Industrial Discharge Permit - St. Joseph Energy Center

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FYI... St. Joseph Energy Center's permit includes the following requirements found within the discharge permit. 1) St. Joseph Energy Center shall report flow daily. 2) St. Joseph Energy Center's Authorized Representative shall sign all reports including but not limited to Periodic Compliance Reports (PCR), Slug Control Plans, Flow Measurement Plans, and corrective actions in response to permit violations. 3) St. Joseph Energy Center shall, within 90 days of receipt of this discharge permit, submit a Slug Control Plan and a Flow Measurement Plan. Please see Part III (E) and (H). 4) When collecting composite samples, samples must be obtained over a 24 hour period or for the duration of discharge within the 24 hour sampling period including, if applicable, multiple batches. 5) Samples shall be obtained through a flow -proportional sampling technique. If St. Joseph Energy Center can demonstrate that time -proportional sampling is as representative as flow -proportional sampling, then a time - proportional sample may be collected. If St. Joseph Energy Center chooses to demonstrate that time -proportional sampling is accurate they must do so within 120 days of the effective date of this permit or they shall commence flow -proportional sampling at that time. Please see Part II (B) (1) of your wastewater discharge permit for details. 6) St. Joseph Energy Center shall have a Certified Operator for the State of Indiana sign all compliance reports including, but not limited to PCR's, Corrective Action responses related to effluent limits violations.... See Part III (F) (1). 7) To be submitted with the PCR, the Certified Operator shall sign one of the following statements: "Pretreatment Standards and Requirements are being met on a consistent basis" or "Pretreatment Standards and Requirements are not being met on a consistent basis. Additional operation and/or additional pretreatment is required to meet the Pretreatment Standards and Requirements". Please see PART III (A) (3) (a). 8) Only the Authorized Representative shall be required to sign the certification statements found in Part III (A) (4) of this permit. 9) Please review Section Part IV (B) (15), which clarifies the requirements concerning the Authorized Representative. 10) For all after hours required oral notifications call: 574-277-8515 and dial zero (0) to reach an operator. See Part III (I) of your permit for details. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Manuel "Manny" Bueno at (574) - 235-5798 or mbueno@southbendin.gov or Lauren Trapp at (574) 235-5852 or Itrapp@southbendin.gov.