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removal device consisting of two 55 gallon barrels arranged in <br /> series. The observed condensate flowrate has been less than 0.5 <br /> gallons per minute. <br /> • Identified Concerns <br /> Regional Board staff stated that the discharge of the oil heating <br /> condensate to the ground was unacceptable and required that this <br /> practice be discontinued immediately. Regional Board staff <br /> indicated their concern that oil in the condensate may ultimately <br /> • flow into McDougald Slough approximately 110 feet away . <br /> Discussion <br /> Gold Bond has remedied the above concern by relocating the oil <br /> removal barrels to a point adjacent to an onsite sanitary sewer <br /> • manhole. The condensate discharge now flows directly into the <br /> sanitary manhole, alleviating any potential for discharge to <br /> McDougald Slough. <br /> Recommended Actions <br /> • Already remedied . <br /> PRESS CONDENSATE DISCHARGE (DOPACO) <br /> System Description <br /> • <br /> Due to improper operation of steam traps in the Dopaco plant <br /> area, condensate was being collected in buckets and manually <br /> dumped in an exterior drain inlet located in the loading dock <br /> sump along the west wall of the Dopaco plant (see Figure 2) . <br /> Apparently some of the buckets used for collection of condensate <br /> • had previously been used for handling of ink used in the Dopaco <br /> printing operation. The drain from the loading dock sump <br /> discharges to the storm drain located in West Church Street which <br /> parallels the Gold Bond plant and discharges directly to <br /> McDougald Slough. <br /> • Identified Concern <br /> The Local Health Department received a complaint of red dye <br /> entering McDougald Slough and confirmed the entry of dye into the <br /> slough at the Church Street culvert from the storm drain in <br /> Church Street. Investigation revealed that the likely source of <br /> the dye was the dumping of condensate which was tainted with ink <br /> into the loading dock sump drain at Dopaco. <br /> Regional Board staff noted that the discharge of wastes other <br /> than noncontact process cooling waters to the slough was a <br /> • violation of the existing N.P.D.E.S. permit. In the November 26, <br /> 1985 Notice of Violation, the Regional Board required that the <br /> discharge from the loading dock sump to the storm drain be <br /> discontinued immediately. Regional Board staff has indicated <br /> 9 <br /> • <br /> • �r <br />