L-09-098, Annual Environmental Operating Report, Non-Radiological
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| Site: | Beaver Valley |
| Issue date: | 03/30/2009 |
| From: | Banko M, Lange C FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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RTL# A9.690F FIRSTENERGY NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION 2008 ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING REPORT NON-RADIOLOGICAL UNITS NO. 1 AND 2 LICENSES DPR-66 AND NPF-73
BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION ENVIRONMENTAL & CHEMISTRY SECTION Technical Report Approval 2008 ANNUAL RADIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING REPORT (Non-Radiological)
UNITS NO. 1 AND 2 LICENSES DPR-66 AND NPF-73 Prepared by: Cameron L. Lance (Via E-mail) Date:L/* Z.o Prepared by: Michael D. Banko III Date: _3136 Reviewed by: Julie A. Firesto Date:
Approved by:Donald J. Salera _____________
TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1.0 EX ECU TIV E SU MM A R Y ............................................................................................ 1 1.1 IN TR O D U C T IO N ........................................................................... ............. 1 1.2 SUM M ARY & CON CLUSION S ......................................................................... 1 1.3 ANALYSIS OF SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE ................ 2 1.4 AQUATIC MONITORING PROGRAM EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY
........... 2 2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PLAN NON-COMPLIANCES ..................... 4 3.0 CHANGES INVOLVING UNREVIEWED ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONS... .4 4.0 NONROUTINE ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTS...................................................... 4 5.0 AQUATIC MONITORING PROGRAM .............................................................. 5 5.1 SIT E D E SC IPTIO N .......................................................................................... 5 5.2 STU D Y A RE A ................................................................................................ 6 53 M ETH O D S . ....................... ........................................... . 6 -
5.3.1 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Monitoring ............................................... 6 5.3.2 Fish M onitoring .................................................................................. .7 5.33 Corbicula/ZebraMussel Density Determinations ............................... 8 5.3.4 CorbiculaJuvenile Monitoring ............................. 9 5.3.5 Zebra Mussel M onitoring ................................................................ 10 5.3.6 Reports .............................................. 11 5.4 AQUATIC MONITORING PROGRAM AND RESULTS .......................... 1.....
1 5.4.1 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Monitoring Program ........................ ...... 11.....
I 5.4.2 Fish Sam pling Program ................................. :............................... ....... 14 1.
5.4.3 CorbiculaMonitoring Program ............................ 17 5.4.4 CorbiculaJuvenile M onitoring ...... ..................................................... 17 5.2.4 Zebra M ussel M onitoring Program .................................... ....... I............. 18 6.0 ZEBRA MUSSEL AND CORBICULA CONTROL ACTIVITIES ..................... 20 7.0 REF E REN C E S ............................................................................................................. 21 8.0 TABLES 9.0 FIGURES 10.0 PERMITS APPENDIX A. SCIENTIFIC AND COMMON NAME OF FISH COLLECTED IN THE NEW CUMBERLAND POOL OF THE OHIO RIVER, 1970 THROUGH 2008 BVPS 2008 Annual Environmental Report FENOC (BVPS)
LIST OF TABLES 5.1 Beaver Valley Power Station (BVPS) Sampling Dates For 2008 5.2 Systematic List of Macroinvertebrates Collected From 1973 through 2008 in the Ohio River near BVPS (6 sheets) 5.3 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Counts for Triplicate Samples Taken at Each Sample Station by Sample for May and September 2008 5.4 Mean Number of Macroinvertebrates (Number/m2 ) and Percent Composition of Oligochaeta, Chironomidae, Mollusca and Other Organisms, 2008 - BVPS 5.5 Mean Number of Macroinvertebrates (Number/m2) and Percent Composition of Oligochaeta, Chironomidae, Mollusca and Other Organisms for the Control Station (1) and the Average for Non-control Stations (2B1, 2B2, and 2B3), 2008 BVPS 5.6 Shannon-Weiner Diversity, Evenness and Richness Indices for Benthic Macroinvertebrates Collected in the Ohio River, 2008 5.7 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Densities (Number/M2) for Station 1 (Control) and Station 2B (Non-Control) During Preoperational and Operational Years through 2008 BVPS 5.8 Total Fish Catch, Electrofishing and Seine Net Combined During. the BVPS 2008 Fisheries Survey 5.9 Comparison of Control vs. Non-Control Electrofishing Catches, During the BVPS 2008 Fisheries Survey 5.10 Comparison of Control vs. Non-Control Seine Catches; During the BVPS 2008 Fisheries Survey 5.11 Fish Species Collected During the May 2008 Sampling of the Ohio River in the Vicinity of BVPS 5.12 Fish Species Collected During the July 2008 Sampling of the Ohio River in the Vicinity of BVPS 5.13 Fish Species Collected During the September 2008 Sampling of the Ohio River in the Vicinity of BVPS 5.14 Fish Species Collected During the November 2008 Sampling of the Ohio River in the Vicinity of BVPS 5.15 Estimated Number of Fish Observed During Electrofishing Operations 2008 Annual Environmental Report ii FENOC (BVPS)
LIST OF TABLES 5.16 Catch Per Unit of Effort (CPUE as Fish/Electrofishing Minute) by Season During the BVPS 2005 Fisheries Survey 5.17 Catch Per Unit of Effort (CPUE as Fish/Electrofishing Minute) by Season During the BVPS 2006 Fisheries Survey 5.18 Catch Per Unit of Effort (CPUE as Fish/Electrofishing Minute) by Season During the BVPS 2007 Fisheries Survey 5.19 Catch Per Unit of Effort (CPUE as Fish/Electrofishing Minute) by Season During the BVPS 2008 Fisheries Survey 5.20 Unit 1 Cooling Reservoir Monthly Sampling CorbiculaDensity Data for 2008 from BVPS 5.21 Unit 2 Cooling Reservoir Monthly Sampling Corbicula Density Data for 2008 from BVPS 2008 Annual Environmental Report iii FENOC (BVPS)
I LIST OF FIGURES 3 5.1 Location Map for the 2008 Beaver Valley Power Station Aquatic Monitoring Program Sampling Control and Non-Control Sampling Stations 5.2 Location Map for Beaver Valley Power Station Benthic Organism Survey*
Sampling Sites for the 2008 Study 5.3 Location Map for Beaver Valley Power Station Fish Population Survey Fish Sampling Sites for the 2008 Study '
5.4 Location of Study Area, Beaver Valley Power Station Shippingport, Pennsylvania BVPS 3
- 5.5 Comparison of Live CorbiculaCiamDensity Estimates Among BVPS Unit 1 Cooling Tower Reservoir Sample Events for Various Clam Shell Size Groups, 2008.
5.6 Comparison of Live Corbicula Clam Density Estimates Among Unit 2 Cooling.
Tower Reservoir Sample Events for Various Clam Shell Size Groups, 2008.
5.7 Comparison of Live Corbicula Clam Density Estimates Among Intake Structure Sample Events for Various Clam Shell Size Groups, 2008.
5.8 Water Temperature and River Elevation Recorded on the Ohio River at the BVPS Intake Structure, During Monthly Sampling Dates, 2008.
5.9 Density of Zebra Mussel Veligers (#/m 3 ) Collected at Beaver Valley 'Power Station, Intake Structure, Unit I Cooling Tower Reservoir and Unit 2 Cooling Tower Reservoir, 2008.
3 5.10 Density of Zebra Mussel Veligers (#/m 3) Collected at Beaver Valley Power Station, Barge Slip, Splash Pool and Emergency Outfall Basin, 2008.
5.11 Density (#/m 2) of Settled Zebra*Mussels at Beaver Valley Power Station Intake Structure, Unit 1 Cooling Tower Reservoir and Unit 2 Cooling Tower Reservoir, 2008.
5.12 Density (#/m 2) of Settled Zebra Mussels at Beaver Valley Power Station, Barge Slip, Splash Pool and Emergency Outfall Basin, 2008.
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1.0 EXECUTIVE
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1.1 INTRODUCTION
This report is submitted in accordance with Section 5.4.1 of Appendix B: To Facility Operating License No. NPF-73, Beaver Valley Power Station Unit 2, Environmental Protection Plan (Non-Radiological). Beaver Valley Power Station (BVPS) is operated by FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC). The Objectives of the Environmental Protection Plan (EPP) are:
" Verify that the facility is operated in an environmentally acceptable, manner, as established by the Final Environmental Statement-Operating License Stage (FES-OL) and other NRC environmental impact assessments.
" Coordinate NRC requirements and maintain consistency with other Federal, State, and local requirements for environmental protection.
- Keep NRC informed of the environmental effects of facility construction and operation and of actions taken to control those effects.
To achieve.the objectives of the EPP, FENOC and BVPS have developed written programs and procedures to comply with the EPP, protect the environment., and comply with governmental requirements primarily including the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) requirements. Water quality matters identified in the Final Environmental Statements-Operating License Stage (FES-OL) are regulated under the National Pollutants Discharge Elimination System .(NPDES) Permit No.
PA0025615. Waste is regulated under EPA Identification No. PAR000040485. Air quality is regulated under PA DEP State Only Air Operating Permit No. OP-04-00086. Attachment 10.1' contains a listing of permits and certificates for environmental compliance.
The-, BVPS programs and procedures address, pre-work and pre-project environmental evaluations, operating procedures, pollution prevention and response programs procedures and plans, process improvement and corrective action programs, and human performance programs.
Technical and managerial monitoring of tasks, operations, and. other activities are performed.
Any identified challenges, concerns, or questions are Captured in the FENOC Problem Identification and Resolution Program' with a Condition Report. Condition Reports include investigations, cause determinations, and corrective actions.
During'2008 BVPS continued an Aquatic Monitoring Program to evaluate its potential impact on the New Cumberland Pool of the Ohio River, and to provide information on potential impacts to BVPS operation from macrofoulers such as Asian clams and zebra mussels.
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AND CONCLUSIONS 3 There were no significant environmental events during 2008. During 2008,. no significant changes to operations that could affect the environment were made at Beaver Valley Power Station. As in previous years, results of the B VPS environmentalprograms did not indicate any adverse environmental impactsfrom station operation.
1.3 ANALYSIS OF SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE During 2008, no significant changes were madelat BVPS to cause significant negative affect on the environment. .
1.4 AQUATIC MONITORING PROGRAM The 2008 -Beaver Valley Power Station (BVPS) Units I and 2 Non-Radiological Monitoring Program consisted of an Aquatic Program that included surveillance and field sampling of the Ohio River's aquatic life in the vicinity of the station. The Aquatic Program is an annual program- conducted to provide baseline aquatic resources data, to assess the impact of the I
operation of BVPS on the aquatic ecosystem 'ýof the Ohio River, and to monitor for potential impacts of biofouling organisms (Corbiculaand zebra mussels) on BVPS operations. This is the 3 3 rd year of operational environmental monitoring for Unit 1 and the 2 2 nd year for Unit 2. As in I
previous years, the results of the program did not indicate any adverse environmental impact to the aquaticlife in the Ohio River associated-with the operationof B VPS.
The results of the 2008, benthic macroinvertebrate survey conducted in May and September indicated a normal community structure exists in the Ohio River both upstream and downstream of the BVPS. These benthic surveys are a continuation of a Fate and Effects Study conducted from 1990 through 1992 for the PA DEP to assess the ecosystem impacts, of the molluscicides (e.g., NALCO H-150M) used to control biofouling organisms at BVPS. To date the results of the benthic studies have not identified- any impacts of operation at the BVPS including the use these biocides on the benthic community belowj the BVPS discharge.
Substrate was probably the most important factor influencing the distribution and abundance of the benthic macroinvertebrates in the Ohio River near BVPS. The generallysoft muck-type substrate along the shoreline found in 2008 and previous years was conducive to segmented worm (oligochaete) and midge (chironomid) proliferation. Forty-six (46) macroinvertebrate taxai were identified during, the. 2008 monitoring program. No new taxa were added to the cumulative taxa list of macroinvertebrates collected near BVPS. No state or Federal threatened or endangered macroinvertebrate species were collected during 2008. In May and September, i oligochaetes were the most frequently collected group. of macroinvertebrate. There were no major differences in the community structure between control and non-control stations that could be attributedto operation ofB VPS. The overall community structure has changed little since pre-operationalyears, and program results did not indicate that B VPS operations were I
affecting the benthic community of the Ohio River.
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The fish community of the Ohio River near the BVPS was sampled in May, July, September and November of 2008 with nighttime electrofishing and daytime seining. Since monitoring began in the early 1970's, the number of identified. fish taxa has increased from 43 to 78. for the New Cumberland. Pool.
Benthivores (bottom feeders including suckers and buffalo) and forage species (e.g. gizzard shad and emerald shiners) were generally collected in the highest numbers in 2008. The number of forage fish was appreciably greater than in 2007. Variations in annual catch were' probably attributable to normal fluctuations in the population size of the forage species and .the 'predator populations that rely on them. Forage species, such as gizzard shad and emerald shiner with high reproductive potentials, frequently respond to changes in natural environmental factors (competition, food availability, cover, and water quality) with large fluctuations in population size. This, in turn, influences their appearance in the sample populations during annual surveys.
Spawning/rearing success due .to abiotic factors is usually the determining factor of the size and composition of a fish community.
In 2008 the annual catch rate was 1.98 fish per minute.- The greatest catch rate in 2008 occurred in spring (May) when the catch rate was 4.54 fish per minute. Sauger, 'shorthead redhorseý sucker, golden redhorse sucker and smallmouth bass contributed to the majority of this total.
The lowest catch rate occurred in summer (July) with a rate of 0.68 fish per electrdfishing minute. The annual catch rates were consistent over the four years .ranging from a high' of 1.98 fish per minute in 2008 to 1.16 in 2005; Little difference in the species composition of the catch was observed between the control (Station 1) and non-control (Stations 2A, 2B and 3) stations. Habitat preference and availability were probably :the most important factors affecting where and when fish were collected. Results from the 2008 fish surveys indicated that a normal community structurefor the Ohio River exists near BVPS based on species composition and relative.abundance. In 2008, there was no indication of negative impact to the fish community in the Ohio River from the operation of BVPS.
The monthly reservoir ponar samples collected' in Units 1 and 2 cooling towers and the four samples collected at the intake during 2008 indicated that Corbicula were entering and colonizing the station. Overall, the numbers of Corbicula collected in the samples were comparatively low, which continued the trend over the pastfew years of fewer Corbicula and reflected a water-body-wide trend observed in the Ohio River.
In 1995, livezebra mussels were collected for the first time by divers in the BVPS main intake and auxiliary intake structures during scheduled cleanings. Overall, both the number of observations and densities of settled mussels were similar in 2003-present although somewhat higher in 2008. The density of veligers in 2008 was much higher than in 2007, but was comparable to 2006. Although densities of settled mussels in the vicinity of B VPS are low compared to other populations such .as in the Lower Great.Lakes, densities comparable to those in the Ohio River are sufficient to cause problems in the operation of untreated cooling water intake systems.
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2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL.PROTECTION PLAN NON-COMPLIANCES There were no Environmental Protection Plan EPP non-compliances identified in 2008.
3.0 CHANGES INVOLVING UNREVIEWED ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONS No Unreviewed Environmental Questions (UEQ)were identified in 2008. Therefore, there were no changes involving an UEQ.
4.0 NON-ROUTINE ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT There were no non-routine environmental reports in 2008 (e.g., reportable spill). Routine reports were prepared,, in accordance with regulations and the applicable permits, for air, waste, and
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5.0 - AQUATIC MONITORING PROGRAM This section of the report summarizes the Non-Radiological Environmental Program conducted for the BVPS'I Units I and 2 Operating' License Numbers DPR-66 and NPF-73. This is a non-mandatory program, because on February 26,. 1980, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) granted BVPS' request to delete all of the Aquatic Monitoring Program, with the exception of the fish impingement program (Amendment No. 25), from the Environmental Technical Specifications (ETS). In 1983, BVPS was permitted to also delete the fish impingement studies from the ETS program of required sampling along with non-radiological water quality requirements. However, in the interest of providing an uninterrupted database, .BVPS has continued the Aquatic Monitoring Program.
The objectives of the 2008 Aquatic Environmental Program were:
- To monitor for,'any possible environmental impact of BVPS operation on the benthic macroinvertebrate and: fish communities in the Ohio River;
- To provide a low level Sampling program to continue an uninterrupted environmental database for the Ohio River near BVPS, pre-operational to present; and e To discoyer and evaluateýpotential' impacts to BVPS operations from the aquatic environment:(Ref. SOER-077-002). This includes the presence,,growth, and breprodutiori of miacic6fojingCrbicula (Asiatic clam) and zebra mussels (Dreissena spp.) in the 'Ohio River.
5.1 SITE DESCRIPTION BVPS is located on anapproximately 453-acre tract of land on the south bank of the Ohio River in the Borough of Shippingport, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The Shippingport Atomic Power Station once shared the site with BVPPS before being decommissioned. .Figure' 5.1 is a plan view of BVPS. The site is approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) from Midland, Pennisylvania; 5 miles (8-km) from East Liverpool, Ohio;. and 25 miles (40. km) from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The'population within a 5-mile (8 kin) radius of the plant is approximately 18,000. The Borough of Midland, Pennsylvania has a population of approximately 3,500.
The station is situated at Ohio River Mile 34.8 (Latitude: 40' 36' 18'"; Longitude, 800 26' 02") at a location on the New Cumberland Pool that is 3.1 river' miles (5.3 km) downstream from Montgomery Lock and Dam and' 19.6 miles (31.2 kin) upstream from New Cumberland Lock and Dam. The Pennsylvania-Ohio-West Virginia border is 5.2 river miles (8.4 km) downstream from the site. The river flow is regulated by a series of dams' and reservoirs on the Beaver, Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers and their tributaries.
The study site lies along the Ohio River in a valley, which has a gradual slope that extends from the river (Elevation 665: ft (203 m) above mean sea level)-to an elevation of 1,160 ft (354 m) along a ridge south :of BVPS. The plant entrance elevation at the station is approximately 735 ft 2008 Annual Environmental Report 5 FENOC (BVPS)
(224 m) above mean sea level. 3 BVPS Units I and 2 have a thermal rating of 2,660 megawatts (MW). Units I & 2 have a design electrical rating of 835 MW and 836 MW, respectively. The circulating water systems for each unit are considered a closed cycle. system with continuous overflow, using a cooling tower to 3
minimize heat released to the Ohio River. Commercial operation of BVPS Unit 1 began in 1976 and Unit 2 began operation in 1987.
5.2 STUDY AREA 3 The environmental study area was established to assess potential impacts and consists of four sampling stations, each having a north and south shore (Figure 5.1). Station I is located at River .
Mile (RM) 34.5, approximately 0.3 miles,-(0.5 kmi) upstream of BVPS and is the- control station.
Station 2A is located approximately 0.5 miles (0.8 km) downstream of the BVPS discharge structure in the main channel. Station-2B is located in the back channel of Phillis Island, also 0.5 miles downstream of the-BVPS discharge structure. Station 2B is the principal non-control station because the. majority of discharges from BVPS Units 1 and 2 are released to this back channel. Station 3 is located approximately two miles (3.2 kin) downstream of BVPS and only rarely is influenced bythe BVPS discharge.
5.3 METHODS Shaw Environmental, Inc. (Shaw) wascontracted to perform the 2008 Aquatic Monitoring Program as specified. in BVBP-ENV-00 1-Aquatic. Monitoring (procedural guide). This procedural guide references and describes in detail the field and labo.ratory ,procedures used in the various monitoring'programs, as well as the data analysis and reporting requirements. These procedures are summarized according to task in the following subsections. Sampling was I conducted according to the schedule presented in Table 5.1.
5.3.1. BenthicMacroinvertebrate Monitoring I The benthic macroinvertebrate monitoring program consisted of river bottom sampling using a Ponar grab sampler at four stations on the Ohio River. Prior to 1996, duplicate sampling occurred at Stations 1, 2A, and 3, while triplicate, sampling occurred at Station 2B (i.e., one sample at each shoreline and mid-channel) (Figures 5.1 and 5.2). . In 1906, a review of the sampling design indicated that* sampling should be performed in triplicate at each station to conform to standardized U.S. Environmental Protection. Agency (USEPA) procedures.
Therefore, starting in 1996, triplicate samples were taken at Stations 1, 2A, and 3, as in 1995, with triplicate samples also collected at each shore and mid-channel location at Station 2B. A petite Ponar-dredge was used to collect these samples, replacing the standard Ponar dredge used in prior studies. This sampling Was conducted in May and'September 2008. For each 2008 field effort, 18 benthic samples were collected and processed in the laboratory. All field procedures 2008 Annual Environmental Report 6 FENOC (BVPS)
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and data analyses were conducted in accordance with the procedural guide.
The contents of each Ponar grab sample were gently washed through a U.S. Standard No. 30 sieve and the retained contents were placed in a labeled bottle and preserved in ethanol. In' the laboratory, rose bengal stain was added to aid in sorting and identifying the benthic organisms.
Macro invertebrates were sorted from each sample, identified to the lowest taxon practical and counted. Mean density (number/mi2) for each taxon was calculated for each replicate. Four indices used to describe the benthic community were calculated: Shannon-Weiner diversity index, evenness (Pielou, 1969), species richness, and the number of taxa. These estimates provide an indication of the relative quality of the macroinvertebrate community.
5.3.2 Fish Monitoring Fish sampling was conducted in 2008 to. provide a continuous baseline of data and to detect possible changes that may have occurred in the fish populations in the Ohio River near BVPS.
Fish population surveys have been conducted in the Ohio River near BVPS annually from 1970 through 2008. These surveys have resulted in the collection of 73 fish species and five different hybrids.
Adult fish surveys were scheduled and performed in May, July, September, and November 2008.
During each survey, fish were sampled by standardized electrofishing techniques at four stations (Stations 1, 2A, 2B and 3) (Figure 5.3)2 Seining was performed at Station 1 (north shore) and-Station 2B (south shore of Phillis Island) to sample species that are generally under-represented in electrofishing catches (e.g., young-of-the-year fish and small cyprinids).
Night electrofishing was conducted using a boat-mounted electroshocker with floodlights attached to the bow. A Smith-Root Type VI A variable voltage, pulsed-DC electrofishing unit powered by a 5-kW generator was used. The voltage selected depended on water conductivity and was adjusted to provide constant amperage (4-6 amps) of the current through the water. The north and south shoreline areas at each station were shocked for at least 10 minutes of unit "on" time (approximately five minutes along each shore) during each survey.
When large schools of fish of a single non-game species such as gizzard shad and shiners were encountered during electrofishing efforts, all of the stunned fish were not netted and retrieved onboard the boat. A few fish were netted for verification of identity, and the.number of observed stunned fish remaining in the water was estimated. The size range of the individual fish in'the school was also estimated and recorded. This was done in an effort to expedite sample processing and cover a larger area during the timed electrofishing run. Regardless of the number of individuals, all game fish were boated when observed.
Fish seining was performed at Station 1 (control) and Station 2B (non-control) during each scheduled 2008 BVPS fishery survey. A 30-ft long bag seine made of 1/4-inch nylon mesh netting was used to collect fish located close to shore in 1 to 4 ft of water. Three seine hauls were performed at both Station 1 (north shore) and Station 2B (south shore of Phillis Island) 2008 Annual Environmental Report 7 FENOC (BVPS)
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during each survey. 3 Fish collected during electrofishing and seining efforts were processed according to standardized procedures. All captured game fishes were identified, counted, measured for total length (nearest 1 mm), and weighed (nearest I g for fish less than or equal to 1000 g and the nearest 5 g for all other fish). Non-game fishes were counted, and a random subsample of lengths was taken. Live fish were returned to the river immediately after processing Was completed. All fish that were unidentifiable or of questionable identification and were obyiously not on the endangered or threatened species list were placed in plastic sample bottles, preserved, labeled and returned to the laboratory for identification. Any species of fish that had not previously been collected at BVPS was retained for the voucher collection. Any threatened or endangered species (if collected) would be photographed and released.
I 5.3.3 CorbiculaDensity Determinations for Cooling Tower Reservoirs 3 The Corbicula Monitoring Program at BVPS includes samplingthe circulating river water and the service water systems of'the BVPS (intake structure and cooling towers). This report describes this Monitoring Program and the results of the field and plant surveys conducted in m 2008.
The objectives of the ongoing.Monitoring Program are to evaluate the presence of Corbiculaat BVPS, and to evaluate the potential for and timing of infestation of the BVPS. This program is conducted in conjunction with a program to monitor for the presence of macrofouling zebra mussels (see Section 5.3.5). ,
Corbicula enter the BVPS from the Ohio River by passing through the water intakes, and eventually settle in low flow areas including the lower reservoirs of the Units 1 and 2 cooling.
towers. The density and growth of these Corbicula were monitored by collecting monthly samples from the lower reservoir sidewalls and sediments. The sampler used on the sidewalls consisted of a D-frame net attached behind a 24-inch long metal scraping edge. This device was connected to a pole long enough to allow the sampler to extend down into the reservoir area from the outside wall of the cooling tower. Sediments were sampled with a petite Ponar dredge.
I Cooling. tower reservoir sampling was historically conducted once per month. Beginning in December 1997, it was decided to forego sampling in cold water months since buildup of Corbiculadoes not occur then. Monthly sampling has been maintained throughout the warmer water months of the year. In 2008 sampling began in March and ended in early November. I In 2008, once each' month (March through November), a single petite Ponar grab sample was taken in the reservoir of each cooling tower to obtain density and growth information on i Corbiculapresent in the bottom sediment. The samples collected from each cooling tower were returned to the laboratory and processed. Samples were individually washed, and any Corbicula removed and rinsed through a series of stacked U.S. Standard sieves that ranged in mesh size from 1.00 mm to 9.49 mm. Live and dead clams retained in each sieve were counted and the 2008 Annual Environmental Report 8 FENOC (BVPS)
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numbers were recorded. The size distribution data obtained using the sieves reflected clam width, rather than length. Samples containing a small number of Corbicula were not sieved;'
individuals were measured and placed in their respective size categories. A scraping sample of about 12 square feet was also collected at each cooling tower during each monthly sampling effort. This sample was processed in a manner consistent with the petit Ponar samples.
Population surveys of both 'BVPS cooling tower reservoirs have been conducted during scheduled outages (1986 to present) to estimate the number of Corbicula present in these structures. During the scheduled shutdown period for each unit, each cooling tower reservoir bottom is sampled by petite Ponar at standardized locations within the reservoir. Counts of live and dead clams and determination of density were made. There were no scheduled outages during 2008 when samples were collected.
5.3.4 CorbiculaJuvenile Monitoring The Corbicula juvenile study was designed to collect data on Corbiculaspawning activities and growth of individuals entering the intake from the Ohio River. From 1988 through 1998, clam cages were deployed in the intake forebay to monitor for Corbiculathat entered the BVPS.
Observational-based concerns that the clam cages would quickly clog with sediment during high sediment periods and, as a result, would not effectively sample for Corbicula, led to an evaluation of an alternate sampling technique. From April through June 1997, a study was conducted to compare the results of the clam cage samplers to a petite Ponar dredge technique to determine Corbicula presence and density in the BVPS intake bays. It was hypothesized that using a Ponar sampler to collect bottom sediments and analysis of those sediments would provide a more representative sample of Corbicula settlement and growth rates, and had the added benefit of not requiring confined space entry to conduct the sampling. Results of the study confirmed this hypothesis.
During the 1998 sampling season, at the request of BVPS personnel, all clam cages were removed after the May 18th collection. Monthly petite Ponar grabs from the forebay in the intake building continued thereafter. Samples were processed in the same manner as Cooling Tower Samples (Section 5.3.3).
From 2002 to present, because of site access restrictions, sampling with the petite Ponar has been moved to the Ohio River directly in front of the Intake Structure Building. Collections are presently made in conjunction with the fisheries sampling (May, July, September, and November). During each sampling month two Ponar grabs are taken approximately 20 feet off shore of the intake building. These grab samples are processed in the same manner as when they were collected from within the Intake Structure Building.
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5.3.5 Zebra Mussel Monitoring The Zebra Mussel Monitoring Program includes sampling the Ohio River and the circulating river water system of the BVPS.
The objectives of the Monitoring Program were:
(1) To identify if zebra mussels were in the Ohio River adjacent to BVPS and provide early I warning to operations personnel as to their possible infestation; (2) To provide data as to when the larvae were mobile in the Ohio River and insights as to their i vulnerability to potential treatments; and (3) To provide data on their overall density and growth rates under different water temperatures and provide estimates on the time it requires these mussels to reach the size and density that 3
could impact the plant.
The zebra mussel sampling for settled adults was historically conducted once per month, yearlong. Beginning in December 1997, it was decided to forego sampling in the colder water months of each year, since buildup of zebra mussels, does not occur then. Monthly sampling has i been maintained throughout the balance of the year. In 2008 sampling occurred from March through November.
A pump sample for zebra mussel veligers was collected at the barge slip location monthly from i April through October in 1996 and 1997. The scope of the sampling was expanded in 1998 to also include the intake structure. In June 1998, the Emergency Outfall and Emergency Outfall Impact Basin locations were also added. Additional pump samples were collected from the cooling towers of Unit 1 and Unit 2 in October 1998. In 2008 veliger sampling began in April and was conducted monthly through October. 3 At the Intake Structure and Barge Slip the following surveillance techniques were used:
- Wall scraper sample collections on a monthly basis (March through November) from the barge slip and the riprap near the intake structure to detect attached adults; and 3
- Pump sample collections from the barge slip and outside the intake structure, to detect the planktonic early life forms (April through October).
3 At each of the cooling towers the following techniques were used: 3
" Monthly reservoir scraper sample collections in each cooling tower (March through November); and 3
" Pump samples in April through October to detect planktonic life forms.
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At the Emergency Outfall and the Splash Pool the following techniques were used:
" Monthly scraper sample collections in each (March through November); and
- Pump samples in each from April through October to detect planktonic life forms.
5.3.6 Reports Each month, activity reports that summarized the activities that took place the previous month were prepared and submitted. These reports included the results of the monthly Corbicula/zebra mussel monitoring including any trends observed and any preliminary results available from the benthic and fisheries programs. The reports addressed progress made on each task, and reported any observed biological activity of interest.
5.4 RESULTS OF THE AQUATIC MONITORING PROGRAM The following sections summarize the findings for each of the program elements. Sampling dates for each of the program elements are presented in Table 5.1.
5.4.1 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Monitoring Program Benthic surveys were scheduled and performed in May and in September 2008. Benthic samples were collected using a petite Ponar grab sampler at Stations 1, 2A, 2B, and 3 (Figure 5.2).
Triplicate samples were taken off the south shore at Stations 1, 2A, and 3. Sampling at Station 2B, in the back channel of Phillis Island, consisted of triplicate petite Ponar grabs at the south side, middle,' and north side of the channel (i.e., Sample Stations 2B1, 2B2, and 2B3, respectively).
Substrate type is an important factor in determining the composition of the benthic community.
The habitats in the vicinity of BVPS are the result of damming, channelization, and river traffic.
Shoreline habitats at the majority of sampling locations were generally in depositional areas that consisted of soft muck substrates composed of mixes of sand, silt, and detritus. One exception was along the north shoreline of Phillis Island at Station 2A where hard pan clay dominated.
The other distinct habitat, hard substrate (gravel and cobble), was located in mid-channel of the back channel of Phillis Island. The hard substrate was probably the result of channelization and scouring by river currents.
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Forty-six (46) macroinvertebrate taxa were identified during the 2008 monitoring program (Tables 5.2 and 5.3), which was four more than in 2007. A mean density of 770 macroinvertebrates/m 2 was collected in May and 1,796/mi2 in September (Table 5.4). As in previous years, the macroinvertebrate assemblage during 2008 was dominated by burrowingI organisms typical of soft unconsolidated substrates. Oligochaetes (segmented worms), mollusks (clams and snails) and chironomid (midge fly) larvae were abundant (Table 5.4).. Also. as in 2007, the total mean density of organism was higher in September than in May.
Twenty-eight (28) taxa were present in the May samples, and thirty-three (33) taxa in the September samples (Table 5.3.1 and 5.3.2). Fifteen (15) of the 42 taxa were present in both May and September. Numerically, immature tubificid worms were the most abundant organism in both May and September.
The Asiatic clam (Corbicula) has been observed in the Ohio River near BVPS from 1974 to I present. Zebra mussels were first collected in the BVPS benthic samples in 1998. Adult zebra mussels, however, were detected in 1995 and 1996 by divers in the BVPS main and auxiliary intake structures during scheduled cleaning operations. Zebra mussel veligers, adults and juveniles were collected during the 1997-2008 sampling programs (see Sections 5.4.5 Zebra I
Mussel Monitoring Program). Both live Corbicula and zebra mussels were collected in benthic macroinvertebrate samples in 2008.
In 2008, no new taxa were added to the cumulative taxa list of macroinvertebrates collected near BVPS (Table 5.2). No state or Federal threatened or endangered macroinvertebrate species were collected during 2008.
In the May 2008 samples, oligochaetes accounted for the highest mean density of 2
macroinvertebrates and chironomids had the second highest (624/M or 81 percent of the total density and 96/mi2 or 12 percent, respectively) (Table 5.4). Mollusks and had a mean density of only 24/M 2 . Organisms other then oligochaetes, chironomids and mollusks were present at a density of 26/mi2 in May.
In September 2008 samples, oligochaetes :accounted for the highest mean density of I macroinvertebrates and mollusks had the'secohd highest (1,046/mi2 or 58 percent of the total density and 506/m2 or 28 percent, respectively) (Table 5.4). Chironomids had the third highest mean density in September 2008 (220/m2 or 12 percent) while the "others" category had the fourth highest mean density (26/m22I or 1 percent).
In May, the highest density of macroinvertebrates (3,167 organisms/mi2) occurred at Station 2B3.
In September, the highest density of macroinvertebrates also occurred at Station 2B3 (3,783/m 2 ).
In May the lowest mean density of organisms occurred at Station 2B1 (43/M 2). In September, the lowest mean density of organisms occurred at Station 1 (1,161/mi2). 3 For a comparison of the control to non-control stations, Station 1 was designated the control station, because it is always out of the influence of the BVPS discharge and Station 2B (mean density of Station 2B1, 2B2, and 2B3) was designated as the non-control station, since it is the I
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station most regularly subjected to BVPS's discharge. Stations 3 and 2A may be'under the influence of the plume under' certain conditions, but it is unlikely that they are regularly influenced by BVPS.
The mean density of macroinvertebrates in the non-control station was 7.9 times higher (1,252/m 2) than that of the control station (158/m 2 ) in May (Table 5.5). The high density of-oligochaetes in the non-control samples (1,046/mr) accounted for the majority of this difference..
Overall the differences probably reflect the natural -diffcrcnccs in substrate and natural heterogeneous distributions of these organisms between the stations rather than project-related impacts.
In September, the density of macroinvertebrates present at the non-control (2,150/m 2) wasabout 1.9 times greater than at the control station (1,161/mr2). The density of oligochaetes was about
- 6.8times higher at the non-control than the control stations, which contributed to the majority to the density difference between'stations. This was partially offset by the density of mollusks that was about 4.4 times higher in the control station (774/mi2) than in the non-control (177/M 2). As in May, the differences observed between Station 1 (control) and Station 2B (non-control) were probably related to observed differences in habitat at each station. Differences were within the expected range of variation for natural populations of macroinvertebrates.
Indices that describe the relative diversity, evenness, and richness of the macroinvertebrate population structure among stations and between control and non-control sites were calculated.
A higher Shannon-Weiner diversity index indicates a relatively better structured assemblage of organisms, while a lower index, generally indicates a low quality or stressed community.
Evenness is an index that estimates the relative contribution of each taxon to the community assemblage, the closersto 1.00, the healthier the community. The community richness is another estimate of the quality of the macroinvertebrate community with a higher richness number indicating a healthier community.
The Shannon-Weiner diversity indices in May 2008 collections ranged from 0.28 at Station 2B I to 0.93 at Station 2B3 (Table 5.6). In May evenness ranged from 0.47 at Station 2B3 to 0.89 at Stations 3 and 2B2. Richness was greatest at Station 2A (2.83) and lowest at.Station 1 (0.83).
The overall low indices at Stations 1 and 2B13 are attributed to the relatively few species.
collected; three at Station I and 2 at Station 2B11. These low numbers of organisms likely are due to natural variation in the Ohio River rather than due.,to BVPS. operations. In fact Station 1 is the control station and Station 2B11 'is a non-control station. The range in diversity of the macroinvertebrate community in September was generally higher than in May. The overall
- increase in the number of taxa present in September likely contributed to the relatively higher indices. Relatively high numbers of taxa are frequently present in early fall due to the increased numbers of aquatic stages of insects, especially chironomids, as well as the ability to separate'the many of the tubificids'that are lumped together when immature. Diversity ranged from 0.52 at Station 2B33 to 0.91 at Station 1. Evenness.was also comparable in September to May and ranged from 0.42 at Station 2B3 to 0.8.1 at Station 1. Richness was-greatest at Station 2A (3.77) and lowest at Station 2B2 (1.98).
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In May, the number of taxa, diversity, evenness and richness indices were appreciably lower in the control station (Station 1.)than in the non-c'ontrol stations (2B1; 2B2, 2B3) (Table 5.6). In September the indices between the control and non-control stations were comparable.
Differences were also apparent in the previous study year and were likely due to natural annual variations in the local populations at these locations. No impacts of the BVPS on the benthic community, as measured by differences between control and non-control zones, were evident in either May or September.
Substrate was probably the most important factor controlling the distribution and abundance of the benthic macroinvertebrates in the Ohio River near BVPS. Soft, mucky substrates that generally existed along the shoreline are conducive to oligochaete, chironomid, and mollusk habitation and limit species of macroinvertebrates that require a more stable bottom.
The density of macroinvertebrates in May and September 2008 fell within the range of densities of macroinvertebrates "collected at BVPS in jlprevious years (Table 5.7). The community structure has changed little since pre-operationalyears, and the available evidence does not indicate that B VPS operationshave affected the benthic community of the Ohio River.
5.4.2 Fish Sampling Program I In 2008; 396 fishes representing 24 taxa were collected (i.e.; handled) during BVPS surveys by electrofishing and seining (Table 5.8). All taxaicollected in 2008 Were previously encountered at BVPS. The most common species in the 2008. BVPS surveys, which were collected by electrofishing and seining combined, were shorthead redhorse sucker (17.7% of the total catch),
followed by sauger (16.4 %), emerald shiner (10.1%); smallmouth bass (9.6%), golden redhorse sucker (8.1%), gizzard shad (6.1%) and spotted bass (5.8%). None of the remaining 17 species U
contributed to more than 5 percent of the total handled catch. The most frequently observed but not handled fish in 2008 were gizzard shad (Table 5.15). Game fishes collected during 2008 included channel catfish, flathead catfish, white bass, bluegill, largemouth bass, smallmouth I
bass, sauger, walleye, rock bass and spotted bass. Game fishes represented 45.7 % of the total handled catch, 26.0% of which were smallmouth bass and sauger.
A total of 322 fish, representing 21 taxa, was 'collected by electrofishing in 2008 (Table 5.9).
Sauger and shorthead redhorse suckers .accounted for the greatest portion of the 2008 electrofishing catch.(20,2% and 19.9%, respectively) followed by smallmouth bass (10.9%),
I golden redhorse sucker (9.3%), gizzard shad (7.5%) and smallmouth buffalo (5.0%). No other species collected contributed to greater than five percent of the total catch. Fish observed and not collected in the 2008 electrofishing study are presented in Table 5.15. U A total of 74 fish representing 10 taxa was collected by seining in 2008 (Table 5.10). The most abundant taxa collected wasemerald shiner (54.1% of the total catch) followed by spotted bass (17.6%) and shorthead redhorse sucker (8.1%).,. Bluegill, smallmouth bass and spotted bass were the only game species collected by seining. The game species were only collected as juveniles.
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- A total of 187 fish representing 14, species was captured dur ing the May 2008 sampling event (Table 5A 1). All but three of the fish were'collected during electrofishing. Sauger (27.7%'of the' total catch), shorthead redhorse sucker (21.7%), smallmouth bass (9.8%) and golden redhorse sucker'(9.8%) were the most common species boated during the electrofishing effort. Bluegill, channel catfish, rock bass, sauger, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, and walleye were the game species collected in May. Three juvenile shorthead redhorse suckers were the only fish collected by seine netting in May.
A total Of 32 fish representing 12 species was captured during the July 2008 sampling event (Table 5.12). A total of 28 fish representing Il Ispecies was collected during electrofishing efforts. Smallmouth buffalo (1179% of the total catch),'"and freshwater' drum, gizzard shad and smallmouth bass (each contributing to 14.3 percent of the total catch), were the most common species' boated during the electrofishing'effort. Bluegill; flathead catfish, sauger, smallmouth bass, and spotted bass were the only game species collected during the July electrofishing study (Table 5.12). A total of four fish representing three species was collected by the seines. Two golden redhorse sucker,' one' smallmouth -buffalo and one giziard shad were the only fish collected in the seine nets.
During the September sampling' event, 78 fish representing 16 taxa were collected during fish
,sampling efforts (Table 5.13). A-total of 52 fish representing 14 species was collected during electrofishing in September. 'Gizzard, shad *(32.7% of the total catch) and 'smallmouth bass (17.3%) were the most abundant species. Shorthead redhorse sucker (13.5% ofthe total' electrofishing catch), quillback (7.7%) and golden redhorse'sucker (5.8%) were also relatively abundant. White bass, channel catfish, sauger, smallmouth bass and spotted bass were the only game species collected during electrofishing effoits in September. Hundreds of juvenile gizzard.
shad that were'too small to be collected in the electrofishing nets were observed but not boated (Table 5. 15). A total' of 26 fish, representing five taxa were collected during seine netting efforts in September. Fifty percent of the fish that 'were 'seine netted 'were juvenile spotted bass. The only other game fish collected in seine nets'were three juvenile smallmouth bass.
,During the November sampling event, 99 fish representing 16 taxa were captured (Table 5.14).
A total of 58 fish *representing 14. species were collected during electrofishing. Shorthead' redhorse sucker were the most abundant species collected by electrofishing and contributed to' 25.9% of the total. Other relatively abundant species were sauger (17.2% of the total), golden redhorse sucker (15.5%), spotted bass (6.9%), and smallmouth bass (6.9%). 'Game species collected by electrofishing included white bass, smallmouth, bass, bluegill, sauger, largemouth bass, and spotted bass. Fish observed and not collected in the November electrofishing study are
,presented in Table 5.15. A total of 41 species representing species were collected by seines in November.. Of these82.9% were emerald shiners. Mimic shiners and juvenile bluegills ,were also collected by seines.
Electrofishing catch rates are presented in Tables 5.1,6, 5.17, 5.18, and 5.19 for fish that were boated and.handled during the 2005 through 2008 surveys by season (FENOC 2006,.2007 and 2008). In 2008 the annual catch rate was 1.98 fish per minute. The greatest catch rate in 2008 occurred in spring (May) when the catch rate was 4.54 fish per minute. Sauger, shorthead 2008 Annual Environmental Report 15 FENOC (BVPS)
redhorse sucker, golden redhorse sucker and smallmouth bass contributed to the majority of this total>. The lowest catch rate occurred in summer (July) with a rate of 0.68 fish per electrofishing minute. The annual catch rates were consistentf over the four years ranging from a high of 1.98 fish per minute in 2008 to 1.16 in 2005. Over; the four years, the highest seasonal catch rates
- ' occurred in May 2008(4.54 fish per minute) and in May 2006 (2.85 fish per minute). The lowest I
seasonal catch rates occurred in July 2008 (0.68 fish per electrofishing minute) and July, 2006.
(0.70 fish per minute). 3 The results, of the electrofishing sampling effort (Table 5.9) did not indicate any major differences in species composition between the' control station (1) and the non-control Stations 2A, 2B, and 3. ,Agreater number of fish representing more species, Was captured at non-control stations than control stations. This was most "likely due to the extra effort expended at non-control stations versus control stations (i.e., there are three non-control stations and only one control station). In 2008, fewer individuals and species were collected by seines at both control and non-control stations than during electrofishing effort (Table 5.10). Species, composition was comparable in seine collections taken in control and non-control stations.
In 2008, species composition remained comparable among stations. Common taxa collected in the 2008 surveys by all methods included gizzard shad; redhorse sucker species, smallmouth, buffalo, sauger, smallmouth bass, and emerald shiner. - Little difference in the species I composition of the catch was observed between, the control (1) and non-control stations (2A, 2B, and 3). ;Habitat preference and availability were probably the most important. factors affecting where and when different species of'fish are collected.
The results of the 2008 fish surveys indicated that there is a normal community structure in the Ohio. River in the vicinity of BVPS based on species composition. and relative abundance of fish observed during the surveys. Benthivores (bottom feeders including suckers and buffalo) and U
forage species (e.g. gizzard shad, emerald shiners) were collected. in the highest-numbers. The numbers of forage species were greater than in 2007. Variations in annual catch were probably attributable to normal fluctuations in the population size of the forage species and the predator U
populations that rely on them. Forage species, such as gizzard shad and emerald shiner with high reproductive potentials, frequently respond to changes in natural environmental factors i (competition,, food availability, cover, and water quality) with large fluctuations .in population size, which could be the reason for the lower, numbers of these species observed in 2007. This, in turn, influences their . appearance in the sample populations during annual surveys.
Spawning/rearing success due to abiotic factors is usually the determining factor of the size and composition of a fish community. In addition, differences in electrofishing catch rate can be attributed to environmental conditions that 'revail during sampling efforts.. High water, .
increased turbidity, and swift currents that occur during electrofishing efforts in some years.can affect the collection efficiency of this year.
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5.4.3 Corbicula Monitoring Program In 2008, six Corbicula (50.0 percent alive) were collected from the Unit I cooling tower basin during monthly reservoir sampling. No Corbicula were collected in the scraping samples. The largest Corbiculacollected was retained in a sieve with a 6.30-9.49 mm length size range (Table 5.20 and Figure 5.5). The greatest numbers of Corbicula were collected in March (four individuals). Individuals were collected only in March. T he mean density of total Corbicula (live and dead) in Unit 1 in 2008 was 28/M 2. Corbicula were collected only in March and August.
In 2008, six Corbicula (66.7 percent alive) were collected from the Unit 2 cooling tower reservoir during monthly sampling. The largest Corbiculacollected was in the greater than 9.5 mm length size range (Table 5.21 and Figure 5.6). Individuals were collected in March, May and August. The mean density of Corbicula in Unit 2 in 2008 was 33/m 2 . The greatest numbers of Corbicula(four individuals) were collected in March. No sampling was conducted in April because the Unit 2 Cooling Tower could not be accessed due to unit shutdown.
In 2008, BVPS continued its Corbiculacontrol program (Year 16), which included the use of a molluscicide (HM-150M) to prevent the proliferation of Corbicula within BVPS. BVPS was granted permission by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to use HM-150M to target the. Unit 1 river water system and the Unit 2 service water system.
In 1990 through 1993, the molluscicide applications (HM-150M) focused on reducing the Corbicula population throughout the entire river water system of each BVPS plant (Units 1 and 2). In 1994 and 1995, the HM- 150M applications targeted the internal water systems; therefore, the HM-150M concentrations in the cooling towers were reduced during HM-1 50M applications.
Consequently, adult and juvenile Corbicula in the cooling towers often survived the HM-150M applications. Reservoir sediment samples taken after HM-150M applications represent mortality of Corbicula in the cooling tower only and do not reflect mortality in BVPS internal water systems.
The monthly reservoir sediment samples collected in Units I and 2 Cooling Towers during 2008 demonstrated that Corbiculawere entering and colonizing the reservoirs. Overall, densities in Units I and 2 were somewhat less than those in 2007. The recent decrease of Corbicula at the BVPS returns densities to levels more consistent with densities in the Ohio River in the mid-1990's, but well below those present during the 1980's.
5.4.4 CorbiculaJuvenile Monitoring Program Figure 5.7 presents the abundance and size distribution data for samples collected in the Ohio River near the intake structure by petite ponar dredge in 2008. Ten live individuals were collected during May, two in July, six in September and five November for a total of 23 individuals. They ranged in size from the 0.01-0.99mm size range that were spawned in 2008 to greater than 9.50mm that were spawned in prior years. The number of individuals collected in 2008 was somewhat higher than in 2007 (14 individuals), 2006 (three individuals) and 2005 (17 individuals).
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I A spring/early-summer spawning period typically occurs in the Ohio River near BVPS each year when preferred spawning temperatures (60-65' F) are reached (Figure 5.8). The offspring from this spawning event generally begin appearing in the sample collections in May. The settled clams generally increase in size throughout the year. The overall low numbers of live Corbicula collected in the sample collected outside the intake and cooling towers in 2008, compared to levels in the 1980's, likely reflects a naturaldecrease in the density of Corbicula in the Ohio River near B VPS.
5.4.5 Zebra Mussel Monitoring Program Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) are exotic freshwater mollusks that have ventrally flattened shells generally marked with alternating dark and lighter bands. They are believed to have been introduced intoNorth America through the ballast water of ocean-going cargo vessels probably from Eastern Europe. They were first identified in Lake St. Clair in 1988 and rapidly spread to other Great Lakes and the Mississippi River drainage system, becoming increasingly abundant in the lower, middle, and upper Ohio River. They use strong adhesive byssal threads, collectively referred to as the byssus, to attach themselves to any hard surfaces (e.g., intake pipes, cooling water intake systems, and other mussels). Responding to NRC Notice No. 89-76 (Biofouling Agent-Zebra Mussel, November 21, 1989), BVPS instituted a Zebra Mussel Monitoring Program in January 1990. Studies have been conducted each year since then.
Zebra mussels were detected in both pump samples (Figures 5.9 and 5.10) and substrate samples (Figure 5.11 and 5.12) in 2008. Zebra mussel veliger pump samples were collected from April through October (Figures 5.9 and 5.10). Veligers were collected at all of the six sites that were sampled in 2008. Densities of veligers generally increased through the year, peaked in July and August and then were less for the balance of the sampling year, This seasonal pattern is typical for zebra mussels in the northeastern United States. Spawning begins as water temperature reach approximately 14 degrees C and peak at water temperatures of 21 degrees C. Veligers densities usually peak about two weeks after the optimum water temperature for spawning is reached.
Veliger densities then fall off as veligers mature and settle. The greatest density of veligers was present in the sample collected from the Emergency Outfall Facility in August (95,220/m ).
3 I Veligers were not present in until June. From June through the end of veliger sampling in October, veligers were present in every. sample collected at all locations. Overall, veliger densities were much higher than in 2007 but comparable in magnitude to 2006. This is likely due to annual variability in numbers of veligers in the Ohio River.
In 2008, settled zebra mussels were collected in scrape samples at the barge slip, and the intake structure (Figures 5.11 and 5.12). The highest density of mussels was present in the sample collected at the barge slip (76 mussels/im 2) in July. The mussels collected at each of the sites included individuals that were capable of reproducing. The density of collected adult zebra mussels was somewhat higher than in past years.
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than in 2007, but was comparable to 2006. Although densities of settled mussels are low compared to other populations such as the Lower Great Lakes, densities comparable to those in the Ohio River are sufficient to cause problems in the operation of untreated cooling water intake systems. Whether the population of zebra mussels in this reach of the Ohio River is resurging or only yearly fluctuations are present cannot be determined. In any case, the densities of mussels that presently exist are more than sufficient to impact the BVPS if continuedprudent monitoring and control activities are not conducted.
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6.0 ZEBRA MUSSEL AND CORBICULA CONTROL ACTIVITIES I
In 2008, BVPS continued its Corbicula and zebra mussel control program ( 15 th year), which included the use of a molluscicide (HM-150M) to prevent the proliferation of Corbicula within I BVPS. BVPS was granted permission by .the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to use HM-150M to target the Unit I river water system and the Unit 2 service-water system. I In 1990 through 1993, the molluscicide appfications (HM-150M) focused on reducing the Corbiculapopulation throughout the entire river water system of each BVPS plant (Units I and 2). In 1994 through 2008, the HM-150M or 2 applications targeted zebra mussels and Corbicula I
in the internal water systems; therefore the molluscicide concentrations in the cooling towers were reduced during HM-150M or 2 applications. Consequently, adult and juvenile Corbicula in the cooling towers often survived the applications. Reservoir sediment samples taken after U
HMM-150M or 2 applications represented mortality of Corbicula in the cooling tower only and do not reflect mortality in BVPS internal water systems. I In addition to clamicide treatments, preventive measures were taken that included quarterly cleaning of the Intake Bays. The bay cleanings are intended to minimize the accumulation and growth of mussels within the bays. This practice prevents creating an uncontrolled internal I
colonization habitat. Timely bay cleaning ensure the mussels don'thave time to grow to a size more likely to impact BVPS.
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8.0 TABLES
TABLE 5.1 BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION (BVPS)
SAMPLING DATES FOR 2008
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Table 5.2 Systematic List of Macroinvertebrates Collected Front 1973 Through 2008 in The Ohio River Near BVPS I
I Family Previous Collected in New in Sub-Famlyj - Collections 2008 2008 Porifera ,
Spangil/a/-ag iis Cnidaria +*
Hy d r o zo a
- Cai a l~ ydridae]C ordylophora lacus tri s I
Platyhelminthes Tricladida Craspedacustasowerb ii Hydra sp.
X x
X U
Rhabdocoela X Nemertea Nematoda Entoprocta X
X I EUrnatellagracilis X Ectoprocta Fredericellasp.
Paludicellaarticulata X
X I
Pectinatellasp. X Annelida Oligo chacta Plumatellasp. X X
X X
I Aeolosomatidae U
Enchytmeidae X Naididae X Allonaispectinata X Amphichaeta leydigi X Amphichaetd sp. X Arcteonais lomondi A ulophorus sp.
Ch aetogasterdiaphanus X
x X
X I
C. diastrophus X Dero digitata Deroflabelliger D. nivea Dero sp.
X X
X X
I Na is barbata X N. behningi N. bretscheri N. communis X
X X
I N. elinguis X X N. parda(is X X N. pseudobtusa X N. simplex N. variabilis Na is sp.
X X
X X I Ophidonais serpentina Paranaisfrici Paranaislitoralis X
X X
X I Paranaissp. X Piguetiellamichiganensis Pristina idrensis Pristina longisoma Pristinalongiseta X
X X
X I
x I
P. osborni X P. sima X Pristina sp. X I Pristinellasp. X I
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Systematic List of Macroinvertebrates Collected From 1973 Through 20.08 in The Ohio River Near BVPS iGenus and Species Previous Collected in New in Phylum Class Fmily ISub-Fa _ I Collections 2008 2008 Annelida Oligochaeta Naididae Pristinellajenkinue X Pristinellaidrensis X Pristinellaosborni X Ripistes parasita X Slavina appendiculata X Specariajosinae X X Stephensonianatrivandrana X Stylariafossularis X S. lacustris X X Uncinais uncinata X Veydovs/rye/la comata X Vejdovskyella intermedia X Vejdovskyella sp. X Tubificida X Tuhifieidae X Aulodrilus limnobius X A. pigueti X A. pluriseta X A ulodrilussp. X Bothrioneurum ve/dovskyanum X Branchiura sowerbyi X X Ilyodrilus templetoni X Limnodrilus cervix X L. cervix (variant) X L. claparedianus X L. hoffmeisteri X X L. maumeensis X X L. profundicla X X L. spiralis X L. udekemianus X Limnodrilus sp. X Peloscolex multisetosus longidentus X P. m. multisetosus X Potamothrixmnoldaviensis X Potamothrixsp. X P. veydovskyi X X Psanimmyctidescurvisetosus X Tubifex iubife.x A Unidentified immature forms:
with hair chaetae X I- f +
without hair chaetae X X Lumbriculidae X X Hirudinae X Glossiphoniidae X IIelobdella elonvata X H. stagnaliss X Helabdella ,Sp X_____ _____
Erpobdellidae Erpobdel/a sp.
X jMaareabde//amicrastoma I X II Haplotaxidae t +
[Stvlodrilus heringianus X Lumbricina X
[Lumbricidaex X
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Table 5.2 (continued)
Systematic List of Macroinvertebrates Collected From 1973 Through 2008 in The Ohio River Near BVPS I
Phylum Arthropoda Class Family ISub-Famiy MAcarina GCollections Previous X
Collected in 2008 New in 2008 I
I Ostracoda x lsopoda IAsellus sp. X Arthropoda
[Am phipoda-Talitridae Gamnmaridae i U
Crangonvx X _seudo_,racil_
Pontoporeiidae Crangonyx sx.
Gammarusfasciatus GHmmarus sp.
X X
X X I
X Decapoda Collemnbola EpheSeroptera Monoporeia affinXs X
X X
I Heptaoeniidae X Ephemeridae Stenacron sP.
ASienonema sp.
X X I Eohemera sp. X Hexagenia sp. X Baetidae EGhromn sp.
LBaelis sp.
X x
I Caenidae Tricorythidae Cuenismsp.
Seraptella sp.
X X
X I
I Tricorythdeus sp. X Megaloptera Odonata
[
e y Sialhs sp. X I IGomphidae ,
A rgia sp.
Dromogomphus spoliatus Dromogomphus sp.
X X
X I
Gomphus sp. X X Plecoptera Trichoptera Libellulidae
-- Lib(elulua sp. X X
X I
Hydropsyc hidae
]Ch eumatopschesp.
IHvdropsych e sp.
IParapsychesp.
X X
X I
Hydroptilidae Leptoceridae Hydroptila sp.
Orthotrichiasp.
Oxyethira spg.
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Ceracleasp.
Oecetis sp. xX Polycentropodidae ICyrnelflus st*
r~richoptera Polycentropodidae Polycentropussp.x I
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Table 5.2 (continued)
Systematic List of Macroinvertebrates Collected From 1973 Through 2008 in The Ohio River Near BVPS Genus Previous Collected in Newin I Phylum Class Family Sub-FamilyG Collections 2008 2008 Coleoptera Hydrophilidae X Coleoptera Elmidae Ancyronyx variegatus X Dub iraphiasp. X Helichus sp. X Optioserussp. X Stenelmis sp. X Psephenidae
__ X Diptera 4-IT :A .. *f.*A n! . V Psychodidae X Pericomasp. X Psychoda sp. X Telmatoscopus sp. X Unidentified Pschodidae pupae X Chaoboridae Chaoborussp. X Simuliidae __________._
I~imilim s.X Chironomidae X Chironominae x Tanytarsini pupa X Chironominae pupa X Axarussp. X Chironomussp. X X Cladopelma sp. X Cladotanytarsussp. X X Cryptochironomus sp. X X Dicrotendipesnervosus X Dicrotendipessp. X X Glyptotendipessp. X Harnischiasp. X Microchironomussp. X Micropsectrasp. X Microtendipessp. X Parachironomussp. X X Paracladopelmasp. X Paratanytarsussp. X Paratendipessp. X X Phaenopsectrasp. X Polypedilum (s.s.) convictum type X P. (s.s.) simulans type X Polypedilum sp. X X Rheotanytarsussp. X Stempelina sp X Sltenochironomus sp. x Stictoch ironom us sp. X Tanytarsus coffmani X Tanytarsussp. X X Tribelos sp. X jXenochironom us sp. X Tanypodinae X Tanypodinae pupae x Ablabesmyia sp. X Clinotanypussp. X Coelotanypus scapularis X Coelotanypus sp. X X Djalmabatistapulcher X Djalmabatistasp. X Procladiussp. X X Tanyp us sp. X
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Table 5.2 (continued)
I Systematic List of Macroinvertebrates Collected From 1973 Through 2008 in The Ohio River Near BVPS Class Family Genus and Species Previous Collected in New in Phylum Diptera Sub-Family Tanypodinae Thienemannimyvi group Zavrelimyiu sp.
Collections X
X 2008 2008 I
Orthocladiinae Orthocladilnaepupae Cricotopus bicinctus C. (6.s.)trifascia x
x X
X I
Cricotopus (7socladius.-sylvestrisGroup X C (Isocladius) ip.
Cricotopus (s.s) sp.
Eukiefferiellasp.
X X
X X I Hydroabenus sp. X Limnophyes sp.
Nanocladius (v.s.) distinctus Nanocladiussp.
Orthocladiussp.
X X
X X X I
Parametriocnemussp.
Paraphaenocladiu"sp.
Psectrocladius ,p.
Pseudorthocladiussp.
X X
X x
I Pseudosmittia sp. x Diamesinae Smittia s __.
Theinemannimyia sp.
IDiamesa sp., .X x
X 'I Ceratopogonidae
]Potthastiasp.
Probezsasp.
Bemia sp.
X X
X X
X X
I Culicoidessp. X X Dolichopodidae X Empididae Chnocerasp.
Wiedemannia sp.
X X
x I
Ephydridae Muscidae Rhagionidae Tipulidae X
X X
X I
i Stratiomyidae x Syrphidae X Lepidoptera X Hydrachnidia X Mollusca Gastropoda H-ydrobiidae Amnicolinae X
x I Amnicola sp. X X lPhysacea Aminicola binneyana Amnicola limosa Stagnicola elodes
,.X X
X X
I Pleuroceridae Phy,sidae Pleurocera cuta Goniobasis sp Physa sp.
x X
X X
X I Physa ancillaria Physa integm X
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Table 5.2 (continued)
Systematic List of Macroinvertebrates Collected From 1973 Through 2008 in The Ohio River Near BVPS Phylum Class Family GPrevious Collected in New in Sub-Faily Genus and Species Collections 2008 2008 Mollusca Physacea Ancylidae X X Planorbidae Ierrissiasp._"_
IGitlia atillis X Valvatidae X Valvata perdepressa X Valvata piscinalis X X Valvata sincera sincera X
___Valvata sp. X Pelecypoda X ISphaeriacea X Corbiculidae Corbicula fluminea X X Corbicula sp. X Sphaeriidae X Pisidium ventricosum X Pisidium sp. X X Sphaenum sp. X X Unidentified immature Sphaeriidae X D re issenidae _____
Dreissena polymorpha X X Ulnionidae X Anodonta grandis X Anodonta (immature) X Eltiptio sp. X Quadrula pustulosa X "
Unidentified immature Unionidae X
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TABLE 5.3 I BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATE COUNTS FOR TRIPLICATE SAMPLES I
TAKEN AT EACH SAMPLE.STATION FOR MAY AND SEPTEMBER 2008 sc~ei-fWcna ~ Loioativn Myo
'.. ~~~ L;'ocation~ ,< Sept ~2008, 1 3/42A ~ 2B1 .282 3 ota A 2B1 282, 283 3. Tot I Total 8 8 I
Amda sp. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 3 Ancylidae 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 9 3 0 0 0 4 16 16 Ardeoai5 Iomondf 0 0 0 1 0 .0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Bezzia sp. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 r-hiurasowbyi 2 1 0 0 1- 0 4 1 7 0 0 2 1 11 15 Caonis p. 0 0
- 0 2 0 0 , 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 I
Clionomid pupae 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Cthvonomus p. 0 7 0 0 2 0 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 10 Cladatanytaru sp 0 2 ,0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Coo/otanypus sp. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 2 11 11 Cobicula fluminee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 3 4 4 23 23 Cricotopus (s.s.) sp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 Clypt-ohirous p, Cuiicoid- sp.
Dicrotenipides sp Dreissewapolymorpha Gammarus sp.
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
7 7
0 5
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 5
0 7
7 2
0 0
28 0
5 0
1 4
1 9
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 4
0 1
0 0
0 0
1 0
0 44 1
18 0
1 80 2
1i 5
1 87 9
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Go-phus sp. 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 Goiobasis sp. 0 0 0 0 0 *0 0 5. 5 0 0 0 4 14 14 Hoageniasp. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 Immatu ficidd whout 8 5 1 5 148 5 172 11 33 38 61 195 25 363 535
,mnod eflus h off-neiot 0 1 0 0 20 5 26 2 1 10 3 11 0 27 53 Umoddfus maumenos 0 0 0 0 33 1 34 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 44 Limnodl*e promfunccola Lumbniculidae Neis e/inguis Nais parda/is Naisvanabilis 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 2
0 0
0 0
0 0
6 3
0 2
0 6
3 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 1
0 0
3 0
0 0
0 0
0 1
0 0
3 2
1 6
3 3
I 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 4 I
Ocetis sp.
Oligochaeta 0 0 0 0 0. 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 6 6 Orthodadius sp. 0 1 2 7 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Parachirnomussp. 0 ,0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Pallnais frid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 .0 0 4 4 Paratendipes sp. 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0. .0 0 0 0 0 0 2 I
Piwidium sp. 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Polypedlum sp. 0, 0 0 0 5 2 7 4 4 12 0 3 7 30 37 Pota-ofhi vejýqdovkyi 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 7 0 11 12 Pristineobos1ni 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 4 5 PristineIjeniwnae 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0. 1 1 1 Prbezzia sp. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 I
Prod/diuo sp. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 16 0 24 24.
Specarijosinae 1 0 0 4 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Sphaerium sp, 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 *10 41 4 6 4 3 68 69 Stylarial0ut. 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Taytarmus sp. 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 I
Vaivatapi04inatis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 IMonthlyT0ota 1 24 3 I 3 221 25 322 81 1108 92 94 264 103 752 1074 I
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MEAN NUMBER OF MACROINVERTEBRATES (NUMBER/M ) AND PERCENT COMPOSITION OF OUGOCHAETA, CHIRONOMIDAE, MOLLUSCA, AND OTHER ORGANISMS, 2008 BVPS o 0 158 46 14 33 143 26 2981 94 287 80 624 81 158 100 172 50 29 67 158 29 100 3 43 12 96 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 18 14 0 29 8 24 3 0 0 14 4 0 0 143 26 72 2 0 0 26 3 158 100 344 100 43 100 544 100 3167 100 359 100 770 100 244 21 631 . 37 731 55 975 72 3311 88 387 26 1046 58 143 12 172 10 373 28 143 11 344 9 143 10 220 12 774 67 846 50 201 15 215 16 114 3 889 60 506 28 0 0 43 3 14 1 14 1 14 0 57 4 24 1 1161 100 1692 100 1319 100 1347 100 3783 100 1476 100 1796 100
I TABLE 5.5 3 MEAN NUMBER OF MACROINVERTEBRATES (NUMBER/M ) AND PERCENT COMPOSITION OF OLIGOCHAETA, CHIRONOMIDAE, MOLLUSCA, AND OTHER ORGANISMS FOR THE CONTROL STATION (1) AND THE AVERAGE FOR NON-CONTROL STATIONS ( 2B1, 2B2, AND 2B3), 2008 BVPS y Control Station (M an) io lI o M2 0/ ,0 gocl-oeta 0 0 1046. 84 Ironomidad 158 100 96 8 Ilusca*' 0 0 38 3 1ý_Ies ~ 0 0 72 6I TAL ~,158 101252 100 ptember gohea244 Coto ta-o 21 o-~nr!5at 1672 78 Iý ioo ile143 12 287 13 Ilsa774 67 177 8 0 0 14 1 TL1161 100 2150 100 I
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Table 5.7. Benthic Macroinvertebrate Densities for Stations I (Control) and 2B (Noncontrol), BVPS, 1973-2008.
I 1973; I 2 ~
Preoperational 1
1974 2B 1 1975 2B U
May, August Mean 248 99 173 508 244 376 1116 1'43 630 2197 541 1369 1017 1017 1124 1124 I
- Operational U
~ 1976f< < §977, 1 ~1 978 May 927 3660 674 848 351 126 August 851 785 591 3474 601 1896 Mean 889 2223 633 2161 476 1011 I
Aug/Sept Mean may 1185 1095 IVUU4 I 588 714 0u 1523 1282 I -L I 448 598 114t 2185 1197 zuw 1 912 684 U I
Ividy September
!Mean 1 014 U 2958 3223 1
")U 3364 3195 OUIQ 4'172 3881 4213 2764 1341 2041 I Qz_
828 725 I
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May 2256 867 601 969 1971 2649 I September 1024 913 849 943 2910 2780 Mean 1640 890 725 956 2440 2714 I
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Table 5.7. Benthic Macroinvertebrate Densities for Stations 1 (Control) and 2B (Noncontrol), BVPS, 1973-2008 (Continued).
May (RIU (J14 "1UtUU b4Jb Z1I Z September 3588 2605 2723 4707 4693 2143 Mean 5808 4480 5019 7634 6564 2148 September 1371 2930 1669 3873 1649 2413 may Mean I 4176tZ51 2640 4876 UA d lU 6578 1814IUI 1873 mviay -1411 LDLU OtIOU L3* U Z O/U IUUL September 1944 2774 1371 2930 302 402 Mean 1678 2647 4176 2640 591 702 y
m a~i d. . .OI' I OU 3 aOO 1U90 "iý September 3092 2742 1 8632 14663 Mean 3040 2812 3139 5232 5090 - 8729
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Table 5.7. Benthic Macroinvertebrate Densities for Stations 1 (Control) and 2B (Noncontrol), BVPS, 1973-2008 (Continued).
U
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~ ~1/4 W<~ 2003< 22004K 2005 t
~& ~~1~~ 2B 1 ~ 2BE May 7095 - 10750 2752 4558 516 1146 September Mean 2193 4644
.6464 8607 10062 6407 7604 6121 4773 2645 6435 3791 3 Operatibn~fl 0
2006 > : 2001 1 2008'&<
May 143 1242 559 912 158 1252 September 229 2199 560 3794 1161 2150 Mean 186 1721 560 2353 660 1701 I
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TABLE 5.8 TOTAL FISH CATCH; ELECTROFISHING AND SEINE NET COMBINED DURING THE BVPS 2008 FISHERIES SURVEY
[ 4q mommn Name IQ S'C~iehiiific Name Jj~imLerc _______
Smallmouth buffalo Ictiobus bubalus 17 4.29 Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus 9 2.27 Carp Cyprinus carpio 2 0.51 Channel catfish Ictaluruspunctatus 12 3.03 Emerald shiner Notropis atherinoides 40 10.10 Flathead catfish Pylodictis olivaris 1 0.25 Freshwater drum Aplodinotus grunniens 8 2.02 Gizzard shad Dorosomacepedianum 24 6.06 Golden redhorse sucker Moxostoma erythrurum 32 8.08 Largemouth bass Micropterussalmoides 1 0.25 Longnose gar Lepisosteus osseus 5 1.26 Mimic shiner Notropis volucellus 2 0.51 Mooneye Hiodon tergisus 1 0.25 Northern hog sucker Hypentelium nigricans 1 0.25
.Quillback Carpiodescyprinus 16 4.04 River carpsucker Carpiodescarpio 1 0.25 Rock bass Ambloplites rupestris 1 0.25
- Sauger Sandercanadense 65 16.41 Shorthead redhorse sucker Moxostoma macrolepidotum 70 17.68 Silver redhorse Moxostoma anisurum 13 3.28 Smallmouth bass Micropterusdolomieu 38 9.60 Spotted bass Micropteruspunctulatus 23 5.81 Walleye Sander vitreum 12 3.03 White bass Morone chrysops 2 0.51
[Total Fish Collected in 2008 396 [ 100.00
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TABLE 5.9 I
COMPARISON OF CONTROL VS. NON-CONTROL ELECTROFISHING CATCHES DURING THE BVPS 2008 FISHERIES SURVEY I
Smallmouth buffalo 5 5'.05 11 4.9 16 4.97 I
Bluegill 1 1.01 3 1.3 I
4 1.24 Carp 2 0.9 2 0.62 Channel catfish 1 1.01 11 4.9 12 3.73 Flathead catfish I 0.4 1 0.31 Freshwater drum Gizzard shad 8 8.08 7
16 3.1 7.2 7
24 2.17 7.45 I
Golden redhorse sucker 10 10.10 20 9.0 30 9.32 Largemouth bass Longnose gaf Mooneye 1
1 1.01 1.01 5 2.2 1
5 1
0.31 1.55 0.31 U
Quillback River carpsucker Rock bass 3 3.03 13 1
1 5.8 0.4 0.4 16 1
1 4.97 0.31.
0.31 I
U Sauger 24 24.24 41 18.4 65 20.19 Shorthead redhorse sucker 22 22.22 42 . 18.8 64 19.88 Silver redhorse 2 2.02 11 4.9 13 4.04 Smallmouth bass 12 12.12 23 10.3 35 10.87 Spotted bass Walleye 2
6 2.02 6.06 8
6 3.6 2.7 10 12 3.11 3.73 I
White bass 1 1.01 1 0.4 2 0.62 Electrofishing Totals 99 100.00 223 1"00 1 322 1 100.00 I
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TABLE 5.10 COMPARISON OF CONTROL VS. NON-CONTROL SEINE CATCHES DURING THE BVPS 2008 FISHERIES SURVEY Smallmouth buffalo 0 0.00 1 2.33 1 1.35 Bluegill 1 3.23 4 9.30 5 6.76 Emerald shiner 20 64.52 20 46.51 40 54.05 Freshwater drum 0 0.00 1 2.33 1 1.35 Golden redhorse sucker 2 6.45 0 0.00 2 2.70 Mimic shiner 1 3.23 1 2.33 2 2.70 Northern hogsucker 1 3.23 0 0.00 1 1.35 Shorthead redhorse sucker 3 9.68 3 6.98 6 8.11 Smallmouth bass 1 3.23 2 4.65 3 4.05 Spotted bass 2 6.45 11 25.58 13 17.57 Seine Totals 31 100.00 43 100.00 74 100.00
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TABLE 5.11 1
FISH SPECIES COLLECTED DURING THE MAY 2008 SAMPLING OF THE OHIO RIVER IN THE VICINITY OF BVPS I zI'~
I
__ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ f Col Iwý1ý,4 Smallmouth buffalo 2 4 0 0.00 6 3.26 Bluegill -- 0 0.00 1 0.54 Carp Channel catfish Emerald shiner Flathead catfish 1 2 3 4
0 0.
0 0
0.00 0.00 0.00 0,00 1
10 0
0 0.54 5.43 0.00 0.00 I
I Freshwater drum 2 0 0.00 2 . 1.09 Gizzard shad 0 0.00 0 0.00 Golden redhorse sucker 6 5 1 6 0 0.00 18 9.78 Largemouth bass -- - - - 0 0.00 0 0.00 Longnose gar .- 0 0.00 0 0.00 Mimic shiner Mooneye Northern hog sucker 0
0 0
0.00 0.00 0.00 0
0 0
0.00 0.00 0.00 U
Quillback 1 8 0 0.00 9 4.89 River carpsucker Rock bass Sauger 18 16 8 9 0
0 0
0.00 0.00 0.00 0
1 51 0.00 0.54 27.72 I
Shorthead redhorse sucker 3 13 11 3 13 3 100.00 40 21.74 Silver redhorse Smallmouth bass Spotted bass
- 2 6
1 1
10 1
1 2
2 7
0 0
0 0.00 0.00 0.00 11 18 4
5.98 9.78 2.17 I
Walleye 6 1 2 3 0 0.00 12 6.52 White bass Total 0j 3 56 49 1 23 561 1 00-3 0.00 o
1100"00 0 0.00 184I 100.00 U
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TABLE 5.12 FISH SPECIES COLLECTED DURING THE JULY 2008 SAMPLING OF THE OHIO RIVER IN THE VICINITY OF BVPS I 'Naluc Smallmouth buffalo S-ik!41S-2 I
-A/o 1
-2.ktaI 1 2 i F-1
-~f I 25.00 5
.;2 17.86 Bluegill I - - - 0 0.00 1. 3.57 Carp - 0 0.00 0 0.00 Channel catfish - 0 0.00 0 0.00 Emerald shiner -0 0.00 0 0.00 Flathead catfish - 1 0 0.00 1 3.57 Freshwater drum -- 1 3 1 25.00 4 14.29 Gizzard shad 1 3 - 0 0.00 4 14.29 Golden redhorse sucker 2 . - 2 50.00 0 0.00 Largemouth bass - - 0 0.00 .0 0.00 Longnose gar I 2 - 0 0.00 3 10.71 Mimic Shiner - - 0 0.00 0 0.00 Mooneye 0 0.00 0 0.00 Northern hog sucker - - 0 0.00 0 0.00 Quillback 1 0 0.00 1 3.57 River carpsucker - 0 0.00 0 0.00 Rock bass 0 0.00 0 0.00 Sauger ,- 2 - 0 0.00 2 7.14 Shorthead redhorse sucker - - I - 0 0.00 2 7.14 Silver redhorse - - - - 0 0.00 0 0.00 Smallmouth bass - - 2 1 1 0 0.00 4 14.29 Spotted bass - - I - - 0 0.00 1 3.57 Walleye - - - - 0 0.00 0 0.00 White bass - - - - I - 0 0.00 1 0 0.00 Total 2 1 9 4 1 10 5 4 100.0o0 ]1 28 1l10.OO
- Gear = (E) Fish captured by electrofishing; (S) captured by seining
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TABLE 5.13 3 FISH SPECIES COLLECTED DURING THE SEPTEMBER 2008 SAMPLING OF THE OHIO RIVER IN THE VICINITY OF BVPS 3 Common Namc -s-1S--f ~I~
F-~U UE-2A L21 L- Tutal f J~oaVo fLf%~
Smallmouth buffalo - - 1 1 0 0.00 2 3.85 Bluegill - - - 0 0.00 0 0.00 Carp ... 1 0 0.00 1 1.92 Channel catfish 1 Emerald shiner Flathead catfish 6
1 0
6 0
0.00
'23.08 0.00 2
0 0
3.85 0.00 0.00 I
Freshwater drum - - 1 0 0.00 1 1.92 Gizzard shad *- 7 5 3 2 0 0.00 17 32.69 Golden redhorse sucker -- 2 1 - 0 0.00 3 5.77 Largemouth bass - - 0 0.00 0 0.00 Longnose gar - - 0 0.00 0 0.00 Mimic shiner - - 0 0.00 0 0.00 Mooneye - - - 0 0.00 1 1.92 Northern hog sucker 1 - - - - - 1 3.85 0 0.00 Quillback River carpsucker Rock bass ,
1 2
- 1
- 0 0
0 0.00 0.00 0.00 4
0 0
7.69 0.00 0.00 I
Sauger - 2 0 0.00 2 3.85 Shorthead redhorse sucker Silver redhorse Smallmouth bass 3
1 2
3 1
1 4
2 2
1 3
3 0
3 11.54 0.00 11.54 7
9 1
13.46 1.92 17.31 I
Spotted bass 2 11 - - I - 13 50.00 1 .1.92 Walleye - - - - - - 0 0.00 0 0.00 White bass T
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I-- I 1I 0- I 0.00
-- ir 1 1.92...
Total 1 13 1 13 1 161 15 1 12 1 9 1 26. 1 100.00 52
- Gear = (E) Fish captured by electrofishing; (S) captured by seining 3 I
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TABLE 5.14 FISH SPECIES COLLECTED DURING THE NOVEMBER 2008 SAMPLING OF THE OHIO RIVER IN THE VICINITY OF BVPS mPle -lctin Hi~K - 1' fect11 rýhh I Ciommn ane s S-2 E-1. E-2 ~~ BJ__ ~l I___
Smallmouth buffalo - - I I I 0 0.00 3 5.17
.Bluegill 1 4 1 I - 5 12.20 2 3.45 Carp - - - 0 0:00 0 0.00 Channel catfish - - - 0 0.00 0 0.00 Emerald shiner 14 20 - 34 82.93 0 0.00 Flathead catfish - - - 0 0.00 0 0.00 Freshwater drum - - 0 0.00 0 0.00 Gizzard shad - - 3 - 0 0.00 3 5.17 Golden redhorse sucker 4 2 1 2 0 0.00 9 15.52 Largemouth bass - - - 0 0.00 1 1.72 Longnose gar - 2 - 0 0.00 2 3.45 Mimic shiner 1 1 - - 2 4.88 0 0.00 Mooneye - - 0 0.00 0 0.00.
Northern hog sucker - - - 0 0.00 0 0.00 Quillback - I - 0 0.00 2 3.45 River carpsucker - I - 0 0.00 1 1.72 Rock bass - - - 0 0.00 0 0:00 Sauger - - 2 4 2 2 0 0.00 10 17.24 Shorthead redhorse sucker - - 7 3 2 3 0 0.00 15 25.86 Silver redhorse - - - - I - 0 0.00 1 1.72 Smallmouth bass - I - 3 - 0 0.00 4 6.90 Spotted bass 1 3 - 0 0.00 4 6.90 Walleye - - - 0 0.00 0 0.00 White bass 10 - - 0 0,0 1 .72 Total '161 251 18 12 1 21 7 3 41 100o.0o0o 58 100.010
- Gear = (E) Fish captured by electrofishing; (S) captured by seining
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I TABLE 5.15 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF FISH OBSERVED DURING I
ELECTROFISHING OPERATIONS, 2008 I
Co0wimrnNiName- QYl ui jSep~t Nov__ otall Unidentified redhorse suckers Walleye/Sauger 32 16 2
Cýj 2 36 16 I
Longnose gar Carp 2
3 1 2 1
5 4 U Smallmouth buffalo 3 3 Gizzard shad Unidentified sunfish 5 loos 2
100s 2
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Table 5.16 CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT (CPUE AS FISH/ELECTROFISHING MINUTE)
'BY SEASON DURING THE BVPS 2005 FISHERIES SURVEY IBffrt 4iii~i 6~mob~h~~ '
S~ao~i ~ < Collected ClýPUE (ffih niif)~
Spring 41 Smallmouth buffalo 5 0.1220 Black crappie 0.0244 Bluegill 0.0244 uizzard shad 3 0.0732.
3olden redhorse sucker 16 16 0.3902 Longnose gar 1 0.0244 Northern hog sucker 1 0.0244 Rock bass 0.0244 Sauger 6 0.1463 7 0. 1707 Shorthead redhorse sucker Silver redhorse 3 0.0732 Smallmouth bass 2 0.0488 Spotted bass 2 0.0488 White bass 1 0.0244 I
_ _Season Total II 50 II 1.2195
,>),>asq I'mi (Mii[ 0r. , :1N1irib4r Summer 41 Smallmouth buffalo 5 0.1220 Carp 5 0.1220 Flathead catfish 1 0.0244 Gizzard shad 12 0.2927 Mooneye 1 0.0244 Quillback 1 0.0244 Sauger 1 0.0244 Shorthead redhorse sucker 3 0.0732 Silver redhorse 1 0.0244 Smallmouth bass -4 0.0976 Spotted bass 2 0.0488 Walleye 1 0.0244 IZSeason Total ]l 3 0.9024
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I CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT (CPUE AS FISH/ELECTROFISHING MINUTE)
BY SEASON DURING THE BVPS 2005 FISHERIES SURVEY I
- -Seasoin I*Eff~t~(ihn Fall 40 nn *ommon* N*e'Ai Smallmouth buffalo'
%: * *
- llecte~t .
7
, q*E. (f~nis 0.1750
)m < +, I Bluegill
- Channel catfish Flathead catfish 2
0.0250 0.0500 0.0250 I
Freshwater drum Gizzard shad Golden redhorse sucker 2 0.0500 0.0250 0.0250 I
Log perch Longnose gar Sauger 5
2 0.0250 0.1250 0.0500 I
Shorthead redhorse sucker 3 0.0750 Silver redhorse Smallmouth bass 7 0.0250 0.1750 U
White bass 0.0250 I [Season Total 0.8750 I
Winter 41 Smallmouth buffalo Bluegill Carp 6
I 1
0.1463 0.0244 0.0244 I
Gizzard shad Golden redhorse sucker Longnose gar 2
4 10.0244 0.0488 0.0976 I Mooneye Quillback River carpsucker 1
1 1
0.0244 0.0244 0.0244 I
Sauger 13 0.3171 Shorthead redhorse sucker Smallmouth bass 12 13 0.2927 0.3171 I
Spotted bass 7 0.1707 Walleye White bass 2
2 0.0488 0.0488 I
1 ISeason Total [ 167 1.6341 J 163 189 1.1595 U
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Table 5.17 CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT (CPUE AS FISH/ELECTROFISHING MINUTE)
BY SEASON DURING THE BVPS 2006 FISHERIES SURVEY ng 41 Black buffalo 10 0.2439 Black crappie 1 0.0244 Gizzard shad 9 0.2195 Golden redhorse sucker 19 0.4634 Quillback 2 0.0488 Sauger 17 0.4146 Shorthead redhorse sucker 16 0.3902 Skipjack herring 1 0.0244 Smallmouth bass 11 0.2683 Spotted bass 5 0.1220.
Striped bass x White bass 1 0.0244 Walleye 10 0.2439 White bass 15 0.3659 Season Total 117 2.8537 Effort nunW ".Como UNmlNui:e Colkl-ed CPa(fNishniptI]
mer 40 Black buffalo 2 0.0500 Black crappie 1 0.0250 Gizzard shad 3 0.0750 Golden redhorse sucker 4 0.1000 Longnose gar 2 0.0500 Shorthead redhorse sucker 12 0.3000 Silver redhorse 1 0.0250 Smallmouth bass 3 0.0750 Season Total 1 28 [ 0.7000
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CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT (CPUE AS FISH/ELECTROFISHING MINUTE)
I BY SEASON DURING THE BVPS 2006 FISHERIES SURVEY I
Efor (mxn)IL wll1_Njk P E fshaii Fall Fail 40 Black buffalo Bluegill Carp 3
3 1
3-0.0732 0.0244 0.0732 I
Gizzard shad Golden redhorse sucker Longnose gar 5
2 4
0.1220 0.0488 0.0976 I
Mooneye 0.0244 Quillback Sauger Shorthead redhorse sucker 2
5 14 0.0488 0.1220 0.3415 I
Silver redhorse Smallmouth bass Spotted bass 2
1 1
0.0244 0.0488 0.0244 I
White bass. 1 I
0.0244 ISeason Total 45 1.1250
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Winter 40 Black buffalo Carp Channel catfish 18 1
1 0.4500 0.0250 0.0250 I
Flathead catfish 1 0.0250 Freshwater drum Gizzard shad Golden redhorse sucker 4
18 2
0.1000 0.4500 0.0500 I
Mooneye Quillback River carpsucker 3
6 1
0.0750
.0.1500 0.0250 I
Shorthead redhorse sucker 11 0.2750 Walleye White bass 1
1 0.0250 0.0250 I
IISeason
_ Total I 68 [ 1.7000 I 161 1 1 258 [ 1.6025 I
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Table 5.18 CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT (CPUE AS FISH/ELECTROFISHING MINUTE)
BY SEASON DURING THE BVPS 2007 FISHERIES SURVEY Smallmouth buttalo 5 0.122 Black crappie .0.024 Bluegill 0.024 Gizzard shad 3. 0.073 G6lden redhorse sucker 16 0.390 Longnose gar 0.024 Northern hog sucker 0.024 Rock bass 0.024 Sauger 616 0.146 Shorthead redhorse sucker 7 0.171 Silver redhorse 3 0.073 Smallmouth bass 2 0.049 Spotted bass 2 0.049 White bass 0.024 Season Total 50 1.220 Count of Season IEffort (minCommonName species CPUE (fish/min)
Summer 41 Smallmouth buffalo 5 0.1220 Carp 5 '0.1220 Flathead catfish 1 0.0244 Gizzard shad 12 0.2927 Mooneye 1 0.0244 Quillback 1 0.0244 Sauger 1 0.0244 Shorthead redhorse sucker 3 0.0732 Silver redhorse I 0.0244 Smallmouth bass 4 0.0976 Spotted bass 2 0.0488 Walleye 1 0.0244 Season Total I 37 0.9024
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I CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT (CPUE AS FISH/ELECTROFISHING MINUTE)
BY SEASON DURING THE BVPS 2007 FISHERIES SURVEY I
[ Number Season Fall Effort (min) Common Name 40.00 Smallmouth buffalo Bluegill '.
Collected 7
I CPUE (fish/min) 0.1707 0.0244 I
Channel catfish Flathead catfish Freshwater drum 2
1 2
0.0488 0.0244 0.0488 I
Gizzard shad 1 0.0244 Golden redhorse sucker Log perch Longnose gar 1
1 5
0.0244 0.0244 0.1220 I
Sauger 2 0.0488 Shorthead redhorse sucker Silver redhorse Smallmouth bass 7 3
1 0.0732 0.0244 0.1707 I
I White bass 1 0.0244 Season Total I 35 0.8537 Number Season Effort (min) Commo n Name Collected CPUE (fish/min)
Winter 40.00 Smallmouth buffalo Bluegill Carp 6
1 1
0.1463 0.0244 0.0244 I
I Gizzard shad 2 0.0488 Golden redhorse sucker 4 0.0976 Longnose gar 1 0.0244 Mooneye 1 0.0244 Quillback River carp suck er Sauger 1
1 13 0.0244 0.0244 0.3171 I
Shorthead redhorse sucker 12 0.2927 Smallmouth bass Spotted bass Walleye 13 7
2 0.3171 0.1707 0.0488 I
2 0.0488 I
White bass Season Total [ 67 J 1.6341 162.00 [ 189 1.1667 I
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Table 5.19 CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT (CPUE AS FISH/ELECTROFISHING MINUTE)
BY SEASON DURING THE BVPS 2008 FISHERIES SURVEY uII I IIIiI I( ý111o V
- !maiimou~n OUII U.IZLU Bluegill 0.0244 Flathead catfish 0.0244 Freshwater drum 4 0.0976 Gizzard shad 4 0.0976 Longnose gar 3 0.0732 Quillback 1 0.0244 Sauger 2 0.0488 Shorthead redhorse sucker 2 0.0488 Smallmouth bass 4 0.0976 Spotted bass 1 0.0244 I____ lSeason Total 28 0.6829
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BY SEASON DURING THE BVPS 2008 FISHERIES SURVEY I
+7Lg~42~ 2 KJr, Fall 41 Smallmouth buffalo 7 Niunber 2
1 II~
,.~
0.0488 I
Carp 0.0244 Channel catfish Freshwater drum Gizzard shad 2
1 17 0.0488 0.0244 0.4146 I
Golden redhorse sucker 3 0.0732 Mooneye Northern hog sucker 1
0 4
0.0244 0.0000 I
Quillback 0.0976 Sauger Shorthead redhorse sucker Silver redhorse 2
7 1
0.0488 0.1707 0.0244 I
Smallmouth bass Spotted bass White bass 9 0.2195 0.0244 0.0244 I
]I Se.ason jI Mfort(rnii ISeasonTotal LollonNamec II 52 C~ollected .
1.26 83 PiE (fish/I[]II).
I Winter 40.4 Smallmouth buffalo 3 0.0743 Bluegill Carp -
2 0
0.0495 0.0000 I
Gizzard shad 3 0.0743 Golden redhorse sucker Largemouth bass 9
1 0.2228 0.0248 I Longnose gar 2 0.0495 Quillback River carpsucker Sauger 2
1 10 0.0495 0.0248 0.2475.
I Shorthead redhorse sucker Silver redhorse Smallmouth bass 15 4
1 0.3713 0.0248 0.0990 I
Spotted bass White bass (Season Total 1 58 4
1 0.0990 0.0248 1.4356 I
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TABLE 5.20 UNIT 1 COOLING RESERVOIR MONTHLY SAMPLING CORBICULA DENSITY DATA FOR 2008 FROM BVPS Maximum Area Length Minimum Estimated Collection sampled Live or Range length number Date (sq ft) Dead Count (mm) Range(mm) (per sq m) 3/25/2008 0.25 Dead 0 0 Live 0 0 4/22/2008 0.25 Dead 1 0.001-0.99 0.001-0.99 43 Live 3 2.00-3.34 1.00-1.99 129 5/14/2008 0.25 Dead 0 0 Live 0 0 6/25/2008 0.25 Dead 0 0 Live 0 0 7/29/2008 0.25 Dead 0 "-0 Live 0 0 8/21/2008 0.25 Dead 2 6.30-9.49 4.75-6.29 86
_ _Live 0 0 9/16/2008 0.25 Dead 0 -0 Live 0 0 10/16/2008 0.25 Dead .0 0 Live 0 - 0 11/6/2008 0.25 Dead 0 - , 0 Live 0 0 Unit summary Dead 3 6.30-9.49 0.001-0.99 14 Live 3 2.00-3.34 1.00-1.99 14
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TABLE 5.21 I UNIT 2 COOLING RESERVOIR MONTHLY SAMPLING CORBICULA DENSITY DATA FOR 2008 FROM BVPS I
A rea Maximum Length Minimum Estimated I
Collection sampled Live or Range length number Date 3/25/2008 (sq ft) 0.25 Dead Dead Count 1
(mm) 1.00-1.99 Range(mm) 1.00-1.99 (per sq m) 43 I
Live 3 1.00-1.99 1.00-1.99 129 4/22/2008*
5/14/2008 0.25 0.25 Dead Live Dead 0 ---.... 0 I
I Live 1 >9.5 >9.5 43 6/25/2008 0.25 Dead 0 --.--- 0 Live 0 .. ..... 0 7/29/2008 0.25 Dead 0 .-- ... 0 8/21/2008 0.25 Live Dead Live 0
1 0
3.35-4.74 3.35-4.74 0
43 0
I 9/16/2008 10/16/2008 0.25 0.25 Dead Live Dead 0
0 0 . .- ...
0 0
0 I
Live 0 ..... 0.
11/6/2008 Unit summary 0.25 Dead Live Dead 0
0 2
3.35-4.74 1.00-1.99 0
0 11 I
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- Not sampled due to Unit 2 shutdown 4 >9.5 1.00-1.99 22 I
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Figure 5.1 2008 Beaver Valley Power Station Aquatic Monitoring Program Sampling Control and Non-Control Sampling Stations
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%~tim 2A IW M Figur .e5.2 Location Map for Beaver Valley Power Station Benthic Organism Survey Sampling Sites for the 2008 Study
Figure 5.3 Location Map for Beaver Valley Power Station Fish Population Survey Fish Sampling Sites for the 2008 Study ANNUAL ENVRONMENTAL REPORT Figure 5.4 LocatiOn of Study Area, Beaver Valley Power Station Shippingport, Pennsylvania BVPS
Comparison of live Corbicula clam density estimates among 2008 BVPS Unit 1 cooling tower reservoir events, for various clam shell groups.
500 0.
450 S400 _________________________
350 Lioo250 -
LO1L L E 00 J 150.
SIZE RANGE 100 .
Z 50 -! . .....2.00-3.44.
0 3/25 4/22 S/14 6/2.5 7/29 8121 /16 1 Fg0o1-099 0- 0 0 0 I 0 D 1.00-1.99mm 0 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 _
,,2.00-3.34m [ 0 86 0 0 0 0 0 Io a 35-4.74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I0 0 a*4J5-6.29m [ 0 0 0 0 0 0 f 0o Figure 5.5
- -950 MM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0O 0 TOTAL#/m2 I 0 I 129 I 0 I 0 I 0 I 0 I 0 o I 0
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Comparison of live Corbicula clam density estimates among 2008 BVPS Unit 2 cooling tower reservoir events, for various clam shell groups. I I
500 450 I
= 400
. 350 300- I 250 o (2O200-p,,,
0 150-100-
/ /2 A SIZE RANGE I
335-474-
=* 50-z 0 mOOl-O.99 mm 0 I
0 I ".
0
. I A
If1 .. .. I 0
I 0
I I a1.00-1.99 a 2.00-3.34 mm 03.35-4.74mm a*4.75-6.29m 129 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0
'00
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0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
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a 6.30-9.49 mm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a >9.50 mm TOTAL#/m2 0
129 0 43 0 0 0 0
0 0
7 0 Figure 5.6 I
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-I Comparison of live Corbicula clam density estimates among 2008 BVPS Intake Structure sample events, for various clam shell groups.
210 0 8 0
pi 6 S4 2
0 5/14 L7/29 19/16 1/
I 0.01-0.99 mm 0 0 2 0 91.00-1.99 mm 0 0 1 1 0 1 2.00-3.34 mml 0 0 0 0 Intake structure bottom samples are collected from the Ohio River at the Intake
- 3.35-4.74 mm 1 - 0 0 0 Building.
- 4.75-6.2ýmm1 1 1 2 _0 IS6.30-9.49 mml 1 1 0 1 11>9.50mm {7 0 1 4 E TOTAL 10 2 6 I5 Figure 5.7
Water Temperature and River Elevation Recorded at the Ohio River at BVPS Intake Structure During 2008 on Monthly Sample Dates.
80 676 75 ______
674 70 65 65 672 LL 60 55 670 "
E 0 mc 50 668 45 40 666 35
-u-temp ele6ation 30 664 3/25 4/22 5/14 6/25 7/29 8/21 9/16 10/16 11/6 2008 Monthly Sam pie Dates Figure 5.8
Density of zebra mussel veligers collected at Beaver Valley Power Station, 2008.
Note: No sample collected at Cooling Tbwer 2 in April due to outage.
50000 45000 40000 i 35000 j 30000 S25000 20000 15000 10000 -
5000 -
0- Intake Structure/Open Water Unit I Cooling Tower Reservoir Unit 2 Cooling Tower Reservoir*
M4/22 0 0 0 E] 5/14
- 0 0 0 1q 6/25 2767 160 7590 17/29 13380 34390 23300 0[D8/21 14720 16400 43750 09/16 2300 2,410 18720 S10/16 4940 5712 3091 Figure 5.9 Sample location
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100000 Densityof zebra mussel veligers collected at Beaver valley Power Station, 2008 I
90000 80000 I
70000 60000 50000 I
40000 30000 1
I 20000 10000 Barge Slip !Splash Pool Emergency Outfafl Facifity I
04/22 05/14 0
0 0
0 0
0 I
196/25 840 8742 8970 U 7/29 138/21 3185 18135 27907 67000 43000 95220 I 09/16 4,088 1820 1200 E,10/16 1060 640 Sample location 760 Figure 5.10 I I
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Density of settled zebra mussels at Beaver Valley Power Station, 2008.
Note: No sample collected at Cooling Tower 2 in April due to outage.
63 5-4-
5 3 Figure 5.11
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Note: Barge Slip not sampled in March due to high water.
I 80 751 70 I
65-60 55 50 I
eq 45
.9 z
40 35 30 25 I
15 10 20 5
I 0Barge Slip* Splash-'Pool Emergency Outfall Facility 1113/25 0]4/22 0
0 0
0 0
0 I
0]5/14 13 0, 0 06/25 1 7/29 3
76 0
0 0
0 I
118/21 13 0 0 N 9/16
[9 10/16 611/6 0
3 2
0 0
0 0
0 0
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10.0 PERMITS 0.1: PERMITS & CERTIFICATES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE Registration Number Regulator/Description Expiration BVPS EPA generator identification Resource Conservation & Recovery Act PAR000040485 (RCRA) Identification number for regulated waste activity. Also used by PA DEP Indefinite to monitor regulated waste activity under the Pennsylvania Solid Waste Management Act (SWMA).
04-02474 BVPS EPA Facility Identification Number for CERCLA/EPCRA/SARA. Used for SARA Tier II reporting and emergency planning. Indefinite 04-02475 FE Long Term Distribution Center/Warehouse (22) EPA Facility Identification Number for CERCLA/EPCRA/SARA. Used for SARA Tier II reporting and Indefinite emergency planning.
PA0025615 BVPS NPDES Permit number under US EPA and PA DEP. 12/27/2006 Continued pending approvalof renewal application.
04-13281 BVPS Unit I PA DEP Facility Identification & certificate number for regulated storage tanks. Indefinite 04-13361 BVPS Unit 2 PA DEP Facility Identification & certificate number for regulated storage tanks. Indefinite OP-04-00086 PA DEP State Only Synthetic Minor Permit for emergency auxiliary boilers, 10/12/2012 emergency diesel generators, paint shop and other miscellaneous sources..
N/A PA DEP Open Burning Permit for operation of the BVPS Fire School- annual application and renewal 12/31/2009 060503 4450 004L US Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials Registration 06/30/2009 200100242 US Army Permit for maintenance dredging (With Encroachment/Submerged Lands 12/31/2011 Agreement #0477705, this allows maintenance dredging.).
0477705 Encroachment Permit/Submerged Lands Agreement for construction and Indefinite maintenance of current barge slip. (With US Army Permit #200100242, this allows maintenance dredging.)
.06786A Encroachment Permit/Submerged Lands Agreement for transmission line over Ohio Indefinite River P.Mile 34.5 18737 Encroachment Permit/Submerged Lands Agreement for Unit I intake and discharge Indefinite (main combined intake and outfall structures) 0475711 Encroachment Permit/Submerged Lands Agreement for construction and Indefinite maintenance of Unit 2 auxiliary intake
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APPENDIX A SCIENTIFIC AND COMMON NAME1 OF FISH COLLECTED IN THE NEW CUMBERLAND POOL OF THE OHIO RIVER, 1970 THROUGH 2008 BVPS
'Nomenclature follows Robins, et al. (1991)
Page 1 of 3 Family and Scientific Name Common Name Lepisosteidae (gars)
-Lepisosteus osseus Longnose gar Hiodontidae (mooneyes)
Hiodon alosoides Goldeye H. tergisus Mooneye Clupeidae (herrings)
Alosa chrysochloris Skipjack herring A. pseudoharengus Alewife Dorosoma cepedianum Gizzard shad Cyprinidae (carps and minnows)
Campostoma anomalum Central stoneroller Carassiusauratus Goldfish Ctenopharyngodon idella Grass carp Notropis spilopterus Spotfin shiner Cyprinus carpio Common carp C. carpio x C. auratus Carp-goldfish hybrid Luxilus chrysocephalus Striped shiner Macrhybopsis storeriana Silver chub Nocomis micropogon River chub Notemigonus crysoleucas Golden shiner Notropis atherinoides Emerald shiner N. buccatus Silverjaw minnow N. hudsonius Spottail shiner N. rubellus Rosyface shiner N. stramineus Sand shiner N. volucellus Mimic shiner Pimephales notatus Bluntnose minnow P. promelas Fathead minnow Rhinichthys atratulus Blacknose dace Semotilus atromaculatus Creek chub Catostomidae (suckers)
Carpiodescarpio River carpsucker C. cyprinus Quillback C. velifer Highfin carpsucker Catostomus commersonil White sucker Hypentelium nigricans Northern hogsucker Ictiobus bubalus Smallmouth buffalo I. niger Black buffalo Minytrema melanops Spotted sucker
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Page 2 of 3 Family and Scientific Name Common Name I Moxostoma anisurum Silver redhorse M. carinatum M. duquesnei M. erythrurum River redhorse Black redhorse Golden redhorse I
M. macrolepidotum Shorthead redhorse Ictaluridae (bullhead catfishes)
Ameiurus catus White catfish I
A. furcatus Blue catfish A. melas A. natalis A. nebulosus Black bullhead Yellow bullhead Brown bullhead I
Ictalurus punctatus Noturus flavus Pylodictis olivaris Channel catfish Stonecat Flathead catfish I
Esocidae (pikes)
Esox lucius E. masquinongy Northern pike Muskellunge I
E. lucius x E. masquinongy Tiger muskellunge Salmonidae (trouts)
Oncorhynchus mykiss Rainbow trout I
Percopsidae (trout-perches)
Percopsisomiscomaycus Trout-perch I Cyprinodontidae (killifishes)
Fundulus diaphanus Banded killifish I Atherinidae (silversides)
Labidesthes sicculus Percichthyidae (temperate basses)
Brook silverside I
Morone chrysops White bass M. saxatflis Striped, bass M. saxatilis x M. chrysops Centrarchidae (sunfishes)
Striped, bass hybrid 1
Ambloplites rupestris Rock bass Lepomis cyanellus Green sunfish L. gibbosus Pumpkinseed L. macrochirus Bluegill L. microlophus L. gibbosus x L. microlophus Redear sunfish Pumpkinseed-redear sunfish hybrid I
Micropterus dolomieu Smallmouth bass M. punctulatus Spotted bass M. salmoides Largemouth bass Pomoxis annularis White crappie P. nigromaculatus Black crappie
Page 3 of 3 Family and Scientific Name Common Name Percidae (perches)
Etheostoma blennioides Greenside darter E. nigrum Johnny darter E. zonale Banded darter Perca flavescens Yellow perch Percina caprodes Logperch P. copelandi Channel darter Sander canadense Sauger S. vitreum Walleye S. canadense x S. vitreum Saugeye Sciaenidae (drums)
Aplodinotus grunniens Freshwater drum