ML19263C735

Recommends Water Quality Parameters for pre- & post- Operational Monitoring in Tittabawassee River.Requests Approval of Water Quality Monitoring Program.Lists Water Quality Monitoring Procedures to Be Employed

ML19263C735
Person / Time
Site:	Midland
Issue date:	02/21/1979
From:	Latvaitis P CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
To:	Horvath F, Romano R MICHIGAN, STATE OF, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
PBL-0279-01, PBL-279-1, NUDOCS 7903010256
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PBL-0279-01 80E01-10 a n.r.: ome..: m w..e unenes.n Av.no s.em.on, usenegen 4es:n. 4r.. coe. ei7 7ss-osso February 21, 1979 Mc Frank Hor ath Dr Robert Romano Aquatic Biologist US Nucleu Regulatory Commission Water Quality Division -

Environmental Specialist Branch Dept of Natural Resources P-235 Mason Sullding, Box 30028 Washington, DC 20555 Lansing, MI 48909 WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS RECOMMENDED FOR PRE AND POST OPERATIONAL MORITORING IN THE TITTABAWASSEE RIVER NEAR THE MIDLAND PLANT

REFERENCE:

(1) Letter from Mr Frank Horvath.to Mr Brad Latvaltis dated January 23, 1979 (2) Meeting with MDNR and US Nuclear Regulatory Coc=ission on February 1, 1979 in Lansing, Michigan As indicated during our meeting of February 1, the Company believes the water quality parameters reco=cend ed in the January 23 letter (referenced above) are too ambitious for all stages of the environmental conitoring program anticipated at the Midland Plant. We propose to divide the water quality monitoring activities into four stages as follows:

a) pre-operational monitoring, b) operational monitoring, c) assessment of river dissolved oxygen, and d) NPDES Permit monitoring.

Water quality =onitoring activities for pre-operational and operational assessments are provided in Table 1, attached hereto. In addition, water quality monitoring for the assessment of river dissolved oxygen, and for the NPDES Permit vill be conducted separately. However, to the extent that results of the pre-operational and operaticnal studies vould fulfill permit related monitoring needs, the results vill be utilized so as to avoid dupli-cation of study activities.

'Ihe follevin6 vater quality =onitoring procedures shall be e= ployed:

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Samples shall be collected within one =eter of the surface, with the ex:eption of samples taken with Dov's continuous =enitoring devices.

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A minimum of ten percent of all samples taken on each sa=pling date shall be collected in duplicate at randomly selected sites. Data from duplicate samples shall be used to indicate: a) inter-sample and instantaneous spatial variation; b) sample collection error; and c) univtical precision and accuracy.

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The water quality monitoring program vill include instrument calibration, quality control and quality assurance documentation.

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Dissolved oxygen levels will be determined at top, mid and bottom dpeths

.during quarterly monitoring, as applicable. Data shall be analyzed to deter =ine whether dissolved oxygen levels varrant multiple depth sampling.

5 Daily stresa flow information shall be maintained using USGS data taken upstream of the Midland Plant. Water quality data shall be correlated with flov events.

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Nitrite-nitrate and ammonia nitrogen, BODS and temperature determinations shall coincide and be accompanied with dissolved oxygen determinations.

W request that the water quality monitoring program described above be approved by both the Michigan Departme.2t of Natural Resources (MDNR) and the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

If further clarification of the above is needed prior to your approval, please contact me at (517) 788-2k75 Sincerely l

P Bradley Lat aitis Aquatic Biologist PBL/kek CC RCBauman, P-14-412 RFGreen, P-14-303 PCHittle, F-14-310A IHZeitoun, P-lh-115 e

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Table 1.

Preoperational and Operational '4ater quality Monitoring at Milland Plant.

PA?xT"D PIQUENCY "TC m ;"E SAy?Lr:G LOCAn0NS Temperature Continuous" Ryan thermographs

1) i==eiiately above and belov Dov Dam

2) Plant intale structure

3) near Freeland Bridgeb Quarterly, electronic temperature

1) biological monitoring loca-during bio-probe tion logical

2) Dev discharge menitorint"

3) Lincie irsin b

Dissolved oxygen 3 times /v1 continuous =onitoring

1) i==ediately above Dov Dam rrete (Dev's) 21 nesr Freeland Britreb Quarterly, electrerJ a D0 proce

1) biological monitoring loca-during bio-tions logical

2) Dov discharge

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3) Linnie trsin pH Quarterly, k0 C73136 methods

1) biological monitoring loca-Conductivity during bio-

.tiens Turbidity logical

2) i==ediately above Dev "as monitoring"

3) Dow discharge h) Lincie train A11alinity, total Quarterly, 40 CTR 136 methods

1) periphyton and macroinverta-Calcium, total during per-brate monitoring locations Magnesium, total iphyton and

2) i==ediately above Dov Dam Sodium, total

=acroinver-

3) Dow discharge Potassium, total tebrate k) Lingle drain Sulfate, total sa=pling 51 trite-Nitrate 3itrogen A==onia 31tregen Copper, total Zinc, total 3cD (5)

Phosthste Total filterable Quarterly 40 uiR 136 methods

1) i==ediately above Dow dsm residue

2) near Freeland 3 ridge Tetal nonfilterable residue Chieride Totalresgdual chloride Silver, total Mercury, total Lesi. total Arsenic, total Semi-annual ko CTR B6 =ethods Coir. cide with sediment chemistry Beryelius, total locations Cadmium, total Iron, total Manganese, total Selenium, total Nickel, total "A co=parison of ta=perature vill be made above and telow Dov Das and at the plant intale structure to deter =ine the most representative ambient conditions. (Refer to attached letter frcz FELatraitis (CPCo) to RBasch (!CNR) - P3L C279-02). Folleving clarification of ambient, temperatures will be sa= pled at an a=tient locatien and near Freeland Bridge.

Dow's continucus monitering probe.

1. 31olegical monitoring is defined as periphyton, macroinvertebrates, fisheries and ichthyoplankten.

dDuring Midland Plant operation, only.

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PBL-0279-02 80E01-10 February 20, 1979 k Robert Basch Water quality Division Miehi& Department of Natural Resources Mason Building PO Box 30028 Lansing, MT. 48909 Dear & Basch This ia in follow up to our February 1, 1979 veeting with you and other representatives from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources ()CEB) and the tksited States Euclear Regulatory cesunission. Unfortunately, an ingxartant matter was discussed in your absence. That matter is the definition of ambient or "nstural water temperature" as described in your December 13, 1978 letter to Mr R L Fabes of the Cougany.

We believe the most appropriate location to measure the natural water terqperature any be at the plant's intake structure. In order to determine the relationship between water temperatures in the Tittabawassee River near the Midland Plant, we propose to collect and analyze water ted,ure data at three locations in a transact of the Tittabawassee River inueediately above and below the Dow dam and at the Midland intake structure. Ryan tha w.phs shall be utilized to record tengerature data. Instrument calibration and accurate mamsal temperature probe ecusarisons, as well as quality control records, shall be carefully main-tained. Ie w ture data collected shall be compared to Dov's continuous tempera-ture monitoring data.

Data shall be collected for one year, unless an interia report analyzing data collected fran April 1 through October 31, 1979 is conclusive and allows a reliable c%ison using appropriate statistical analyses.

We would appreciate your early concurrence o* this proposal.

Sincerely P Brad Latvaitis Aquatic Biologist PEL/kek CC R N uman, P-l bl12 4

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