Eraring Power Station - EPA Licence 1429...Unit 1 Boiler Continuous Emission Monitoring Summary EPA...

Eraring Power Station - EPA Licence 1429Rocky Point Rd, Dora Creek NSW 2264

Environmental Monitoring DataJune 2020

EPA Licence 1429 - Environmental Monitoring Data June2020 of 17

Unit 1 Boiler Continuous Emission Monitoring SummaryEPA Identification no. 11 - Air emissions monitoring, Boiler 1 stack discharge to air

NOX Particulates SOX

ppm (7% O2) mg/m3 ppm (7% O2)

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1 June 115 131 105 15.3 22.0 10.6 173 198 154

2 June 136 156 116 16.8 20.6 13.6 194 205 171

3 June 125 154 111 16.1 21.0 13.3 166 213 143

4 June 117 128 102 16.4 20.0 13.6 185 210 137

5 June 126 142 106 14.7 19.2 10.9 197 223 149

6 June 123 139 103 15.0 18.6 10.6 198 222 157

7 June 135 158 111 17.0 22.9 12.4 204 225 160

8 June 126 150 108 16.3 21.5 12.2 205 223 151

9 June 128 153 102 20.1 30.1 14.4 207 223 152

10 June 137 156 101 33.7 50.3 20.9 236 275 160

11 June 147 174 100 20.5 31.6 13.1 221 250 163

12 June 136 160 111 19.2 24.7 13.3 228 246 206

13 June 120 138 104 22.5 30.1 14.8 219 235 191

14 June 122 173 108 22.2 36.1 13.3 222 237 203

15 June 157 174 121 19.4 24.8 13.5 230 235 219

16 June 137 173 110 17.7 24.5 12.8 234 247 212

17 June 134 166 108 17.1 24.2 13.4 208 239 174

18 June 112 133 101 17.6 22.8 12.8 210 246 144

19 June 124 154 100 18.6 25.1 12.2 239 257 196

20 June 126 152 104 19.9 30.9 11.9 231 286 207

21 June 140 175 121 20.1 25.7 14.3 235 265 182

22 June 152 190 124 17.2 23.3 12.7 231 262 193

23 June 132 161 111 17.3 23.0 12.4 201 231 165

24 June 134 165 124 16.3 23.0 12.4 222 236 197

25 June 148 182 117 17.6 23.9 13.4 207 236 185

26 June 146 182 110 17.9 23.1 14.2 205 217 188

27 June 142 169 124 20.3 25.8 14.9 214 249 196

28 June 138 158 112 20.8 27.1 14.7 209 260 18229 June 142 161 105 19.5 26.4 15.4 195 228 17930 June 152 187 124 20.6 33.2 14.2 226 238 205



Unit Out of Service 1-4 June 2020


ppm (7% O2) mg/m3 ppm (7% O2)DailyAve

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1 June - - - - - - - - -

2 June - - - - - - - - -

3 June - - - - - - - - -

4 June - - - - - - - - -

5 June 129 155 120 14.0 16.8 12.0 170 190 160

6 June 118 131 106 14.0 20.1 12.2 168 181 162

7 June 122 134 111 12.9 15.2 11.7 169 176 165

8 June 114 149 104 12.5 13.2 11.7 159 169 150

9 June 134 152 109 16.0 18.5 12.2 158 168 138

10 June 130 146 119 19.0 21.8 16.0 181 199 133

11 June 141 210 104 22.0 41.1 16.3 195 242 152

12 June 155 183 135 16.8 18.9 14.8 225 264 195

13 June 151 158 137 18.1 19.9 16.8 236 249 218

14 June 152 165 132 17.2 20.6 13.8 233 255 218

15 June 168 195 141 18.5 21.7 15.8 237 251 219

16 June 156 176 132 18.2 22.8 14.4 221 239 201

17 June 153 182 138 17.9 22.5 15.2 224 268 186

18 June 148 177 121 18.0 20.3 15.0 226 258 169

19 June 151 182 101 18.2 23.4 15.2 254 287 209

20 June 160 183 120 18.7 22.8 15.4 268 314 240

21 June 153 176 134 18.1 20.3 15.7 248 269 218

22 June 151 178 130 18.9 22.6 15.8 237 299 204

23 June 142 156 115 19.5 25.2 15.8 210 273 179

24 June 147 161 123 18.4 23.1 14.8 213 233 170

25 June 151 179 126 18.9 23.8 15.6 227 241 190

26 June 147 164 130 19.2 24.8 16.1 225 257 183

27 June 142 167 124 19.1 23.6 16.3 206 236 169

28 June 144 176 125 18.9 22.7 16.3 231 259 205

29 June 146 173 126 18.1 21.8 15.9 227 240 187

30 June 158 177 121 19.2 25.4 15.4 229 251 202




ppm (7% O2) mg/m3 ppm (7% O2)

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1 June 180 216 129 9.2 10.3 8.7 233 253 190

2 June 172 231 118 9.3 10.2 8.7 227 251 174

3 June 174 221 133 10.8 17.5 8.2 233 264 180

4 June 171 211 115 12.0 16.0 8.4 227 249 169

5 June 179 224 123 11.9 16.0 8.6 226 246 166

6 June 177 220 121 11.5 15.9 8.1 232 247 167

7 June 186 232 145 11.9 17.8 8.8 233 262 221

8 June 175 213 140 12.2 15.5 8.8 230 242 220

9 June 174 208 136 12.6 20.3 8.2 227 236 214

10 June 184 210 147 16.0 24.7 11.2 256 284 227

11 June 171 210 133 12.3 18.6 8.3 246 276 218

12 June 153 200 137 13.8 18.7 9.8 265 300 243

13 June 155 188 140 15.7 21.6 11.1 268 284 255

14 June 147 155 132 17.3 24.2 11.7 276 299 250

15 June 153 211 133 16.1 23.6 11.0 265 291 246

16 June 169 238 136 15.2 22.9 9.2 254 269 233

17 June 177 226 138 13.5 17.9 9.7 245 274 196

18 June 154 217 126 14.0 19.1 8.2 218 234 195

19 June 150 181 132 13.7 17.5 9.2 261 290 237

20 June 160 170 148 17.2 39.5 12.9 283 315 269

21 June 148 179 131 15.4 20.5 12.0 248 270 223

22 June 186 251 126 14.2 17.9 9.4 254 288 206

23 June 140 165 106 15.2 22.0 9.8 207 232 147

24 June 152 201 107 13.6 20.2 8.7 227 243 170

25 June 159 216 129 14.8 19.6 8.6 234 265 187

26 June 173 232 132 12.8 16.9 8.5 223 274 207

27 June 171 252 138 13.3 16.7 8.4 221 247 203

28 June 172 261 121 13.2 16.6 8.4 230 268 187

29 June 161 236 129 13.1 17.8 8.9 225 245 180

30 June 158 230 115 14.6 22.1 9.2 252 267 201




ppm (7% O2) mg/m3 ppm (7% O2)

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1 June 224 275 193 15.5 18.8 13.6 235 247 221

2 June 192 231 165 15.2 17.8 13.6 232 242 222

3 June 196 223 158 16.0 20.1 13.7 236 246 214

4 June 212 225 196 17.5 21.2 14.8 231 242 221

5 June 212 237 178 19.8 22.6 17.9 236 252 216

6 June 216 237 192 19.5 21.9 17.3 236 253 218

7 June 222 244 197 20.1 26.5 18.1 240 253 232

8 June 214 236 190 19.8 21.8 17.7 229 242 219

9 June 216 245 184 21.7 25.0 19.4 218 227 208

10 June 215 244 172 23.5 28.2 20.3 240 276 207

11 June 222 243 179 23.7 27.6 20.1 246 284 205

12 June 210 234 182 22.6 27.9 20.0 249 279 216

13 June 224 273 198 26.0 35.3 22.2 249 269 222

14 June 215 246 192 26.1 31.8 21.9 263 286 249

15 June 193 219 174 26.8 32.3 22.4 264 281 248

16 June 199 235 169 23.8 39.3 17.2 247 262 218

17 June 194 220 170 18.5 21.3 16.6 235 281 190

18 June 197 231 162 19.8 22.8 16.6 228 264 184

19 June 206 232 174 20.2 22.8 17.6 253 268 232

20 June 205 224 172 21.0 28.2 17.6 269 286 255

21 June 203 228 176 19.7 23.3 17.4 250 267 216

22 June 213 248 184 19.4 23.1 17.8 248 270 221

23 June 202 225 180 20.6 24.0 17.8 231 270 211

24 June 206 219 184 20.6 23.5 18.3 224 238 211

25 June 205 227 188 20.9 24.5 17.8 227 254 201

26 June 212 251 185 21.4 25.8 16.9 241 272 211

27 June 210 242 186 20.0 25.9 15.9 221 255 201

28 June 208 242 175 22.7 26.4 19.4 249 263 236

29 June 189 212 165 22.7 29.1 19.7 213 237 197

30 June 200 234 162 22.9 30.6 18.5 239 259 220


Unit 1 Boiler Emission Test ResultsEPA Identification no. 11 - Air emissions monitoring, Boiler 1 stack discharge to air

Name

Cadmium

Reading

<0.0002

Units

mg/m3

Licence Limit

0.2

Date

13-14/11/2018Carbon Dioxide (Wet) 13.8 % - 13-14/11/2018Carbon Monoxide <40 ppm - 13-14/11/2018Chlorine 0.008 mg/m3 200 13-14/11/2018Copper 0.0003 mg/m3 - 13-14/11/2018Dry Gas Density 1.33 kg/m3 - 13-14/11/2018Fluoride As HF - Total 8.7 mg/m3 50 13-14/11/2018Hazardous Substances (Metals) - Total ≤0.0081 mg/m3 1 13-14/11/2018Hydrogen Chloride 14.4 mg/m3 100 13-14/11/2018Mercury 0.00020 mg/m3 0.2 13-14/11/2018Moisture 5.9 % - 13-14/11/2018Particulates - Total 1.2 mg/m3 50 13-14/11/2018Stack Gas Molecular Weight 29.9 kg/k-mole - 13-14/11/2018Temperature 127 degC - 13-14/11/2018Velocity 14 m/sec - 13-14/11/2018Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) - Total <0.02 ppm - 13-14/11/2018Volumetric Flow Rate (Dry At STP) 348 m3/sec - 13-14/11/2018



NameCadmium <0.0005

Unitsmg/m3

Licence Limit0.2

Date19/02/2019

Carbon Dioxide (Wet) 11.9 % - 19/02/2019Carbon Monoxide <40 ppm - 19/02/2019Chlorine <0.007 mg/m3 200 6/06/2019Copper 0.0036 mg/m3 - 19/02/2019Dry Gas Density 1.32 kg/m3 - 19/02/2019Fluoride As HF - Total 5.4 mg/m3 50 6/06/2019Hazardous Substances (Metals) - Total <0.033 mg/m3 1 19/02/2019Hydrogen Chloride 4.6 mg/m3 100 6/06/2019Mercury 0.00057 mg/m3 0.2 19/02/2019Moisture 6.8 % - 19/02/2019Particulates - Total 4.2 mg/m3 50 19/02/2019Stack Gas Molecular Weight 29.6 Kg/k-mole - 19/02/2019Temperature 124 degC - 19/02/2019Velocity 15.5 m/sec - 19/02/2019Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) - Total 0.033 ppm - 6/06/2019Volumetric Flow Rate (Dry At STP) 351 m3/sec - 19/02/2019



Name

Cadmium <0.0002

Units

mg/m3

Licence Limit

0.2

Date

19-20 /05/2020Carbon Dioxide (Wet) 7.9 % - 19-20 /05/2020Carbon Monoxide 20 ppm - 19-20 /05/2020Chlorine 0.017 mg/m3 200 19-20 /05/2020Copper 0.0016 mg/m3 - 19-20 /05/2020Dry Gas Density 1.30 kg/m3 - 19-20 /05/2020Fluoride As HF - Total 5.8 mg/m3 50 19-20 /05/2020Hazardous Substances (Metals) - Total <0.011 mg/m3 1 19-20 /05/2020Hydrogen Chloride 4.4 mg/m3 100 19-20 /05/2020Mercury <0.0002 mg/m3 0.2 19-20 /05/2020Moisture 5.6 % - 19-20 /05/2020Particulates - Total 2.2 mg/m3 50 19-20 /05/2020Stack Gas Molecular Weight 29.1 kg/k-mole - 19-20 /05/2020Temperature 94 degC - 19-20 /05/2020Velocity 15 m/sec - 19-20 /05/2020Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) - Total 0.004 ppm - 19-20 /05/2020Volumetric Flow Rate (Dry At STP) 278 m3/sec - 19-20 /05/2020



Name

Cadmium

Reading

<0.0002

Units

mg/m3

Licence Limit

0.2

Date

10-11/12/2019Carbon Dioxide (Wet) 12.1 % - 10-11/12/2019Carbon Monoxide 13.8 ppm - 10-11/12/2019Chlorine 0.025 mg/m3 200 10-11/12/2019Copper 0.0029 mg/m3 - 10-11/12/2019Dry Gas Density 1.32 kg/m3 - 10-11/12/2019Fluoride As HF - Total 10.5 mg/m3 50 10-11/12/2019Hazardous Substances (Metals) - Total <0.013 mg/m3 1 10-11/12/2019Hydrogen Chloride 25.5 mg/m3 100 10-11/12/2019Mercury 0.00052 mg/m3 0.2 10-11/12/2019Moisture 6.5 % - 10-11/12/2019Particulates - Total 9.7 mg/m3 50 10-11/12/2019Stack Gas Molecular Weight 29.6 kg/k-

mole- 10-11/12/2019

Temperature 127 degC - 10-11/12/2019Velocity 16.0 m/sec - 10-11/12/2019Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) - Total <0.0085 ppm - 10-11/12/2019Volumetric Flow Rate (Dry At STP) 357 m3/sec - 10-11/12/2019


Emerg

Eraring Depositional Dust Gauges

EPA Identification no.18, 25, 26 & 27 - Depositional dust monitoring within 1kmof the coal handling operations

Deposited Matter

g/m2/month

Ash Combustible Insoluble

E2 0.3 <0.1 0.3

E4 0.2 0.4 0.6

E6 0.2 <0.1 0.2

U6 0.3 0.1 0.4


Water Quality - Lake Monitoring LM10EPA Identification no. 4 - The waters of Lake Macquarie located midway between cooling water inlet

and Hungary Point

Temp pH Salinity Dissolved Oxygen Secchi

degC ppt % mg/L m

Depth/Air 20.6

010cm 16.75 8.15 34.1 120.3 8.88 2.5

050cm 16.74 8.15 34.1 98.3 7.48

100cm 16.71 8.15 34.1 86.7 6.67

150cm 16.70 8.15 34.1 82.1 6.29

200cm 16.70 8.15 34.1 78.8 6.04

Bottom 16.69 8.15 34.0 79.0 6.05


Water Quality - Lake Monitoring LM12EPA Identification no. 6 - The waters of Lake Macquarie located at the Eraring/Vales Point

mixing zone off Fishery Point


degC ppt % mg/L m

Depth/Air 21.2

010cm 16.86 8.18 34.2 136.3 9.98 1.75

050cm 16.84 8.17 34.2 90.5 6.83

100cm 16.85 8.17 34.2 82.4 6.26

150cm 16.85 8.16 34.4 78.6 5.47

200cm 16.85 8.16 34.5 75.0 5.72

250cm 16.85 8.15 34.5 72.2 5.50

300cm 16.85 8.14 34.5 69.8 5.32

350cm 16.85 8.15 34.5 68.9 5.25

400cm 16.86 8.15 34.5 67.1 5.12

Bottom 16.87 8.15 34.5 57.7 4.39


Water Quality - Lake Monitoring LM4EPA Identification no. 7 - The northern waters of Lake Macquarie east off Lake Macquarie Yacht Club


degC Ppt % mg/L m

Depth/Air 13.80

010cm 16.58 8.02 34.4 97.7 7.41 3.25

050cm 16.60 8.04 34.7 88.3 6.78

100cm 16.62 8.04 34.7 84.7 6.48

150cm 16.61 8.05 34.7 82.9 6.33

200cm 16.64 8.06 34.7 80.1 6.14

250cm 16.66 8.06 34.7 82.7 6.34

300cm 16.60 8.06 34.7 79.8 6.10

350cm 16.63 8.07 34.7 81.6 6.23

400cm 16.59 8.07 34.7 77.7 5.87

450cm 16.58 8.07 34.7 76.9 5.88

500cm 16.63 8.07 34.7 74.5 5.70

550cm 16.61 8.08 34.7 76.6 5.84

600cm 16.66 8.08 34.7 74.8 5.67

650cm 16.74 8.08 34.7 72.1 5.50

700cm 16.75 8.09 34.7 72.8 5.56

750cm 16.80 8.09 34.8 71.0 5.40

800cm 16.82 8.10 34.8 71.9 5.47

850cm 16.88 8.10 34.8 71.2 5.42

900cm 16.88 8.10 34.9 66.3 5.04

Bottom 16.87 8.08 34.5 59.5 4.53


Water Quality - Lake Monitoring LM7EPA Identification no. 5 - The waters of Lake Macquarie located off old Wangi power station

inlet point in Myuna Bay


degC ppt % mg/L m

Depth/Air 17.6

010cm 18.20 8.08 34.6 86.7 6.40 1.75

050cm 18.52 8.08 34.5 77.3 5.70

100cm 18.38 8.09 34.5 76.9 5.69

150cm 18.13 8.10 34.5 76.7 5.24

200cm 18.70 8.12 34.4 72.8 5.45

250cm 17.58 8.12 34.5 69.3 5.21

300cm 17.13 8.13 34.5 66.2 5.02

350cm 17.10 8.11 34.6 62.5 4.73

400cm 17.04 8.09 34.7 59.3 4.49

450cm 16.95 8.10 34.8 55.1 4.33

500cm 16.90 8.11 34.8 58.7 4.50

550cm 16.88 8.11 34.8 60.3 4.60

Bottom 16.89 8.07 34.8 56.2 4.27


Name Reading Units Licence Limit Date

Total Suspended Solids 12 mg/L - 4/06/2020

Nitrite and Nitrate as N 2930 ug/L - 4/06/2020

Phosphorus Reactive as P - Total 840 ug/L - 4/06/2020

Phosphorus as P - Total 800 ug/L - 4/06/2020

Eraring Cooling Water Inlet CanalEPA Identification no. 8 - Inlet canal of the cooling water intake from Lake Macquarie


Temperature – Average 16.2 deg C - June2020Temperature – Minimum 13.4 deg C - June2020Temperature - Maximum 17.4 deg C - June2020

Eraring Cooling Water Outlet CanalEPA Identification no. 1 - Cooling water outlet canal to Myuna Bay


Temperature – Average 23.1 deg C 37.5 June2020Temperature – Minimum 19.3 deg C 37.5 June2020Temperature - Maximum 27.2 deg C 37.5 June2020Maximum Daily Discharge from AshDam

21.63 ML 150 June2020Monthly Discharge from Ash Dam 275.1 ML - June2020

Emergency Discharge – Toe Drain PondEPA Identification no. 17 - Emergency discharge to toe drain collection pond


Nitrite and Nitrate as N 241 ug/L - 4/06/2020Phosphorus as P – Total 28 ug/L - 4/06/2020

Eraring Ash Dam Effluent Quality MonitoringEPA Identification no. 10 - Discharge point below siphon pond weir at Ash Dam


Groundwater MonitoringGroundwater Well – MW01

EPA Identification no. 21 – Groundwater Monitoring Well 01

Name Reading Units DateArsenic 0.4 ug/L 22/06/2020Cadmium <0.05 ug/L 22/06/2020Calcium 2000 ug/L 22/06/2020Chromium 1.0 ug/L 22/06/2020Copper 1.3 ug/L 22/06/2020Electrical Conductivity 0.468 mS/cm 22/06/2020Iron 517 ug/L 22/06/2020Lead 3.4 ug/L 22/06/2020Magnesium 5000 ug/L 22/06/2020Manganese 109 ug/L 22/06/2020Nickel 4.4 ug/L 22/06/2020pH 4.83 pH 22/06/2020Potassium 4000 ug/L 22/06/2020Selenium <0.2 ug/L 22/06/2020Standing Water Level 7.25 metres 22/06/2020Zinc 33 ug/L 22/06/2020

Groundwater Well – MW02EPA Identification no. 22 – Groundwater Monitoring Well 02

Name Reading Units DateArsenic 1.9 ug/L 15/06/2020Cadmium <0.05 ug/L 15/06/2020Calcium 290000 ug/L 15/06/2020Chromium 1.5 ug/L 15/06/2020Copper 1.6 ug/L 15/06/2020Electrical Conductivity 22.4 mS/cm 15/06/2020Iron 28100 ug/L 15/06/2020Lead 2.0 ug/L 15/06/2020Magnesium 361000 ug/L 15/06/2020Manganese 621 ug/L 15/06/2020Nickel 3.8 ug/L 15/06/2020pH 6.24 pH 15/06/2020Potassium 151000 ug/L 15/06/2020Selenium 0.7 ug/L 15/06/2020Standing Water Level 4.17 metres 15/06/2020Zinc 13 ug/L 15/06/2020


Groundwater Well – MW06EPA Identification no. 23 – Groundwater Monitoring Well 06

Name Reading Units DateArsenic 4.8 ug/L 22/06/2020Cadmium <0.2 ug/L 22/06/2020Calcium 483000 ug/L 22/06/2020Chromium <0.5 ug/L 22/06/2020Copper <1 ug/L 22/06/2020Electrical Conductivity 19.1 mS/cm 22/06/2020Iron 14500 ug/L 22/06/2020Lead 0.2 ug/L 22/06/2020Magnesium 293000 ug/L 22/06/2020Manganese 392 ug/L 22/06/2020Nickel 0.9 ug/L 22/06/2020pH 6.64 pH 22/06/2020Potassium 158000 ug/L 22/06/2020Selenium <2 ug/L 22/06/2020Standing Water Level 1.750 metres 22/06/2020Zinc 14 ug/L 22/06/2020

Groundwater Well – EGM/D26EPA Identification no. 24 – Groundwater Monitoring Well D26

Groundwater well was insufficient during sampling in June 2020

Name Reading Units DateArsenic - ug/LCadmium - ug/LCalcium - ug/LChromium - ug/LCopper - ug/LElectrical Conductivity - mS/cmIron - ug/LLead - ug/LMagnesium - ug/LManganese - ug/LNickel - ug/LpH - pHPotassium - ug/LSelenium - ug/LStanding Water Level - metresZinc - ug/L

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