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BIOLOGICAL
EXCEPTION
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discharged
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Agency
are
Alan
Central
Region
Arnold
Schwarzenegger
February 15, 2006
Mr. Roger Phillips
Applied Research Manager
Aquarium
Dear Mr. Phillips:
Monterey Bay Aquarium's letter dated December 2, 2004, regarding your discharges into the
Pacific Grove Area of Special Biological Significance (ASBS).
Monterey Bay Aquarium must submit additional information to support the State Water Board's
allowing the discharge of seawater effluent and storm water runoff to continue will not
compromiseprotection of oceanwaters for beneficial uses. Note that one beneficial use is the
The discharger'sname,address,and contactinformation.
feeding.
Please describe controls employed to eliminate the potential discharge of parasites into
Board
Control
Quality
Water
Regional
California
2006
IS,
February
2
Mr. Roger Phillips
discharge
and
intake
of
location
and
flow
of
map
a
and
surfaces,
impervious
percent
of
system.
general
terms
in
seawater
the
gives
facility
Aquarium
that
your
of
Bay
sketch
or
Monterey
the
diagram
of
A
characterization
A
9.
point
8.
7. Information on all chemicals added to the facility seawater system, or to marine life food
used at the facility, including quantity, application rates, and chemical composition.
surface drainage of storm water runoff, including areas of sheet runoff, and locations of
any structural
Best Management
Practices
(BMPs)
employed.
The map must also show
the storm water conveyancesin relation to other facilio/ featuressuch as the laboratory
to
and
applied
are
chemicals
the
of
herbicides
or
term
in
pesticides
treatments
If
such
of
areas.
listing
storage
a
provide
materials
and
that
events
upset
or
spills,
any
including
ASBS,
the
into
drainages
for
history
rates.
Compliance
10.
application
facility,
your
hazardous
and
of
part
any
waste
seawater system and discharges, service areas, sewage lines or treatment facilities,
resulted in the discharge of toxic or otherwise prohibited substances,including untreated
or partially treated wastewater.
11. Documentation showing that the public interest will be served by granting the exception.
12. Please describe any monitoring that has been done and/or that is presently employed at
and
and
chemical
seawater
waste
volume,
the
in
discharge
on
bacteria
data
indicator
historical
and
toxicity,
available
natural
the
on
and
ASBS,
the
in
life
marine
of
description
currently
BMPs
and/or
controls,
pollution
processes,
treatment
current
of the ASBS.
of
description
A
background
and
status
brine effluent.
the
on
Data
b.
desalination
13.
all
of
constituents,
assessment
An
physical
a.
the facility, including:
used or planned including structural BMPs to control storm water runoff (with a schedule
for implementation).
the
at
life
marine
seawater
waste
all
discharges.
from
the
representative
samples
from
of
away
representative
location
description
of
similar
a
at
quantitative
measurements
and
a
submit
include
discharges
the
minimum,
a
near
minimum,
a
At
At
16.
ASBS
15.
14. An analysisof alternativesto the dischargeand their impactsif implemented.
metals
Plan
rate
Ocean
flow
total
b.
~
and desalination brine outfalls for the following constituents:
c.
ammonia
d.
e.
f.
g.
nitratenitrogen
turbidity
settleablesolids
BODs
nitrogen
pH
i.
h. temperature
j.
salinity
must be adhered to in performing this work.
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applicable
other
and
limits
detection
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enterococcus.
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(or
coliform
fecal
coliform,
total
including
bacteria
indicator
1.
k. critical life stage(chronic)toxicity for threemarine species
a
Mr. Roger Phillips
February 15. 2006
samples
collected
water)
representative
of
receiving
ASBS
measurements
marine
include
adjacent
and
minimum,
a
At
outfall,
.
water
event.
rain
storm
a
each
(from
during
17. An assessmentof discharge volume, chemical and physical constituents, toxicity, and
indicator bacteria in the storm water runoff and in the ambient marine water of the ASBS
metals
Plan
Ocean
total
a.
within the last two years,or the current stonn season,during a rain event,for each of the
following constituents:
b. polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (P AHs)
and
coli),
E.
(or
coliform
fecal
coliform,
total
species
marine
including
a
for
bacteria
toxicity
acute
critical life stage (chronic) toxicity for three marine species
indicator
f.
g.
e.
c. oil and grease
d. ammonianitrogen
enterococcus.
be
must
samples
All
work.
this
and other applicable monitoring
performing
in
to
adhered
be
must
requirements
The applicable O.cean Plan detection limits
of
the
duration
from
the
in
percent
50
variance
exceed
the
not
feasible,
should
event
Where
the
event.
of
storm
rainfall
total
measurable
the
and
previous
event
the
the
collected during a storm event that is greater than 0.1 inch and at least 72 hours from
average or median rainfall event in that area.
Briggs,
for
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conditions required in the exception. The Central Coast Regional Water Board will enforce the
mitigation measuresdescribed in the exception if the State Water Board grants it.
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