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AR226-2566 .^A:.-^'--^-' Office of Water Resources 120 IGreenbrier Street Charleston, WV 25311-1088 Telephone: (304) 558-0375 Fax: (304) 558-5903 West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection Cecil H. Underwood Gwaww Michael C. Castle Director December 28, 1999 Mr. R. Ii. Ritchey Sr. Environmental Control Consultant Washington Works E. I. du font de Kemours and Company P.O. Box 1217 Parkersburcr, WV 26102-1217 Ret WV/NPDES Permit Ko.; WV0001279 Analysis of Water Samples from Ranney Well Taken During 199$ Dear Mr. Richeys The agency is in receipt of analyses of water samples taken from Ranney well,Gallery well. West Field well and Island well. These samples were taken by the company on January 30, 1996. At the request of Mr. Naresh R. Shah of my staff, these analyses were provided by Mr. George Woytewich on December 2, 1999. As you know,_ the eompany has been using 12 MGD of water from these wells and 60-63 MGD of-the river water for the process operations including non-contact cooling. Thus, the well water makes up approximately let of total intake water. Out of this total, only 3 MGO of wasfcewater has been treated 'in, the waetewater treatment system before discharging into the Ohio River. The rest of wastewater has been discharged into the Ohio Rivar without any treatment as non-contact cooling water. Therefore, if the well water ie contaminated then pollutants present in the well water are discharged into the Ohio River without any treatment and without adequate monitoring requirements. Based upon bis review, obviously intake water from Ranney well. Gallery well and the West Field wells is contaminated. Based Upon the 1996 analytical data (refer to Attachment-1), pollutants of concern ares carbon tetrachloride, cis-l,2"dichloroethene, tetrachloroethene, triehloroethene, chloroform, bromodichlorometbaoe, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, bromoform. Hote that there ara very stringent water quality standards for roost of these pollutants. Therefore, the agency is going to require you "To use all available resources n to i ....... protect and . . - -. -_- .. ,. ^. restore West Virginia's ilm^f^caSjT'ft environment io concert with the needs of present and future generations.1' -- S S i ^ i^ " " - - --- - ^f t^ to"^TMlB'- n--Bii '"' EID150647 <f *" . Mr. Ricchey Page 2 December 28, 1999 monitor the Ohio River S00-$00 feet downstream of outlet 005 for these pollutants and water from these wells at least semi-annually in the permit modification niunber 10 to be issued. The agency strongly urges you to expedite groundwater investigation (defining sources for contamination., plume and rate of migration etc.) and clean-up. If you have any questions regarding this matter, pleas feel to contact Mr. Nax-aah R. Shah of tny staff at 304-5S8"aS5S or at our TDD number 558- 2751. Sincerely, BST:nrs Enclosures III cc; Cap Smith, Chief, OWM EPA Region office Bob Greaves,SPA Region HI RCRA office (3WC23) Dave Watkins, Leader, Groundwater Section Supervisor, SW Dist. Cindy Mugger, Inspector, Wood County "To use all available resources to proicct and resiore West Virginia'* enviromneat in concert with the needs of present and future generations." Wvnwi I DMftwrf N-< 6lnWMlhMlA|, NJ EID150648