Public Notice of Modification of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit for Pall Life Sciences, Inc.
PUBLIC NOTICE
OF
MODIFICATION
NATIONAL POLLUTANT
DISCHARGE ELIMINATION
SYSTEM PERMIT
FOR PALL LIFE
SCIENCE,INC.
AND PUBLIC HEARING
WITH THE OFFICE
OF THE DIRECTOR
Date: February 15,2002
Permit No. MI0048453
Pall Life Sciences Inc
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality proposes to modify a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit issued to : Pall Life Sciences,Inc. (formerly Gelman Sciences,Inc.), located at 600 South Wagner Road,Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103. The applicant is engaged in a groundwater remediation. The applicant discharges treated groundwater to an unnamed tributary of Honey Creek, in the NW1/4, NE1/4, Section 26,T2S, R5E, Scio Township, Washtenaw County.
A Public Hearing with the Office of the Director of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is being held to seek additional public input on the proposed modification of the discharge pemit issued to Pall Life Sciences,Inc. This hearing will be held on March 18, 2002 (Monday) at 7:00 P.M. at the Scio Township Hall 827 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor. Mr. David A. Hamilton, Surface Water Quality Division Chief and the NPDES Permit Decision maker, will be in attendance to hear your comments.
The draft permit includes the following modifications to previously issued permit: an increase in the authorized effluent flow rate (from 1,152,000 gallons per day to 1,872,000 gallons per day); a new monitoring requirement for oxalic acid; a new short term waste characterization study for acetic acid and methoxyacetic acid; the requirement for 'Analysis for Intermediate Breakdown Compounds' has been deleted from the permit, because is has been replaced with the chemical specific monitoring requirements described above.
All interested parties are invited to present comments on the proposed NPDES permit at the hearing.Persons unable to attend the public hearing may submit comments through March 25, 2002. This information will be considered prior to taking actions on the permit. Persons desiring information regarding the draft permit or procedures for commenting, should contact: Alec Malvetis, Permits Section, Surface Water Quality Division, Department of Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 30273, Lansing, Michigan, 48909, telephone: 517-335-4124, e-mail: malvetia@michigan.gov . Individuals needing accommodations for effective participation at the hearing should contact Nancy Ayers at 517-373-8088 a week in advance to request mobility, visual, hearing or other assistance.
This draft permit authorizes an increased loading of pollutants to the unnamed tributary of Honey Creek. In accordance with Rule 323.1098 of the Michigan Water Quality Standards, the applicant has provided a statement of exemption from antidegradation requirements. The Department has determined that the exemption statement meets the requirements of Rule 323.1098, and that an antidegradation demonstration is not required.
Copies of the public notice fat sheet, and draft permit may be obtained at http://www.deq.state.mi.us/swq/permits/publicnotice/publicnotice.htm, or at the Surface Water Quality Division Jackson District Office located at 301 East louis Glick Highway, Jackson, Michigan 49201-1556, telephone: 517-780-7690. Copies of the antidegradation statement of exemption are not available online, but can be obtained at the Jackson District Office.
Published: Feb 15, 2002
Article
Subjects
Scio Township Hall
Scio Township
Public Notice
Pall Life Sciences
Pall Gelman Dioxane Groundwater Contamination Cleanup History
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
Honey Creek
Groundwater Contamination
Gelman Sciences Inc.
Old News
Ann Arbor News
Nancy Ayers
David A. Hamilton
Alec Malvetis
827 N Zeeb Rd
600 S Wagner Rd