvalot* PCBl 53,600 ppb 68 Hath nautralloatian tank. Effluent aaa allky, floo 5,360 ppb appeared to b* about 10 g.p.a., but N.C.R. could not give an average figure. 69 Motor froa a looal brook Into ohleh the ourfaeo ootor dla- 1,620 ppb eharga*. Hoy aloo oontaln affluent froa other local footer!**. 70 la above but containing a proportion of nud 71 Burfaea eater drain (He floa nhan taken) 162,500 ppb 31,200 ppb HONS 096718 i -5Th* Isa PCB osntsnt of ths aaln sfflusnt strssa ass surprising In visa of its ssntsalnatsd silky sppsarsncs. This analysis is ts bs osnflraad. Ths blus appssranss of ths ssntrlfugs sffluont strssa ass prssuaably duo to ths dys lnoorporstsd in ths N.C.II. asulsisn, snd aould thsrsfors bs esnslstsnt allh ths high contsalnstlsn isvsl found, Ths Bsntaainstlsn lsvsls in ths surfaes astsr drain and ths brssk csnflrasd that ssnsidsrsbls ansunts of PCB had boon disshsrgsd in this dirsotisn froa spillagss in ths tanksr off-load/storsgs arsa. At ths tins sf saapllng pollution of ths astsr ass at a sonpsraUvaly loa Isvsl, but ths aud in ths brook ass hsavlly osntasinstsd froa ssrllsr spillagss. JOH/SP 15.1.70. HONS 056719