ML111250535
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| Site: | Beaver Valley |
| Issue date: | 03/23/2011 |
| From: | Banko M, Lange C FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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Enclosure B L-1 1-041 2010 Annual Environmental OperatingReport (Non-Radiological)
(Report follows)
alow, RTL# A9.630F FIRSTENERGY NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION 2010 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 2010 ANNUAL RADIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING REPORT (Non-Radiological)
UNITS NO. 1 AND 2 LICENSES DPR-66 AND NPF-73 Prepared by: Cameron L. Lange (Via E-mail) Date: 31231il Prepared by: Michael Q. Banko III 0Date:
Reviewed by: Jason A. Ludwig Date: 4 C/S./(A Approved by: Donald J. Salera &ACV Date:__________
TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1.0 EXECUTIV E SU M M ARY ............................................................................................ 1 1.1 IN TR O D U CT ION ................................................................................................. 1 1.2
SUMMARY
& CONCLUSIONS .................................................................... 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.............................
4 5.0 AQUATIC MONITORING PROGRAM .................................. .......................... 5 5.1 SITE D ESC IPT IO N ..................... ,................................................................. ... 5 5.2 STUDY AREA ............................................ 6 5.3 METH O D S ...... ....................... ................... .............................................. 6 5.3.1 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Monitoring .................................................... 6 5.3.2 Fish Monitoring ............. ...... ................................................... .............. 7 5.3.3 Corbicula/Zebra Mussel Density Determinations 8 5.3.4 CorbiculaJuvenile Monitoring ........................................ 9 5.315 Zebra MusseliM onitoring .................................................................. 9 5.3.6 Reports ...................................................... ........................................ 11 5.4 AQUATIC MONITORING PROGRAM AND RESULTS .............. ......... 11 5.4.1 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Monitoring Program ............... ...................... 11 5.4.2 Fish Sampling PrOgram ...................................................................... 14 5.4.3 CorbiculaMonitoring Program .................................... . ..... 16 5.4.4 CorbiculaJuvenile Monitoring ................................ 17 5.4.5 Zebra M ussel M onitoring Program ......................................................... 18 6.0 ZEBRA MUSSEL AND CORBICULA CONTROL ACTIVITIES ........................ 20 7.0 REFER EN C ES................................................... ................................................ 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 2010 BVPS 2010 Annual Environmental Report i FENOC (BVPS)
LIST OF TABLES 5.1 Beaver Valley Power Station (BVPS) Sampling Dates For 2010 5.2 Systematic List of Macroinvertebrates Collected From 1973 through 2010 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 2010 5.4 Mean Number of Macroinvertebrates (Number/m2 ) and Percent Composition of Oligochaeta, Chironomidae, Mollusca and Other Organisms, 2010 - BVPS 5.5 Mean Number of Macroinvertebrates (Number/m2R) 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), 2010 BVPS 5.6 Shannon-Weiner Diversity, Evenness and Richness Indices for Benthic Macroinvertebrates Collected in the Ohio River, 2010 5.7 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Densities (Number/m2) for Station 1 (Control) and Station 2B (Non-Control) During Preoperational and Operational Years through 2010 BVPS 5.8 Total Fish Catch, Electrofishing and Seine Net Combined During the BVPS 2010 Fisheries Survey 5.9 Comparison of Control vs. Non-Control Electrofishing Catches, During the BVPS 2010 Fisheries Survey 5.10 Comparison of Control vs. Non-Control Seine Catches, During the BVPS 2010 Fisheries Survey 5.11 Fish Species Collected During the May 2010 Sampling of the Ohio River in the Vicinity of BVPS 5.12 Fish Species Collected During the July 2010 Sampling of the Ohio River in the Vicinity of BVPS 5.13 Fish Species Collected During the September 2010 Sampling of the Ohio River in the Vicinity of BVPS 5.14 Fish Species Collected During the November 20 Sampling of the Ohio River in the Vicinity of BVPS 5.15 Estimated Number of Fish Observed During Electrofishing Operations 2010 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 2007 Fisheries Survey 5.17 Catch Per Unit of Effort (CPUE as Fish/Electrofishing Minute) by Season During the BVPS 2008 Fisheries Survey 5.18 Catch Per Unit of Effort (CPUE as Fish/Electrofishing Minute) by Season During the BVPS 2009 Fisheries Survey 5.19 Catch Per Unit of Effort (CPUE as Fish/Electrofishing Minute) by Season During the BVPS 2010 Fisheries Survey 5.20 Unit 1 Cooling Reservoir Monthly Sampling Corbicula Density Data for 20 10 from BVPS 5.21 Unit 2 Cooling Reservoir Monthly Sampling Corbicula Density Data for 2010 from BVPS 2010 Annual Environmental Report iii FENOC (BVPS)
LIST OF FIGURES 5.1 Location Map for the 2010 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 2010 Study 5.3 Location Map for Beaver Valley Power Station Fish Population Survey Fish Sampling Sites for the, 2010 Study 5.4 Location of Study Area, Beaver Valley Power Station Shippingport, Pennsylvania BVPS 5.5 Comparison of Live Corbicula Clam Density Estimates Among BVPS Unit 1 Cooling Tower Reservoir Sample Events for Various Clam Shell Size Groups, 2010.
5.6 Comparison of Live Corbicula Clam Density Estimates Among Unit 2 Cooling Tower Reservoir Sample Events for Various Clam Shell Size Groups, 2010.
5.7 Comparison of Live Corbicula Clam Density Estimates Among Intake Structure Sample Events for Various Clam Shell Size Groups, 2010.
5.8 Water Temperature and River Elevation Recorded on the Ohio River at the BVPS Intake Structure, During Monthly Sampling Dates, 2010.
5.9 Density of Zebra Mussel Veligers (#/in 3) Collected at Beaver Valley Power Station, Intake Structure, Unit 1 Cooling Tower Reservoir and Unit 2 Cooling Tower Reservoir, 2010.
5.10 Density of Zebra Mussel Veligers (#/m 3 ) Collected at Beaver Valley Power Station, Barge Slip, Splash Pool and Emergency Outfall Basin, 2010.
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, 2010.
5.12 Density (#/mr2) of Settled Zebra Mussels at Beaver Valley Power Station, Barge Slip, Splash Pool and Emergency Outfall Basin, 2010.
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1.0 EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY
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 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. Attachment 10.1 contains a listing of permits and certificates for environmental compliance.
The BVPS programs and procedures include 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 Corrective Action Program with a Condition Report. Condition Reports include investigations, cause determinations, and corrective actions.
During 2010 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 2010. During 2010, no significant changes to operations that could affect the environment were made at Beaver Valley Power Station. As in previous years, results of the BVPS environmental programs did not indicate any adverse environmental impactsfrom station operation.
1.3 ANALYSIS OF SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE i During 2010, no significant changes were made at BVPS to cause significant negative. affect on the environment.
1.4 AQUATIC MONITORING PROGRAM The 2010 Beaver Valley Power Station (BVPS) Units 1 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 operation of BVPS on the aquatic ecosystem of the Ohio River, and to monitor for potential impacts of biofouling organisms (Corbicula and zebra mussels) on BVPS operations. This is the 35g year of operational environmental monitoring for Unit I and the 2 4 year for Unit 2. As in I
previous years, the results of the program did not indicate any adverse environmental impact to I the aquatic life in the Ohio River associated with the operation of BVPS.
The results of the 2010 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 Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) to assess the ecosystem impacts of the molluscicides Betz Clamtrol CT-1, CT-2, and Powerline 3627 that are used to control biofouling organisms at BVPS. To date the results of the benthic studies have not indicated any impacts of operation at the BVPS including the use these biocides on the benthic community below 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 generally soft muck-type substrate along the shoreline found in 2010 and previous years was conducive to segmented worm (oligochaete) and midge (chironomid) proliferation. Fifty (50) macroinvertebrate taxa were identified during the 2010 monitoring program. One new taxon, Corophididae (a freshwater amphipod) was added to the cumulative taxa list of macroinvertebrates collected near BVPS. No state or Federal threatened or endangered macroinvertebrate species were collected during 2010. In May were the most frequently collected group of macroinvertebrate, while in September chironomids were the most frequently collected group. There were no major differences in the community structure between control and non-control stationsthat could be attributedto operation of BVPS. The overall community structure has changed little since pre-operationalyears, and program results did not indicate that BVPS operations were 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 (spring), July (summer), September (fall) and November (winter) of 2010 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 2010. The.total number of forage species collected in 2010 was comparable to 2009, however. The number of juvenile bluegills collected in 2010 was higher than in any previous year. 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 2010 the annual catch rate was 1.09 fish per minute. The greatest catch rate in 2010 occurred in spring (May) when the catch rate was 2.20 fish per minute. Sauger, smallmouth bass, and shorthead redhorse sucker contributed to the majority of this total. The lowest catch rate occurred in summer (July) with a rate of 0.32 fish per electrofishing minute. The annual catch rates were consistent over the four years ranging from a high of 1.98 fish per minute in 2008 to 1.09 in 2010.
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 2010fish surveys indicated that a normal community structurefor the Ohio River exists near BVPS based on species composition and relative abundance. In 2010, 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 2010 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 past few years offewer Corbicula and reflected a water-body-wide trend observed in the Ohio River.
In 1995, live zebra 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 and 2010. Overall, veliger densities in 2010 were greater than 2009. This is likely due to annual variability in numbers of veligers in the Ohio River. Although densities of settled mussels in the vicinity of BVPS 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 untreatedcooling water intake systems.
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2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PLAN NON-COMPLIANCES There were no Environmental Protection Plan non-compliances identified in 2010.
3.0 CHANGES INVOLVING UNREVIEWED ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONS No Unreviewed Environmental Questions were identified in 2010. Therefore, there were no changes involving an Unreviewed Environmental Question.
4.0 NON-ROUTINE ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT There were no non-routine environmental reports in 2010.
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5.0 AQUATIC MONITORING PROGRAM This section of the report summarizes the Non-Radiological Environmental Program conducted for the BVPS 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's 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 2010 environmental program were:
- To monitor for any possible environmental impact of BVPS operation on the benthic macroinvertebrate and fish communities in the Ohio River; 0 To provide a low level sampling program to continue an uninterrupted environmental database for the Ohio River near BVPS, pre-operational to present; and
- To evaluate the presence, growth, and reproduction of macrofouling Corbicula (Asiatic clam) and zebra mussels (Dreissenaspp.) at BVPS.
5.1 SITE DESCRIPTION BVPS is located on an approximately 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 BVPS before being decommissioned. Figure 5.1 is a plan view of BVPS. The site is approximately 1 mile (1.6 kin) from Midland, Pennsylvania; 5 miles (8 km) from East Liverpool, Ohio; and 25 miles (40 km) from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The population within a 5-mile (8 km) 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: 400 36' 18"; Longitude: 800 26' 02") at a location on the New Cumberland Pool that is 3.1 river miles (5.3 kin) downstream from Montgomery Lock and Dam and 19.6 miles (31.2 km) 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 at an elevation of 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 (224 m) above mean sea level.
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i BVPS Units 1 and 2 have a thermal rating of 2,900 (MWt) each. Units 1 & 2 have a design electrical rating of 974 and 969 MWe, respectively. The circulating water systems for each unit 3
are considered a closed cycle system with continuous overflow, using a cooling tower to minimize heat released to the Ohio River. Commercial operation of BVPS Unit I began in 1976 and Unit 2 began operation in 1987.
3 5.2 STUDY AREA I 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 1 is located at River Mile (RM) 34.5, approximately 0.3 miles (0.5 km) 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 I
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 km) downstream of BVPS and only rarely is influenced by the BVPS discharge.
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5.3 METHODS Shaw Environmental, Inc. (Shaw) was contracted to perform the 2010 Aquatic Monitoring Program as specified in BVBP-ENV-001-Aquatic Monitoring (procedural guide). This 3
procedural guide references and describes in detail the field and laboratory 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 conducted according to the schedule presented in Table 5.1.
5.3.1 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Monitoring 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 1996, 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, I
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.
I Benthic macroinvertebrate sampling was conducted in May and September 2010. For each 2010 field effort, 18 benthic samples were collected and processed in the laboratory. All field 3
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procedures 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.
Macroinvertebrates were sorted from each sample, identified to the lowest taxon practical and counted. Mean density (number/m 2) 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 2010 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 2010. These surveys have resulted in the collection of 73 fish species and five different hybrids.
Adult fish surveys were scheduled to be performed in May, July, September, and November 2010. During each survey, fish were scheduled to be sampled by standardized electrofishing techniques at four stations (Stations 1, 2A, 2B and 3) (Figure 5.3). Seining was scheduled to be 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). Sampling was successfully completed as scheduled.
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 of the four 2010 BVPS fishery surveys. 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) during 2010 Annual Environmental Report 7 FENOC (BVPS)
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Fish collected during electrofishing and seining efforts were processed according to standardized procedures. All captured game fishes were identified to species, 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 obviously 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.
5.3.3 CorbiculaDensity Determinations for Cooling Tower Reservoirs The Corbicula Monitoring Program at BVPS includes sampling the circulating river water and the service water systems of the BVPS (intake structure and cooling towers). The objectives of the ongoing Monitoring Program are to evaluate the presence of Corbicula at 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.
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 Corbicula does not occur then. Monthly sampling has been maintained throughout the warmer water months of the year. In 2010 sampling began in March and ended in early November.
In 2010, 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 Corbicula present 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 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 2010 Annual Environmental Report 8 FENOC (BVPS)
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 2010 when samples were collected.
5.3.4 CorbiculaJuvenile Monitoring The Corbiculajuvenile study was designed to collect data on Corbicula spawning 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
- werecollected from within the Intake Structure Building.
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.
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The objectives of the Monitoring Program were:
(1) To identify if zebra mussels were in the Ohio River adjacent to BVPS and provide early 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 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 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 been maintained throughout the balance of the year. In 2010 sampling occurred from March through November.
A pump sample for zebra mussel veligers was collected at the barge slip location monthly from 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 2010 veliger sampling began in April and was conducted monthly through October.
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
- Pump sample collections from the barge slip and outside the intake structure, to detect the planktonic early life forms (April through October).
At each of the cooling towers the following techniques were used:
- Monthly reservoir scraper sample collections in each cooling tower (March through November); and 0 Pump samples in April through October to detect planktonic life forms.
At the Emergency Outfall and the Splash Pool the following techniques were used:
- Monthly scraper sample collections in each (March through November); and 3
- Pump samples in each from April through October to detect planktonic life forms.
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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 2010. 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 overlain with a thin layer of fine sand 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 on going scouring by river currents. In general, the substrates found at each sampling location have been consistent from year to year.
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Fifty (50) macroinvertebrate taxa were identified during the 2010 monitoring program (Tables 2
5.2 and 5.3), which was four less than in 2010. A mean density of 2,709 macroinvertebrates/m 2 was collected in May and 1,591/mi2 in September (Table 5.4). As in previous years, the macroinvertebrate assemblage during 2010 was dominated by burrowing organisms typical of soft unconsolidated substrates. (segmented worms), mollusks (clams and snails) and chironomid (midge fly) larvae were abundant (Table 5.4). In contrast to 2007 through 2009, the total mean density of organism was. higher in May than in September. Higher densities of immature in May compared to previous years caused this change.
Thirty-five (35) taxa were present in the May 2010 samples. Thirty-eight (38) taxa were present in the September samples (Table 5.3.1 and 5.3.2). Twenty-three (23) of the 50 taxa were present I in both May and September. As in 2008 and 2009, immature tubificid worms were numerically the most abundant organism in both May and September. 3 The Asiatic clam (Corbicula) has been observed in the Ohio River near BVPS from 1974 to 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 1997-2010 sampling programs (see Sections 5.4.5 Zebra Mussel Monitoring Program). Both live Corbicula and zebra mussels were collected in benthic macroinvertebrate samples in 2010.
In 2010 one new taxon was added to the cumulative taxa list of macroinvertebrates collected I near BVPS (Table 5.2). The new taxon was Corophididae, a fresh water Amphipod (scud). No state or Federal threatened or endangered macroinvertebrate species were collected during 2010. 1 In the May 2010 samples, accounted for the highest mean density of macroinvertebrates and chironomids had the second highest (2,281/mi2 or 84 percent of the total density and 339/M2 or 13 percent, respectively) (Table 5.4). Mollusks and had a mean density of only 24/m2 . Organisms other then, chironomids and mollusks were present at a density of 65/m 2 in May.
I In September 2010 samples, chironomids accounted for the highest mean density of I macroinvertebrates and had the second highest (6931/m2 or 44 percent of the total density and 671/iM2 or 42 percent, respectively) (Table 5.4). Mollusks had the third highest mean density in September 2010 (179/M 2 or 11 percent) while the "others" category had the fourth highest mean l density (48/M2 or 3 percent).
In May 2010, the highest density of macroinvertebrates (6,063/M 2) occurred at Station 2B3. In September, the highest density of macroinvertebrates also occurred at Station 2A (3,168/M 2). In 1
May the lowest mean density of organisms occurred at Station 3 (846/m 2). In September, the lowest mean density of organisms also occurred at Station 3 (889/M2).
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 2B 1, 2B2, and 2B3) was designated as the non-control station, since it is the 2010 Annual Environmental Report 12 3 FENOC (BVPS)
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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 2.3 times higher (4,022/M2) than that of the control station (1,763/M 2) in May (Table 5.5). The high density of in the non-control samples (3,650/m 2) accounted for the majority of this difference. A similar difference in density occurred in 2008 and 2009. Overall the differences probably reflect the natural differences 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 control (1,720/m 2) was about 1.4 times greater than at the non-control station (1,255/m 2). Differences were within the expected range of variation for natural populations of macro invertebrates.
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 closer to 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 2010 collections ranged from 0.19 at Station 1 to 1.00 at Station 2A (Table 5.6). In May evenness ranged from 0.2 at Station 1 to 0.83 at Station 2A. Richness was greatest at Stations 2A and 3 (3.19) and lowest at Station 1 (1.66). The overall low indices at Station 1 and 2A are attributed to the relatively few species (9) collected. This low number of organisms likely is due to natural variation in the Ohio River rather than due to BVPS operations. The Shannon-Weiner diversity of the macroinvertebrate community (0.57-1.02) and richness (2.42-4.45) in September 2010 were higher than in May, while evenness was comparable. There was also generally an increase in the number of taxa present in September compared to May. 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 identify to lower taxonomic levels many of the tubificids that are lumped together when immature.
In May 2010, the number of taxa, diversity, eveness and richness indices were appreciably lower in the control station (Station 1) than in the non-control stations (2B1, 2B2, 2B3) (Table 5.6). In September 2010 the indices between the control and non-control stations were, in general, comparable. Similar differences were apparent in the previous three study years and were likely due to natural 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.
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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 2010 fell within the range of densities of macroinvertebrates collected at BVPS in previous years (Table 5.7). The community structure has changed little since pre-operationalyears, and the available evidence does not indicatethat B VPS operationshave affected the benthic community of the Ohio River.
3 5.4.2 Fish Sampling Program In 2010, 463 fish representing 27 taxa were collected (i.e., handled) during BVPS surveys by electrofishing and seining (Table 5.8). The total number of taxa included Lepomis sp., which I were small juvenile sunfish that could not be readily identified to species. All taxa collected in 2010 were previously encountered at BVPS. The most common species in the 2010 BVPS surveys, which were collected by electrofishing and seining combined, were bluegill (23.5% of 3
the total catch), emerald shiner (19.7%), gizzard shad (10.2%), and shorthead redhorse sucker (7.1%). None of the remaining 23 species contributed to more than 5 percent of the total handled catch. The most frequently observed but not handled fish in 2010 were unidentified redhorse suckers (Table 5.15). Game fish collected in 2010 included channel catfish, bluegill, flathead catfish, white bass, smallmouth bass, sauger, walleye, pumpkinseed, and spotted bass.
Game fish represented 40.8% of the total handled catch, 23.5% of which were bluegills.
A total of 176 fish, representing 18 taxa, was collected by electrofishing in 2010 (Table 5.9).
Shorthead redhorse suckers, white bass and sauger accounted for the greatest portion of the 2010 electrofishing catch (18.8%, 11.9 and 11.3%, respectively) followed by smallmouth bass I
(10.8%), golden redhorse sucker (8.5%), gizzard shad (7.4%), silver redhorse sucker (6.3%) and smallmouth buffalo (5.7%). No other species collected contributed to greater than five percent of the total catch. Fish observed and not collected in the 2010 electrofishing study are presented in Table 5.15. 3 A total of 287 fish representing 16 taxa was collected by seining in 2010 (Table 5.10). The most abundant taxa collected were bluegill (38.0% of the total catch) and emerald shiner (31.7%)
followed by gizzard shad (11.9%) and spotfin shiner (5.2%). No other species collected contributed to greater than five percent of the total catch. The game species were only collected I
as juveniles.
A total of 102 fish representing 16 species was captured during the May 2010 sampling event (Table 5.11). An additional species, common carp, were observed, but not boated during the May field efforts Table 5.15). Ninety (90) fish representing 14 were collected during electrofishing.
Shorthead redhorse sucker (24.4% of the total catch), sauger (17.8%), smallmouth bass (14.4%)
I and golden redhorse sucker (12.2%) were the most common species boated during the electrofishing effort. No other species contributed to more than five percent of the May electrofishing catch. Channel catfish, sauger, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, white bass and I
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walleye were the game species collected in May. Twelve fish; nine emerald shiner, two spotfin shiner, and one mimic shiner, were collected by seine netting in May.
A total of 16 fish representing 9 species was captured during the July 2010 sampling event (Table 5.12). A total of 13 fish representing 11 species was collected during electrofishing efforts. Smallmouth buffalo (30.8% of the total catch) was the most common species boated during the electrofishing effort. An additional nine fish; seven unidentified redhorse suckers, one common carp and one mooneye were observed during electrofishing efforts, but not boated (Table 5.15). Channel catfish and flathead catfish were the game species collected during the July electrofishing study (Table 5.12). Three emerald shiners were the only fish collected during seining efforts in July.
During the September 2010 sampling event, 89 fish representing 19 taxa were collected (Table 5.13). A total of 26 fish representing 9 species was collected during electrofishing efforts. White bass and gizzard shad were the most abundant species, each contributing to 23.1 percent of the fish collected during electrofishing. Spotted bass (15.4%), Smallmouth bass (11.5%), shorthead redhorse sucker (7.7%), and golden redhorse sucker (7.7%) were the only other species that contributed to greater than five percent of the total electrofishing catch. A total of 63 fish was collected during seining efforts. Juvenile gizzard shad (54.0% of the total catch) were the most abundant species in the seine catch. Bluegill juveniles, pumpkinseed juveniles, sauger, smallmouth bass, white bass, and unidentified juvenile sunfish were the game fish collected in September.
During the November 2010 sampling event, 256 fish representing 17 taxa were captured (Table 5.14). A total of 47 fish representing 13 species were collected during electrofishing. White bass was the most abundant species collected by electrofishing and contributed to 27.7% of the total. pOther relatively abundant species were shorthead redhorse sucker (14.9%), silver redhorse sucker (10.6%), gizzard shad (8.5%), smallmouth bass (6.4%), sauger (6.4%) and freshwater drum (6.4%). A total of 209 fish representing four species were collected during seine netting.
Juvenile bluegill (51.7% of the fish collected and emerald shiner (37.8%) were the must abundant species during seine efforts. Game species collected in November included white bass, smallmouth bass, sauger, spotted bass, and bluegills.
Electrofishing catch rates are presented in Tables 5.16, 5.17, 5.18, and 5.19 for fish that were boated and handled during the 2007 through 2010 surveys by season (FENOC 2008, 2009, and 2010. In 2010, the annual catch rate was 1.09 fish per minute. The greatest catch rate in 2010 occurred in spring (May) when the catch rate was 2.20 fish per minute. Sauger, smallmouth bass, and shorthead redhorse sucker contributed to the majority of this total. The lowest catch rate occurred in summer (July) with a rate of 0.32 fish per electrofishing minute. The annual catch rates were consistent over the four years ranging from a high of 1.98 fish per minute in 2008 to 1.09 in 2010. Over the four years, the highest seasonal catch rates occurred in May 2008 (4.54 fish per minute) and in May 2010 (2.20 fish per minute). The lowest seasonal catch rates occurred in July 2008 (0.68 fish per minute) and July 2010 (0.32 fish per minute)..
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i 2A, 2B, and 3. A greater 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 2010, a fewer individuals, but a comparable number of species were i collected by seines at the control station compared to the non-control station (Table 5.10). The collection of a school of juvenile bluegills in one seine haul at the non-control station in November resulted in this lager number of individuals.
In 2010, species composition remained comparable among stations. Common taxa collected in the 2010 surveys by all methods included redhorse sucker species, sauger, smallmouth bass, bluegill, gizzard shad and emerald shiner. Little difference in the species composition of the catch and relative composition was observed between the control (1) and non-control stations (2A, 2B and 3), except for emerald shiners and juvenile bluegills. Over 99 percent of the bluegill3 collected in 2010 were from one seine haul that was conducted at the non-control station in November. Similarly over 66 percent of the emerald shiners were collected in one seine haul at the control station. This is likely due to the schooling nature of these species. This and habitat preference and availability were probably the most important factors affecting where and when 3
different species of fish are collected.
The results of the 2010 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 forage species (e.g. gizzard shad, emerald shiners) were generally collected in the highest numbers. In 2010 a large number of juvenile bluegill, which also serve as forage when small, were collected. The numbers of forage species were comparable to in 2009, but less than in some past years. 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 addition, differences in electrofishing catch rate can be attributed to environmental conditions that prevail during sampling efforts. High water, increased turbidity, and swift currents that occur during electrofishing efforts in some years can affect the collection efficiency in any given year.
5.4.3 Corbicula Monitoring Program In 2010, five Corbicula (80 percent alive) were collected from the Unit I cooling tower basin during monthly reservoir sampling. No Corbiculawere collected in the scraping samples. The largest Corbiculacollected was retained in a sieve with a 3.35-4.74 mm length size range (Table 5.20 and Figure 5.5). Corbicula were collected in only form March through May. The mean density of live Corbicula in Unit 1 in 2010 was 22/m 2 . This was twice the density of Corbicula collected in Unit 1 in 2009 No sampling was conducted in October, because the Unit 1 Cooling 2010 Annual Environmental Report 16 FENOC (BVPS)
Tower could not be accessed due to unit shutdown.
In 2010, five Corbicula were collected from the Unit 2 cooling tower reservoir during monthly sampling (Table 5.21 and Figure 5.6). No Corbicula were collected in the scraping samples.
Three were live and two dead. The largest live Corbiculacollected was retained in a sieve with a 2.00-3.34 mm length size range. The mean density of live Corbicula in Unit 2 was 14/mr. This was an increase over 2009, when no Corbiculawere collected from Unit 2.
In 2010, BVPS continued its Corbiculacontrol program (Year 17), which included the use of a molluscicide (CT-1) to prevent the proliferation of Corbicula within BVPS. BVPS was granted permission by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to use CT-1 to target the Unit 1 river water system and the Unit 2 service water system.
In 1990 through 1993, the molluscicide applications (CT-1) 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 CT-1 applications targeted the internal water systems; therefore, the CT-1 concentrations in the cooling towers were reduced during CT-1 applications. Consequently, adult and juvenile Corbicula in the cooling towers often survived the CT-1 applications.
Reservoir sediment samples taken after CT-I 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 1 and 2 Cooling Towers in recent years demonstrated that Corbicula were entering and colonizing the reservoirs. Overall, densities in Units 1 and 2 were somewhat less than those in 2008. 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. Whether the increase in density of Corbicula in 2010 is indicative of increasing levels in the environment or due to sampling variability is uncertain, however, continued monitoring of Corbicula densities is recommended.
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 2010. Six live individuals were collected in May, 17 in July, none in September, and four November for a total of 27 individuals.
They ranged in size from the 1.00-1.99mm size range that were spawned in 2010 to greater than 9.50 mm that were spawned in prior years. The number of individuals collected in 2010 was somewhat less than in 2009 (42 individuals), but comparable to or greater than in 2008 (23 individuals), 2007 (14 individuals), 2006 (three individuals) and 2005 (17 individuals).
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 2010, compared to levels in the 1980's, likely reflects a natural decrease in the density of Corbicula in the Ohio 2010 Annual Environmental Report 17 FENOC (BVPS)
River near BVPS, although an increaseddensity of live individuals in the cooling towers may indicate that the population is beginning to increase again. Continued monitoring of Corbiculadensities is recommended.
5.4.5 Zebra Mussel Monitoring Program Zebra mussels (Dreissena polvmorpha) are exotic freshwater mollusks that have ventrally flattened shells generally marked with alternating dark and lighter bands. They are believed to have been introduced into North 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.
3 Zebra mussels were detected in both pump samples (Figures 5.9 and 5.10) and substrate samples (Figure 5.11 and 5.12) in 2010. Zebra mussel veliger pump samples were collected from April i through October 2010 (Figures 5.9 and 5.10). Veligers were collected at all of the six sites that were sampled in 2010. At most sample sites, densities of veligers generally increased through the year, peaked in July 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 open waters of the Ohio River adjacent to the intake structure in July 2010 (256,800/mi3). This is among the highest density of zebra mussel veligers ever collected at BVPS. From May through September veligers were present in every sample collected at all locations. Overall, veliger densities in 2010 were greater than 2009. This is likely due to annual variability in numbers of veligers in the Ohio River.
In 2010, settled zebra mussels were collected only in scrape samples at the barge slip, and the intake structure (Figures 5.11 and 5.12). The highest density of settled mussels in any sample collected was at the barge slip (14 mussels/mi2) in May. The mussels collected at each of the sites included individuals that were capable of reproducing. The density of collected adult zebra mussels in 2010 was comparable to densities that occurred in 2008 and 2009.
Overall, both the number of observations and densities of settled mussels in 2010 were similar to those recorded in 2008 and 2009, which was somewhat higher than the preceding five years.
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. This was evidenced by the observation of a very high density of mussels found on BVPS's grizzly bars. Whether the population of 2010 Annual Environmental Report 18 i FENOC (BVPS)
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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 continued prudent monitoring and control activitiesare not conducted.
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6.0 ZEBRA MUSSEL AND CORBICULA CONTROL ACTIVITIES I In 2010, BVPS continued its Corbicula and zebra mussel control program (17th year), which included the use of a molluscicide (CT-1) to prevent the proliferation of Corbiculawithin BVPS.
BVPS was granted permission by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to I
use CT-I to target the Unit 1 river water system and the Unit 2 service water system.
In 1990 through 1993, the molluscicide applications (CT-1) focused on reducing the Corbicula I
population throughout the entire river water system of each BVPS plant (Units 1 and 2). In 1994 through 20010, the CT-i or 2 applications targeted zebra mussels and Corbicula in the internal water systems; therefore the molluscicide concentrations in the cooling towers were reduced I
during CT-I or 2 applications. Consequently, adult and juvenile Corbicula in the cooling towers often survived the applications. Reservoir sediment samples taken after CT-i or 2 applications represented mortality of Corbicula in the cooling tower only and do not reflect mortality in I
BVPS internal water systems.
In addition to clamicide treatments, preventive measures were taken that included quarterly I
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 colonization habitat.
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. TABLE 5.1 BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION (BVPS)
SAMPLING DATES FOR 2010 24 10 24 7 10 14 10,15 25 13 24 13 7 13 10 14 10 13 24 13 7 13 10 14
I Table 5.2 Systematic List of Macroinvertebrates Collected From 1973 Through 2010 in The Ohio River Near BVPS I
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Class Family Sub-Family Genus and Species Spongillafragilis Previous Collections x
Collected in 2010 New in 2010 I
Cnidaria Hydrozoa Clavidae SCord) to horalacustrsX _____
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Craspedacusta sowerbii X
Fydra
- sp. X Platyhelminthes ITricladida X lRhabdoco ela X X
xematoda X
X
_emertea I
EUrnatellagracilis Ectoprocta Fredericella sp.
Paludicellaarticulata X
X X
I Pectinatella sp. X Annelida Oligochaeta Plumatella sp. x X X I
Aeolosomatidae X Enchytraeidae Naididae Allonais pectinata X
X X
X I Amphichaeta leydigi X Amphichaeta sp.
Arcteonais lomondi Aulophorus sp.
Chaetogasterdiaphanus X
X X
X X I C diastrophus Dero digitata Deroflabelliger D. nivea X
X X
X I
Dero sp. X Nais barbata N. behningi N bretschen x
X X
I N. communis X N. elinguis N. pardalis N. pseudobtusa N. simplex X
X X
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N. variabilis ANais sp.
Ophidonais serpentina Paranaisfrici x
X X
X x
I Paranaislitoralis X Paranais sp.
Piguetiella michiganensis Pristinaidrensis x
X x
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Pristinalongisoma X Pristinalongiseta P. osbomi P. sima Pristina sp.
X X
X X
I Pristinella sp. X
Table 5.2 (continued)
Systematic List of Macroinvertebrates Collected From 1973 Through 2010 in The Ohio River Near BVPS Phylum
- Class Family GnsadSeisPrevious Collected in INew in Sub-FamilyPGenu and Species Collections 2010 2010 4nnelida Oligochaeta Naididae SPristinella/enkinae X Pristinellaidrensis x Pristinaosborni X X Ripistes parasita X Slavina appendiculata x Specariajosinae X X Stephensoniana trivandrana X Stylariafossularis X S. lacustris X Uncinais uncinata X Vefdovskyella comata X Vejdovskyella intermedia X Vejdovskyella sp. X lubificida x Tubificidae x Aulodrilus limnobius X A. pigueti X A pluriseta X Aulodrilus sp. X X Bothrioneurum veydovskyanum X Branchiurasowerbyi X X Ilyodrilustempletoni X Limnodrilus cervix X 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 long identus X P. m. multisetosus X Potamothrix moldaviensis X Potamothrix sp. X P. vejdovskyi X Psammoryctides curvisetosus X Tubifex tub ifex X Unidentified immature forms:
with hair eha-ta- x.- .
x withont hair chaeta. X X Lumbriculidae
-- ~~~xx -
x- _ _ _
Hirudinae _________________I x _____ ____
lHelobdellaeloneata x Erpobdellidae
[Helobdella H. stagnalis sp.
X X
lErpoobdella sp. X Mooreobdellarmicrostorma ______X____
Haplotaxidae 1Slyodnilus sp. x Lumbricina x Lumbricidae x
I Table 5.2 (continued)
Systematic List of Macroinvertebrates Collected From 1973 Through 2010 in The Ohio River Near BVPS I
Phylum Class Family Genus and Species Previous Collected in New in Arthropoda Acarina Sub-Family
]Oxus s.
Collections X
2010 2010 I
Ostracoda X Arthropoda Iso oda
[Amphipoda Asellus sp.
x I Garranaridae IHyalella azteca Crangonyxpse udogracilis X
X I
Crangonyx sp. X Pontoporeiidae Gammarusfasciatus Gammarus sp.
[Monoporei afnis X
X x I X
Decapoda Corophididae _
X X
I Collembola X Ephemeroptera He ptageniidae Stenacron sp.
iStenonema sp.
X X
X X
I Ephemeridae DrEphemera sp.
lHe~xagenia DEphron sp.
sp.
X X
x I
Gometis sp.
Caenidae
-Caenis sp.
bSeratella sp.
X X
x I Tricoyftda I
Tricory/thodes sp.
Megaloptera X
Odonata L omrphWdae Tricorpthida Hyreia sp. X I
aDromogomphus spolia.us X I
Dromogomphus sp. X Gomphus sp. X Libellula sp.
X plecoptera X XX Trichoptera Hydropsyct idae Cheumatopsyuhe sp.
X X
I Hoydropsyche sp. X IPara,syche sp. X Hy d roptilidae j y r ptl jOrthotrichia sp.
p X
I lOxyethira sp. X LeptoceridaeI Polycentropodidae
-Cerackea sp.
IOeceds sp.
X X
I
] y n ll s s Polycentropodidae Potlycentropus sp. X
Table 5.2 (continued)
Systematic List of Macroinvertebrates Collected From 1973 Through 2010 in The Ohio River Near BVPS Phylum Class Family Gnuand Sc Previous Collected in New in Sub-FamilyG Collections 2010 2010 Coleoptera Hydrophilidae X Coleoptera Elmidae Ancyronyx variegatus X Dubiraphia sp. X Helichus sp. X Optioserus sp. X Stenelmis sp. X
_Psephenidae x Diptera jnidentified Dintera X Psy chodidae X X Pencoma sp. X Psychoda sp. X Telmatoscopus sp. X Unidentified Psychodidae pupae X Chaoboridae
[Chaoborus sp. X Simuliidae _____
Similium sp.
X Chironomidae X Chironominae X Tanytarsini pupa X Chironominae pupa X X Axarus sp. X Chironomus sp. X X Cladopelma sp. X Cladotanytarsus sp. X X Cryptochironomus sp. X X Dicrotendipesnervosus X Dicrotendipes sp. X X Glyptotendipes sp. X X Hamischia sp. X Microchironomus sp. X Micropsectra sp. X Microtendipes sp. X Parachironomussp. X Paracladopelmasp. X Paratanytarsussp. X Paratendipes sp. X Phaenopsectra sp. X X Polypedilum (s.s.) convictum type X X P. (s.s.) simulans type X Polypedilum sp. X Rheotanytarsus sp. X Stempellina sp. X X Stenochironomus sp. X Stictochironomussp. X X Tanytarsus co mani x Tanytarsus sp. X X Tribelos sp. X Xenochironomus sp. X Tanypodinae_ X Tanypodinae pupae x Ablabesmyia sp. X Clinotanypus sp. X Coelotanypus scapularis X Coelotanypus sp. X X Djalmabatistapulcher X Djalmabatista sp. X Procladius sp. X X Tanypus sp. X
I Table 5.2 (continued)
I Systematic List of Macroinvertebrates Collected From 1973 Through 2010 in The Ohio River Near BVPS Phylum Diptera Class Family Sub-Family Tanypodinae Thienemannim~yia group Previous Collections X
Collected in 2010 New in 2010 I Zavrelimyica sp. X Orthocladiinae Orfhocladiinae pupae Cricotopusbicinctus x
X x
X I
C (s.s.) trifascia x Crcotopus (Isocladius)-sylvestris Group C. (Isocladius) sp.
Cricotopus (ss.) sp.
x X
X X
I Eukiefferinlla sp. X Hydrobaenus sp.
Limnophyes sp.
Nanocladius (s.s.) distinctus Nanocladius sp.
X X
X X
I Onhocladius sp. X X Parametriocnemus sp.
Paraphaenocladiussp.
Psectrocladiussp.
X X
X X I
Pseudorthocladius sp. x Diamnesinae Pseudosmitfia sp.
Smittia sp.
Theinemannimyja sp.
X X
X I
Ceratopogonidae Diamesa sp.
Potthastia sp.
Probezzia sp.
X X
x X
x X
I Bezzia sp.
I X
Culicoides sp. X Dolichopodidae X Empididae X X I Clinocera sp. X Ephydridae Muscidae Wiedemannia sp. X X
X I
Rhagionidae X Lepidoptera Tipulidae Stratiomyidae Syrphidae X
X X
I X
Hydracarinidia Mollusca Gastropoda IOxus sp.
X X
Xx I
Hydrobfidae X I Amnicolinae Amnicola sp.
Aminicola binneyana X
X X I Amnicola limosa X X IPhysacea Stagnicola elodes Pleuroceraacuta x
X I
X Physidae Goniobasis sp.
sp.
Physa ancillaria X
X xPhys X
X X
I X
I Physa integm X
Table 5.2 (continued)
Systematic List of Macroinvertebrates Collected From 1973 Through 2010 in The Ohio River Near BVPS Phylum___assFamily GensandSpecies _ Previous Collected in New in Sub-FamilyGenus and Species Collections 2010 2010 Mollusca Physacea Ancylidae X_-
IFerrissia sp. x Planorbidae
[Gilla atilis x Valvatidae x Valvata perdepressa X Valvata piscinalis X X Valvata sincera sincera X Valvata sp. x Pelecypoda x ISphaeriacea x Corbiculidae Corbicula uminea X X Corbicula sp. X Sphaeridae X Pisidium ventricosum X Pisidium sp. X X Sphaerzum sp. X Unidentified immature Sphaeriidae X
[Dreissenapolymorpha X X Unionidae X Anodonta grandis X Anodonta (immature) X Elliptio sp. X Quadrulapustulosa X Unidentified immature Unionidae X
I TABLE 5.3 I BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATE COUNTS FOR TRIPLICATE SAMPLES TAKEN AT EACH SAMPLE STATION FOR MAY AND SEPTEMBER 2010 May Sept I
I Scientific name Location May Location Sept 2010 I 2A 2BI 2B2 213 3 Total I 2A 213 212 2B3 3 Total Total Amnicda sp. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 4 Amnicola limosa 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 8 9 Arctonais lomondi Aulodrilus sp Branchiura sowerbyi Caenis sp.
0 0
0 1
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
1 4
0 0
0 5
2 0
0 3
0 0
4 10 2
0 0
11 3
0 0
0 2
0 1
0 0
0 1
0 0
2 0
0 1
0 12 9
4 22 11 I
1 2 0 0 0 3 3 Ceratopogonidae Chironomid pupae Chironomus sp.
0 2
0 0
15 17 0
0 5
0 2
8 2
1 19 0
2 0 2 20 51 0
0 0
0 3
0 0
3 0
0 2
7 0
1 1
0 0
0 0
9 8
2 29 59 I
Cladotanytarsus sp 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 30 2 2 0 0 34 36 Coelotanypus sp.
Corbicula fluminea Corophididae (Amphipod) 0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
1 0 0
0 1
0 0
2 1
1 0
8 0 0 0
1 5
0 0
7 1
0 0
2 0
14 13 1
15 13 1
I Cricotopus (s.s.) sp. 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 Cryptochironomus sp.
Dicrotentipides sp Dreissena polymorpha 0
0 1
2 0
1 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 1 0 0
1 3
0 3
1 0
3 19 1
0 10 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 1 31 1
3 34 1
6 I
Emphrididae 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Gammarus sp.
Glyptotendipes Goniobasis virginica 0
0 0
1 0
1 1
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 2
0 1
0 0
0 0
1 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 1
0 2
1 1
I Hexagenia sp. 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Immature tubificid without Limnodnilus cervix Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri 113 0
0 9
0 0
191 0
4 166 8
1 299 0
35
.34 0
1 812 48 1
50 0
2 21 0
2 7
0 3
42 0
3 43 0
4 42 0
4 205 0
18 1017 1
66 I
Limnodrilus maumeensis 0 0 1 1 24 0 26 1 0 0 11 2 1 15 41 Limnodrilus profundicola Naididae Nais variabilis 0
0 0
0 0
14 0
0 6
0 0
1 9
0 2
0 0
2 9
0 25 0
1 0
0 0
5 1
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 1
1 5
10 1
30 I
Nematoda 0 0 3 I
4 7 2 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 18 Ocetis sp. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 2 0 11 11 Oligochaeta 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 4 Orthocladius sp. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 I
Oxus sp (Hydracarina) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 Paranais sp 0 0 0 0 1 8 9 0 7 0 0 0 0 7 16 Phaenopsectra sp. 0 14 2 0 1 1 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Physa sp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 I
Pisidium sp. 2 0 1 1 0 1 5 17 19 1 2 0 4 43 48 Plecoptera 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Polypedilum sp. 1 6 1 0 4 0 12 24 78 32 8 5 3 150 162 Pnsfina osborni 1 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 .2 4 8 Probezzia sp.
Procladius sp.
Psectocladius sp Psychodidae 0
0 0
0 0
1 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
1 0
1 0
1 0
0 0
3 0
1 0
0 0
0 0
1 3
0 0
5 12 0
0 3
0 0
2 5
0 0
0 0
0 0
2 14 15 0
2 17 15 1
I Specaria josinae Stempellina sp.
Stictochronomus 0
0 0
4 2
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 4
0 2
0 0
0 0
3 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0 1
0 4
0 0 4 4
2 I
Tanytarsus sp. 1 20 1 0 6 1 29 0 2 2 1 0 0 5 34 Valvata piscinalis Monthly Total 0
123 0
110 0
217 0
202 0
423 0
59 0
1134 2
120 0
221 0
95 0
91 0
77 0
62 2
666 2
1800 I I
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MEAN NUMBER OF MACROINVERTEBRATES (NUMBER/M ) AND PERCENT COMPOSITION OF OLIGOCHAETES, CHIRONOMIDS, MOLLUSKS, AND OTHER ORGANISMS, 2010 BVPS 1649 94 387 25 2910 94 2637 91 5404 89 702 83 2281 84 57 3 1147 73 129 4 143 5 487 8 72 9 339 13 43 2 29 2 14 0 29 1 0 0 29 3 24 1 14 1 14 1 57 2 86 3 172 3 43 5 65 2 1763 100 1577 100 3110 100 2895 100 I 6063 100 846 100 2709 100 989 57 545 17 172 13 860 66 746 68 717 81 671 42 387 22 2035 64 989 73 401 31 271 25 72 8 693 44 330 19 473 15 100 7 43 3 29 3 100 11 179 11 14 1 115 4 100 7 0 0 57 5 0 0 48 3 1720 100 3169 100/ 1361 100 1304 100 1 1103 100 889 100 1591 100 1720 100 3168 100 1361 100 1304 100 1 1103 100 889 100 1591 100
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TABLE 5.5 MEAN NUMBER OF MACROINVERTEBRATES (NUMBER/M 2) AND PERCENT COMPOSITION OF OLIGOCHAETA, CHIRONOMIDAE, MOLLUSCA, AND OTHER ORGANISMS FOR THE CONTROL STATION (1) AND THE AVERAGE FOR NON-CONTROL STATIONS ( 2B1, 262, AND 2B3), 2010 BVPS I
. - ntrol*Sta$tibn (Mean() Non.ontroilStatioh (Me3n*:
1649 94 3650 91 ronomidae 57 3 253 6 ILISba 43 2 14 0 14 1 105 3 TAL , 1763 100 4022 100
- tembe'r Conitrol Station (MeTi) 7 < ,.0Non-Control Station (Mean).
)ochaeta 989 57 592 47 ronomidae 387 22 554 44 Vusca 330 19 57 5 iers 14 1 52 4 TA. > 1720 100 1255 100 I
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TABLE 5.6 SHANNON-WEINER DIVERSITY, EVENNESS AND RICHNESS INDICES FOR BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES COLLECTED IN THE 01O RIVER, 2010
Table 5.7. Benthic Macroinvertebrate Densities for Stations 1 (Control) and 2B (Noncontrol), BVPS, 1973-2010.
3 May 248 508 1116 2197 August 99 244 143 541 1017 1124 Mean 173 376 630 1369 1017 1124 Operational~
1976 19T77'~ 1978
>1 --- 2B 1 -2B-'~ 1 2BI May 927 3660 674 848 351 126 August Mean 851 889 785 2223 591 633 3474 2161 601 476 1896 1011 3 1979 1980Tt '~ 198'1 May 1004 840 1041 747 209 456 Aug/Sept 1185 588 1523 448 2185 912 Mean 1095 714 1282 598 1197 684
- 0 Oerational~
1 1K982' 2B 1983 28 1984 2 May 3490 3026 3590 1314 2741 621 September 2958 3364 4172 4213 1341 828 Mean 3223 3195 3881 2764 2041 725 S 1985 1986~ 4 -1987 May 2256 867 601 969 1971 2649 3eptember 1024 913 849 943 2910 2780 Mean 1640 890 725 956 2440 2714
Table 5.7. Benthic Macroinvertebrate Densities for Stations 1 (Control) and 2B (Noncontrol), BVPS, 1973-2010 (Continued).
May 1804 1775 3459 2335 15135 5796 September 1420 1514 1560 4707 5550 1118 Mean 1612 1645 2510 3274 10343 3457 May *7760 6355 7314 10560 8435 2152 September 3588 2605 2723 4707 4693 2143 Mean 5808 4480 5019 7634 6564 2148.
May 6980 2349 8083 9283 1987 1333 September 1371 2930 1669 3873 1649 2413 Mean 4176 2640 4876 6578 1814 1873 M m
- m m m September May 1944 1411 2774 2520 1371 6980 2930 2349 302 879 402 100*
Mean 1678 2647 4176 2640 591 702 May. 2987 2881 3139 5232 1548 2795 September 3092 2742 8632 14663 Mean 3040 2812 3139 5232 5090 8729
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Table 5.7. Benthic Macroinvertebrate Densities for Stations I (Control) and 2B (Noncontrol), BVPS, 1973-2010 (Continued).
I 77 2003w<$"
IOperaional 77 2004w" 200O5<
7 I
I May 7095 10750 2752 4558 516 1146 September 2193 6464 10062 7604 4773 6435 Mean 4644 8607 6407 6181 2645 3791 I
=.
May 14i3 1242 I9 912 156 1252 U
September 229 2199 560 3794 1161 2150 Mean 1 186 1721 560 2353 660 1701 U
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May /1 I 14 bZ 1163 I ZbZ5 September Mean 903 487 1902 i 1682 1720 1742 1256 1892 I I
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TABLE 5.8 TOTAL FISH CATCH; ELECTROFISHING AND SEINE NET COMBINED DURING THE BVPS 2010 FISHERIES SURVEY C~ojnmnon N~ame ScetfcNamie) ~ N ui bier ~Percent Smallmouth buffalo Ictiobus bubalus 14 3.02 Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus 109 23.54 Bluntnose minnow Pimephales notatus 11 2.38 Channel catfish Ictaluruspunctatus 4 0.86 Emerald shiner Notropis atherinoides 91 19.65 Flathead catfish Pylodictis olivaris 1 0.22 Freshwater drum Aplodinotus grunniens 10 2.16 Gizzard shad Dorosoma cepedianum 47 10.15 Golden redhorse sucker Moxostoma erythrurum 15 3.24 Golden shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas 2 0.43 Longnose gar Lepisosteus osseus 5 1.08 Northern hog sucker Hypentelium nigricans 1 0.22 Mimic shiner Notropis volucellus 1 0.22 Mooneye Hiodon tergisus 4 0.86 Pumpkinseed Lepom is gibbosus 2 0.43 Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus 6 1.30 River carpsucker Carpiodes carpio 1 0.22 Sauger Sandercanadense 20 4.32 Shorthead redhorse sucker Moxostoma macrolepidotum 33 7.13 Silver redhorse Moxostoma anisurum 11 2.38 Smallmouth bass Micropterusdolomieu 21 4.54 Spottail shiner Notropis hudsonius 3 0.65 Spotfin shiner Notropisspilopterus 15 3.24 Spotted bass Micropteruspunctulatus 8 1.73 Unidentified Sunfish Lepomis sp. 4 0.86 Walleye Sandervitreum 3 0.65 White bass Morone chrysops 21 4.54 Total Fish Collected in 2010 463 100.00
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COMPARISON OF CONTROL VS. NON-CONTROL ELECTROFISHING CATCHES DURING THE BVPS 2010 FISHERIES SURVEY I CioulnriqioNaniu, ~ C:Qftrol~ %jo Nron-coutrof % lt~
ish %
Smallmouth buffalo Channel catfish 3
2 5.26 3.51 7
2 5.9 1.7 10 4
5.68 2.27 I
Flathead catfish Freshwater drum 1 1.75 1
3 0.8 2.5 1
4 0.57 2.27 I Gizzard shad 3 5.26 10 8.4 13 7.39 Golden redhorse sucker Golden shiner 5
1 8.77 1.75 10 8.4 15 1
8.52 0.57 I
Longnose gar Mooneye Quillback 2 3.51 4
4 2
3.4 3.4 1.7
.4 4
4 2.27 2.27 I 2.27 River carpsucker Sauger 7 12.28 1
13 0.8 10.9 1
20, 0.57 11.36 I
Shorthead redhorse sucker 13 22.81 20 16.8 33 18.75 Silver redhorse Smallmouth bass 6
5 10.53 8.77 5
14 4.2 11.8 11 19 6.25 10.80 I
Spotted bass 1 1.75 7 5.9 8 4.55 Walleye 1 1.75 2 1.7 3 1.70 White bass 7 12.28 14 11.8 21 11.93 Total 57 100.00 119 100.0 176 100.00 I
TABLE 5.10 COMPARISON OF CONTROL VS. NON-CONTROL SEINE CATCHES DURING THE BVPS 2010 FISHERIES SURVEY Commj aeNo olto Total fishi Smallmouth buffalo 1 1.01 3 1.60 4 1.39 Bluegill 1 1.01 108 57.45 109 37.98 Bluntnose minnow 7 7.07 4 2.13 11 3.83 Emerald shiner 62 62.63 29 15.43 91 31.71 Freshwater drum 6 6.06 0 0.00 6 2.09 Gizzard shad 6 6.06 28 14.89 34 11.85 Golden shiner 1 1.01 0 0.00 1 0.35 Longnose gar 1 1.01 0 0.00 1 0.35 Northern hog sucker 1 1.01 0 0.00 1 0.35 Mimic shiner 1 1.01 0 0.00 1 0.35 Pumpkinseed 0 0.00 2 1.06 2 0.70 Quillback 0 0.00 2 1.06 2 0.70 Smallmouth bass 1 1.01 1 0.53 2 0.70 Spotfin shiner 1 1.01 2 1.06 3 1.05 Spottail shiner 9 9.09 6 3.19 15 5.23 Unidentified Sunfish 1 1.01 3 1.60 4 1.39 Total 99 100.00 188 100.00 287 100.00
I TABLE 5.11 FISH SPECIES COLLECTED DURING THE MAY 2010 SAMPLING OF THE OHIO RIVER IN THE VICINITY OF BVPS I
A11l loaion t4;im <>'El ectrofishiný sCommonkki -Nameý ~ S-1 S-2~ F-1?~ EA [-2B F-3 TI (aal TAW!
Smallmouth buffalo 1 2 1 0 0.00 4 4.44 Bluegill 0 0.00 0 0.00 Bluntnose minnow 0 0.00 0 0.00 Channel catfish 1 2 0 0.00 3 3.33 Emerald shiner 9 9 75.00 0 0.00 Flathead catfish 0 0.00 0 0.00 Freshwater drum 1 0 0.00 1 1.11 Gizzard shad 1 1 1 0 0.00 3 3.33 Golden redhorse sucker 4 5 2 0 0.00 11 12.22 Golden shiner 0 0.00 0 0.00 Longnose gar Northern hog sucker Mimic shiner 1 2 2 0 0
1 0.00 0.00 8.33 4
0 0
4.44 0.00 0.00 I
Mooneye 2 0 0.00 2 2.22 Pumpkinseed 0 0.00 0 0.00 Quillback 0 0.00 0 0.00 River carpsucker 0 0.00 0 0.00 Sauger 6 3 1 6 0 0.00 16 17.78 Shorthead redhorse sucker Silver redhorse 6
1 4 4 1
8 2
0 0
0.00 0.00 22 4
24.44 4.44 I
Smallmouth bass 4 4 5 0 0.00 13 14.44 Spotfin shiner 2 2 16.67. 0 0.00 i Spotail shiner 0 0.00 0 0.00 Spotted bass 1 1 0 0.00 2 2.22 Unidentified Sunfish 0 0.00 0 0.00 Walleye 1 1 1 0 0.00 3 3.33 White bass 1 1 0 0.00 2 2.22 Total 1 11 11 1 251 21 11 8 126 112 100.00 190 I
100.00
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TABLE 5.12 FISH SPECIES COLLECTED DURING THE JULY 2010 SAMPLING OF THE OHIO RIVER IN THE VICINITY OF BVPS Samnple Iocultionsk ' Eectrofishing F.>j>e~e JComnmon Namne S1 S-2 F-I E-2A~ -E4 L-7E3 'Io ~ oL Smallmouth buffalo 2 2 0 0.00 4 30.77 Bluegill 0 0.00 0 0.00 Bluntnose minnow 0 0.00 0 0.00 Channel catfish 1 0 0.00 1 7.69 Emerald shiner 2 1 3 100.00 0 0.00 Flathead catfish 1 0 0.00 1 7.69 Freshwater drum 0 0.00 0 0.00 Gizzard shad 0 0.00 0 0.00 Golden redhorse sucker 0 0.00 0 0.00 Golden shiner 1 0 0.00 1 7.69 Longnose gar 0 0.00 0 0.00 Northern hog sucker 0 0.00 0 0.00 Mimic shiner 0 0.00 0 0.00 Mooneye 1 0 0.00 1 7.69 Pumpkinseed 0 0.00 0 0.00 Quillback 1 1 0 0.00 2 15.38 River carpsucker 0 0.00 0 0.00 Sauger 0 0.00 0 0.00 Shorthead redhorse sucker 1 1 0 0.00 2 15.38 Silver redhorse 1 0 0.00 1 7.69 Smallmouth bass 0 0.00 0 0.00 Spotfin shiner 0 0.00 0 0.00 Spottail shiner 0 0.00 0 0.00 Spotted bass 0 0.00 0 0.00 Unidentified Sunfish 0 0.00 0 0.00 Walleye 0 0.00. 0 0.00 White bass 0 0.00 0 0.00 Total 2 1 61 41 1 12 3 1100.001 13 1100.00
- Gear = (E) Fish captured by electrofishing; (S) captured by seining
I TABLE 5.13 FISH SPECIES COLLECTED DURING THE SEPTEMBER 2010 SAMPLING OF THE OHIO RIVER IN THE VICINITY OF BVPS 3
Sample 1ocations Se ine*> jiecrofishim
,CoinmloinNa&y. TS&1 S.21 LE1 -2~A F-E21; E-3> Total oiI Smallmouth buffalo 1 3 1 4 6.35 1 3.85 Bluegill 1 1 1.59 0 0.00 Bluntnose minnow 3 1 4 6.35 0 0.00 Channel catfish 0 0.00 0 0.00 Emerald shiner 0 0.00 0 0.00 Flathead catfish 0 0.00 0 0.00 Freshwater drum 6 6 9.52 0 0.00 Gizzard shad 6 28 3 2 1 34 53.97 6 23.08 Golden redhorse sucker 1 1 0 0.00 2 7.69 Golden shiner 1 1 1.59 0 0.00 Longnose gar 1 1 1.59 0 0.00 Northern hog sucker Mimic shiner Mooneye 1 1 0
0 1.59 0.00 0.00 0
0 0
0.00 0.00 0.00 I
Pumpkinseed 2 2 3.17 0 0.00 Quillback 2 2 3.17 0 0.00 River carpsucker 0 0.00 0 0.00 Sauger 1 0 0.00 1 3.85 Shorthead redhorse sucker 1 1 0 0.00 2 7.69 Silver redhorse 1 0 0.00 1 3.85 Smallmouth bass 1 1 2 1 2 3.17 3 11.54 Spotfin shiner 1 1 1.59 0 0.00 Spottail shiner 0 0.00 0 0.00 Spotted bass 1 2 1 0 0.00 4 15.38 Unidentified Sunfish 1 3 4 6.35 0 0.00 Walleye 0 0.00 0 0.00 White bass 1 3 1 1 0 0.00 6 23.08 Total 1= 22 141is
( t1u 6c1t10 seinin [ 6e1 4r1i63 10 0 . 0 0 26 1.
- Gear (E) Fish captured by electrofishing; (5) captured by seining I
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TABLE 5.14 FISH SPECIES COLLECTED DURING THE NOVEMBER 2010 SAMPLING OF THE OHIO RIVER IN THE VICINITY OF BVPS Smrnple locaths 'Scn
- i. e ~ El ecrofish ing41 Conimon Nami ~S-1 S-21 "I4 vE-21 F2B E -3 ~t; 1'o iI ,
1O4 otajl Smallmouth buffalo 1 0 0.00 1 2.13 Bluegill 1 107 108 51.67 0 0.00 Bluntnose minnow 4 3 7 3.35 0 0.00 Channel catfish 0 0.00 0 0.00 Emerald shiner 60 19 79 37.80 0 0.00 Flathead catfish 0 0.00 0 0.00 Freshwater drum 1 1 1 0 0.00 3 6.38 Gizzard shad 1 1 2 0 0.00 4 8.51 Golden redhorse sucker 1 1 0 0.00 2 4.26 Golden shiner 0 0.00 0 0.00 Longnose gar 0 0.00 0 0.00 Northern hog sucker 0 0.00 0 0.00 Mimic shiner 0 0.00 0 0.00 Mooneye 1 0 0.00 1 2.13 Pumpkinseed 0 0.00 0 0.00 Quillback 1 1 0 0.00 2 4.26 River carpsucker 1 0 0.00 1 2.13 Sauger 2 1 0 0.00 3 6.38 Shorthead redhorse sucker 5 1 1 0 0.00 7 14.89 Silver redhorse 5 0 0.00 5 10.64 Smallmouth bass 1 1 1 0 0.00 3 6.38 Spotfin shiner 0 0.00 0 0.00 Spottail shiner. 9 6 15 7.18 0 0.00 Spotted bass 1 1 0 0.00 2 4.26 Unidentified Sunfish 0 0.00 0 0.00 Walleye 0 0.00 0 0.00 White bass 5 1 7 0 0.00 13 27.66 Total 74 135 120 7 1 13 1 7 209 1100.00 147 1100.00
- Gear = (E) Fish captured by electrofishing; (S) captured by seining
I TABLE 5.15 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF FISH OBSERVED
- DURING ELECTROFISHING OPERATIONS, 2010 Unidentified redhorse suckers 21 7 28 Carp 1 1 - 2 Longnose gar 17 - 17 Smallmouth buffalo 1 1 Mooneye - 1 1 Unidentified black bass 3 3 Total 40 9 0 0 49
- = Not boated or handled
Table 5.16 CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT (CPUE AS FISH/ELECTROFISHING MINUTE)
BY SEASON DURING THE BVPS 2007 FISHERIES SURVEY Black craDnie I 0.024 Bluegill 1 0.024 Gizzard shad 3 0.073 Golden redhorse sucker 16 0.390 Longnose gar 1 0.024 Northern hog sucker 1 0.024 Rock bass 1 0.024 Sauger 6 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 1 0.024 Season Total 50 1.220 Se(;Aso,,
oI FAOr-t (mmi Coi 6n Na m peis T 44ibh/ini41)7 w Summer 41.0 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
_WaUeye 1 0.0244 Season Total 37 0.9024
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BY SEASON DURING THE BVPS 2007 FISHERIES SURVEY Seasoin ffort(ini) Common Name Collected CPUEt bis/miiz) 4 I
Fall 40.0 Smallmouth buffalo 7 0.1707 Bluegill Channel catfish Flathead catfish 1
2 1
0.0244 0.0488 0.0244 I
Freshwater drum Gizzard shad Golden redhorse sucker 2
1 1
0.0488 0.0244 0.0244 I
Log perch 1 0.0244 Longnose gar Sauger Shorthead redhorse sucker 5
2 3
0.1220 0.0488 0.0732 I
1 I
Silver redhorse 0.0244 Smallmouth bass 7 0.1707 White bass 1 0.0244 Season Total 35 0.8537
.Seaso I'Mort Qinin' Cojm o Nam Co~lletedl CrUF(ftsh/mnd)
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Winter 40.0 Smallmouth buffalo 6 0.1463 Bluegill 1 0.0244 Carp 1 0.0244 Gizzard shad 2 0.0488 Golden redhorse sucker Longnose gar Mooneye 4
1 1
0.0976 0.0244 0.0244 I
Quillback River carpsucker 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
I White bass 2 0.0488 Season Total 67 1.6341 2007 162.0 189 1.1667 I
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Table 5.17 CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT (CPUE AS FISHIELECTROFISHING MINUTE)
BY SEASON DURING THE BVPS 2008 FISHERIES SURVEY Spring 40.5 Smallmouth buttalo 6 0.1481 Bluegill 1 0.0247 Carp 1 0.0247 Channel catfish 10 0.2469 Freshwater drum 2 0.0494 Golden redhorse sucker 18 0.4444 Quillback 9 0.2222 Rock bass 1 0.0247 Sauger 51 1.2593 Shorthead redhorse sucker 40 0.9877 Silver redhorse 11 0.2716 Smallmouth bass 18 0.4444 Spotted bass 4 0.0988 Walleye 12 0.2963 Season Total 184 4.5432 Summerl 41.0 Smallmouth buffalo 5 0.1220 Buillback 1 0.0244 Slathead catfish 1 0.0244 F'reshwater drum 4 0.0976 Gizzard shad 4 0.0976 Longnose gar 3 0.0732 Quillback 1 0.0244 SSauger 2 0.0488 Shorthead redhorse, sucker 2. 0.0488 Smallmouth bass 4 0.0976 Spotted bass 1 0.0244
_Season Total 28 0.6829
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BY SEASON DURING THE BVPS 2008 FISHERIES SURVEY I Pall 41.0 L malrnoutn Durialo 2 0.0488 I
Carp Channel catfish Freshwater drum 2
1 1 0.0244 0.0488 0.0244 I
Gi 7ard shad 17 0.4146 Golden redhorse sucker Mooneye Northern hog sucker 3
1 0
0.0732 0.0244 0.0000 I
Quillback Sauger Shorthead redhorse sucker 4
2 7
0.0976 0.0488 0.1707 I
Silver redhorse Smallmouth bass Spotted bass 1
9 1
0.0244 0.2195 0.0244 I
White bass Season Total
~~~Nu~mbepr 1
52 0.0244 1.2683 I Winter fflrl (wini taen 40.4 Co~ixiini N.ixie Smallmouth buffalo Bluegill
- (Jlected1~
3 2
£FUFY(Fish/rnin C
0.0743 0.0495 if; I
Carp Gizzard shad Golden redhorse sucker 9 0
3 0.0000 0.0743 0.2228 I
Largemouth bass Longnose gar Quillback 2 1
2 0.0248 0.0495 0.0495 I
River carpsucker Sauger Shorthead redhorse sucker 1
10 15 0.0248 0.2475 0.3713 I
Silver redhorse Smallmouth bass Spotted bass 4
4 1 0.0248 0.0990 0.0990 U
2008 162.9 White bass Season Total 1
58 322 0.0248 1.4356 1.9767 I
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Table 5.18 CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT (CPUE AS FISH/ELECTROFISHING MINUTE)
BY SEASON DURING THE BVPS 2009 FISHERIES SURVEY Spring 40.3 *maiflouth bultalo 7 0.1737 Flathead catfish 1 0.0248 Freshwater drum 1 0.0248 Gizzard shad 2 0.0496 Golden redhorse sucker 8 0.1985 Longnosegar 4 0.0993 Quillback 5 0.1241 River carpsucker 2 0.0496 Shorthead redhorse sucker 15 0.3 722 Silver redhorse 1 0.0248 Smallmouth bass 9 0.2233 Spotted bass 1 0.0248 Walleye 1 0.0248 White bass 1 0.0248 Season Total 58 1.4392 Summer 40.0 Smallmouth buffalo 4 0.1000 Carp 3 0.0750 Channel catfish 1 0.0250 Gizzard shad 2 0.0500 Golden redhorse sucker 1 0.0250' Mooneye 2 0.0500 Quillback 3 0.0750 Sauger 6 0.1500 Shorthead redhorse sucker 13 0.3 250 Smallmouth bass 2 0.0500 Spotted bass 2 0.0500 Season Total 39 0.9750
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CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT (CPUE AS FISH/ELECTROFISHING MINUTE)
I BY SEASON DURING THE BVPS 2009 FISHERIES SURVEY I
Fall 40.5 Smallmouth buffalo Black crappie Bluegill 1
1 3
0.0247 0.0247 0.0741 I
Carp Gizzard shad Golden redhorse sucker 3
1 6
0.0741 0.0247 0.1481 I
Quiflback Sauger Shorthead redhorse sucker 1
13 4
0.0247 0.3210 0.0988 I
Silver redhorse 1 0.0247 Smallmouth bass Spotted bass 3
4 0.0741 0.0988 I
White bass 8 0.1975 Season Total 49 1.2099 I
,Seaspf. Effort (min -C~ouln Nuic mCoHLeted0 CAPUE~ fisb/Igiln Winter 40.0 Smallmouth buffalo Carp Channel catfish 5
4 1
0.1250 0.1000 0.0250 I
Flathead catfish Golden redhorse sucker Longnose gar 1
4 3
0.0250 0.1000 0.0750 I
Mooneye Quillback Sauger 1
3 11 0.0250 0.0750 0.2750 I
Shorthead redhorse sucker Smallmouth bass Spotted bass 12 6
1 0.3000 0.1500 0.0250 I
Walleye White bass Season Total 3
3 58 0.0750 0.0750 1.4500 I
2009 160.8 204 1.2687 I
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Table 5.19 CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT (CPUE AS FISH/ELECTROFISHING MINUTE)
BY SEASON DURING THE BVPS 2010 FISHERIES SURVEY SeFo Eflo it (ui-i~ Coiaiuno Nauav ' Numbeyr (41c~lj,04C1~ (10;Iiskmi)
Spring 41.0 Smallmouth buffalo 4 0.0976 Channel catfish 3 0.0732 Freshwater drum 1 0.0244 Gizzard shad 3 0.0732 Golden redhorse sucker 11 0.2683 Longnose gar 4 0.0976 Mooneye 2 0.0488 Sauger 16 0.3902 Shorthead redhorse sucker 22 0.5366 Silver redhorse 4 0.0976 Smallmouth bass 13 0.3171 Spotted bass 2 0-0488 White bass 2 0.0488 Sea-son Total 90 - -- - 2.1,951 Summer 40.4 Smallmouth buffalo 4 0.0990 Channel catfish 1 0.0248 F lathead catfish 1 0.0248 Golden shiner 1 0.0248 Mooneye 1 0.0248 Quillback 2 0.0495 Shorthead redhorse sucker 2 0.0495 Silver redhorse 1 0.0248 Season Total 13 0.3218
I Table 5.19 (continued) I CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT (CPUE AS FISHIELECTROFISHING MINUTE)
BY SEASON DURING THE BVPS 2010 FISHERIES SURVEY I
Fall 40.2 Smallmouth buffalo Gizzard shad 1
6 0.0249 0.1493 I
Golden redhorse sucker 2 0.0498 Sauger Shorthead redhorse sucker Silver redhorse 1
2 1
0.0249 0.0498 0.0249 I
Smallmouth bass Spotted bass White bass 3
4 6
0.0746 0.0995 0.1493 I
Season Total 26 0.6468
- SV3SO0 Winter F~foaIt wAint 40.4 Smallmouth buffalo 1 Poao~Nm~fish /mmi
(.'oljtdA~>C.~~P 0.0248 I
Freshwater drum Gizzard shad Golden redhorse sucker 3
4 2
0.0743 0.0990 0.0495 I
Mooneye 1 0.0248 Pumpkinseed Quillback 0
2 0.0000 0.0495 I
River carpsucker 1 0.0248 Sauger Shorthead redhorse sucker Silver redhorse 3
7 5
0.0743 0.1733 0.1238 I
Smallmouth bass Spotted bass White bass 3
2 13 0.0743 0.0495 0.3218 I
Season Total 47 1.1634 2010 162.0 176 1.08642
TABLE 5.20 UNIT 1 COOLING RESERVOIR MONTHLY SAMPLING CORBICULA DENSITY DATA FOR 2010 FROM BVPS Dead 0 0 3/25/2010 0.25 2 2.00-3.34 Live 2.00-3.34 86 0.25 Dead 0 0 4/13/2010 Live 1 2.00-3.34 2.00-3.34 43 Dead 1 1.00-1.99 1.00-1.99 43 5/24/2010 0.250 - - 0 6/13/2010 0.25 Dead Lv 0 - - 0 FLive 0 - -0 7/7/2010 0.25 Dead Lv 0 - - 0 Live 0 - - 0 0.25 Dead 0 - - 0 8/13/2010 Live 0 - - 0 Dead 0 - -0 0
9/10/20010 0.25 LivLie 0 - -
0 -0 Dead --
10/14/2010* 0.25 Le - -
Live 0.25 Dead 0 0 11/10/2010 Live 1 3.35-4.74 3.35-4.74 43 Dead 1 1.00-1.99 1.00-1.99 5 Live 4 3.35-4.74 2.00-3.34 22
- Not sampled due to unit shutdown
TABLE 5.21 I
UNIT 2 COOLING RESERVOIR MONTHLY SAMPLING CORBICULA DENSITY DATA FOR I
2010 FROM BVPS I
I 3/25/2010 0.25 Dead 0 0 4/13/2010 0.25 Live Dead Live I
2 2
1.00-1.99 3.35-4.74 2.00-3.34 1.00-1.99 1.00-1.99 1.00-1.99 43 86 86 I
5/24/2010 6/13/2010 0.25 0.25 Dead Live Dead 0
'0 0
0 0
0 I
Live 0 .... 0 7/7/2010 0.25 Dead Live 0
0 ....
0 0 I 0.25 Dead 0 0 8/13/2010 Live 0 .... 0 9/110/2010 0.25 Dead 0 0 Live 0 .... 0 Dead 0 ....- 0 10/14/2010 0.25 Le 0 0 Live 0 ... 0 11/10/2010 0.25 Dead 0 0 Live 0 .... 0 Dead 2 3.35-4.74 1.00-1.99 10 Unit summary Live 3 2.00-3.34 1.00-1.99 14
9.0 FIGURES
M-mmm-M-------
M M M M m 0
z Figure 5.1 2010 Beaver Valley Power Station Aquatic Monitoring Program Sampling Control and Non-Control. Sampling Stations
LEGENDThu JanIS 10-141997 II escioesi O ~v3),250, ~tI~ ~
4U~lzkf8 W~
(al~colw)
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f~ Me~0:
Figure 5.3 Location Map for Beaver Valley Power Station Fish Population Survey Fish Sampling Sites for the 2010 Study
- m---- m-m-un- m-- - m-Comparison of live Corbicula clam density estimates among 2010 BVPS Unit 1 cooling tower reservoir events, for various clam shell groups.
SIZE RANGE
- Unit was offline
M MMMMMMMMMmMM M MMM Comparison of live Corbicula clam density estimates among 2010 BVPS Unit 2 cooling tower reservoir events, for various clam shell groups.
-y TOTAL#WnQ
>9,50 rnm
- 6. 30-9 49nn' 4.W 1-. 2 SIZE RANGE 3.35-4.74mnr 2.00-3, 34 rn 1.00-1.99Mnr 0.01-0,99M Figure 5-6
Comparison of live Corbicula clam density estimates among 2010 BVPS Intake Structure sample events, for various clam shell groups.
14 S12-10 0
0 0:
6 - ,9.5o 6.30-9.49 rr II 4.75-6.29 r ca 4 3. 35-4.74-m 2
z20-334 SIZE RANGE
.01-0.99 rm 0O M0.01-0.99 mm 0 0 0 0 0 1.00-1.99MM 0 0 0 1
- 2.00-3.34mm 1 3 0 0 Intake structure bottom samples are m 3.35-4.74 mm 3 3 0 0 collected from the Ohio River at the Intake Figure 5-7
mmmmmmmm - m -
m - - m m m m m Water Temperature and River Elevation Recorded at the Ohio River at BVPS Intake Structure During 2010 on Monthly Sample Dates.
90 676 80 674 70 672
- 0 CL m
60 670 <
E 0-0 50 668 40 666 30 664 3/25 4/13 5/24 6/13 7/7 8/13 9/10 10/14 11/10 2010 Monthly Sam pie Dates Figure 5-8
300000 -
250000
.200000 150000 100000 50000 0 Intake Structure/Open Water Unit I Cooling Tower Reservoir* Unit 2 Cooling Tower Reservoir 14/13 0 126 31 05/24 50 404 160 D6/13 2008 2818 5200 07n 256800 20960 18970 08/13 3700 1892 9007
_9/10 340 2284 2400 010/14 3502 0 2646 Sample location
- Unit 1 was offline Figure 5-9. Density of zebra mussels veligers collected at Beaver Valley Power Station, 2010.
60000 50000 40000 530000 20000 10000 0
1[10/141 3270 L 660 430 Sample location Figure 5-10. Density of zebra mussels veligers collected at Beaver Valley Power Station, 2010.
3-,
2 0 mE ]i Intake Structure/Open Water Unit I Cooling Tower Reservoir*
Unit 2 Cooling Tower Reservoir i i
- 3/25 2 0 0 E4/13 2 0 0 05/24 0 0 06/13 2 0 0 07/7 0 0 0 018/13 0 0 0 M9/10 0 0 010/14 0 0 0 Eli/lo 3 0 0 Figure 5-11. Density of settled zebra mussels at Beaver Valley Power Station, 2010.
- Unit 1 was offline in October
20 15 10 5
0 Figure 5-12. Density of settled zebra mussels at Beaver Valley Power Station, 2010.
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 CERCLAIEPCRA/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 1 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 12/31/2010 042009 450 002RT US Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials Registration 06/30/2012 200100242 US Army Permit for maintenance dredging (With Encroachment/Submerged Lands 12/31/2011 Agreement #0477705, this allows maintenance dredging.).
0477705 Encroachment Permit/Submerged LandsAgreement 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 @ Mile 34.5 18737 Encroachment Permit/Submerged Lands Agreement for Unit 1 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 GP020409201 For construction and maintenance of boat ramp near barge slip. Indefinite
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APPENDIX A SCIENTIFIC AND COMMON NAME 1 OF FISH COLLECTED IN THE NEW CUMBERLAND POOL OF THE OHIO RIVER, 1970 THROUGH 2010 BVPS
'Nomenclature follows Robins, et al. (1991)
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Appendix A I
Family and Scientific Name Lepisosteidae (gars)
Common Name I
Lepisosteus osseus Longnose gar Hiodontidae (mooneyes)
Hiodon alosoides Goldeye I
H. tergisus Mooneye Clupeidae (herrings)
Alosa chrysochloris Skipjack herring I
A. pseudoharengus Dorosoma cepedianum Alewife Gizzard shad I Cyprinidae (carps and minnows)
Campostoma anomalum Carassiusauratus Ctenophatyngodonidella Central stoneroller Goldfish Grass carp I
Notropis spilopterus Spotfin shiner Cypnnus carpio C. carpiox C. auratus Luxilus chrysocephalus Common carp Carp-goldfish hybrid Striped shiner I
Macrhybopsis storeriana Silver chub Nocomis micropogon Notemigonus crysoleucas River chub Golden shiner I
Notropis atherinoides Emerald shiner N. buccatus N. hudsonius N. rubellus Silverjaw minnow Spottail shiner Rosyface shiner U
N. stramineus Sand shiner N. volucellus Pimephalesnotatus P. promelas Mimic shiner Bluntnose minnow Fathead minnow I
Rhinichthys atratulus Blacknose dace Semotilus atromaculatus Creek chub I
Catostomidae (suckers)
Carpiodescarpio C. cyprinus C. velifer River carpsucker Quillback Highfin carpsucker U
Catostomus commersonii White sucker Hypentelium nigricans Ictiobus bubalus L niger Northern hogsucker Smallmouth buffalo Black buffalo I
Minytrema melanops Spotted sucker I
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Family and Scientific Name Common Name Moxostoma anisurum Silver redhorse M. carinatum River redhorse M. duquesnei Black redhorse M. erythrunim Golden redhorse M. macrolepidotum Shorthead redhorse Ictaluridae (bullhead catfishes)
Ameiurus catus White catfish A. furcatus Blue catfish A. melas Black bullhead A. natalis Yellow bullhead A. nebulosus Brown bullhead Ictalurus punctatus Channel catfish Noturus flavus Stonecat Pylodictis olivaris Flathead catfish Esocidae (pikes)
Esox lucius Northern pike E. masquinongy Muskellunge E. lucius x E. masquinongy Tiger muskellunge Salmonidae (trouts)
Oncorhynchus mykiss Rainbow trout Percopsidae (trout-perches)
Percopsisomiscomaycus Trout-perch Cyprinodontidae (killifishes)
Fundulus diaphanus Banded killifish Atherinidae (silversides)
Labidesthes sicculus Brook silverside Percichthyidae (temperate basses)
Morone chrysops White bass M. saxatilis Striped bass M. saxatilis x M. chrysops Striped bass hybrid Centrarchidae (sunfishes)
Ambloplites rupestris Rock bass' Lepomis cyanellus Green sunfish L. gibbosus Pumpkinseed L. macrochirus Bluegill L. microlophus Redear sunfish L gibbosus x L. microlophus Pumpkinseed-redear sunfish hybrid Micropterus dolomieu Smallmouth bass M. punctulatus Spotted bass M. salmoides Largemouth bass Pomoxis annularis White crappie P. nigromaculatus Black crappie
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I Family and Scientific Name Common Name I
Percidae (perches)
Etheostoma blennioides E. nigrum Greenside darter Johnny darter I
E. zonale Banded darter Perca flavescens Percina caprodes P. copelandi Yellow perch Logperch Channel darter I
Sandercanadense S. vitreum S. canadensex S. vitreum Sauger Walleye Saugeye I
Sciaenidae (drums)
Aplodinotus grunniens Freshwater drum I I
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