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Requirements:
Roles and Responsibilities (5.1.7)
The IW program manager will
- Act as the primary point of contact (POC) for the SBSA and WBSD
- Address any compliance issues concerning the SLAC mandatory wastewater discharge permit, including ensuring that spills that violate permit requirements are reported
- Prepare, submit, and track non-routine discharge applications
- Prepare the semi-annual self-monitoring report of wastewater discharge and SMP certification statement for submittal to the SBSA and WBSD
- Review new equipment and modified processes for compliance with the wastewater discharge permit conditions
- Coordinate with RP on all matters concerning wastewater that potentially contains radioactivity. This includes meeting permit conditions, system design and implementation, and reporting.
CEF must approve connections to the sanitary sewer. No portion of the sanitary sewer system may be blocked, either temporarily or permanently, without CEF approval. CEF will
- Review for approval any new connections to the potable water system, sanitary sewer, or storm drain system
- Clean the cafeteria grease traps and coordinate with the WBSD for grease trap inspections
- Coordinate with the IW program manager and RP to ensure wastewater discharges, including modified or new connections, are in compliance with permit requirements
- Inspect, clean, service, calibrate, and maintain flow meters required under the mandatory wastewater discharge permit. This must be done at least annually and as required for proper operation
- Maintain the SLAC sanitary sewer system. This includes replacement, repair, cleaning and flushing, removing blockages, and implementing preventive maintenance programs
- Assess capacity issues with the addition of new discharges and plan for system upgrades and expansion
The Mechanical Fabrication Department (MFD) operates a wastewater treatment plant that removes pollutants from industrial process effluents prior to discharge to the sanitary sewer system. MFD will
- Ensure that discharges of treated wastewater for the MFPF in Building 38 comply with permit limits
- Comply with monitoring and record-keeping requirements for operations under their control. This includes documenting procedures, process upsets and changes, and sampling results. Any process upsets and changes must be reported to the IW program manager as soon as possible.
RP will ensure that any wastewater that may be radiologically active meets regulatory requirements. This includes, but is not limited to the RP
- Performing radioanalysis of wastewater with known or suspected radiological analytes prior to discharge to the sanitary sewer
- Summarizing radioanalysis results in a quarterly report to the SBSA
- Reviewing permit updates and renewals with the IW program manager
- Reviewing and approving any new or modified systems or discharges for known or suspected radiological analytes
Note: Sample collection and delivery to RP are the responsibility of the group generating the wastewater.
The Waste Management Group (WM) is responsible for the handling and disposal of industrial wastewater that is a regulated, non-radiological waste that can not be discharged to the sanitary sewer system under the mandatory wastewater discharge permit or a non-routine wastewater discharge permit. For information on characterizing and labeling hazardous waste, see Chapter 17, "Hazardous Waste".
The Chemical and General Safety (CGS) Department is responsible for reviewing construction projects that may impact the sanitary sewer system.
Project managers and university technical representatives (UTRs) are required to know and adhere to all SLAC ES&H policies for systems or operations, and they are responsible for subcontractors under their control. Each person will
- Implement construction management practices and perform construction activities in compliance with regulatory requirements and BMPs
- Notify the IW program manager of any unplanned discharges to the sanitary sewer system arising from work conducted under project manager or UTR direction
- Obtain approval from CEF to make new connections to the potable water system, sanitary sewer, or storm drain systems. It is desirable to obtain approval early in the design process
SLAC managers and supervisors are responsible for implementing ES&H policy with regard to complying with the conditions of SLAC's discharge permit. Managers and supervisors will
- Add BMPs into standard operating procedures and work practices for any processes or storage areas that require them
- Ensure that operations in buildings and areas under their control, including wastewater discharges, comply with SLAC ES&H requirements
- Identify processes that may be sources of non-permitted discharges to the sanitary sewer system and report them to the IW program manager for evaluation and possible inclusion in the permit
- Instruct employees on proper disposal and storage of material to prevent accidental releases to the sanitary sewer
- Instruct employees on proper disposal of accumulated water and on the process for getting approval for a non-routine discharge to the sanitary sewer
SLAC personnel will
- Learn and comply with ES&H policies, practices, procedures and requirements regarding allowable (permitted) discharges to the sanitary sewer
- Coordinate with the IW program manager when evaluating the installation of new effluent-producing processes. The IW program manager must review and approve all new or non-routine discharges to the sanitary sewer system prior to discharge
- Coordinate with WM to dispose of chemicals and hazardous waste
- Report accidental discharges to the sanitary sewer immediately. For more information see Chapter 16, "Spills".
- Contact CEF before making any changes to the sanitary sewer
- Coordinate with CEF for proper connection of processes to the sanitary sewer system
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Procedures and Specific Requirements
(5.2)
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