P11 51005733 VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain.final.issued.pdf

MASSACHUSETTS WATER RESOURCES AUTHORITY

Chelsea Facility 2 Griffin Way

Chelsea, Massachusetts 02150 Telephone: (617) 242-6000 Facsimile: (617) 371-1604

CERTIFIED MAIL

VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain 150 S. Huntington Avenue Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

Subject: Permit #: 51005733 MWRA Category: 01 SIU Permit Expiration Date: 08/15/2022

Attention: Ms. Dawn Tesorero

Dear Ms. Tesorero:

Enclosed please find a Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) Discharge Permit for your facility located at 150 S. Huntington Avenue, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130. Your permit is based on our review of your MWRA Sewer Use Discharge Permit Application, results of any inspection and/or monitoring activities conducted at your facility, and any other information on file with the MWRA.

The permit is valid until its date of expiration unless revoked or suspended by MWRA. It is subject to renewal and modification as authorized by the MWRA's Sewer Use regulations, 360 C.M.R. § 10.000.

The permit authorizes you to discharge certain wastewaters to the sewer system and provides important information.

All of the requirements and conditions of the permit are effective immediately so please read the permit upon receiving it. A table of contents has been provided to help you locate information within your permit.

If you disagree with any of the terms and conditions of this permit, you may, pursuant to 360 C.M.R. §§ 2.21(1) and 10.007(8), appeal those terms and conditions by submitting a written request for reconsideration to the MWRA Toxic Reduction and Control Program within ten (10) working days from the issued date of this permit. The request shall set forth in detail the facts supporting it.

If you have any questions pertaining to the permit's terms and conditions or any information set forth in this letter, please contact Kenneth Cunningham, Industrial Coordinator, Toxic Reduction and Control, at (617) 305-5623.

Sincerely, Rebecca Weidman Director of Toxic Reduction and Control

Enclosures

MASSACHUSETTS WATER RESOURCES AUTHORITY

TOXIC REDUCTION AND CONTROL

2 Griffin Way Chelsea, Massachusetts 02150

Telephone: (617) 242-6000 Facsimile: (617) 371-1604

SEWER USE DISCHARGE PERMIT

ISSUED TO:

VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain 150 S. Huntington Avenue Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

Permit #: 51005733

Issuance Date:

Expiration Date: 08/15/2022

Permit No: 51005733

Sewer Use Discharge Permit Table of Contents

Contents Self-Monitoring Requirements Summary .................................................................................................. i

Discharge Limitations Summary .............................................................................................................. iii

Sample Location and Self-Monitoring Requirements

General Sampling and Analysis Requirements

Reporting Procedures for Self-Monitoring Requirements

Reports, Records and Devices You Must Maintain at Your Facility

Additional Requirements

Authorized Discharge

Sampling Records

When You Should Notify the MWRA

Mailing Address for Reports and Notifications

Most Stringent Limitations

MWRA Discharge Limitations

Specific Prohibitions

Dilution Prohibition

Pretreatment

Bypass Prohibition

Right of Entry

Duty to Mitigate

Enforcement/Litigation Records

Posting Requirements

Confidentiality

Signatories

Annual Publication

Disposal of Sludge and Hazardous Wastes

Severability

Penalty Provisions

Request for Reconsideration

Definitions of Sampling and Reporting Terms

SUMMARIES

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Self-Monitoring Requirements Summary

Sample Location Pollutant Frequency 0103 Chromium (Total) Semi-Annual 0103 Copper (Total) Semi-Annual 0103 Flow Semi-Annual 0103 Lead (Total) Semi-Annual 0103 Mercury (Total) Semi-Annual 0103 Nickel (Total) Semi-Annual 0103 Zinc (Total) Semi-Annual 0103 pH Semi-Annual 0104 Chromium (Total) Semi-Annual 0104 Copper (Total) Semi-Annual 0104 Flow Semi-Annual 0104 Lead (Total) Semi-Annual 0104 Nickel (Total) Semi-Annual 0104 Zinc (Total) Semi-Annual 0104 pH Semi-Annual 0105 Copper (Total) Semi-Annual 0105 Flow Semi-Annual 0105 Lead (Total) Semi-Annual 0105 Nickel (Total) Semi-Annual 0105 Zinc (Total) Semi-Annual 0105 pH Semi-Annual 0107 Copper (Total) Semi-Annual 0107 Flow Semi-Annual 0107 TTO (Extractable Organic Fraction) Semi-Annual 0107 Zinc (Total) Semi-Annual 0107 pH Semi-Annual 0108 Copper (Total) Semi-Annual 0108 Flow Semi-Annual 0108 Lead (Total) Semi-Annual 0108 Nickel (Total) Semi-Annual 0108 Zinc (Total) Semi-Annual 0108 pH Semi-Annual 0109 Copper (Total) Semi-Annual 0109 Flow Semi-Annual 0109 Lead (Total) Semi-Annual 0109 Nickel (Total) Semi-Annual 0109 Zinc (Total) Semi-Annual 0109 pH Semi-Annual 0301 Chromium (Total) Semi-Annual 0301 Copper (Total) Semi-Annual 0301 Flow Semi-Annual

SUMMARIES

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Sample Location Pollutant Frequency 0301 Lead (Total) Semi-Annual 0301 Nickel (Total) Semi-Annual 0301 Zinc (Total) Semi-Annual 0301 pH Semi-Annual

Semi-annual Schedule

Collect Your Samples During: Submit Your Report By:

January through June July 31 July through December January 31

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Discharge Limitations Summary

Listed below are many of the pollutants that are regulated by the MWRA. Your daily wastewater discharge to the sewer system from the following Sample Location(s) shall not violate the limits. Your complete set of discharge limitations, including those not listed below, is found in Part B of your Discharge Permit.

Sample Location (s): 0103, 0104, 0105, 0107, 0108, 0109, 0301

MWRA

Pollutant Daily Maximum Limit (mg/l)

1,1-Dichloroethylene 0.3 Acrolein 0.15 Antimony (Total) 10.0 Arsenic (Total) 0.5 Benzene 0.3 Cadmium (Total) 0.1 Chromium (+6) 0.5 Chromium (Total) 1.0 Copper (Total) 1.0 Cyanide (Total) 0.5 Each Toxic Organic (Unless Elsewhere Limited In 360 CMR 10.000) 1.0

Formaldehyde 9.0 Hexachlorobutadiene Prohibited Lead (Total) 0.2 Mercury (Total) Prohibited Nickel (Total) 1.0 PCB's Prohibited Pesticides Prohibited Phenol 5.0 Selenium (Total) 5.0 Silver (Total) 2.0

TTO 5.0

Vinyl Chloride (Chloroethylene) 0.02 Zinc (Total) 1.0

Sample Location (s): 0103, 0104, 0105, 0107, 0108, 0109, 0301

MWRA

Pollutant Instantaneous Limit (DEG C) Temperature 82

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Sample Location (s): 0103, 0104, 0105, 0107, 0108, 0109, 0301

MWRA

Pollutant Instantaneous Limit (S.U.)

pH must remain between 5.5 - 12.0 standard units

Sample Location (s): 0103, 0104, 0105, 0107, 0108, 0109, 0301

MWRA

Pollutant Instantaneous Limit (mg/l) Oil and Grease 300

PART A – SAMPLING, REPORTING AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Sample Location and Self-Monitoring Requirements

Samples shall be taken of wastewater from the following specified locations. The permittee shall follow the sampling and reporting schedule(s) provided in this Part.

Sample Location 0103

Wastewater generated from the SPS area on the second floor of Building 1 shall be sampled from the spigot on the combined discharge line of the surgical tool cleaning devices in the SPS area, prior to mixing with any other streams.

If the permittee did not discharge wastewater to the sanitary sewer system during the required sampling period, the permittee shall submit a letter so indicating by the reporting due date.

The MWRA recommends an EPA analysis method for each pollutant listed in the Sampling and Reporting Schedule(s). The method may be one of a few that are approved by the EPA for a specific pollutant. A certified laboratory may substitute another method which is listed in 40 C.F.R. Part 136 for the pollutant being analyzed or if approved or otherwise authorized by the MWRA and EPA.

For a definition of the terms in the table, refer to the Definitions of Sampling and Reporting Terms found at the end of this permit.

Sampling and Reporting Schedule for Sample Location 0103

Pollutant/Parameter Recommended EPA Analysis

Sample Type Frequency Reporting Frequency

Chromium (Total) 200.7 Composite (flow)

Semi-Annual Semi-Annual

Copper (Total) 200.7 Composite (flow)

Semi-Annual Semi-Annual

Flow Field Composite (flow)

Semi-Annual Semi-Annual

Lead (Total) 200.7 Composite (flow)

Semi-Annual Semi-Annual

Mercury (Total) 245.1 Composite (flow)

Semi-Annual Semi-Annual

Nickel (Total) 200.7 Composite (flow)

Semi-Annual Semi-Annual

Zinc (Total) 200.7 Composite (flow)

Semi-Annual Semi-Annual pH SM 4500H+B Grab Semi-Annual Semi-Annual

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Sample Location 0104

Wastewater generated from the animal cage washer on the third floor of the Research Building 1A shall be sampled from the spigot on the discharge line of the animal cage washer, prior to mixing with any other streams.

If the permittee did not discharge wastewater to the sanitary sewer system during the required sampling period, the permittee shall submit a letter so indicating by the reporting due date.

The MWRA recommends an EPA analysis method for each pollutant listed in the Sampling and Reporting Schedule(s). The method may be one of a few that are approved by the EPA for a specific pollutant. A certified laboratory may substitute another method which is listed in 40 C.F.R. Part 136 for the pollutant being analyzed or if approved or otherwise authorized by the MWRA and EPA.

For a definition of the terms in the table, refer to the Definitions of Sampling and Reporting Terms found at the end of this permit.

Sampling and Reporting Schedule for Sample Location 0104

Pollutant/Parameter Recommended EPA Analysis

Sample Type Frequency Reporting Frequency

Chromium (Total) 200.7 Grab Semi-Annual Semi-Annual Copper (Total) 200.7 Grab Semi-Annual Semi-Annual Flow Field Grab Semi-Annual Semi-Annual Lead (Total) 200.7 Grab Semi-Annual Semi-Annual Nickel (Total) 200.7 Grab Semi-Annual Semi-Annual Zinc (Total) 200.7 Grab Semi-Annual Semi-Annual

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Sample Location 0105

Wastewater generated from the steam sterilizer on first floor of Building 1A shall be sampled from the spigot on the discharge line of the steam sterilizer, prior to mixing with any other streams.

If the permittee did not discharge wastewater to the sanitary sewer system during the required sampling period, the permittee shall submit a letter so indicating by the reporting due date.

The MWRA recommends an EPA analysis method for each pollutant listed in the Sampling and Reporting Schedule(s). The method may be one of a few that are approved by the EPA for a specific pollutant. A certified laboratory may substitute another method which is listed in 40 C.F.R. Part 136 for the pollutant being analyzed or if approved or otherwise authorized by the MWRA and EPA.

For a definition of the terms in the table, refer to the Definitions of Sampling and Reporting Terms found at the end of this permit.

Sampling and Reporting Schedule for Sample Location 0105

Pollutant/Parameter Recommended EPA Analysis

Sample Type Frequency Reporting Frequency

Copper (Total) 200.7 Grab Semi-Annual Semi-Annual Flow Field Grab Semi-Annual Semi-Annual Lead (Total) 200.7 Grab Semi-Annual Semi-Annual Nickel (Total) 200.7 Grab Semi-Annual Semi-Annual

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Sample Location 0107

Wastewater generated from washing endoscopy scopes in four scope washers and three pre-rinse sinks and one hand washing only sink, located in Room E5-114B on the fifth floor of Building 1, shall be sampled from the spigot situated in Room E4-112 on the fourth floor, prior to mixing with any other streams.

If the permittee did not discharge wastewater to the sanitary sewer system during the required sampling period, the permittee shall submit a letter so indicating by the reporting due date.

The MWRA recommends an EPA analysis method for each pollutant listed in the Sampling and Reporting Schedule(s). The method may be one of a few that are approved by the EPA for a specific pollutant. A certified laboratory may substitute another method which is listed in 40 C.F.R. Part 136 for the pollutant being analyzed or if approved or otherwise authorized by the MWRA and EPA.

For a definition of the terms in the table, refer to the Definitions of Sampling and Reporting Terms found at the end of this permit.

Sampling and Reporting Schedule for Sample Location 0107

Pollutant/Parameter Recommended EPA Analysis

Sample Type Frequency Reporting Frequency

Copper (Total) 200.7 Grab Semi-Annual Semi-Annual Flow Field Grab Semi-Annual Semi-Annual TTO (Extractable Organic Fraction)

625.1 Grab Semi-Annual Semi-Annual

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Sample Location 0108

Wastewater generated from the two glassware washers on first floor of Building 1A shall be sampled from the spigot on the discharge line of the two glassware washers, prior to mixing with any other streams.

If the permittee did not discharge wastewater to the sanitary sewer system during the required sampling period, the permittee shall submit a letter so indicating by the reporting due date.

The MWRA recommends an EPA analysis method for each pollutant listed in the Sampling and Reporting Schedule(s). The method may be one of a few that are approved by the EPA for a specific pollutant. A certified laboratory may substitute another method which is listed in 40 C.F.R. Part 136 for the pollutant being analyzed or if approved or otherwise authorized by the MWRA and EPA.

For a definition of the terms in the table, refer to the Definitions of Sampling and Reporting Terms found at the end of this permit.

Sampling and Reporting Schedule for Sample Location 0108

Pollutant/Parameter Recommended EPA Analysis

Sample Type Frequency Reporting Frequency

Copper (Total) 200.7 Grab Semi-Annual Semi-Annual Flow Field Grab Semi-Annual Semi-Annual Lead (Total) 200.7 Grab Semi-Annual Semi-Annual Nickel (Total) 200.7 Grab Semi-Annual Semi-Annual

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Sample Location 0109

Wastewater generated from the Steris Amsco steam sterilizer on second floor of Building 1A shall be sampled from the spigot on the discharge line of the steam sterilizer, prior to mixing with any other streams.

If the permittee did not discharge wastewater to the sanitary sewer system during the required sampling period, the permittee shall submit a letter so indicating by the reporting due date.

The MWRA recommends an EPA analysis method for each pollutant listed in the Sampling and Reporting Schedule(s). The method may be one of a few that are approved by the EPA for a specific pollutant. A certified laboratory may substitute another method which is listed in 40 C.F.R. Part 136 for the pollutant being analyzed or if approved or otherwise authorized by the MWRA and EPA.

For a definition of the terms in the table, refer to the Definitions of Sampling and Reporting Terms found at the end of this permit.

Sampling and Reporting Schedule for Sample Location 0109

Pollutant/Parameter Recommended EPA Analysis

Sample Type Frequency Reporting Frequency

Copper (Total) 200.7 Grab Semi-Annual Semi-Annual Flow Field Grab Semi-Annual Semi-Annual Lead (Total) 200.7 Grab Semi-Annual Semi-Annual Nickel (Total) 200.7 Grab Semi-Annual Semi-Annual

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Sample Location 0301

Wastewater generated from the animal cage washer on the first floor of Building 7 shall be sampled from the spigot on the discharge of cage washer, prior to mixing with any other streams.

If the permittee did not discharge wastewater to the sanitary sewer system during the required sampling period, the permittee shall submit a letter so indicating by the reporting due date.

The MWRA recommends an EPA analysis method for each pollutant listed in the Sampling and Reporting Schedule(s). The method may be one of a few that are approved by the EPA for a specific pollutant. A certified laboratory may substitute another method which is listed in 40 C.F.R. Part 136 for the pollutant being analyzed or if approved or otherwise authorized by the MWRA and EPA.

For a definition of the terms in the table, refer to the Definitions of Sampling and Reporting Terms found at the end of this permit.

Sampling and Reporting Schedule for Sample Location 0301

Pollutant/Parameter Recommended EPA Analysis

Sample Type Frequency Reporting Frequency

Chromium (Total) 200.7 Grab Semi-Annual Semi-Annual Copper (Total) 200.7 Grab Semi-Annual Semi-Annual Flow Field Grab Semi-Annual Semi-Annual Lead (Total) 200.7 Grab Semi-Annual Semi-Annual Nickel (Total) 200.7 Grab Semi-Annual Semi-Annual

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General Sampling and Analysis Requirements

Sampling All samples and measurements collected for the purpose of this permit shall be representative of the typical volume and nature of the permittee's discharge. The discharge shall be free of any uncontaminated water, sanitary wastes, or other non-process water. Samples shall be collected, preserved, and handled in accordance with the procedures established in 40 C.F.R. Part 136 and amendments.

The permittee shall not manipulate its sampling schedule to avoid taking samples that may contain discharge violations, such as on days of higher or lower production, on days of unusual production, or when the permittee otherwise has or should have information that violations may occur.

Sampling required by the MWRA shall be performed by an independent laboratory with DEP certification or accreditation from the EPA’s National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP).

All samples collected for the purpose of this permit shall be transported to the laboratory accompanied by completed MWRA chain of custody forms that have been filled out by the individual who collected the samples.

Sample locations shall be safely located and accessible to MWRA staff and monitoring equipment. Wastewater measuring devices, which the MWRA reserves the right to approve, shall be compatible with MWRA monitoring equipment. In addition, the devices shall be properly maintained and calibrated at all times to ensure measurement accuracy.

If the permittee samples more frequently than required in this permit, for any pollutant being discharged, using test procedures prescribed in 40 C.F.R. Part 136 or other United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved methods, the results of such monitoring shall be submitted to the MWRA, in accordance with the procedures required for submitting sampling reports.

Certification that a Grab Sample is Representative The following is an exception to the composite(VOA), composite(Cr+6) and composite(CN) requirements (see Definitions of Sampling and Reporting Terms found at the end of this permit):

You may submit the analysis of a single grab sample for TTO(volatile organic fraction), cyanide, and hexavalent chromium, if you believe that a single grab sample is representative of the daily process discharge at the sample location. Please be aware that if you submit the analysis of a single grab sample to the MWRA for TTO (volatile organic fraction), hexavalent chromium, and/or cyanide, the submittal of the chain of custody will serve as certification from you that a grab sample is representative of your daily discharge at the sample location. If you provide such certification, the MWRA reserves the right to take one grab sample to measure compliance with the limit for that pollutant/parameter.

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Analysis Analysis required by the MWRA shall be performed by a DEP certified independent or NELAP accredited laboratory that is fully certified for the pollutants being analyzed unless otherwise specified or approved by the MWRA. The use of a laboratory with provisional DEP certification is prohibited for the parameters for which it has provisional certification, unless the Authority determines that the factors resulting in the provisional certification should not adversely affect the quality of the analyses the laboratory may submit. A sample analysis performed by a laboratory without DEP certification or NELAP accreditation for the parameter may be submitted with the approval of the Authority. The Authority may grant such approval where DEP does not certify and NELAP does not accredit for the parameter to be analyzed, there is no DEP certified or NELAP accredited laboratory in Massachusetts or an adjoining state that performs the required test method, or in other extraordinary circumstances. The Authority may require a Permittee to submit a copy of the "Massachusetts Certification for Chemical Analysis of Waters" or the NELAP Certification of Accreditation, whichever is applicable, for each laboratory that performs an analysis submitted to the Authority by or on behalf of the Permittee.

The Authority may limit the laboratories a Permittee may use for any report required by the Authority. The Authority may specify the quality assurance/quality control methods to be performed by a laboratory for any report required by the Authority. Analysis for wastewater pollutants and parameters shall be conducted in accordance with applicable procedures approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) included in 40 C.F.R. Part 136, unless otherwise authorized or required by the Authority and EPA. If there is no applicable EPA approved procedure, the Authority may specify a procedure to be used.

Reporting Procedures for Self-Monitoring Requirements

All analyses done pursuant to this permit must be submitted to the MWRA. A report not submitted as required by this reporting procedure shall be considered a non-report, subjecting the permittee to enforcement action. The Authority may require that analytical data and reports, including a complete data package, be submitted to it directly by the laboratory that performed that analyses (See 360 C.M.R. 10.008(2)(g)).

Electronic Submittal of Self-Monitoring Results All wastewater sampling and analysis reports required by this permit must be submitted to the MWRA electronically by the permittee or its laboratory, utilizing the Pretreatment Information Management System Web Self-Monitoring Report (Web SMR) available at http://websmr.mwra.com/.

Chains of Custody/Field Forms The chains of custody/field forms enclosed with this permit shall be copied and used to document pertinent sampling information. The chains of custody/field forms shall be completed by the person who took the samples and then accompany the samples to the laboratory for analysis. Any time the samples are transferred from one individual to another during the transport and laboratory analysis of the samples, the person relinquishing the samples shall sign his/her name and indicate his/her name and the date and time the samples were relinquished, on

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the bottom of the form. The receiving person must also sign and date the forms in the appropriate box. There should be one chain of custody/field form for grab samples collected and one chain of custody/field form for composite samples collected for each sample location.

Wastewater Sampling Analysis Reports Submittal/Laboratory Certification Forms The permittee must: a) assure that the laboratory provides the permittee with a copy of the data and corresponding chains of custody/field forms the laboratory submits to the MWRA, no later than the day the laboratory submits the electronic report to the MWRA; and b) shall have on file with the MWRA a current Sample Analyses and Reporting Certification Form provided by the MWRA (copy attached), signed and dated by the Authorized Representative of the permittee, authorizing the electronic data submittal from a laboratory and certifying the results. The permittee must thereafter submit a newly signed and dated certification form whenever it changes its Authorized Representative.

Certification Form/Authorized Representative The permittee shall submit the Sample Analyses and Reporting Certification Form required by this permit. Each certification form shall be signed and dated by an Authorized Representative of the permittee. An Authorized Representative is a:

(a) Responsible corporate officer, if the permittee is a corporation. For the purpose of this requirement, a responsible corporate officer means a president, secretary, treasurer, or vice president of the corporation in charge of a principal business function, or any other person who performs similar policy or decision-making functions for the corporation, or the manager of one or more manufacturing, production, or operating facilities, provided, the manager is authorized to make management decisions which govern the operation of the regulated facility including having the explicit or implicit duty of making major capital investment recommendations, and initiate and direct other comprehensive measures to assure long-term environmental compliance with environmental laws and regulations; can ensure that the necessary systems are established or actions taken to gather complete and accurate information for the permit requirements; and where authority to sign documents has been assigned or delegated to the manager in accordance with corporate procedures.

(b) General partner or proprietor if the permittee is a partnership or sole proprietorship respectively.

(c) Duly authorized representative of the individual designated in (a) or (b) of this section if:

i) the authorization is made in writing by the individual described in (a) or (b);

ii) the authorization specifies either an individual or a position having responsibility for the overall operation of the facility from which the industrial discharge originates, such as the position of plant manager, operator of a well, or well field superintendent, or a position of equivalent responsibility, or having overall responsibility for environmental matters for the company;

iii) the written authorization is submitted to the MWRA

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If an authorization is no longer accurate because a different individual or position has responsibility for the overall operation of the facility, or overall responsibility for environmental matters for the permittee, a new authorization satisfying the requirements of this section must be submitted to the MWRA prior to or together with the next report required of the permittee.

Reports, Records and Devices You Must Maintain at Your Facility

Facility-Wide:

Laboratory Chemicals Management Plan:

The permittee shall have and implement a written laboratory chemicals management plan to control the discharge of regulated materials to the sewer system. Regulated materials are those that contain pollutants regulated by the MWRA at 360 C.M.R. § 10.021-10.024. At a minimum, the plan shall include procedures to:

A. Ensure that regulated materials do not spill or leak into the sewer system;

B. Eliminate or minimize the disposal of regulated materials to the sewer system so that MWRA discharge limits are met;

C. Properly handle, store, collect, and dispose of laboratory chemicals and maintain disposal manifests;

D. Train laboratory employees in proper laboratory chemical usage and disposal; and, E. Ensure that the laboratory chemicals management plan is followed by, among other measures, posting appropriate notices of proper chemicals usage and disposal practices at sinks where laboratory chemicals are used.

Hazardous Waste Manifests:

The permittee shall maintain copies of manifests for hazardous waste hauled away from the premises for a period of three (3) years. They shall be made available and copies shall be provided to the MWRA upon request.

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Slug Control Plan:

The permittee shall have and implement a written Slug Control Plan to control slug discharges to the sewer system. For the purpose of this requirement, a slug is any discharge of a non-routine, episodic nature, including but not limited to an accidental spill or a non-customary batch discharge. The plan shall contain, at a minimum, the following elements:

A) Description of discharge practices, including non-routine batch discharges;

B) Description of stored chemicals;

C) Procedures for immediately notifying the MWRA of slug discharges, including any discharge that would violate a prohibition under 40 CFR 403.5(b), with procedures for follow-up written notification within five (5) days;

D) If necessary, procedures to prevent adverse impact from accidental spills, including inspection and maintenance of storage areas, handling and transfer of materials, loading and unloading operations, control of plant site run-off, worker training, building of containment structures or equipment, measures for containing toxic organic pollutants (including solvents), and/or measures and equipment for emergency response.

Additional Requirements

Facility-Wide:

Authorization to Discharge:

In addition to the wastewater discharged via Sample Locations 0103, 0104, 0105, 0107, and 0301, the MWRA authorizes the permittee to discharge, via sanitary sewer, process wastewater from the patient dialysis in Building 7. Currently, the MWRA has determined that this wastewater do not contain regulated pollutants that would potentially violate 360 C.M.R 10.023- 10.024; therefore, the permittee is not required to conduct regular sampling of the wastewater.

The MWRA may require the permittee to sample and analyze the identified wastewater to determine compliance with 360 C.M.R. 10.023- 10.024.

Authorized Discharge

Reverse Osmosis Reject/Filter Backwash Discharge:

Pursuant to 360 C.M.R. 10.023(2)(a) and 10.023(19), and effective permit issuance, the MWRA granted authorization to the permittee to discharge RO reject water and sandfilter backwash to the sanitary sewer. The analytical results submitted with the permittee's request indicated that the discharge does not violate MWRA limits. Options for recycling/reuse of the stream do not exist and discharge to a storm drain or surface water body is not an option. Therefore, MWRA hereby accepts the discharge of the RO reject water and sandfilter backwash.

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Sampling Records

VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain shall maintain accurate records of all monitoring activities including:

a. date, exact place, time, and methods of sampling or measurements, and sample preservation techniques or procedures;

b. name of the person performing the sampling or measurements;

c. date(s) analyses were performed;

d. name of person performing the analysis;

e. analytical techniques or methods used, detection limit, analysis/extraction date;

f. results of the analyses; and

g. laboratory quality control/quality assurance documentation for the analysis performed.

The permittee shall retain records of all monitoring activities for at least three years. This includes calibration and maintenance records and all original strip chart recordings for continuous monitoring instrumentation, copies of reports required by this permit, and information used to complete the Permit Application. This period may be extended by notice from the MWRA at any time. In addition, the MWRA may examine or require the submittal of records upon request in accordance with 360 C.M.R. 10.010(3).

When You Should Notify the MWRA

Notification of Discharge of Hazardous Waste

The permittee shall provide the notifications required by 40 CFR 403.12(p) by the dates indicated in that section. This requires certain written reports by the permittee if it discharges into the MWRA Sewer System certain substances which if otherwise disposed of would be a hazardous waste under 40 CFR Part 261.

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Giving Notice and Resampling in the Event of a Violation

If sampling performed by the permittee pursuant to this permit indicates a violation of the discharge limits and prohibitions, the permittee shall notify the MWRA at (617) 242-6000, and request Toxic Reduction and Control within 24 hours of becoming aware of the violation that it has noted the existence of the violation. The permittee shall submit to the MWRA the report containing the violation. The permittee shall also repeat the sampling and analysis and submit the results of the repeat analysis to the MWRA within 30 days of becoming aware of the violation, except the permittee is not required to resample if: (a) the MWRA samples the permittee at least once a month; or (b) the MWRA sampled the permittee between the time of the sampling that contained the violation and the time the permittee received the results of the sampling showing the violation. If the permittee believes it meets an exception to resampling, it shall request confirmation from the MWRA and shall resample unless confirmation is given.

Notification of Noncomplying Discharges (Accidents, Slug Loads, Spills)

The permittee shall notify the MWRA and the Municipality immediately by telephone upon the occurrence of an accidental discharge of substances prohibited or limited by this permit or by 360 C.M.R. 10.021 - 10.024, or of any slug loads or spills that may reasonably be expected to enter the sanitary sewer from the permittee's facility. During normal business hours the MWRA should be notified by telephone at (617) 242-6000, and request Toxic Reduction and Control. At all other times the MWRA should be notified by telephone at (617) 305-5940 after 5:00 p.m.

Monday - Friday or weekends and holidays. The notification shall include location of the discharge, date and time thereof, type of waste, including concentration and volume, and corrective actions taken. The permittee's notification of accidental release in accordance with this section does not relieve it of other reporting requirements that arise under local, State, or Federal laws, regulations, or this permit.

This notification shall be followed, within 15 calendar days of the date of occurrence, by a detailed written statement to the MWRA and the Municipality describing the causes of such discharge and the measures being taken to prevent future occurrence.

The notification shall provide the following information:

(1) Description of the discharge, type of waste, concentration and volume.

(2) Duration of noncompliance, including exact dates and, if the noncompliance continues, the time by which compliance is reasonably expected to occur.

(3) All steps taken or to be taken to reduce, eliminate, and prevent recurrence of such an upset or other condition of noncompliance.

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Duty to Notify of Actions which May Substantially change the Volume or Nature of a Discharge

The permittee shall provide at least 30 days advance written notification to the Authority before taking any action which may substantially change the volume or nature of its discharge, including a substantial change in the volume or character of pollutants in its discharge, from any compliance measurement location, or from any sewer connection. Such actions may include, but not be limited to, the following:

a) substantial expansion or contraction of the facility from which the discharge originates;

b) substantial increase or decrease in production;

c) modification of any process;

d) alteration of the Pretreatment system or the operation of the Pretreatment system; or

e) discharge from a different or relocated sewer connection.

f) changes that require the permittee to modify or implement a plan to control slug discharges as defined by 40 C.F.R. §403.8

Mailing Address for Reports and Notifications

All documents and materials required to be submitted shall be mailed to:

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority 2 Griffin Way Chelsea, MA 02150 Attn.: Toxic Reduction and Control

All submittals shall include a completed TRAC submittal form. A copy of the TRAC submittal form is attached to this permit. It should be photocopied as needed.

PART B DISCHARGE LIMITATIONS

The permittee shall comply with the most stringent of the EPA National Categorical Pretreatment Standards, State or Local requirements, or the limits and prohibitions contained in 360 C.M.R.

10.023 and 10.024. If the National Categorical Pretreatment Standards includes a monthly, weekly or production based limit, that limit must be met in addition to the most stringent of the maximum for one day and daily average limits.

Most Stringent Limitations

Sample Location : 0103,0104,0105,0107,0108,0109,0301 The MWRA has determined that the sample location(s) are not subject to the National Categorical Pretreatment Standards as set by the EPA. MWRA limits apply as the most stringent limits.

MWRA Discharge Limitations

The Permittee shall comply with the Specific Discharge Limitations/Local Limits contained in the MWRA Sewer Use Rules and Regulations, 360 C.M.R. 10.024, and listed below, at all sample locations where these limits are designated as the most stringent limits.

Pollutant Daily Maximum Limit (mg/l) 1,1-Dichloroethylene 0.3 Acrolein 0.15 Antimony (Total) 10.0 Arsenic (Total) 0.5 Benzene 0.3 Cadmium (Total) 0.1 Chromium (+6) 0.5 Chromium (Total) 1.0 Copper (Total) 1.0 Cyanide (Total) 0.5 Each Toxic Organic (Unless Elsewhere Limited In 360 CMR 10.000)

1.0

Formaldehyde 9.0 Hexachlorobutadiene Prohibited Lead (Total) 0.2 Mercury (Total) Prohibited Nickel (Total) 1.0 PCB's Prohibited Pesticides Prohibited Phenol 5.0 Selenium (Total) 5.0 Silver (Total) 2.0

TTO 5.0

Vinyl Chloride (Chloroethylene) 0.02 Zinc (Total) 1.0

PART B DISCHARGE LIMITATIONS

Pollutant Instantaneous Limit (DEG C) Temperature 82

Pollutant Instantaneous Limit (S.U.)

pH must remain between 5.5 - 12.0 standard units

Pollutant Instantaneous Limit (mg/l) Oil and Grease 300

The permittee shall comply with the limits and prohibitions set forth in Part B according to the sample type required by the Sampling and Reporting Schedules of Part A.

PART B DISCHARGE LIMITATIONS

Specific Prohibitions

The permittee shall comply with all the Specific Prohibitions contained in the MWRA Sewer Use Regulations, 360 C.M.R. 10.023.

No Person shall discharge, or cause or allow to be discharged, directly or indirectly, into the Authority Sewerage System, any of the following:

1. Groundwater, storm water, surface water, roof or surface runoff, tidewater, or subsurface drainage, except construction site dewatering in a combined sewer area when permitted by the Authority and municipality.

2. Non-contact Cooling Water, non-contact industrial process water, uncontaminated Contact Cooling Water and uncontaminated industrial process water, except:

a) as permitted by the Authority when the discharger has taken all reasonable efforts to eliminate and minimize the flow, there is not reasonable access to a storm sewer, surface water, or another disposal alternative, and the amount to be discharged will not have an actual or potential adverse impact on the sewer system, the treatment plant, the quality of the receiving water, or the Authority's ability to meet its obligations under any law, regulation, permit, or order; and

b) cooling tower blowdown.

3. Fuel oil, crude oil, lubricating oil, or any other oil or grease of hydrocarbon or petroleum origin except:

a) in compliance with the limit for fats, wax, oil and grease in 360 CMR 10.023(10);

b) in compliance with the prohibitions and limits in 360 CMR 10.024;

c) when discharged:

i) incidental to an industrial process in Industrial Waste authorized to be discharged by a permit issued by the Authority;

ii) incidental to the appropriate use of a gas/oil separator that is in compliance with 360 CMR 10.016 when a permit is not required by 360 CMR 10.000; or

iii) in de minimis amounts and not from the disposal of waste, used, excess, or unwanted oil or grease when neither a permit nor a gas/oil separator are required by 360 CMR 10.000; and

d) otherwise in compliance with 360 CMR 10.000.

4. Any liquid, solid or gas, including, but not limited to, gasoline, kerosene, naphtha, benzene, toluene, xylene, ethers, alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, peroxides, and methyl ethyl ketone, which by reason of its nature or quantity is, or may be sufficient either alone or by interaction with other substances to create a fire or explosion hazard or to be otherwise injurious to a Municipal Sewerage System, the Authority Sewerage System, Treatment System, or to Receiving Waters, including:

a) Wastewater with a closed cup flashpoint of less than 140 F (60 C) using the test methods specified in 40 CFR 261.21, and measured at the point of indirect discharge to the Authority Sewerage System, or at such other place as the Authority determines; or

PART B DISCHARGE LIMITATIONS

b) Any Pollutant which causes an exceedance of 10% of the lower explosive limit as measured by an explosimeter at the point of discharge to the sewer or at any point within the Sewer.

5. Any noxious or malodorous liquid, gas, or solid or any other pollutant which either singly or by interaction with other Waste causes or contributes to the creation of a public nuisance, makes it dangerous for personnel or equipment to enter the Sewer for purposes of maintenance, repair, inspection, sampling, or any other similar activity, or which results in the presence of toxic gases, vapors, or fumes within the Authority Sewerage System or Municipal Sewer in a quantity that may cause acute worker health and safety problems.

6. Any Water or Wastewater with a pH lower than 5.5 or higher than 12.0 or with any corrosive or injurious property which may cause damage or be hazardous to the Sewer, the Sewerage System, the Treatment System, or any person.

If a Person continuously measures the pH of its wastewater by a properly located, installed, calibrated, maintained, and operated pH measurement system, the pH of the wastewater shall be maintained as required by the Authority, except excursions below a pH of 5.5 are permitted subject to the following limitations:

a) The total time during which the pH values are below 5.5 shall not exceed seven hours in any calendar month;

b) No individual excursion from the range of required pH values shall exceed 60 minutes;

and

c) The excursion may not be below a pH of 5.0.

For purposes of 360 CMR 10.023(6), an excursion is an unintentional and temporary incident in which the pH value of discharged wastewater is below the range required by the Authority.

The Authority may, by permit or order, reduce the permissible excursion times or eliminate the right to an excursion, as it deems appropriate, based on the treatment system, flow, sewer system needs, and discharge history of the Person.

7. Any water or Wastewater, not otherwise governed by 360 CMR 10.000, containing pollutants at levels which may adversely affect the Authority's ability to process and/or dispose of its Wastewater Residuals in an environmentally sound and economic manner in accordance with applicable state and federal requirements.

8. Any solid or viscous substance in an amount or size which obstructs or may obstruct the flow in any Sewers, or which causes or may cause an interference including but not limited to:

sand, mud, metal, glass, wood, plastics, Improperly Shredded Garbage, rubber, latex, lime or other slurries, grease, animal guts or tissues, bones, hair, hides or fleshings, entrails, feathers, ashes, cinders, stone or marble dust, straw, shavings, grass clippings, rags, spent grains, spent hops, tar, asphalt residues, residues from refining or processing fuel or lubrication oil, or glass grinding or polishing Wastes.

9. Any liquid or vapor with a temperature higher than 180 F (82 C), unless the Authority approves an alternative temperature limit; however, in no case may any Person discharge heat in such quantity that it causes or may cause the temperature at the Authority's Sewage Treatment Facility to exceed 104 F (40 C).

PART B DISCHARGE LIMITATIONS

10. Any water or Waste containing fats, wax, oil, and grease, in excess of 300 mg/l (based on the materials recovered in the applicable EPA approved procedure, unless otherwise authorized or required by the Authority and EPA), or containing any substance which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32 F (0 C) and 180 F (82 C). Waters or Wastes containing such substances, excluding normal household Waste, shall exclude all visible floating oils, fats and greases. The use of chemical, biological, or physical means to bypass or to release fats, wax, oil, and grease into the sewer is prohibited. If a Person is unable to comply with the 300 mg/l requirement after reasonable pretreatment measures, the Authority may increase the limit on a case by case basis if the Authority and appropriate Municipality are satisfied that such increase will not contribute to nuisance conditions or an adverse impact on the Sewerage System, Receiving Waters, or the Authority's Wastewater Residuals program. In no circumstance will the Authority increase the limit to allow a discharge of more than 300 mg/l of oil or grease of hydrocarbon or petroleum origin, including fuel oil, crude oil, and lubricating oil. The Authority may apply a monetary charge to any increase in the 300 mg/l limit to recover the costs it reasonably expects to incur as a result of the increase.

11. Waste or Wastewater discharged through a Bypass, unless such discharge through the Bypass was approved in advance by the Authority, or the discharge through the Bypass is allowed by 40 CFR 403.17 and the Person using the Bypass provided to the Authority the notices required by 40 CFR 403.17.

12. Any radioactive Waste or isotope with a half-life or concentration in excess of any limit established by federal or state law.

13. Any Sludge, except from:

(a) a water treatment plant owned and operated by a municipality, or by a water district created by a special or general act of the Massachusetts Legislature, and when specifically permitted by the Authority pursuant to 360 CMR 10.057; or

(b) a Reclaimed Water System, provided the Reclaimed Water System:

1. treats only Wastewater that does not require an active permit as described in 360 CMR

10.007(1)(a), (e), (f), (g), (h), or (i) for discharge into the Authority’s Sewerage System,

2. has a Discharge into a Municipal Sewer within the Authority Sewerage District,

3. has been issued a permit pursuant to 314 CMR 20.00: Reclaimed Water Permit Program and Standards, and

4. has been specifically permitted by the Authority and the Municipality into which it discharges pursuant to 360 CMR 10.051 through 10.056.

14. Any substance, including dye water or any vegetable tanning solution, which causes turbidity or discoloration such that the color of the wastewater at the Authority Sewage Treatment Facility changes noticeably.

15. Any Slug.

16. Any Hazardous Waste, or any Wastewater which results from the treatment of Hazardous Waste, and is discharged to the Authority Sewerage System by dedicated pipe, truck, rail, or by other method.

PART B DISCHARGE LIMITATIONS

17. Septage containing Hazardous Waste, Septage from haulers other than those permitted under 360 CMR 10.000, or Septage discharged at a location not designated as a Septage discharge location in the Municipal permit issued by the Authority to the Municipality where the discharge took place.

18. Any substance containing pathogenic organisms in such quantities as determined by local, state and/or federal law as hazardous to the public health or the environment, including but not limited to any "Infectious or Physically Dangerous Medical or Biological Waste" as defined and identified by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health in 105 CMR 480.010: Storage and Disposal of Infectious or Physically Dangerous Medical or Biological Waste, State Sanitary Code Chapter VIII, and whose disposal via the municipal Sewerage System or via a septic system is prohibited by 105 CMR 480.200.

19. Any filter backwash not specifically authorized to be discharged by a permit issued to the discharger by the Authority; any filter backwash that is not treated to meet the limits and prohibitions of 360 CMR 10.000; or, any filter backwash which causes or contributes to a violation of 360 CMR 10.021 through 10.025.

20. Any trucked or hauled pollutants except at discharge points designated by the Authority in a permit issued by the Authority for the discharge.

21. Wastes or Wastewater from outside the Authority Sewerage District, unless the wastes or wastewater is discharged with the Authority’s approval and pursuant to the Authority policy for sewer connections serving property partially located in a non-Authority community or for requests for sewer service to locations outside MWRA’s sewer service area, including, where necessary, a general or special law authorizing the discharge from a location outside the MWRA sewer service area.

22. Oxygen-demanding pollutants (BOD etc.), released in a flow rate and/or pollutant concentration which, either singly or by interaction with other pollutants, will cause interference with the POTW.

Boston Water and Sewer Commission Regulations

Boston Water and Sewer Commission has established regulations which apply to dischargers into Boston's city sewers; these regulations may be more stringent than the MWRA regulations, and the permittee should contact Boston Water and Sewer Commission to ensure that it is in compliance with these requirements.

The Permittee shall comply with the following Boston Water and Sewer Commission Regulations:

1. Grease traps approved by the Boston Water and Sewer Commission are required on building sewers into which significant amounts of animal or vegetable fat, oil or grease are discharged, so that a discharge concentration does not exceed 100 milligrams per liter.

2. Any garbage containing particles larger than one-half inch (1.27 centimeters) in any dimension or particles which will not be carried freely in the wastewater system are prohibited.

PART B DISCHARGE LIMITATIONS

Dilution Prohibition

The attempt to achieve compliance with the discharge limitations of these regulations by dilution, including increased use of process water, as a substitution for adequate treatment is prohibited.

PART C REGULATORY NOTICES

The permittee shall comply with all requirements contained in the MWRA Sewer Use Regulations, 360 C.M.R. 10.000. Those requirements include, but are not limited to, compliance with:

Pretreatment

The permittee shall provide pretreatment as is required to comply with this permit.