HomeMy WebLinkAboutIndustrial Wastewater Discharge Permit Renewal - Town of New Carlisle SJECCity of South Bend
Department of Public Works
Industrial Pretreatment Program
Significant Industrial User – Permit No. 161587-120678
In accordance with all the terms of Chapter 17 of the City of South Bend’s Municipal Code, and with any
applicable provisions of federal or state law and regulations, permission is hereby granted to:
Town of New Carlisle / SJEC Water Treatment Facility
54955 Walnut Road
New Carlisle / SJEC IN 46552
for the contribution of wastewater into the City of South Bend Publicly Owned Treatment Works.
This permit is granted in accordance with the application filed on 02 March, 2022.
Effective on: 1 June 2022
Expires on the: 31 May, 2027
Any violation of the terms and conditions of this permit shall be deemed a violation of the City of South
Bend Municipal Code and will subject the permittee to the sanctions set out in section 17-11 through 17-
13 of the Municipal Code.
The permittee shall file an application for a renewal permit, a minimum of 90 days prior to the expiration
date.
Approved By:
May 10, 2022
April 21, 2022
Board of Public Works
City of South Bend
1316 County City Building
227 West Jefferson Boulevard
South Bend, IN 46601
RE: Renewal of Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit
Dear Board Members:
The Division of Environmental Services recommends approving the renewal of the Industrial Discharge Permit for Town
of New Carlisle / SJEC - Water Treatment Facility at the May 10, 2022, Board of Public Works Meeting.
Town of New Carlisle / SJEC – Water Treatment Facility engages in the production of process well water, for St. Joseph
Energy Center. There have been no significant changes in operations at the Town of New Carlisle / SJEC – Water
Treatment Facility.
The Town of New Carlisle / SJEC – Water Treatment Facility requirements have been reviewed for necessary changes to
ensure the industry permit remain legally substantiated. After review of requirements and historical data, monitoring
frequencies for selected parameters have been adjusted. Otherwise there have been no significant changes to the permit.
If you should have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me at (574) 235-5852, or at sshane@southbendin.gov.
Please let me know if I need to attend the Board Meeting to present this permit.
Sincerely,
Serena Lozano-Shane
Pretreatment Manager
City of South Bend
Division of Environmental Services
Department of Utilities
3113 Riverside Drive
South Bend, IN 46628
(574) 235-5798
sshane@southbendin.gov
Enclosure(s)
- Industrial Discharge Permit Board of Public Works Signature Page, Permit Briefing Memo, Part II A-
Monitoring Frequency
- Agenda Request Form
Town of New Carlisle / SJEC WATER TREATMENT FACILITY
Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit page 9 of 38
PART II - MONITORING REQUIRMENTS
A. Monitoring Frequency
1. The following parameters shall be monitored at the frequency and with the sampling
type stated below. All measurements, tests, and analyses of the characteristics of
water and wastes to which reference is made in this permit shall be conducted using
the methods and procedures approved in 40 CFR 136 and amendments thereto,
unless otherwise specified in an applicable Categorical Pretreatment Standard.
The following parameters shall be monitored at Sample Site Outfall # 745 with the methods and at the
frequency stated below:
Parameter Sampling Frequency Sampling Type
Flow, Total (gpd) Daily Continuously
Flow Monthly (gal) Monthly Continuously
Arsenic Monthly Composite
Cadmium (mg/L) Monthly Composite
Chromium (mg/L) Monthly Composite
Copper (mg/L) Monthly Composite
Lead (mg/L) Monthly Composite
Nickel (mg/L) Monthly Composite
Zinc (mg/L) Monthly Composite
pH (SU) Monthly Grab
Oil and Grease, Total (mg/L) Semi-Annual Grab
Oil and Grease, TPH (mg/L) Semi-Annual Grab
Phosphorus (mg/L) Semi-Annual Composite
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) Semi-Annual Composite
Ammonia, Nitrogen (mg/) Semi-Annual Composite
BOD5 (mg/L) Semi-Annual Composite
Mercury (mg/L) Semi-Annual Grab
Silver (mg/L) Semi-Annual Composite
See Flow Measurement Requirements referenced in Part III - Reporting Requirements.
PERMIT BRIEFING MEMO
1. Facility Description
The Town of New Carlisle / SJEC - Water Treatment Facility (Water Treatment Facility)
engages in the production of process well water, which is filtered through a greensand
system to remove oxidized iron and manganese by precipitation prior to being pumped to
the St. Joseph Energy Center. The process may precipitate arsenic.
2. Discharge description:
Discharge is primarily backwash water, though sanitary is also included. The Water
Treatment Facility will periodically go into a backwash cycle, which will send backwash
water to a settling lagoon. When the wastewater reaches the overflow channel in the
settling lagoon, the wastewater will overflow into the lift station and to the Sample Site
Outfall #745. The water is metered prior to discharge into the City of South Bend Sewer
System. Stormwater is also included in discharge.
January 2018 – February 2022 Average Flow: 81,249 gpd
January 2018 – February 2022 Max Flow: 104,900 gpd
3. Sample Site Description
Sample Site Outfall # 745 is located on the east side of the settling lagoon within the lift
station, inside the fence along Walnut Road.
4. Wastewater Treatment
Wastewater treatment consists of a settling lagoon.
5. Classification
Based on the City’s Industrial Pretreatment Program, The Water Treatment Facility is
classified as a Significant Industrial User (SIU) and, because of the facility’s reported
average discharge of > 50,000 gpd - < 100,000 gpd, it is categorized as a Category B
industrial discharger.
6. Calculation of Limits
Discharge limits are applied from the South Bend Municipal Code directly to The Water
Treatment Facility’s effluent. Find these limits in Part I (A) (2) of this permit.
7. Monitoring Frequency
Monitoring frequencies are based on South Bend’s US EPA approved Industrial
Pretreatment Program monitoring requirements.
8. Industrial Operator Certification Requirement
Operator Certification Requirement: A-SO. – Industrial Certification requirements are
based on the criteria listed in Indiana Administrative Code Title 327-5-22-5