Water-discharge monitoring program. Final report. [Synthane coal gasification pilot plant]
The original Synthane water quality monitoring program was initiated to provide a means of complying with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) water emission permit for the Synthane Coal Gasification Pilot Plant. The initial study involved sampling and analysis of the high and low pressure boiler blowdowns, the cooling tower blowdown, the demineralizer, and the sanitary sewage treatment plant. In mid-1977 several points were added in order to provide additional non-permit required monitoring on Synthane plant waste streams to determine if any effluent streams from the facility had the potential for causing adverse environmental conditions. They were as follows: 15 inch storm sewer, 12-inch perforated collection line, 48 inch interceptor, total plant outfall, 12 inch surface water pipe, and the stream flowing onto plant property. Work under this contract modification continued until December 1978 when the Synthane plant was officially shut down. The contract was again modified to provide only the NPDES permit-required sampling and analysis. The contract was modified for the third time after the cooling tower, demineralizer, and high pressure boiler were taken off the line. On September 30, 1980 the contract was terminated. The results of the four year NPDES discharge monitoring reports are evaluated. All non-compliance events are indicated. The most important basic conclusion drawn from the water quality monitoring work are that the Synthane coal gasification pilot plant did not, during normal process operations cause any adverse impact on the receiving body, Lick Run, as a result of wastewater composition.
- Research Organization:
- Pittsburgh Univ., PA (USA). Graduate School of Public Health
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC22-76ET10284
- OSTI ID:
- 5213659
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ET/10284-T1; ON: DE82019143
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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