Analysis of fecal coliform levels at selected storm water monitoring points at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant

摘要

The Environmental Protection Agency staff published the final storm water regulation on November 16, 1990. The storm water regulation included in the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) regulations specifies the permit application requirements for certain storm water discharges such as industrial activity or municipal separate storm sewers serving populations of 100,000 or greater. Storm water discharge associated with industrial activity is discharge from any conveyance used for collecting and conveying storm water that is directly related to manufacturing, processing, or raw material storage areas at an industrial plant. Quantitative testing data is required for these discharges. An individual storm water permit application was completed and submitted to Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) personnel in October 1992. After reviewing this data in the permit application, TDEC personnel expressed concern with the fecal coliform levels at many of the outfalls. If the fecal coliform data is valid, the permit requires that a report be submitted indicating possible causes and proposed corrective actions.