ML11234A024
| ML11234A024 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Limerick  |
| Issue date: | 09/08/2011 |
| From: | David Wrona License Renewal Projects Branch 2 |
| To: | Urban C State of PA, Fish & Boat Commission |
| Regner, Lisa M. NRR/DLR 301-415-1906 | |
| References | |
| SIR 35712 | |
| Download: ML11234A024 (44) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 September 8, 2011 Mr. Chris Urban Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Division of Environmental Services Natural Diversity Section 450 Robinson Lane Bellefonte, PA 16823-9620
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR LIST OF PROTECTED SPECIES WITHIN THE AREA UNDER EVALUATION FOR THE LIMERICK GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW (SIR # 35712)
Dear Mr. Urban:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) is reviewing an application submitted by Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon or the applicant), for the renewal of the operating licenses for Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 (Limerick). Limerick is located in the Limerick Township of Montgomery County, PA, and is approximately 35 miles upriver of Philadelphia. The application for renewal was submitted in a letter dated June 22, 2011, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 54.
The NRC has established that, as part of the staff's review of any nuclear power plant license renewal application, a site-specific Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to its Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, NUREG-1437, will be prepared under 10 CFR Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended. The SEIS includes an analysis of pertinent environmental issues, including endangered or threatened species and impacts to fish and wildlife. This letter is being submitted under the provisions of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934, as amended.
Limerick is a two-unit site with forced-circulation General Electric boiling-water reactors. The facilities consist of the reactor enclosures, turbine enclosures, cooling towers, electrical substations, independent spent fuel storage installation, Schuylkill River Pumphouse, and spray pond. Additional facilities are the cooling tower blowdown discharge line and associated structures, which are submerged immediately downriver from the Schuylkill River Pumphouse.
The Limerick plant site is 645 acres, including 491 acres in Montgomery County, and 154 acres in Chester County. The proposed action includes the use and continued maintenance of existing plant facilities and transmission lines. See Enclosures 1 - 5 for figures of the facilities and transmission lines. Exelon states that it has no plans for refurbishment or replacement activities to support renewal of the operating licenses.
C. Urban
- 2 As part of the SEIS preparation, the applicable transmission line corridors will be reviewed. The Limerick transmission system is comprised of the transmission lines and associated structures from the three main power transformers of Limerick, Unit 1, to the Limerick 230-kV Substation, and the three main power transformers of Limerick, Unit 2, to the Limerick 500-kV Substation; both substations are located on the plant site. The system also includes the substations, transmission lines, and associated structures to connect Limerick to the regional electricity grid, including:
- two 230-kV lines, designated 220-60 and 220-61, connecting the Limerick 230-kV Substation to the Cromby Substation located at Exelon Generation's Cromby Generating Station; one 230-kV line, designated 220-62, connecting the Cromby Substation to the North Wales Substation and the regional electricity grid;
- one 230-kV line connecting the Cromby SUbstation to the Plymouth Meeting Substation and the regional electricity grid, conSisting of:
o One segment, deSignated 220-63, connecting the Cromby Substation to the Barbadoes Substation; and o One segment, designated 220-64, connecting the Barbadoes Substation to the Plymouth Meeting Substation; and one 500-kV line, designated 5031, connecting the Limerick 500-kV Substation to the Whitpain Substation and the regional electricity grid.
Additionally, the transmission system includes the rights of way (ROWs) for the transmission lines. These ROWs were either pre-existing at the time Limerick was built (Le., the lines are being shared with other linear features that were already in place) or were added in conjunction with construction. The system is basically the same as originally constructed. See Enclosure 5 for an overview of the transmission line ROW routes, which traverse Montgomery County and Chester County.
The four offsite 230-kV lines exclusively serve Limerick, Unit 1, and the one offsite 500-kV line exclusively serves Limerick, Unit 2. Exelon states in the license renewal application (LRA),
"[e]ven though these lines were constructed solely to serve the Limerick units, it is anticipated that some or all of these lines would continue to be used for transmitting electricity produced by other generating sources even if the Limerick operating licenses are not renewed."
PECO, the energy delivery subsidiary of Exelon Corporation serving retail customers in southeastern Pennsylvania, owns in fee, the offsite SUbstations and a portion of the transmission line ROWs associated with the transmission system. A significant portion of the transmission system is located over or under highways, streets, other public places, or property owned by others, for which PECO has permits, grants, easements, or licenses.
To support the SEIS preparation process and to ensure compliance with Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, the NRC requests a list of species and information on protected, proposed, and candidate species and critical habitat that may be in the vicinity of Limerick and its associated transmission line ROWs. The applicant corresponded with your office by letter dated January 19, 2011. You replied by letter dated February 11, 2011, (SIR # 35712) with a
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-3 list of rare, candidate, threatened and endangered species under your jurisdiction. To avoid any duplication of effort, you may confirm that the list previously provided to Exelon from your office is still current rather than compiling a new list. If any information is not current, please provide any applicable updates. Both the January 2011 letter from Exelon and the February 2011 letter from The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission are enclosed for your reference (enclosures 6 and 7). In addition, please provide any information you consider appropriate under the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act.
The staff plans to hold two public license renewal overview and environmental scoping meetings on September 22, 2011, in the area of Limerick. The first session will be held in the afternoon and an identical session will be held later that evening. Both sessions will be held at the Sunnybrook Ballroom, 50 North Sunnybrook Road, Pottstown, PA 19464. The afternoon session will be from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and the evening session will be from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. In addition, the NRC plans to hold a one hour Open House prior to each meeting to answer public questions. You and your staff are invited to attend the public meetings and Open Houses. Your office will receive a copy of the draft SEIS along with a request for comments.
The anticipated publication date for the draft SEIS is August 2012.
The Limerick LRA is available on the internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operatingllicensingirenewallapplicationsllimerick.html. If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Ms. Lisa Regner, License Renewal Project Manager, by phone at 301-415-1906 or bye-mail at Lisa.Regner@nrc.gov.
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Exelon Michael P. Gallagher, PE Nuclear llcense Renewal January 19, 2011 Mr. Chris Urban PA Fish and Boat Commission Nongame & Endangered Species Unit 450 Robinson Lane Bellefonte, PA 16823-7437 Re:
Renewal of Operating Licenses for Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 Request for Information on Listed Threatened and Endangered Species
Dear Mr. Urban:
In mid-2011, Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon Generation; a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation) plans to apply to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for renewal of the operating licenses for Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 (LGS). The existing license for Unit 1 will expire on October 26, 2024 and the existing license for Unit 2 will expire on June 22, 2029. The renewal term for each unit would be an additional twenty years beyond the existing license expiration date.
The NRC requires that license renewal applications include environmental reports assessing potential environmental impacts from license renewal activities. One such impact would be effects of license renewal activities on threatened and endangered species that are listed or proposed for listing in accordance with the Endangered Species Act (ESA) (16 USC 1531, et seq.) (10 CFR 51.53(c)(3)(ii)(E>>. Accordingly, we are contacting you to obtain input for use in addressing these effects in the LGS license renewal environmental report. Later, NRC may also request an informal consultation with your office under Section 7 of the ESA (16 USC 1536(a>>.
Project Features LGS eXisting features that are relevant to the effects of license renewal on threatened and endangered species include the following:
- 1. The LGS plant site, which hosts the two generating units, is located on Exelon Generation-owned properties that are mostly situated in Limerick Township, Montgomery County, but some of which are in the adjacent Lower Pottsgrove TownShip, Montgomery County or directly across the Schuylkill River in East Coventry Township, Chester County.
Mr. Chris Urban January 19, 2011 Page 2 of 4
- 2. The LGS makeup water supply system, which conveys water from approved sources to LGS for use in its circulating water system, is composed of the following components:
o The Perkiomen Pumphouse, located in Graterford Township, Montgomery County, and an associated underground 7.6-mile long Perkiomen Pumphouse-to LGS pipeline; both are located along an easement held by Exelon Generation within an electrical transmission line right-of-way (ROW) controlled by PECO, a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation; o The Bradshaw Reservoir and Bradshaw Pumphouse, which are both situated in Plumstead Township, Bucks County, on Exelon Generation-owned properties totaling 42 acres; o The Bedminster Water Processing Facility, which is situated in Bedminster Township, Bucks County, on a 3-acre Exelon Generation-owned property; and o An underground water transmission main, which is routed within a natural gas pipeline ROW along an easement held by Exelon Generation that runs from the Bradshaw Pumphouse to the East Branch Perkiomen Creek by way of the Bedminster Facility.
The buried Perkiomen Pumphouse-to-LGS water pipeline and the underground water transmission main are located below ground within ROWs that exist for other purposes, and their operation requires no independent vegetation management or ground disturbing activities along these ROWs. Hence, these underground components of the makeup water supply system are assumed to have no effects on threatened and endangered plant species.
- 3. The LGS transmission system is composed of the following components:
o Two electrical transmission lines constructed to connect the LGS main power transformers with two onsite electrical substations (these components are located on the LGS plant site); and o Four 230-kiloVolt (kV) and one 500-kV electrical transmission lines, with associated structures and offsite electrical substations, constructed to connect the onsite electrical substations to the regional electricity grid.
All offsite substations and transmission lines are operated by PECO and are located in ROWs situated in Montgomery and Chester Counties either on PECO-owned properties or on properties for which PECO holds permits, grants, easements, or licenses. Onsite transmission lines traverse only land disturbed during initial station construction.
Figures 1 through 9 showing the locations of the existing LGS project features are provided in.
Activities During the License Renewal Terms LGS license renewal will involve no new construction, refurbishment, ground disturbing activities, changes to operations, or changes to existing land-use conditions. Operation and maintenance activities during the terms of the renewed LGS licenses are only expected to occur in previously disturbed areas or existing ROWs. Hence, no new adverse impacts to threatened and endangered species are anticipated from license renewal.
Mr. Chris Urban January 19, 2011 Page 3 of 4 Identification of Threatened and Endangered Species Resources Using the Pennsylvania Natural Diversity Inventory (PNDI) Environmental Review Tool, a web based application sponsored by the Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program (PNHP), Exelon Generation has reviewed the potential for the LGS plant site area and the properties associated with the LGS makeup water supply system to adversely affect known occurrences of species or natural communities of concern. Receipts for PNDI search #s 20100421240174 (LGS plant site). 20100421240163 (Perkiomen Pumphouse area), 20100406237563 (Bradshaw Reservoir and Pumphouse area), and 20100407237630 (Bedminster Water Processing Facility area) are attached (Attachment 1). Two species under the jurisdiction of the PFBC were identified for the LGS plant site: one sensitive species (unidentified) with threatened status and the Pizzini's cave amphipod (Sfygobromus pizzinil) with "special concern species" status. Also, one sensitive species (unidentified) with threatened status under the jurisdiction of the PFBC was identified for the Bradshaw Reservoir and Pumphouse location. The responses for the other project sites stated that no impact is anticipated to threatened and endangered species and/or special concern species or resources.
Given the sizable acreage and distances associated with the LGS transmission line corridors, no PNDI searches were conducted for this project component. For review by your office in identifying species of concern, we instead offer the figures in Attachment 3 showing the routes and widths of the corridors.
A review of the PNHP web site for state-listed endangered and threatened species indicates that a number of state-listed reptile and amphibian, fish, and invertebrate species could occur in Montgomery, Chester, and Bucks Counties. The enclosed Attachment 2 contains a list of these species. One amphibian species, the bog turtle (Gfyptemys muhfenbergilLstate-listed as endangered with recorded locations in the three counties of interest, also is federally-listed as threatened. Two fish species, the shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) and the Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus), which are state-listed as endangered with Bucks County as their recorded locations, also are federally-listed as endangered and candidate species, respectively. One invertebrate species, the dwarf wedgemussel (Afasmidonta heterodon),
state-listed as endangered with recorded locations in the three counties of interest, also is federally-listed as endangered. Exelon Generation is not aware that these or any other state listed reptile and amphibian, fish, or invertebrate species are present on or near the properties associated with LGS or its associated transmission lines.
Because license renewal involves no new construction, refurbishment, ground disturbing activities, changes to operation, or changes to existing land use conditions, Exelon Generation does not expect LGS license renewal to adversely affect threatened and endangered reptile and amphibian, fish, and invertebrate species located near the LGS plant site, makeup water supply system, or transmission system ROWs. Nevertheless, we are requesting your help to identify the two unidentified sensitive species under PFBC jurisdiction that were identified by our PNDI searches, as well as other issues we may have overlooked that need to be addressed in the LGS license renewal environmental report. We are also interested in learning of any information your staff believes could help expedite the NRC's review of the LGS license renewal application. Hence, in closing, we would appreciate receiving a response from you detailing the requested information for the LGS plant site, makeup water supply system and transmission system. We would also welcome your confirmation of our conclusion that LGS license renewal would not adversely affect threatened and endangered reptile and amphibian, fish, and invertebrate species.
Mr. Chris Urban January 19, 2011 Page 4 of 4 Because we plan to incorporate a copy of your response, as well as this letter, into the LGS license renewal environmental report that will be submitted to the NRC as part of the LGS license renewal application, your response will be most helpful if we receive it by March 10, 2011.
Please call Nancy Ranek (610-765-5369), our License Renewal Environmental Lead, if there are questions or you require additional information.
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Michael P. Gallagher
Enclosures:
Receipts for PNDI Search #s 20100421240174, 20100421240163, 20100406237563, and 20100407237630 :
Threatened and Endangered Reptile and Amphibian, Fish, and Invertebrate Species that could occur in Montgomery, Chester, and Bucks Counties :
Figures Depicting LGS Project Features (Figures 1 through 9)
Mr. Chris Urban January 19, 2011 Page 1 of 19 ATTACHMENT 1 Receipts for PNDI Searchs Receipt for PNDI Search # 20100421240174, Limerick GS..................................................... 2 Receipt for PNDI Search # 20100421240163, Perkiomen Pumphouse..................................... 7 Receipt for PNDI Search # 20100406237563, Bradshaw pump............................................. 11 Receipt for PNDI Search # 20100407237630, Bedminster WPF.......................................... 16
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WHAT TO SEND TO JURISDICTIONAL AGENCIeS If proJliJrCt 'tlfotmll4lot'l WH r~uea.ted by one ot munt ql ttlD DfillJ\\Nllas above. SG:nd 1t'>l fQI!owlllg iflformatofl to tt1Ie t)j)MCy(S}~::r IDia infom'lB!iion (!!lee AGEH(:Y CONTACT /Nll=0Ar.V.liON)
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Mr. Chris Urban January 19, 2011 Page 5 of 19 PNDJ Project Envlroomcnta( Review Ret:cipt
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__If'IIorrI'.iI1ian lJbout tha pt'Clsnnr::B and locabon CiI ~oos Irt tIlo8 PfO.j6ct area and how !his was dmlrmmed le.g.. b-; a qualified weUandll toologist), U....'M!ards iIn:I prnsent in 1he prn)ad ams. proVide PfI)fect pli!lf18 attONlJilig fie lOcation 01 all project foobJrtI!I. 8S ~ 3!l V.-etlandll and Sl:n!I3rns
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- 4. DEP INFORMAnON Th& Po ~lIf 01 Em.4rof'!f'fllMtal PrllCection (o!p} ~ that <it s/!j1'lod COIPyof ON& reoaiDt 8.ftYI!.) 'lifltl any l'ftluired ckx:llller'1tWan 1'r0l"r! jurisdir:tiCflillll(?,ndu conclllf'l'ling "900Hlf.fOn cf pOOI~1 Impacts, be.~ 'RIth app:1Catkln:!> rOf ~s requtir\\Q PNOIf(Jview. For eaSlfs where 21 "P'ottmtml Impact" tD 1tIm:atMed and endIIrrgllllid $pecllJ$ has beal't rdef'lllilad before the a~ haS b&tIft submi~ to DEP. t.h& appi:::atkln shotld nat be S'Jl:rnitted untilltle n-.pl1d has been roscblfJd. Fa Cl1$GG..+KIn} "'PotBMlaI Impact" \\') e(IIdat t<<lc<<n ~& Stld tl'!(Kr.)fee!l 1~5 bt!en idt:ntified bafcn:l Iho a~Iicll'tiCC'l 1'\\.15 DNrIl a:bmitted, tl"llt a~
aho::.wflj iloe submll1ed 1'0 ClEF' alof\\lg....1\\h the p~ <<tCeip\\. a compl&lJed PNDl form and ill USGS '1.5, mltu..J!8 quadtaAgk: !"ImP with 1NJ Pl'Cied lXlunrtll"lll'lS del\\tla.ilt$o on the n~. The PN1)l Reoa1tlC $hOuhf al!lO be subml11ed to the tlP9fOpr\\,atl/ll5Q$1CY ao::orditlg Ie ~ns on tr<G PNQl Rca..,t OEP lind tM j\\J~k:tIonal ageney wi 1iMI:It1( ~t"l1tl t",sol'n:; """" potet'lltel irnpact(s). S&e the DEP PNOl polity ai
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- 5. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION lhl,t P~ t.tnWT.m1'l'lfmtAll NilVI.W wT;)bslt8 iii!> a prellintll"W)' SCfMfllng tool. There ate clten r1el8ys in updaGng
!lpfldes 51atus d~th::If~, BOOltUSlll tho propo$IIId 540Itui ~ O"te tle8t available I~,.rding
\\he OOfISi8Ml1loo &l8b..!& of ij'l(jl ~g. &tate jufisdlttimal 8gIInt.Y $18If 11'10 l31e ~ ~lj at I6a8t Ltle 5lII!'NI 1XIIl~ 8$ mo Q.lmm~ ~gal Sla'IJ& If aJl'\\'I8ya Of TUIYIM Il\\tOttrII'fbO!\\ ~ !hlIl
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~.. agef!(.~"".agefiCi88 iMfI"II!!I:latety kI identl!)l and re~ any imp~.
For II h$.t ttl 1l'p.eeMr.; krIOti!ffl tg OCCI.U In l'Ie ~J w.tIef'e ywr ~ IB It:c!rlted, p1NSe see the !Specie5 lists by CQJI'II)' found onlt1e PA Nl:Wral Hetl[a.go Program (pNI4") home J)a9B (WWN/ ns4lJnl1hsrttargef>t8te.pa.l.i$). AI!!!)
I'I(Ite that tJ\\e PNDI EfllAronmen~1 R~ TOd ofly ~ lnfal"lTla1ion abOOl ~O$ (lCQ.II'I'8nCfi 1het i'sErye actuaBy bIICn r~d to the PNJ;P.
- 6. AGENCY CONTACT INFORMAnON PA Dupamrsent of Conservation and U.S. Fl." and Wildlife Serv.ce N.wr.1 Resources El'1d.tII1garVd SpIKlet;. Soc:lboo 91.:f'CiaU of fo~SIry. t,;oiogu:al SerYlCIl
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Fax;(J 17) 772-0271 PA Fish and Boat Commission PA Game Commission DiviJ;ion 01 EIW;~I $1IIViC(t5 DuI'NU d VIII!.1flfEi Ha~t MaI'!lS~f14 4:50 RoOOSGfl Lane, Sellefcf'lIe, PA.16823--7437 DIvision of ErMronmenti<< Planning lI1ld I1abtat p~
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- 7. PROJECT CONTACT INFORMATION Jr.'
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Mr. Chris Urban January 19, 2011 Page 7 of 19 PNDI Project Environmental Review Receipt Project Search ID: 20100421240163
- 1. PROJECT INFORMATION Project Name: Perklornen PumphouS8 Date of review: 4121120104:16:12 PM Project Category: Energy Storage. Production, and Transfer,Energy Production (generatlon),Nuclear Power Plant - maIntenance, modification, or expansion Project Area: 3.5 acres County: Montgomery TownshlplMunJeipallty: Perklomen Quadrangle Name: COLLEGEVILLE - ZIP Code: 19428 Decimal Degrees: 40.215fi11 N, *75.451022 W Degrees Minutes toMs: 40° 12" 56.2" N *75-2.,. 3.7" W
- 2. SEARCH RESULTS Agency Results
Response
PA Game Commission No Known Impact No Further Review Required PA Department of Conservation No Known Impact No Further Review Required and Natural Resources PA Fish and Boat Commission No Known Impact No Further Review Required U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service No Known Impact No Further Review Required As sulTlTlsrtzed above, Pennsylvania Natural Diverei1y Inventory (PNDI) recordS indicate no known impacts to threatened and endangered species and/or special concern speciea and resources within the project area.
Thentfore, baSed on the InfonnaUon you provided, no further coordination is required with the jurisdictional agencies. This response does not reflect potential agency concerns regarding impacts to other ecological resources, such as wetlands.
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Mr. Chris Urban January 19, 2011 Page B of 19 PNDI Project Environmental Review Receipt Project Search ID: 20100421240163 Note that regardless of PNOI search results, projects requiring 8 Chapter 105 DEP individual permit or GP 5,6, 7, 8. 9 or 11 In certain counties (Adams. Barks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Cumberland, Delaware, Lancaster.
Lebanon, lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Schuytkl/l and York) must comply with the bog turtle habitat screening requirements of the PASPGP.
- 3. AGENCY COMMENTS Regardless of Whether a DEP permit is necessary for this proposed project, any potential impacts to threatened and endangered spectes and/or speclal concern species and resources must be re$Olved with the appropriate jurisdictional agency. In some cases. a permit or authorization from the JUriSdictional agency may be needed if adverse impacts to these species and habitats cannot be avoided.
These agency determinations and responses are valid for one year (from the date of the review), and are based on the project Information that was provided, IndtJding the exact pl'oject location; the project type, description.
and features; and any responses to questions that were generated dUring this search. If any of the following change: 1) project location, 2) project size or configuration, 3) project type. or 4) responses to the questions that were asked during the anHne review. the results of this review are not valid. and the review must be searched again via the PNOI Environmental Review Tool and resubmitted to the Jurisdictional agencIes. The PNDI tool is a primary screening tool, and a desktop review may reveal more or fewer impacts than what Is listed on this PNDI receipt.
PA Game Commission RESPONSE: No Impact is anticipated to threatened and endangered species andJor special concern species and resources.
PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources RESPONSE: No Impact is anticipated to threatened and endangered species andlor special COI'ICem species and resources.
PA Fish and Boat CommissIon RESPONSE: No Impact ie antiCipated to threatened and endangered spedes and/or special concern species and resources.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service RESPONSE: No impacts to federally listed or proposed species are anticipated. Therefore. no further consultation/coordination under the Endangered Species Act {87 Stat 884, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 1631 er seq.
it> r"quire\\J. Because no take of federally "sled specles 18 anUdpated. none Is aUt!lOnZed. This response does not reflect potential Fish and Wildlife Service concerns under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act or other aulholiUes,
- 4. DEP INFORMATION The Pa Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) requires that a signed copy of this receipt. along with any required documentation from jurisdictional age\\"\\d&s concerning resolution of potential impacts, be submitted with applications for permits requiring PNDI review. For cases where a 'Potentiallmpact" to lt1reatened and endangered specles has been identified before the application has been submitted to DEP. the application shOuld not be submitted until the impact has been resolved. For cases where *Potentiallmpacr to special concem species and resources has been identified before the application has baen submitted, the application Page 2014
Mr. Chris Urban January 19, 2011 Page 9 of 19 PNDI Project Environmental Review Receipt Project Search ID: 20100421240163 shoold be submitted to DEP along with the PNDI receipt. a completed PNDI form and a USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle map with the project boundaries delineated on the map. The PNOI Receipt should also be submitted to the appropriate agency according to directions on the PNOI Receipt DEP aM the juriSdidionai agency will work togettler to reSOlve the potentlallmpact(S). See the OEP PNDI policy at http:/twww.naturalharitage.§tate.pa.U(i.
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Mr. Chris Urban January 19, 2011 Page 10 of 19 PNDI Project Environmental Review Receipt Project Search ID: 20100421240163
- 5. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The PNDI environmental review website Is a preliminary screening tool. There are often delays In updating species status classlfications. Because the proposed status represents the best available Information regarding the conservation status of the species. state jurisdictlonal agency staff give the proposed statuses at least the same consideration as the current legal status. If surveys or further information raveal that a threatened and endangered and/or special concern species and resources exist In your project area, contact the appropriate jurisdictional agency/agencies immediately to identify and resolve any impacts.
For a 1is1 Of species known to occur in the county where your project Is located, please see the species lists by county found on the PA Natural Heritage Program (PNHP) home page (www.naturalheritage.state.pa.us). Also note that the PNDI Environmental Review Tool only contains information about species occurrences that have actually been reported to the PNHP.
16801-4851 Bureau of Forestry, ECOlogical Services Section 400 Market Street, PO Box 8552. Harrisburg. PA.
NO Faxes Please.
17105-8552 Fax:(717) 772-0271 PA Fish and Boat Commission PA Game Commission Division of Environmental ServIces Bureau of Wildlife Habitat Management 450 Robinson Lane, Bellefonte, PA. 16823-7437 DMSlon of Environmental Planning and Habitat Protection NO Faxes Please 2001 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA. 17110-9797 Fax:(717) 787-6957
- 7. PROJECT CONTACT INFORMATION Name:_~~~'-f-J--'--7-'7,*,,"~~~Si-l+----__o...<..t-'71"'"'''''''''''''----
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- 8. CERTIFICATION I certify that ALL of the project information contained in this receipt (Including project location. pro.\\ed size/configuration. project type. answers to questions) is true, accurate and complete. In addition, If the project type. location, size or conflguration changes. or jf the anSWers to any questions that were asked during this online reV!
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Mr. Chris Urban January 19, 2011 Page 11 of 19 PNDI Project Environmental Review Receipt Project Search ID: 20100406237563
- 1. PROJECT INFORMATION Project Name: Bradshaw.J)Ump Date of review: 41612010 3:53:37 PM Project Category: Energy Storage, Production, and Transfer,Energy Production (generation),Nuciear Power Plant - maintenance, modification, or expanelon Project Area: 38.5 acres County: Bucke Township!MunldpaJlty: Plumstead Quadrangle Name: LUMBERvtLLE - ZIP COde: 18947,18901 Decimal Degrees: 40.397483 N. -75.093140 W Degrees Mlnut n: 4 2' SO.9* N..75-5' 35.3" W
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- 2. SEARCH RE8ULT8 Agency Results
Response
PA Game Commission No Known Impact NO Further RevIew Required PA Department of Conservation No Known Impact No Further Review Required and Natural Resources PA Fish and Soat CommiSSion Pot.ntlallmpact FURTHER REvtEW IS REQUIRED, 8ft Agenc;y Respon **
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service No Known Impact No Further Review Required As summarized above, Pennaytvania Natural DtvGrsIy Inventory (?NO I) records Indic8ta there may be potential impacts to threatened and endangered SWldior special concern specie$ and resources within the prqacl area. If the rssponse above Indicates 'No Further Review Required" no additional communicatiOn with lI1e respecllve ag&r1CY ia required. If the response is "FUrthSf Review Required-or "See Agency Response: refer to the appropr1ate agency comments below. Please see the OEP Information Section of this receipt tf 8 PA Department of Environmental ProtBction Permit is required.
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Mr. Chris Urban January 19, 2011 Page 12 of 19 PNDI Project Environmental Review Receipt Project Search ID: 20100406237563 Note that regardleSs of PNOI search results, Protects requiI1ng a Chapter 105 DEP individual permit fI GP 5, 8.
l.ebanon. l.ehigh, Monroe. Montgomery, Northampton, SchuyIIdU sod York} must comply with the bog bJr1Ie habitat screening requirements of thi:! PASPGP.
RESPONSE TO QUESTION(S) ASKED Q1; Accurately describe what is known about wetland presence in the project area or on the land parceL
-Project" indudes all reatures of the project Onck.lding bUlldlflgs, roads, utility lines, outfall and intake structures, weDs, stormwalerretentlonJdetention basins, parking lots, dri'leways, lawns, etc.), as well as all assoclated impacts (e.g., temporary staging areas, worK areas, temporary road crossings, areas subject to grading or dearing, etc.). Indude aU areas that Will be permanently or temporarily affected either directly Of' indirectly - by any type of disturbance (e.g., land clearing, grading, tree removal. Hooding, etc.). l.and parcel = the 1ot(s) on which some type of project(s) or activity(s) are proposed to occur.
Your answer is: 2. The project area (or land parcel) h ** not been Investigated by someone quallfled to Identify and delineate wetlands, or It Is currently unknown Ifthe project or project aetlVld** will affect wetlands.
02: Aquatic habitat (stream, river, lake, pond, etc.) Is located on or adjacent to the subJect property and project activities (including discharge) may occur within 300 feet of these habitats Your answer is: 3. Unknown
- 3. AGENCY COMMENTS Regardless of Whether a DEP permit Is necessary fOf' this proposed project. any potential Impacts to threatened and endangered species and/or special concern species and resources must be resolved with the appropriate Jurisdictional agency. In some cases. a permit Of' authorization from !he jurisdictional agency may be needed If adverse impacts to these species and habitats cannot be avoided.
These agency determinations and responses are wild for one year (from the date of the relJlew). and are based on the project Information that was provided. including the exact project location; the project type. description, and features; and any responses to questions Itlat were generated during this search. If any of the following change: 1) project location. 2) project size or configuration, 3) project type. or 4) responses to the questions that were asked during the online review, the results of this review are not valid, and the review must be searched again via the PNDI Environmental Review Tool and resubmitted to the jurisdictional agencies. The PNOI tool is a primary screening tool, and a desktop review may reveal mOf'e or fewer Impacts than what Is listed on this PNOI receipt.
PA Game Commission RESPONSE: No Impact IS anticipated to threatened and endangered species andlor special concern species and resources.
PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources RESPONSE: No Impact is anticipated to threatened and endangered species and/or &pedal concem species and resources, PA Fish and Boat Commission Page 2 of 5
Mr. Chris Urban January 19, 2011 Page 13 of 19 PNDI Project Environmenta1 Review Receipt Project Search 10: 20100406231563 PFBC Species:
Scientific Name: Sensitive Species**
Common Name:
Current Status:
Threatened Proposed Status: Special Concern Species" RESPONSE: Further review of this project Is necessary to resolve the potential impacts(s). Please send project information to this agency for roview (GOO WHAT TO SEND).
u.s. Fish and Wildlife Service RESPONSE: No impacts to ftdlQllfy Hsted at proposed species are anticipated. Therefore, no further consultation/coordination under the Endangered SPecies Act (87 Stat. 884, as amended; 16 U.s.C. 1531 at seq.
Is required. Because no take of federally lilted species IS anticipated. none is authorized. This response does not reflect potential Fish and Wildlife Service concems under 1he Fish and Wildfife Coordination Act or other authoritieS,
- Spedal Concem Species Of Resource - Plant or animal species classifled as rare, tentatively undetermined or candlda1e as well as other taxa of conservation concern, slgniflcan1 natural communities, special concern populations (plants or animals) and unique geologic features.
- Sensitive Species - Species identified by the jurisdlctJnal agency as collectible, having economic value. or being susceptible to decllne as a result of visitation.
WHAT TO SEND TO JURISDICTIONAL AGENCIES If project Infonnatlon was requested by on8 or more of the agencies above. send the following information to the agency(s) seeking this information (see AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION).
~111 of MinImum Mmnals to be submlttad:
__SIGN ED copy of this Project Environmental Review Receipt
__Project narrative with a descriptlon of the overall project. the work to be performed. current physical characteristics. of the site and acreage to be Impacted.
__Project location Information (name of USGS Quadrangle, TownshiplMvnicipality. and County)
__USGS 7.5-mlnute Quadrangle with project boundary dearly Indicated, and quad name on the map The Inclusion oftha followIng Infonnation may expedite the review process.
A ~ site plan(partlcularly showing the relationship of the project to the physical features iW:hJm wetlands, streams, ponds, rod< outcrops. etc.)
_Color photos Keyed to the basic site plan (I.e. showing on the site plan where and in what dlredlon each photo was taken and the date of the photos)
__Information about the presence and location of wetlands in the project area, and how this was determined (e.g., by a qualified wetlands biologist), if wetlands ate present In the project area. provide project plans showing the location of all project features, as wei as wetlands and streams
__The OEP permit(s} required for this project Page 3015
Mr. Chris Urban January 19, 2011 Page 14 of 19 PNDI Project Environmental Review Receipt Project Search ID: 20100406237561
- 4. DEP INFORMATION The Pa Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) requires that a signed copy of this receipt, along with any required documentation from jurisdictional agencies concerning resolution of potential impacts, be submitted with applications for permits requiring PNDI review. For cases where a 'Potentlallmpact" to threatened and endangered species has been Identified before the application has been submitted to DEP, the application should not be submitted until the impact has been resolved. For C8S8S where *Potentiallmpact" to special concem species and resources has been identified before the application has been submitted, the application should be submitted to DEP along With the PNDI receipt. a completed PNDI form and a USGS 7.5 minute quadtangle map with the project boundaries deUneated on the map. The PNOI Receipt shOuld also be submitted to the appropriate agency according to directions on the PNDI ReceIpt. DEP and the jurisdictional agency will work together to resolve the potential impact(s), See the DEP PNDI policy at httg:Jl\\wNj.naturalhetilagfi state,ga Llli*
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Mr. Chris Urban January 19, 2011 Page 15 of 19 PNDI Project Environmental Review Receipt Project Search ID: 20100406237563
- 5. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The PHDI en'itronmental review webf>ite is a pntllmlnary screening tool. There are often delays in updating species status classifications. Because the proposed status represents the best available infotmatlon regarding the conservation status of the species, state jurisdictional agency staff give the proposed statuses at least the same consideration ii'$ tho current legal status. If surveys or further information reveal that a threatened and endangered and/or special concern species and re8()\\Jfces exist In your project area, contact the appropriate jurisdictional agencylagencles Immediately to identify and resolve any Impact&.
For Ii list of spacies known to occur In the county where your project is located, please see the speci8slists by county found on the PA Natural Heritage Program (PNHP) home page (www.naturalherltage.stata.pa.us). Also note that the PNDI Environmental RevieW Tool only contains Information about species occurrences that have actualty been reported to the PNHP.
- 6. AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION PA Department of Conservation and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Natural Resources Endangered Species Section Bureau of Forestry. Ecological Services Section 315 SOutll Allen Street, Suite 322, State College. PA.
16801-4851 400 Market Street, PO Box 8552, Harrisburg, PA.
NO Faxes Please.
17105-8552 Fax:(717) 772-0271 PA Fish and Boat Commission PA Game Commission Division of Environmental Services Bureau of Wildlife Habitat Management 450 Robinson Lane, Bellefonte, PA. 16823-7437 Division of En'itronmental Planning and Habitat Prol'actlon NO Faxes Please 2001 Elmerton Avenue. Harrisburg. PA. 17110-9197 Fax:(717) 787-6957
- 7. PROJECT CONTACT INFORMATION NMW ~~~Ji
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- 8. CERTIFICATION I C8f1Ify that ALL of the project infonnanon contained in this receipt (induding project location. project size/configuratJon, project type. answers to questions) is true. accurate and complete. In addition, If the project type, location. size or configuration changes, or If the answers to any questions that were asked during trus online review chang agree to r&-d. 0 the online environmental1'ite7
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Mr. Chris Urban January 19, 2011 Page 16 of 19 PNDI Project Environmental Review Receipt Project Search lD: 20 I 00407237630
- 1. PROJECT INFORMATION Project Name: Bedminater_WPF Date of review: 417I2D10 10:02:31 AM Project Category: Energy Storage, Production, and Tranmr,Energy Production (generatlon).Nudear Power Plant - maintenance, modification, or expansion Project Area: 2 ** acres County: Bucks TownshlpIMunlcipanty: Bedminster Quadrangle Name: BEDMINSTER - ZIP Code: 18947 Decimal Degrees: 40.399023 N, *75.158205 W Degrees Minutes Seconds; 40* 23' 56.S-til *7&- *29.5-W
- 2. SEARCH RESULTS Agen2Y PA Game Commission Results No Known Impact
Response
No Further Review Required PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources No Known Impact No Further Review Required PA Fish and Boat Commission No Known Impact No Further Review Required U.S. Fish and Witdlife Service No KnQ\\oIVT1 Impact No Further Review Required As summarized above. Pennsylvania Natural Divfni1y Inventory (PHDI) records indicate no known Impacts to threatened and endangered spades and/or special coooam species and rasources within the prajed area.
Therefore, based on the information you provided. no further coordination is mqulnid wtth the jurtadttlonal agencies. ThIs response does not rafted potential agency concems regan:ling Impacts to other ecological resources, such as we1land*.
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Mr. Chris Urban January 19, 2011 Page 1 of 2 ATTACHMENT 2 Threatened and Endangered Reptile and Amphibian, Fish and Invertebrate Species that could occur in Montgomery, Chester, and Bucks Counties
Mr. Chris Urban January 19, 2011 Page 2 of 2 Threatened and Endangered Reptile and Amphibian, Fish and Invertebrate Species that could occur in Montgomery, Chester, and Bucks Counties Scientific Name Common Name Federal Status State Status Counties with Recorded Location Reptiles and Amphibians Glyptemys muhlenbergii Bog Turtle Threatened Endangered Montgomery, Chester, Bucks Opheodrys aestivus Rough Green Snake Endangered Chester Pseudacris triseriata kalmi New Jersey Chorus Frog Endangered Montgomery, Bucks Pseudemys rubriventris Redbelly Turtle Threatened Montgomery, Chester, Bucks Rana sphenocephala Coastal Plain Leopard Frog I Endangered Chester, Bucks Scaphiopus holbrookii Eastern Spadefoot Endangered Bucks Fish ACipenser brevirostrum Shortnose Sturgeon Endangered Endangered Bucks Acipenser oxyrinchus Atlantic Sturgeon Candidate Endangered Bucks Enneacanthus obesus Banded Sunfish Endangered Bucks Lepomis mega/otis Longear Sunfish Endangered Bucks Notropis cha/ybaeus Ilroncolor Shiner Endangered Montgomery, Bucks Invertebrates A/asmidonta heterodon Dwarf Wedgemussel Endangered Endangered Montgomery, Chester, Bucks Note: -- in the Federal Status column signifies that the species is not a federally-listed species.
ATTACHMENT 3 Figures Depicting LGS Project Features Figure 1 LGS Plant Site Property Boundaries Figure 2 Perkiomen Pumphouse Figure 3 LGS Makeup Water Supply System Figure 4 Bradshaw Reservoir and Bradshaw Pumphouse Properties Figure 5 Bedminster Water Processing Facility Property Figure 6 Limerick to Cromby 230 kV Transmission Line Route Figure 7 Cromby to North Wales 230 kV Transmission Line Figure 8 Cromby to Plymouth Meeting 230 kV Transmission Line Route Figure 9 Limerick to Whitpain 500 kV Transmission Line Route Mr. Chris Urban January 19, 2011 Page 1 of 10
Mr. Chris Urban January 19, 2011 Page 2 of 10 flWJl963 51<<!e Plane ~nnS)'.. nlil South PtOJfK'tIOn larrtJert Conformal COOIC Llnoar l'nf Foci t,;$
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Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission Division of Environmental Services Natnral Diversity Section 450 Robinson Lane Bellefonte, PA 16823-9620 established 1866 (814) 359-5237 Fax (814) 359-5175 February 11, 20 I I IN REPLY REFER TO SIR#35712 NANCY RANEK EXELON NUCLEAR 200 EXELON WAY KSA/2-E KENNETT SQUARE, PA 19348 RE:
Species Impact Review (SIR) - Rare, Candidate, Threatened and Endangered Species RENEWAL OF OPERATING LICENSES FOR LIMERICK GENERATING STATION UNITSl & 2 MONTGOMERY AND CHESTER Counties, Pennsylvania
Dear Ms. RANEK:
The staff oflhe Natural Diversity Section has examined the map accompanying your recent correspondence which shows the location of the above referenced project. Based on records maintained in the Pennsylvania Natural Diversity Inventory (PNDI) database and Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission files. the eastern redbelly turtle (Pseudemys I'lIbril'enfris. PA threatened) and globa Ily rare amph ipod and/or isopod species are known from the vicinity of the project sites.
The eastern redbelly turtle is one of Pennsylvania's largest native aquatic tllltleS. Th is turtle species is known to inhabit relatively large, deep streams, rivers, ponds, lakes and marshes with permanent water and ample basking sites. Redbelly turtles are restricted to the sOllthcentral and southeastern regions of the Commonwealth. The existence of this turtle species is threatened by habitat destruction, poor water quality and competition with aggressive non-native turtle species that share its range and habitat (e.g., red-eared slider, Trachell1Ys scripta elegans).
Isopods and al11phipods are small inveltebrate species (crustaceans) that inhabit coldwater springs, seeps. on hillsides and in caves. Although these species are not listed as candidate. threatened. or endangered. they may be listed in the not so distant future. These rare invertebrate species are threatened by habitat destruction and poor water quality.
Given that tbe proposed license renewal will involve no new construction, earth disturbance, or changes to existing land uses, I do not anticipate the proposed activity to have any significant adverse impacts to the species of concern under PFRC jurisdiction.
Note that this office performed no field inspection of the project area. Consequently, comments in this letter are not meant to address other issues or concerns that might arise concerning matters under Pennsylvan ia Fish and Boat Comm iss ion jurisdiction or that of other authorities. If you have any questions regard ing this response. please contact Kathy Gipe of my staff (814-359-5186) and refer to the SIR numbH at the top of this letter. Thank you for your cooperation and attention to this matter Our Mission:
www.fishandboat.com To protect, conserl'C and enhance the Commonwealth ',. aquatic resources and provide fishing and boating opportunities.
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- 3 list of rare, candidate, threatened and endangered species under your jurisdiction. To avoid any duplication of effort, you may confirm that the list previously provided to Exelon from your office is still current rather than compiling a new list. If any information is not current, please provide any applicable updates. Both the January 2011 letter from Exelon and the February 2011 letter from The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission are enclosed for your reference (enclosures 6 and 7). In addition, please provide any information you consider appropriate under the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act.
The staff plans to hold two public license renewal overview and environmental scoping meetings on September 22, 2011, in the area of Limerick. The first session will be held in the afternoon and an identical session will be held later that evening. Both sessions will be held at the Sunnybrook Ballroom, 50 North Sunnybrook Road, Pottstown, PA 19464. The afternoon session will be from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and the evening session will be from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. In addition, the NRC plans to hold a one hour Open House prior to each meeting to answer public questions. You and your staff are invited to attend the public meetings and Open Houses. Your office will receive a copy of the draft SEIS along with a request for comments.
The anticipated publication date for the draft SEIS is August 2012.
The Limerick LRA is available on the internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/limerick.html. If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Ms. Lisa Regner, License Renewal Project Manager, by phone at 301-415-1906 or bye-mail at Lisa.Regner@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, IRA!
David J. Wrona, Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-352 and 50-353
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Letter to Chris Urban from David J. Wrona dated September 8, 2011
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR LIST OF PROTECTED SPECIES WITHIN THE AREA UNDER EVALUATION FOR THE LIMERICK GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW (SIR # 35712)
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