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CSPA
rips Regional Control Board's proposal for discharge requirements
regarding permit for SPX Marley Cooling Technologies
September 16, 2008 -- As part of a request as a designated party to
the hearings, CSPA's Executive Director, Bill Jennings, was extremely
critical of the Regional Board's proposed waste discharge requirements
for SPX Marley in the renewal permit process.
SPX Marley is the leading full-line, full-service cooling tower and
air-cooled condenser manufacturer. The companies that formed SPX Cooling
Technologies were founded more than 100 years ago and have more than 250
global patents in the power generation, industrial, refrigeration, and
HVAC markets.
In reviewing the proposed requirements, Jennings found
that the Regional Board's proposal allows effluent discharge with metal
hardness content in violation of federal regulations. The report is
based on an incomplete record of discharges. The new permit allows
discharges greater than the previous permit and is in violation of the
anti-backsliding provisions of the Clean Water Act. The permit does not
contain provisions for mass based effluents in violation of Federal
statutes. The proposed Permit contains an Effluent Limitation for acute
toxicity that allows mortality to aquatic life that exceeds the Basin
Plan water quality objective and does not comply with Federal
regulations. The proposed permit does not contain Effluent Limitations
for chronic toxicity and therefore does not comply with Federal
regulations. The proposed permit contains an inadequate reasonable
potential by using incorrect statistical multipliers contrary to Federal
regulations.
CSPA is concerned about the discharges from the this
multinational company's operations because of they kill fish by
increasing toxicity in the valley rivers. Acceptance as a designated
party would allow for direct CSPA input into the permit process.
CSPA's
request for designated party