ML11234A065
| ML11234A065 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Limerick  |
| Issue date: | 09/08/2011 |
| From: | David Wrona License Renewal Projects Branch 2 |
| To: | Braun O State of PA, Dept of Environmental Protection |
| Regner, Lisa M. 301-415-1906 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML11234A065 (6) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 September 8,2011 Ms. Olivia Braun Environmental Planner Division of Environmental Planning &Habitat Protection Bureau of Wildlife Habitat Management Pennsylvania Game Commission 2001 Elmerton Avenue Harrisburg, PA 17110-9797
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
Dear Ms. Braun:
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 (LRA), 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.
O. Braun
- 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 (I.e., 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 LRA, H[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.
O. Braun
- 3 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 letters dated January 19 and March 1, 2011. You replied by letter dated March 2, 2011, that there are bird and mammal species or resources of concern located in the vicinity of the project, but since the project will not involve new construction or tree clearing, that no impact to threatened or endangered species is likely.
To avoid any duplication of effort, you may confirm that the previously provided information to Exelon from your office is still current rather than completing a new review. If any information is not current, please provide any applicable updates. Both letters from Exelon and the March 2011 letter from The Pennsylvania Game Commission are enclosed for your reference (enclosures 6, 7, and 8). As you recommended in your letter to Exelon, we will also contact Mr. Bruce Metz, Land Management Supervisor in the Pennsylvania Game Commission office to confirm that there will be no impacts to nearby State Game lands. In addition, please provide any other information you consider appropriate under the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act.
The NRC 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, OJ 9* Y~
David J. Wrona, Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-352 and 50-353
Enclosures:
As stated
O. Braun
- 3 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 letters dated January 19 and March 1,2011. You replied by letter dated March 2, 2011, that there are bird and mammal species or resources of concern located in the vicinity of the project, but since the project will not involve new construction or tree clearing, that no impact to threatened or endangered species is likely.
To avoid any duplication of effort, you may confirm that the previously provided information to Exelon from your office is still current rather than completing a new review. If any information is not current, please provide any applicable updates. Both letters from Exelon and the March 2011 letter from The Pennsylvania Game Commission are enclosed for your reference (enclosures 6,7, and 8). As you recommended in your letter to Exelon, we will also contact Mr. Bruce Metz, Land Management Supervisor in the Pennsylvania Game Commission office to confirm that there will be no impacts to nearby State Game lands. In addition, please provide any other information you consider appropriate under the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act.
The NRC 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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Renewal of Operating Licenses for Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 Request for Information on Listed Threatened and Endangered Species
Dear Ms. Firestone:
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 consistent with 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:
Ms. Chris Firestone January 19, 2011 Page 2 of 4
- 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.
- 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 that was disturbed during initial station construction.
Figures 1 through 9 showing the locations of the existing LGS project features are provided in.
Ms. Chris Firestone January 19, 2011 Page 3 of 4 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 plant species are anticipated from license renewal.
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). One "Special Concern Species" was identified for the LGS plant site:
tooth-cup (RotaJa ramosior). 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 numerous state-listed plant species could occur in Montgomery, Chester, and Bucks Counties, The enclosed Attachment 2 contains a list of these species. One perennial orchid species, the small whorled pogonia (/sotria mede%ides), state-listed as endangered, with Chester County as its recorded location, also is federally-listed as threatened. Although the American Holly (/lex opaca), which is state-listed as threatened, was observed on the LGS plant site in 1978, Exelon Generation is not aware of the recent presence of any state-listed plant species on or near the properties associated with LGS and its associated transmission lines.
Also, Exelon Generation and PECO adhere to regulatory requirements regarding sensitive areas that could contain state-listed threatened and endangered plant species and work closely with your department to protect these resources.
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 plant species located near the LGS plant site, makeup water supply system, or transmission system ROWs. Nevertheless, we are requesting your help to identify 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 such issues and 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 plant species.
Ms. Chris Firestone 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 Plant Species that could occur in Montgomery, Chester, and Bucks Counties :
Figures Depicting LGS Project Features (Figures 1 through 9)
Ms. Chris Firestone 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
Ms. Chris Firestone January 19, 2011 Page 2 of 19 PNDI Project Environmental Review Receipc Project Search m= 20100421240114
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Spadal Cone&m Species*
Proposed Statu.: $pedal Concern Species*
RESPONSE! Furthar rfMfIW cI this projlJd t5 f1~f)' to re&Gill19 th& ~I i~s). PIeastt sand projld ~ til' tNs agmcyfDr ~ (Me \\~T TO SENO~_
PA Fish and Boat Commission Pf=8C $fleele..!
Scf.ntlffc Name: SensiliYe Specie&**
Common Ham.~
CI.ll'1'"8nt S1atwI:
Threstene4 Pmposod statu.: Speciat Concern Species*
Sdenttfic Name; Stygobromus lliz2joii Common NaIM! PIZZinl'$ Cave Amphipod Cumtnt Status, Spedal Concem Spede:s" Propocftd Status: Special Concem Species'"
RESPONSE: fl.l/theJr f1lNl\\Itw of tlia prqact 1& necu&ar'/ let ~"* fd8n1iat itnpada(8). Please iIC!nd PI'Ilfed i~ to lhq agency for review Csee WHAT TO SEND).
U..S. Fish and Wildlife Service RESPONSE: No Impacts ~ fUeraJtt IIste(I ta' pt~~..~. ThgAJtIJre. no fl.lrther rol\\1U~ 'I.lfltfer the Erid8ngeYed Spodes Iv:J. (,.1 s...L 884. as amel"lOld; 16 U.S.C. 1531 ef seq.
is. fIiIIQI.,IIf1Id. ~ no take Of ~ i!lOed ~ ts Mlit.ipttDd. none i5~. TtWs r8lilJlOflM <tOM oot n:ftIct potondal Fish 0100 Wikfllfe ~~ ul'll1ef Ihe Asl\\ 800 WJdWe CoordinaUon Am or oUlcI1' a~
- Special CCll'tcem Spacin or-R~ - Ft;mt Of iJI'Itmal 8pecIM. daaaified as tare, tEtl"'itWn!!ly UII'llkttemwu;!I!:t 01" c:andidaI& as well _ adu,'W bwI cI CUlMMfIiorl coocam, 1iIgt'l1flC8t'lt I'\\8tIut8I ~ities... ~l concam populalione (p'tafl@l Of arnmsl!l) and unkjutt ~c Ieature$.
- $4msltlWr S~s - ~ IdenIBed I:t; 1J1Ie JUI'isdidinal.,glll1cv.as r::oIoo'ttbIe. "",\\ling iKX}1'\\01'nK; value. 01 I)omg SlJIQIJpUMe t:> didlrte ~ 8 red (If vldaliofl.
WHAT TO SEND TO JURISDICTIONAL AGENCIES It pro,ltd IrtfomulttoC1 'fIIIM f1!Q'iJIi~ by 0I1iiI or mont of thlt -VttnelN abow. s\\lltld 1ha folloWIng infoml6li:x\\
to tne ~V(fI)~;; thl6 inf~a6::ln ($fie AGENCY CONTACT IHJ:QR,.tAOON)
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Ms. Chris Firestone January 19, 2011 Page 5 of 19 PNDI Project &wirorunental Review Receipt
'Project ~ean::h If): iOI0rt.::1.21240174
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_Prqect ~.". ill do$Q"fpOlCln ~ VIe owerall projliCt tI\\e ¥IOf'k to be perft)imed. wtfefll physbSl ehara~ oIlful1 site and ~ga ta bet~,
...~_MProiect toc::atIOO ~ (name of USGS~. TOIMIstlipl1.6antdpatity, and Cwntr)
_USGS 7~biII 0uadrangIe..... JIfIOJ8d ~~ irdiCated. and qlli!ld ttanta on the na;t Th& iRe_Jon or Uta tolfoWil'lG WctmM!on tar.......nMGw pnJC!Oa.
_It ~ sU:e pfan~ ihO'Mt'IO tne reladOll'llll'lip Of Il6 protlld 10 tha physir;a! fMIJ.II'V.:I& ~
wed."*. 5Inito1Im$, pcnd$. rock o~ C.}
_Coklr ~ kIryed to I1e basic site _
(i.~ ~ on tho SIte pfian...mere 800 in 'Whs!. dlfediOO each IlhOlio waG ~ 000 tho-d'dtltIoItho pftott.l6)
_I~ aboI;rt It_ praence:.. !'lId localSon 01 WdindS.ll"I th& prOj&ct area, 8fUJ hoW ItIie was t:Ietmm!ned I.e.g... by a qlJllllii!td weI1and* biologist), If..........rds lI/1IJ ~ in the pcqect &1'98. prt::)W:Ie ~ plana d'lowing the k:Iea'tiOn 01 afl projeCt featurei. 88 wei ae weG8nds I\\iI'Id Sfnmrns
_Th. OEP ~5) raqtmld tor Ills ~
- 4. DEP INFORMAnON The: Pa ~ 01 ErwVo~faI ~an (DEP) ~ 1t'iIt a slgled ooPY of INa recel:ll 81000 With any required doc~tatIon ftc:m ~~.ndM~ I"POIllfJOn of poIlDntiallmpaclB. be ~ with
~ fOI pem'IlS NqlMnQ PNt'l1 teV\\Q!N. For ca&8& lid'lafe ill '~11'mpact' ~~ and
~tr1/IId ~ hiU been Ickm1tft9f.l before 11'1& appUcaIoft t'IM been fAlbmllktd to OEP, the.~
!lhat.id not bt w~ Uf'/IU II'tt II'npbCt haS been rosotAtd, Fa c:uIJ5 whBf.u: "PoI8R1iaJ fmpacr' 10 apeeiS
~ &peei&& and resourass NsS been idrifktd befoq \\he applloaticn hu bien ~d, lI'Ie 8~
Il~ be ~ to CI:P aklftg Yrith 1he PNDt f8Ci!ipt. a eompIe(ed PNDl farm iII1d a USGS 7.5 mirn.48 quadra. mep with the profod baundaMl ~ 00 1:1'\\& map.. The PNDI R~ 8tIOUId also be $UbmIUed to tNt appropriate ~ey ao::ording to dladic:IIl$ 011 thIt PNCI ~t oeP "lid *the jUrflSdlclklnlll aoenev 1iIIiI wof$; ~f to re&CfVe the ~ /l'npad(a). S!!le lie DEP PNDt pdk;y IlIt h_~~,la
Ms. Chris Firestone January 19, 2011 Page 6 of 19 liNDl Project 'Environmental Review R.eeeiIlt ProJoot Scaroh 10: :WI()04Z1 l401 74
- 5. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The PHOI enwonf7llll'ltal ~~'* 8 PftKfmiMIY 6Cfe8l1tng t.oot Thete are oAtm dat.iiyS in upjdng spedtts SlalluiJ d~~ ~ Ihe~ $tu& ~ f}e befit 8\\l8llable I~ regarding the OOf'lSeNslon* 8IatU9 (Jf 1tt8 ~. &&aU; jurisdlet\\onaj.1'1I:l'1 sJa,ff !JW \\he ~~ at teast tile lIiIII'M ~.. trJIJ' QlrraN I111g!i1I5t.MUS, 11 aJrveys. Of rt..ft'Ief If\\IIOf'tn&OOh tevel!ll mat iii U'1t!!IatBnllld ilWI
~ered l!ItICQ sped_ 0I.'lI"ICarn ~ and reltl\\ll'Q8S exl:Jt 11'1 )lOtI project Bf8!8. ~et t'te*~
JI.If18dIdion81 ageney.\\8Qef'1de8 Immadlately 60 IdaDtify arM f'C~ I1IT'I i~.
For ill 1$1 clspecles ImI1Ml to ~r In 11. 00Ul'\\t)' Whwe your ~ Is Ioc8I:b11 ple8se see tI'Io speciI!II.lisl$ by countr rOlliM 00 Ill'll PA NaUal Heft. Pl'tI!.i1Dm (PNHP) ttcllT'I8 page (wtMN.~IU~ts.pa.lAS). AJ!M) not. 1M ftle PNDI ElIVI~1 ~ Tod Cf'I;y c.:oolains inl'ormation about ~ (lC'.CIJ1TiJll"l1;iQ W1a'1 hal....
~ boon reportIlId to 1he PNHP.
- 6. AGENCY CONTACT INFORMAnON PA Dtpll1mlJnt of Conservation and u.s. Fish and Wildlife Service Natura' Resources Endangltred Spec:i0$ Sdon 91.ifll1iJU d F'OI1lBtl'y, &ol'ogu;el ~CBS SecOOn 315.SCUth Allen SI:roel Suitt 322, SlaIO CdlegD. PA 400 Mat:ke'l StnMt. PO b
$552. H~. PI\\. 1$801-48&1 171C6-8552:
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~ ~ Witdllfe H8~f uanragement 450 Rotm9On LaM, 6811efonte. PA. 16823-7431 Dtvif;iOn of &w:ironmentat Planning andHa*l ~n NO Faxu PIeeW 2001 E\\mIeI'\\Ofl AVenue. ~, PA. '\\7110.9197 Fax:{11n 737-&951
- 7. PROJECT CONTACT INFORMATION
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Ms. Chris Firestone January 19, 2011 Page 7 of 19 PNDI Project Environmental Review Receipt Project Search ID: 20100421240163
- 1. PROJECT INFORMATION Project Name: Perk.lomen PumphouH Date of review: 4121120104:16:12 PM Project Category; Energy Storage, Production, and Transfer,Energy Production (generatfon),Nuclaar Power Plant - maintenance. modification, or expansion Project Area: 3.5 acres County: Montgomery TownshlpIMunJeipallty: Perklomen Quadrangle Name: COLLEGEVILLE - ZIP Code: 19426 Decimal Degrees: 40.215611 N, *75.451022 W Oegr~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~___
- 2. SEARCH RESULTS Agency Results
Response
PA Game Commission No Known Impact No Further Review Required PA Department of Conservation No Known Impact No Further Review Required and Natural Resources PA Fish and Boat Commission No Known Impact No Further Review Required U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service No Known Impact No Further Review Required As surrmariZed above, PennsylvaNa Natural 0ivenIIty Inventory (PNDI) reoordt indicate no known irTIpacts to tf'Ireatsned and endangered species and/or special c:oncem apedea and IlJSOUI'CeS Within the project area.
l'h4Intfore. based on the information you provided. no further coordlnation 1$ required with the IUl"lsdlCtlonal agencies. Thla response does not rafted potential agency concerns regarding Impacts to otI'Iet ecological reeourata. such as wetlands.
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Ms. Chris Firestone January 19, 2011 Page 8 of 19 PNDI Project Environmental Review Receipt Project Search ID: 20100421240163 Note that regardless of PNDI search result ** projects requlrlng I Chapter 105 DEP IndMdual permit or GP 5, 6, 7, 8. 9 or 111n certain counties (Adams. Berks, Bucks. Carbon, Chester. Cumberland, Delawara. Lancaster, Lebanon. Lehigh. Monroe, Montgomery, NOf1hampton. Schuylkill ana Yot1t} mult comply with the bog turtle habitat screening requirements of the PASPGP.
- 3. AGENCY COMMENTS Regardleas of whether a DEP permit is nec&888f)' for this proposed project. any potential impacts to threatened and endangered &pecles and/or special concern $peCie& and resources must be resolved with the appropriate jurisdictional agency. In some cases, a permit or aulhol1:zallon from the JUrlsdfctional agency may be needed If advelW impaets to these species and habitats cannot be avoided.
These agency determinations and responses are valid for ona year (from the date of the revlew). and are based on the project Informatfon that was provided. Including the exact project IooaUon; the project type, descr1ption.
and features; and any responses to questions that were generated durtng 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 mu&t be searched again VIa the PNDI 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 bled on this PNDI receipt.
PA Game Commission RESPONSE: No Impact Is anticipated to ttwatened and endangered spades snd/or special concern species and resources.
PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources RESPONSE: No Impact Is anticipated to threatened and endangered species andlor special concem species and resources.
PA Fish and Boat CommIssion RESPONSE: No Impact Is antfclpated to threatened and endangered species and/or special concern speci8S and resources.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service RESPONSE: No impacts to {ederally listed or proposed species are antiCipated. Therefore, no further consullatlonlcoordinaUon under the Endangered Species Act (87 stat 884, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 1631 at seq.
Is required. Becauae 00 take of federally "sted species Is antIdpated, none IS autl1Ot1Zf3(]. Tnl9 response does not reflect potentJal Fish and Wildlife Service concerns under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act or other authOfitles.
- 4. DEP INFORMATION The Pa Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) requires that 8 I!Ilgned copy 01 this receipt, along with any required documentatlon from Jurisdictional agencies concemlng resolution of potential impacts. be submitted with applications for permits requiring PNOI review. For cases where a "Potential Impact" to threatened and endangered &pecie& has been Identified before the application has been submitted to DEP, the application should not be submitted until the Impact has been re9Ol\\ied. For cases where *Potentlallmpacr to special concern species and r8Sourcas has been identified before the applIcation haG been $UbmlUed, the application Page 2014
Ms. Chris Firestone January 19, 2011 Page 9 of 19 PNDI Project Environmental Review Receipt Project Search ID: 20100421240163 should be submitted to DEP along with the PNDI receipt. a completed PNDI fonn and a USGS 1.5 minute quadrangle map with the project boundaries deUneated on the map. The PNOI Receipt should allo be SUbmitted to the appropriate agency according to directions on the PNOI ~IPl DEP and the jUrisdIctional agency will wOl1l. together to reSOlVe IDe potenUallmpact(S). See the DEP PNDI POlicy at http://www.naturalheritage.state.,a,ij§.
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Ms. Chris Firestone 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 detays In updating species status classifications. Because the proposed status represents the best available Information regarding
!he conservation status of the species, state jurisdk:tional agency staff giVE! the proposed statuses at least the same consideration as the current legal status. If sUrVElys or further Information reveal that a threatened and endangered and/or special concern species and resources exist In your project area, contact the appropriate jurisdictional agency/agendes Immediatelv to identify and resolve any impacts.
For a list 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.naturalherilage.state.pa.us). Also note that the PNOI Environmental Review Tool only contains information about species occurrences that have actually 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 South AIJen Street, Suite 322, State CoUege, PA.
400 Mar1<et Street, PO Box 8552. Harrisburg, PA 16801-4851 NO Faxes Please.
17105-8552 Fax:(717) 772-0271 PA Fish and Boat Commission PA Game Commission Division of Environmental SeMC85 Bureau of Wildlife Habitat Management 450 Robinson Lane, Bellefonte, PA. 16823-7437 Division of EnVIronmental Planning and Habitat Protection NO Faxes Please 2001 ElmertonAvenue, Harrtsborg, PA.17110-9797 Fax:(717} 787-6957
- 7. PROJECT CONTACT INFORMATION Name:_~.oL..tI~+J-....L.:..+Aa~I:,-"S?rl~""""'.J,..LL""7".!"""""U--____
Company/Bustn AddreM:__~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~___
City, SQj's:J:--r-E~.o.....,IIe!~~~~~~;::I;-~:---:~~~'-:::=-~-
Phone:
Email;___~~C¥-L..::.L..I.~~"""":!:!:-"""'~~~""""'''''~____
- 8. CERTIFICATION I certify that ALL of the project information contained in this receipt (including project location, project size/configuration, 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 this onllnerevi
~ gre~vironment~~c1 a
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Ms. Chris Firestone January 19, 2011 Page 11 of 19 PNDI Project Environmental Review Receipt Project Search ID: 20100406237563
- 1. PROJECT INFORMATION Project Name: BradshswJ)ump Date of review: 41812010 3:53:37 PM Project Category: Energy Storage, Production, and Transfer,Enargy Production (generation).NuclHr Power Plant - maintenance, modification, or expansion Project Area: 38.5 acres County: Bucks TownshlpIMunlclpallty: Plumatead Quadrangte Name: LUMBERVILLE - ZIP Code: 18947,18901 Decimal Degrees: 40.397483 N, -75.093140 W Degrees Minutes 2
- SO.9* N *75* 5' 35.3" W
Response
Results No Known Impact
- 2. SEARCH RESULTS Agency PA Game Commission No FLriher Review Required PA Department of Conservation No Known Impact No FUf"ttler Review Required and Natural R880t6C8S PA Fish and Boat Commission U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Potential Impact No Known Impact FURTHER REVIEW IS REQUIRED, 8M Agency Reapon**
No Further Review Required Aa lOO1ITI8rized above, Pannaylvanla Natural DtvenIity Inventory (!'NOI) recorda Indicate thens may be potenHel impacts to threatened WId endangered WIdIor spedat oonC8fn speciea and resources wIttIln the ~ area. If the reaponM above Indicates "No Further RevIew Required" no additional communication with the respeolfve agency is required. t1 the nMPOOH is "Furthef Revtew Required" or "See Agency Responae,- refer to the appropriate agency comments below. Please see the DEI' InformaUon s.ctk:In of this receipt If
- PA Department of Environmental Protection Permit is requited.
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Ms. Chris Firestone January 19, 2011 Page 12 of 19 PNDI Project Environmental Review Receipt.
Project Search ID: 20100406237563 Note that reganIe$s of ?NOI search results, projects requiring a Chapter 105 OEP individual permit or GP 5, e.
- 7. 6, 9 or 11 In certain counties (Adams. Berks. BUCks, Carbon, Chester, Cumberland, Delaware. Lancaster, Lebanon. Lehigh. Monroe. Montgommy, Northampton. Schuylkill and Y0It} must comply with the bog turtle habitat screening requirements of the PASPGP.
RESPONSE TO QUESTION(S) ASKED Q1: Accurately describe what Is knoWn about wetland presence In the protect area or on the land parcel.
"Project" Indudes all features of the project (including building ** roads. utility lines, outfall and Intake structures, weli&, stormwater rehmtiOnldetenUon basins. parking Iota, drivew8Y$. lawn ** etc.), 8S well as all associated impacts (e.g** temporary staging areas, work areal, temporary road CI'O$Sings. areas subject to grading or dearing. atc.). Include all areas that will be permanently or temporartly affected - either directly or Indirectly - by any type of disturbance (e.g.* land cleaffng, grading. tree removaI.IlOOdlng, etc.). Land parcel::; the lot(s) on which some type of project(s) or actIvity(s) are pl"OpoUd to occur.
Your answer is; 2. The project area (or land pan:el) has not bNn I"""tlgated by someone qualified to Identify and deUneate wetlands, or It 'S currenUy unknown If the pro,.ct or project activities will affect wetfands.
02: Aquatic habitat (stream. river, lake, pond, etc.) Is located on or adjacent to the sub,lect 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 for this proposed project, any potential Impacts to threatened and endangered species anel/or special concern species and resources must be resolved With the appropriate jurisdictional agency. In some cases. a pennlt or authorization from the jurisdictional agency may be needed if adverse Impacts to these species and hatlitats cannot be avoided, These agency detelTl1ioation& and responses are valid 10r one year (from the date of the review). and are based on the project InformatIOn that was provided, induding the exact project location; the project type, description.
and features; and any *ponse$ to questiOnl that were genemted during this search. tf 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 onlima review, the results of this review are not valid. and 1he review must be searched again Via the PNOI Environmental Review Tool and resubmitted to the jurtsdictlonal agencies. The PNDI tool Is a primary screening tool, and a desktop review may reveal mont or fewer Impacts than what Is Osted on this PNO) receipt.
PA Game Commission RESPONSE: No Impact is anticipated to threatenild and endangered epede$ and/or special concem species and resources.
PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources RESPONSE: No Impact is anticipated to threatened and endangered IOpecies and/or special concem species and resources.
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Ms. Chris Firestone January 19, 2011 Page 13 of 19 PNDI Project Environmental Review Receipt Project Search ID: 20100406231563 PFBC Species:
Sclentffic Name: Sensitive Spedes" 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 roviow ( $00 WHAT TO SEND).
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service RESPONSE: No impacts to,.dary listed or proposed spedes are anticipated. Therefore, no l'urther consultation/coordination under the Endangered Species Act (87 Stat. 884, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 1531 fit seq.
1$ requfred. Because no take of federally listed species Is anticipated, none is authorized. This response does not reflect potential FiSh and Wildlife Service conCems under the Fish and Wildlife CoordinatiOn Act or other authorities*
- Spada! Concern Species or Resource - Plant or animal species Classified as rare. tentatively t.II'Idetermlned or candidate as wefl as other taxa of conservation concern, significant natural communities, special concern populations (plants or animals) and unique geologic featum.
.. SensItiVe Species - Specfes iderltlfied by the Jurladlctlnal agency as collectible, having economlc value, or being susceptible to dedine as a result Of VIsitation.
WHAT TO SEND TO JURISDICTIONAL AGENCIES If projKt Information wn requested by one or more of the agencies al'Jove, send !he folloWing infOl'l'natiOn to the agency(s) seeking this Information (sse AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION).
Cbeck..J1st ofMlnlmum Material. to be submitted:
_SIGNED copy of this Project Environmental Review Receipt
_Project narrative WIth a description of the overall project. the wor1t to be performed, current physicaf characteristics of the site and acreage to be Impacted.
_Project location Information (name of USGS Quadrangle. Township/Municipality. and County)
_USGS 7.5-minute Quadrangle with prefect boundary elear1y Indicated. and quad name on the map Tha Inclusion ot the tollOWlng Information may expedite the review process.
A ~ site plan(partlcularfy sMwtng the relationship of the project to the physlcal featu~ IUC.I:LU wetlands. streams, ponds. rock outcrops. etc.)
_Color photos keyed to the bask: site ptan (I.e. showing on the ate plan where and In what cirec:tion each photo was taken and the date of the photos)
Information about the presence and location of wetlandS In the ptojecl area, and how this W8& determined (e.g.. by 8 qualified wetlands biologist). if weUands are present in the project area, provide project plans showing the loca1Ion of all project features, 8$ wei.! wetlands and streams
_The DEI' permftts) required for this project Page 3 of 5
Ms. Chris Firestone January 19, 2011 Page 14 of 19 PNDI Project Environmental Review Receipt Project Search rD: 20100406237563
- 4. DEP INFORMATION The Pa Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) requires that a signed copy of this receipt aJong with any required documentatiOn from jurlsdic:tlonal agencies concerning resolution of potential impacts. be submitted with applications for permits reqwring PNOI review. For casu where a 'Potentlal Impact" to threatened and endangered species has been identified before the application has been sobmltled to DEP. the application should not be submittad until the impact haA been reSOlVed. For cases where *PoCsntiallmpact'" to S1ptclal concern species and resources has been identlfled before the appUc:ation hal been submitted, the application sttould be submftted to OEP along with the PNDI receipt. a completed PNOI form and a USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle map wtth the project boundaries de&neated on the map. The PNOJ R.ecejpt should also be submitted to the appropriate agency according to directions on the PNDI Receipt. DEP and the jurisdictional ageney will worK together to resolve the potenliallmpact(s), See the DEP PHDI policy at hltp:iiwww.natumJhedtagestatepilJ.II*
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Ms. Chris Firestone January 19, 2011 Page 15 of 19 PNDI Project Environmental Review Receipt Project Search ID: 20100406237563
- 5. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The PNDI environmental review website is a preliminary screening tool. There are often delays in updating species status classifications. Because the proposed status represents the best available information regarding the conservation status of the species, state jurisdictional agency staff give the proposed statuses at least the same consideration as the currenllegal status. If SUlVeys or further information reveal that a threatened and endangered and/or special concem species and resources exist In your project area, contact the appropriate jurisdictional agency/agenCies Immediately to identify and resolve any impacts.
For a list 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.
- 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 SOuth Allen Street, Suite 322, State College. PA.
400 Market Slteet, PO 80JC 8552, Harrisburg, PA. 18801451 NO Faxes Please.
17105-8552 Fa.x:(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 Environmental Planning and Habitat Protection NO Faxes Please 2001 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA. 17110-9797 Fax:(717) 787-6957
- 7. PROJECT CONTACT INFORMATION
- 8. CERTIFICATION I Certify that ALL of the prOject information contained In this recalpl (InclUding project location, project size/contlguration, 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 questlons that were asked during this online review cha agree to re-do the online enVlronmental "'vie~w
~&LL-tld/_LO project proponent signature da e Page 5 of 5
Ms. Chris Firestone January 19, 2011 Page 16 of 19 PNDI Project Environmental Review Receipt Project Search ID: 20100401231630
- 1. PROJECT INFORMATIOH Project Name: Bedmlnst8r_WPF Date of revtew: 41112010 10:02:31 All Project Category: Energy Storage, Production, and Transfer,Energy Production (generatlon).Nudear Power PlaInt - malmenance, modification. or expansion Project Area: 2.4 acres County: Bucks TownshipIMunlciparrty: Bedminster Quadrangle Name: BEDMINSTER - ZIP Code: 18947 Decimal Degrees: 40.399023 N, *75.158205 W Degrees MIn Seconds; 40- 23* 58.5" N -7F/' 9' 29.5-W
- 2. SEARCH RESULTS Agency Results ResROnse PA Game Convnission 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 Convnlssion No Known Impact No Further Review Required U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service No Known Impact No Further Review Required As summartzed above, Pennsytvania Natural Diversity Inventofy (PHDI) records indicate no known Impacts to thruatened and endangered spades and/or speclal concern spe08s and rellOUt'CM wt\\hIn the project area.
Therefonl, based on the !nfotTnation you proIoIIded, no tunher coordination 18 required wM the juris<Jctlonai agenciea. Thill response does not reflect potential agency concerna regan:1lng Impacts to other e<:OIogIeaI re5OUrcK. such aa wetlands.
Ms. Chris Firestone January 19, 2011 Page 17 of 19 PNDI Project Environmental Review Receipt Project Search ID: 20100407237630 Note that regardless of PNDt search results. protects requiring a Chapter 105 DEP individual pennit or GP 5, 6, 1.8,9 or 11 in cer1a1n counties (Ac:klms, BerM, Bucks, Carbon. Chester. Cumberland, Delaware, Lancasier.
Lebanon. Lehigh, Monroe. Montgomery, Northampton. Schuylkill and YorK) must comply wfth the bog turtle habitat screening requirements oftne PASPGP.
- 3. AGENCY COMMENTS Regardless of whether e DEP permit Is necessary for this proposed project, any potential impacts to threatened and endangered species sndIor special concern species and resources must be resolved 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 determinatione and resp0ne9a are valid for one )I.at (from the date of the review), and are based on the project information \\hat wal provided, including \\he exact project lOCation; the project type, description, and features; Bnd any responses to que$11On$ that W8f8 generated during this search. 11 any of the following change: 1) project location, 2) project me or confIgura1ion. 3) project type. or 4) responses to the questions that were asl<ed during the online revieW, the resulta of this review are not valid, and the review muat be searched again via the PNOI EnVironmental Review Too and reBubmltted to the jurisdictional agencies. The PNOI tool is a primary screening tool, and a desktop review may reveal more or fewer Impacts than what !alisted on this PNOI receipt.
PA Game Commission RESPONSE: No Impact Is anticipated to threatened and endangered sped. and/or special concern speCl$$ Cind resoul'Ce$.
PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources RESPONSE: No Impact is anticipated to threatened and endangered species and/or special concern species and resources.
PA Fish and Boat Commission RESPONSE: No Impact is anticipated to threatened and endangered species and/or special concern species and resources.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service RESPONSE: No Impacts to fId.,.11y listed or proposed spacles are antiCipated. Therefore. no further con$Ultltionlcoordination uoder the Endangered Species Act (81 Stat. 884. as amended; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
Is reqUired. Because no take offederaly listed apedes is anticipated. none Is authoriutd, Thl$ response does not reflect potential Fish and Wildlife ServICe COfICem$ under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act or other authorities.
- 4. DEP INFORMATION The Fla Department of EnVironmental Protection (OEP) requires that a signed copy of this recelpt. along with any required documentation from jurisdictional agencies eoncemfng resolution of potential Impacts, be submitted with appllcatlons for permits requiring PNOI review. For casu where a *Pofentiallmpact" to threatened and endangered species has been Identified before the appUcation has been submitted to DEP, the application should not be submitted until the impact has been resolVed. For cases where 'Potentlallmpact" to special concern species and resources has been identified before the application has been submItted, the application Page 2 of4
Ms. Chris Firestone January 19, 2011 Page 18 of 19 PNDI Project Environmental Review Receipt Project Search ID: 20100407237630 should be submitted to DEP along with the PNDI receipt. 8 completed PNDI fonn and a USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle map with the project boundaries delineated on the map. The PNDI Receipt should also be submltted to the appropnate agency according to directions on the PNDI Receipt. DEP and the JUrisdictional agency will work together to r8$cMve the poterItlallmpact(s). See the DEP PNDI poUcy at hUP;/lViWW,natura!he!1tage,state,oa,us, Page 30f4
Ms. Chris Firestone January 19,2011 Page 19 of 19 PNDI Project Envirorunental Review Receipt Project Search ID: 20100407237630
- 5. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The PNDI environmental revIeW website Is a prullmlnary screening toot There are often delays In updating species status classifications. Because the proposed status represents the best available information regarding the conservation status of the species. state Jurls<lictional agency staff give the proposed statuses at least the SlIme consideration as the current legaJ status. If surveys or further Information reveal that a threatened and endangered and/or special concem.peaet and resources exlst In your project area. contact the appropriate jurisdictional agency/agencies immediately to ktentify and resolve any Impects.
For a list of species knOWn to occur In the county where your project Is located, please He (he spades lIeta by county found on the PA Natural Heritage Program (PNHP) home Pagfl (WWW.nalUralheritage.state.pa.us). Also note that the PNDI environmental Review Tool only contains information about species occurrences that have a<;tullllly 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 South Allen Street, Suite 322, State College. PA.
400 Market Street. PO 80x 8552, Hanisburg. PA. 16801-4851 17105-8552 NO Faxes P1ease.
Fax:(717) 172-0211 PA Fish and Boat Commission PA Game Commission Division of Environmental Services 8ureau of Wildlife Habitat Management 450 Robinson Lane, Bellefonte, PA. 16823-7437 DIVISion of Environmental Planning and Habitat Protection NO Faxes ?tease 2001 Elrnerton Avenue, Harriaburg, PA. 17110-9797 Fax:(711) 181-6957
- 7. PROJECT CONTACT INFORMATION
- 8. CERTIFICATION I certify that AlL of the project information con1alned in this reeelPI (including project location. project size/configuration, project type. answers to questions) Is true, accurate and complete. In addition, If the project type,location. slze or conflguration changes, or If the answers to any questions 1t1at were asked during this
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Ms. Chris Firestone January 19, 2011 Page 1 of5 ATTACHMENT 2 State-Listed Endangered and Threatened Species
Ms. Chris Firestone January 19, 2011 Page 2 of 5 Threatened and Endangered Plant Species that could occur in Montgomery, Chester, and Bucks Counties Counties with Scientific Name Common Name Federal Status State Status Recorded Location Agalinis auriculata Eared False-foxglove I -
Endangered Montgomery, Chester, Bucks Ammanian coccinea Scarlet Ammannia I -
Endangered Bucks Arabis missouriensis Missouri Rock-cress Endangered Montgomery Arethusa bulbosa Swamp-pink Endangered Chester Arisfida purpurascens Arrow-feathered Three Threatened Chester, Bucks Awned
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'um bradleyi Bradley's Spleenwort Threatened Chester bidentoides Swamp Beggar-ticks ffi Threatened Bucks Boute/oua curtipendu/a Tall Gramma Threatened Chester Carex alata Broad-winged Sedge Threatened Bucks Carex bicknellii Bicknell's Sedge Endangered Chester, Bucks Carex bullata Bull Sedge Endangered Chester, Bucks Carex crin/ta 'liar. brev;crinis
- Short Hair Sedge Endangered Chester, Buck;:,
Carex polymorph a Variable Sedge Endangered Chester rairea Prairie Sedge Threatened Bucks Carex sterilis Sterile Sedge Threatened Montgomery, Bucks Carex tetanica A Sedge Threatened Chester, Bucks Carex typhina Cattail Sedge Endangered Montgomery, Chester, Bucks Cerastium arvense var.
Serpentine Chickweed Endangered Chester vi/losissimum Chasmanthium laxum Slender Sea-oats Endangered Bucks Cnrysopsis mariana Maryland Golden-aster Threatened Chester, Bucks Cfrsium horridulum Horrible Thistle Endangered Chester Clematis vioma Vase-vine Leather-flower Endangered Chester Cyperus diandrus Umbrella Flatsedge Endangered Chester, Bucks
~erus refractus I Reflexed Flatsedge Endangered Montgomery, Bucks erus retrorsus
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Endan ered Bucks Dodecatheon radicatum Jeweled ShootinQ-star t
Montgomery Echinoch/oa walteri Walter's Barnyard-grass Bucks Eleocharis obtuse var.
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ngered Bucks Eleocharis parvula Little-spike Spike-rush Endangered Bucks Eleocharis quadranguJata Four-angled Spike-rush Endanqered Bucks Elephantopus carolinianus Elephant's foot Endangered Chester Ellisia nyctelea Ellisia Threatened Montgomery,
Ms. Chris Firestone January 19, 2011 Page 3 of 5 Threatened and Endangered Plant Species that could occur in Montgomery, Chester, and Bucks Counties Scientific Name Common Name Federal Status State Status Counties with Recorded Location Chester, Bucks Epilobium strictum Downy Willow-herb Endangered Montgomery, Bucks Eriophorum gracile Slender Cotton-grass Endangered Montgomery, Bucks Eriophorum tenel/um Rough Cotton-grass Endangered Chester Eriophorum viridicarinatum Thin-leaved Cotton-grass Threatened Bucks Euphorbia ipecacuanhae Wild Ipecac Endangered Bucks Euphorbia purpurea Glade Spurge Endangered Chester Eurybia spectabilis Low Showy Aster Endangered Bucks Euthamia tenuifolia Grass-leaved Goldenrod Threatened Montgomery, Bucks Festuca paradoxa Cluster Fescue Endangered Chester Fimbristylis annua Annual Fimbry Threatened Chester Gaylussacia dumosa Dwarf Huckleberry Endangered Montgomery, Chester Glyceria obtusa Blunt Manna-grass Endangered Montgomery Helianthemum bicknel/ii Bicknell's Hoary Rockrose Endangered Chester, Bucks Heteranthera multiflora Multi-flowered Mud-plantain Endangered Bucks Hypericum majus Larger Canadian St. John's wort Threatened Chester
/lex opaca American Holly Threatened Chester, Bucks Iris prismatica Slender Blue Iris Endangered Montgomery, Chester, Bucks Iris verna Dwarf Iris Endangered Bucks Iso tria medeoloides Small-whorled Pogonia Threatened Endangered Chester Juncus dichotomus Forked Rush Endangered Montgomery, Chester, Bucks Juncus scirpoides Scirpus-like Rush Endangered Montgomery, Chester, Bucks Juncus torreyi Torrey's Rush Threatened Chester Linum intercursum Sand plain Wild Flax Endangered Montgomery, Chester, Bucks Listera australis Southern Twayblade Endangered Chester Listera cordata Heart-leaved Twayblade Endangered Bucks Lobelia kalmii Brook Lobelia Endangered Montgomery Lobelia puberula Downy Lobelia Endangered Chester Lycopodiel/a alopecuroides Foxtail Clubmoss Endangered Bucks Lycopodie/la appressa Southern Bog Clubmoss Threatened Bucks Lycopus rube/lus Bugleweed Endangered Bucks Lyonia mariana Stagger-bush Endangered Montgomery, Chester, Bucks
Ms. Chris Firestone January 19, 2011 Page 4 of 5 Threatened and Endangered Plant Species that could occur in Montgomery, Chester, and Bucks Counties Counties with Scientific Name Common Name Federal Status State Status Recorded Location Magnolia tripetala Umbrella Magnolia Threatened Chester, Bucks Magnolia virginiana Sweet bay magnolia Threatened Montgomery, Chester, Bucks Myriophyllum farwellii Farwell's Water-milfoil Endangered Bucks Myriophyllum heterophyllum Broad-leaved Water-milfoil Endangered Bucks Nymphoides cordata ting-heart Threatened Bucks Panicum amarum var.
Southern Sea-beach Panic-Threatened Bucks amarulum grass Panicum scoparium Velvety Panic-grass Endangered Chester, Bucks Parnassia glauca Carolina Grass-of -parnassus Endangered Bucks Phemeranthus teretifolius Round-leaved Fame-flower Threatened Chester Phyllanthus caroliniensis Carolina Leaf-flower Endangered Chester Poa autumnalis I Autumn Bluegrass Endangered I Chester, Bucks Poa paludigena Bog Bluegrass Threatened Chester Poly gala cruciata Cross-leaved Milkwort Endangered Montgomery, Chester, Bucks Polygaia curtissii
. Curtis's Milkwort Endangered Chester Polygala incarnata Pink Milkwort Endangered Chester Polystichum brauni; Braun's Holly Fern Endangered Bucks Populus balsamifera Balsam Poplar I -
Endangered Montgomery Potamogeton pulcher Spotted Pondweed Endangered Bucks Potentifla paradoxa Bushy Cinquefoil Endangered Montgomery Prunus maritima Beach Plum Endangered Montgomery, Bucks Pte lea trifoliata Common Hop-tree Threatened Bucks Ptilimnium capillaceum Mock Bishop-weed Endangered Bucks Pycnanthemum torrei Torrey's Mountain-mint Endangered Bucks Quercus falcata Southern Red Oak Endangered Montgomery, Chester, Bucks Quercus phellos Willow Oak Endangered Chester, Bucks Ranunculus fascicularis Tufted Buttercup Endangered Montgomery, Chester Rhamnus lanceo/ata Lance-leaved Buckthorn Endangered Chester Rhexia mariana Maryland Meadow-beauty Endangered Chester, Bucks Rhynchospora capillaeea Capillary Beaked-rush Endangered Bucks Sagittaria calyeina var.
Long-lobed Arrow-head Endangered Bucks spongiosa Seaphiopus holbrookii Eastern Spadefoot Endangered Bucks Sehoenopleetus smithii Smith's Bulrush Endangered Bucks Se/eria minor Minor Nutrush Endangered Chester Se/eria muehlenbergii Reticulated Nutrush Endangered Chester
Ms. Chris Firestone January 19, 2011 Page 5 of 5 Threatened and Endangered Plant Species that could occur in Montgomery, Chester, and Bucks Counties Scientific Name Common Name Federal Status State Status Counties with Recorded location Scleria pauciflora Few Flowered Nutrush Threatened Montgomery,
Chester, Bucks Sedum rosea Roseroot Stonecrop Endangered Bucks Sericocarpus linifo/ius Narrow-leaved White-topped Aster Endangered Montgomery, Chester, Bucks Sisyrinchium atlanticum Eastern Blue-eyed Grass Endangered Chester, Bucks Sparganium androcfadum Branching Bur-reed Endangered Bucks Spiranthes romanzoffiana Hooded Ladies'-tresses Endangered Montgomery Spiranthes vernalis Spring Ladies'-tresses Endangered Montgomery, Chester Sporobo/us heterofepis Prairie Dropseed Endangered Chester Symph yotrichum depauperatum Serpentine Aster Threatened Chester Symphyotrichum novi-befgii New York Aster Threatened Montgomery, Bucks Triphora trianthophora Nodding Pogonia Endangered Montgomery, Chester, Bucks Trip/asis purpurea Purple Sandgrass Endangered Bucks Troffius laxus Spreading Globeflower Endangered Bucks Utricu/aria intermedia Flat-leaved Bladderwort Threatened Bucks utricu/aria radiata Small Swollen Bladderwort Endangered Bucks Vernonia glauca Tawny Ironweed Endangered Montgomery, Chester Viburnum nudum Possum-haw I -
Endangered Montgomery, Chester, Bucks Viola brittoniana Coast Violet Endangered Bucks Note: -- in the Federal Status column signifies that the species is not a federally-listed species.
Ms. Chris Firestone January 19, 2011 Page 1 of 10 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
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Renewal of Operating Licenses for Limerick Generating Station, Units I and 2 Chester, Montgomery, & Bucks Counties
Dear Mr. Gallagher,
Thank you for your submission of the Pennsylvania Natural Diversity Inventory (PNDI) Environmental Review Large Project Number 21136 for review. PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources ;;creened this project for potential impacts to species and resources of concern under DCNR's responsibility, which includes plants, terrestrial invertebrates, natural communities, and geologic features only.
No Impact Anticipated PNDI records indicate species or resources of concern are located in the vicinity ofthe project. However, since the renewal does not involve new construction, refurbishment, ground disturbance, changes to operations or existing land use conditions, DCNR has determined that no impact is likely to occur to species ofspecial concern under our jurisdiction as a result of this project.
For your information, we have included details on the species of special concern wh ich are known near the rights of way of the LGS transmission corridors. Ifplans change to include earth disturbance in these locations, please coordinate with us further.
Limerick to Cromby 230kV Transmission Line Route Rotala ramosior (Tooth-cup, PA Rare): habitat is described in Plants orPA, by Rhoads and Block as wet, sandy shores and other swampy open ground; flowers July-Sept. Tooth-cup is known in a wet wooded stretch along the west side of the Schuylkill River.
Cyperus schwei"itzii (Schweintiz's flatsedge, PA Rare): habitat includes dry or moist sand flats and dunes; f10wering and fruiting time is mid-summer to early fall. Schweinitz's f1atsedge was found in association with Tooth-cup in a wet wooded area along the west side ofthe Schuylkill River.
Arabis miss()uriensis (Missouri rock-cress, PA Endangered): habitat includes dry slopes; flowers April early June. Missouri rock-cress was found nearby in a dry forested slope with scattered outcrops of Brunswick red shale. If work is planned (especially ROW widening) in the future for the eastern Limerick
-Cromby 220-60 Line, please coordinate with us further.
Arabis patens (Spreading rock-cress, Currently Unlisted, Proposed PA Threatened): habitat is moist, rocky woods; flowers April-July. Spreading rock cress was found nearby in a shaded NW-facing rock face.
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PNDI Number: 21136 Arabis patens (Spreading rock-cress, Currently Unlisted, Proposed PA Threatened): habitat is moist, rocky woods; flowers April-July. Spreading rock cress was found nearby in a shaded NW-facing rock face.
Iris prismatica (Slender Blue Iris, PA Endangered): habitat is moist meadows and sandy or gravelly shores; flowering time is late May-June. Slender blue iris was found nearby in gently sloping land, open with scattered red maples in a mossy floodplain of the Perkiomen Creek.
Ranunculusfascicularis (Tufted buttercup, PA Endangered): habitat includes dry, think woods and exposed calcareious slopes and edges; flowers April-May. Tufted buttercup was found nearby in a ridgetop glade near trails in a state park.
Cromby to Plymouth Meeting 230kV Transmission Line Route Arabis patens (Spreading rock-cress, Currently Unlisted, Proposed PA Threatened): habitat is moist, rocky woods; flowers April-July. Spreading rock cress was found nearby in a shaded NW-facing rock face.
Allllropogon gyrans (Elliott's beardgrass, Currently unlisted, Proposed PA Rare): habitat is dry or moist fields or open woods; flowering time is September to October. Elliott's beard grass was found nearby in an old field.
ellscuta campestris (Dodder, Currently Unlisted, Proposed PA Threatened): habitat includes thickets and waste ground, parasitic on wild and cultivated hosts; flowers June-September, fruits July-October. This dodder species was previously found in an old impounding basin, near the Schuylkill River.
Rotala ramosior (Tooth-cup, PA Rare): habitat includes wet, sandy shores and other swampy open ground; flowers July-Sept. This population of Tooth-cup was found on an exposed mud flat and sandy-cobbly shores of seasonally flooded shallow basins.
Limerick to Whitpain Meeting 500kV Transmission Line Route Ranunculus fascicularis (Tufted buttercup, PA Endangered): habitat includes dry, think woods and exposed calcareious slopes and edges; flowers April-May. Tufted buttercup was found nearby in a ridgetop glade near trails in a state park.
Iris prismatica (Slender Bluc Iris, PA Endangered): habitat is moist meadows and sandy or gravelly shores; flowering time is late May-June. Slender blue iris was found nearby in gently sloping land, open with scattered red maples in a mossy floodplain of the Perkiomen Creek.
This response represents the most up-to-date summary of the PNDl data files and is valid for one (l ) year from the date of this letter. An absence of recorded information does not necessarily imply actual conditions on-site. Should project plans change or additional infonnation on listed or proposed species become available, this determination may be reconsidered. Should the proposed work continue beyond the period covered by this letter, please resubmit the project to this agency as an "Update" (including an updated PNDI receipt, project narrative and accurate map).
This finding applies to impacts to DCNR only. To complete your review of state and federally-listed threatened and endangered species and species of special concern, please be sure the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, PA Game Commission, and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission have been contacted regarding this project as directed by the online PNDI ER Tool found at \\\\ww.llaturallleritage.sta~a.us.
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Rebecca H. Bowen, Environmental Review Manager FOR Chris Firestone, Wild Plant Program Mgr.
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Letter to Olivia Braun from David J. Wrona dated September 8, 2011
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