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Industrial Pretreatment Program
IN THE MATTER OF AN
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER
AGAINST:
Oregon Potato Company d/b/a Freeze Pack
To: Mr. Tim Tippett
Oregon Potato Company d/b/a Freeze Pack
6610 W. Court Street
Pasco, WA 99301
Re: Temporary Discharge Permit - Oregon Potato Company d/b/a Freeze Pack
LEGAL AUTHORITY
The following findings have been made and this Order issued pursuant to the authority vested in
the Public Works Director, under Section 13.62. 100 of the City of Pasco's Sewer Use Ordinance.
This Order is based on findings of violation of the conditions of the Wastewater Discharge
permit issued under Section 13.62.050 of the City's Sewer Use Ordinance.
Violation: Oregon Potato Company d/b/a Freeze Pack is authorized to discharge wastewater to
the City of Pasco Industrial Process Water Reuse Facility under temporary Waste Discharge
Permit Number IWDP-000500 effective November 9, 2015. This temporary permit does not
have the monitoring and other requirements needed to protect the City of Pasco's wastewater
collection system and the City of Pasco's Industrial Process Water Reuse Facility.
For these reasons and in accordance with the City of Pasco's Sewer Use Ordinance, it is ordered
that Oregon Potato Company d/b/a Freeze Pack takes the following actions. These actions are
required at the Freeze Pack Facility located at 400 Commercial Avenue in Pasco, Washington for
their discharges to the City of Pasco's Industrial Process Water Reuse Facility.
Corrective Actions:
Action 1 — Discharge Limitations
The discharge of any of the following pollutants by Freeze Pack more frequently
than, or at a concentration in excess of, the following effluent limitations is a
violation of this Order.
Effluent Limits
Parameter Average Monthly' Maximum Dail
Flow 90,000 gallons per day 150,000 gallons per da
Nitrate (as N) N/A 14.1 m L
Parameter Minimum Maximum
PH 5.5 standard units 9.0 standard units
' Average Monthly effluent limit means the highest allowable average of daily
discharges over a calendar month. To calculate the discharge value to compare
to the limit, you add the value of each daily discharge measured during a
calendar month and divide this sum by the total number of daily discharges
measured.
Action 2 — Wastewater Monitoring
Starting immediately, Oregon Potato Company d/b/a Freeze Pack must monitor their
wastewater effluent according to the following schedule:
Parameter
Units
Sampling
Sample Type
Frequency
Flow (Monthly Avg.; Max)
MGD
Continuous
Meter
Flow Volume (Total Annual)b
MG
Recorded `
Calculated
pH
Standard
1/day
Grab
Units
BODS (Monthly Avg.; Max)
mg/L;
2/month a
Composite 24 f
BODS (Total Monthly, Total Annual)
lbs
Recorded `
Calculated
TSS (Monthly Avg.; Max)
mg/y
lbs/daTKN
2/month `
Comrosite f
as N (Monthly Avg.; Max)
mg/l; lbs/day
2/month f
Comp f
Composite
TKN as N (Total Annual) '
lbs
Recorded `
Calculated
NO2+NO3 as N (Monthly Avg.; Max)
mg/L,
2/month `
24 -Hr f
Composite
NO2+NO3 as N (Total Annual) b
-lbs/day
lbs
Recorded `
Calculated
Total Nitrogen as N (Monthly Avg.;
2/month `
Calculated'
Max)
Total Nitro en as N (Total Annual)
Recorded `
Calculated s
Conductivity (Monthly Avg.; Max)
pffis/daycm
2/month `
GrabArsenic
February and
24 -Hr
(total)
August of each year
Composite r
February and
24 -Hr
Cadmium (total)
mg/l
August of each year
Composite r
February and
24 -Hr
Copper (total)
mg/I
August of each year
Composite
Parameter
Units
Sampling
Frequency
Sample Type
Lead (total)
mg/1
February and
24 -Hr r
August of each year
Composite
Mercury (total)
mg/l
February and
August of each year
24 -Hr
Composite
Molybdenum (total)
mg/1
February and
24 -Hr
r
August of each year
Composite
Nickel (total)
mg/1
February and
August of each year
24 -Hr
Composite
Selenium (total)
mg/l
February and
August of each year
24 -Hr t
Composite
Zinc (total)
mg/l
February and
24 -Hr t
August of each year
Composite
Priority pollutant analysis
µg/1
November 1, 2016
24 -Hr r
Composite
a
Continuous means uninterrupted except for brief lengths of time for calibration, power
failure, or unanticipated equipment repair or maintenance. The Permittee must sample
hourly when continuous monitoring is not possible.
b
Total Annual means total gallons or lbs for a calendar year (Janus — December).
c
Recorded means daily values are not reported on the Discharge Monitoring Report; only
monthly summary is reported.
d
Grab means an individual sample collected over a fifteen (15) minute or less period.
e
2/month on alternate weeks.
f
24-hour composite means a series of individual flow -proportional samples collected over
a 24-hour period into a single container and analyzed as one sample.
TN = TKN + (NO2+NO3).
A. Sampling and Analytical Procedures
Samples and measurements taken to meet the requirements of this permit must
represent the volume and nature of the monitored parameters, including
representative sampling of any unusual discharge or discharge condition, including
bypasses, upsets and maintenance -related conditions affecting effluent quality.
Sampling and analytical methods used to meet the water and wastewater monitoring
requirements specified in this permit must conform to the latest revision of the
following rules and documents unless otherwise specified in this permit or approved
in writing by the City.
• Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants
contained in 40 CFR Part 136
• Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater (APHA)
B. Flow Measurement
Oregon Potato Company d/b/a Freeze Pack must:
1. Select and use appropriate flow measurement, field measurement, and
continuous monitoring devices and methods consistent with accepted
scientific practices.
2. Install, calibrate, and maintain these devices to ensure the accuracy of the
measurements is consistent with the accepted industry standard and the
manufacturer's recommendations for that type of device.
3. Calibrate continuous monitoring instruments as per the manufacturer's
requirements. The Permittee:
a. May calibrate apparatus for continuous monitoring of dissolved oxygen by
air calibration.
b. Must calibrate continuous pH measurement instruments per
manufacturer's specifications for method and frequency.
4. Use field measurement devices as directed by the manufacturer and do not use
reagents beyond their expiration dates.
5. Calibrate flow -monitoring devices per manufacturer's specifications at a
minimum frequency of at least one calibration per year.
6. Maintain calibration records for at least three years.
C. Lab Accreditation
Oregon Potato Company d/b/a Freeze Pack must ensure that all monitoring data
required by the City of Pasco is prepared by a laboratory registered or accredited
under the provisions of WAC 173-50, Accreditation of Environmental Laboratories.
Flow, pH, and internal process control parameters are exempt from this requirement.
The Oregon Potato Company d/b/a Freeze Pack must obtain accreditation for pH if it
must receive accreditation or registration for other parameters.
Action 3 — Reporting and Recordkeeping Reauirements
A. Reporting
1. Starting December 25, 2015, Oregon Potato Company d/b/a Freeze Pack must
submit monitoring results monthly for the previous months sampling.
2. All reports required by this permit shall be signed by either a principal executive
officer or duly authorized representative of that person.
3. Summarize, report, and submit monitoring data obtained during each monitoring
period on a Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) form provided, or otherwise
approved, by the City of Pasco.
4. Submit DMR forms monthly whether or not the facility was discharging. If the
facility did not discharge during a given monitoring period, submit the form as
required with the words "NO DISCHARGE" entered in place of the monitoring
results.
5. Ensure DMR forms are postmarked or received by the City of Pasco no later than
the 25th of the month following the completed monitoring period, unless
otherwise specified in this permit.
6. Submit priority pollutant analysis data no later than November 1, 2016.
7. Submit all report(s) in paper (hard -copy) and electronic (PDF) format.
i. The Permittee must ensure that the hard -copy report is postmarked or
received by the City no later than the dates specified by this permit. Send
these paper reports to the City at:
Pretreatment Program Coordinator
Engineering Department
City of Pasco
525 North 3rd Avenue
Pasco; WA 99301
ii. The Permittee must also submit an electronic copy of a permit -required
report in PDF format by the date the report is due to the City personnel
listed below:
Leah Fisk: fisklnn nasco-wa.gov
8. All laboratory reports providing data for organic and metal parameters must
include the following information: sampling date, sample location, date of
analysis, parameter name, CAS number, analytical method/number, method
detection limit (MDL), laboratory practical quantitation limit (PQL), reporting
units, and concentration detected. Analytical results from samples sent to a
contract laboratory must include information on the chain of custody, the
analytical method, QA/QC results, and documentation of accreditation for the
parameter.
Action 4 — Engineering Documents
1. Oregon Potato Company d/b/a Freeze Pack must prepare and submit two copies
of an approvable engineering report for the Freeze Pack facility in accordance
with WAC 173-240 to the City of Pasco for review and approval by
March 31, 2016. The report must also include the appropriate requirements so
that the Permittee can meet the City of Pasco's Industrial Process Water Reuse
Facility discharge limits.
2. The Permittee must prepare and submit two copies of approvable as -built plans
and specifications to the City of Pasco for review and approval in accordance with
WAC 173-240 by March 31, 2016.
3., The Permittee must submit an updated permit application by March 31, 2016.
Action 5 — Comnliance with Local Regulations
Oregon Potato Company d/b/a Freeze Pack must comply with the City of Pasco's
Sewer Use Ordinance.
This temporary Order is effective immediately and will remain in force until a revised permit
containing limits and monitoring requirements is issued for this facility.
Failure to comply with this Order may result in the issuance of civil penalties or other actions,
whether administrative or judicial, to enforce the terms of this Order.
You have the right to appeal this Order. To appeal this Order you must:
• File your appeal and a copy of this permit with the City of Pasco Engineering Department
(see addresses below). Filing means actual receipt by the City of Pasco Engineering
Department during regular business hours.
Street Addresses
City of Pasco
Attn: Public Works Director
525 North 3rd Avenue
Pasco, WA 99301
Mailing Addresses
City of Pasco
Attn: Public Works Director
PO Box 293
Pasco, WA 99301
Pretreatment Coordinator
City of Pasco