Modification of Industrial Wastewater Permit - St Joseph Energy Center

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CITY OF SOUTH BEND PETE BUTTIGIEG, MAYOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Eric Horvath, Director January 14, 2019 Board of Public Works City of South Bend 1316 County City Building 227 West Jefferson Boulevard South Bend, IN 46601 RE: Modification of Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit Dear Board Members: The Division of Environmental Services recommends approving the modification of the Industrial Discharge Permit for St. Joseph Energy Center at the January 22, 2019 Board of Public Works Meeting. St. Joseph Energy Center has requested a sampling waiver in accordance with Sec. 17-10(o)(4)(f) of the City of South Bend Municipal Code for the Priority Pollutants specified in 40 CFR 423 Appendix A. St. Joseph Energy Center has conducted two (2) monitoring events in 2018 for these Priority Pollutants and has submitted technical factors, all of which showed that the pollutants are not present in the discharge. Additionally, there is no federal or local limit requirement for St. Joseph Energy Center to sample for these Priority Pollutants. St. Joseph Energy Center shall continue monitoring all the required parameters and at the frequency indicated in Part 11(A) (1) of SJEC's current Industrial Discharge Permit. In accordance with Sec. 17-10(o)(4)(f)(iii), St. Joseph Energy Center's industrial wastewater discharge permit must be modified before finalizing the approval of the sampling waiver request. The first nine (9) pages of St. Joseph Energy Center's discharge permit have been included in this package. These modifications are in red and underlined. No other changes to St. Joseph Energy Center's Industrial Discharge Permit, other than the Priority Pollutant wavier, were implemented. If you should have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me at (574) 235-5852, or at Please let us know if we need to attend the Board Meet and present this permit