ML20104A245

Notifies That Power Authority of State of Ny Applied for Discharge Permit & Requested Verification of Best Available Intake Technology.Recommendations for Permit Have Been Made & Hearings Will Be Held by 790402

ML20104A245
Person / Time
Site:	Green County
Issue date:	02/09/1979
From:	Madison S NEW YORK, STATE OF
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NUDOCS 7903070404
Download: ML20104A245 (9)

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ELECTRIC GENERATION SITING AND THE ENVIRONMENT NOTICE OF APPLICATION, PROPOSED ACTION AND PUBLIC HEARING CASE 80006 - GREENE COUNTY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT e<\\t APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO DISCHARGE WASTE WATER T

Facility No...NY 010 5601; (9

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February 9, 1979 NOTICE under Section 17-0823 of the New York Stato

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Environmental Conservation Law is hereby given that.the Power Authority of the State of New York', 10 Columbus. Circle, New York, New York 10019 has filed with the New York State Board on Electric Generation' Siting'and the Environment (Ehe Board) ' an' application f r a discharge permit and a-request for verification of the

.bect available, intake technology. 'This application is made -

under Sections 402 and 316(b) of the Federal Clean Water Act (the Act), for discharges resulting from the construction and cperation of its proposed Greene County Nuclear Power Plant.

Tho proposed station is to be located in the Town of Catskill, Grcene County, on the west shore of the Hudson River, 5 miles s uth of Catskill, New York.

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- The. applicant's proposed facility would be an electric g:narating station having one unit, with a ne wer output of i

i 1191 megawatts-electric.

The facility will u uze a pressurized w; tor reactor (PWR) nuclear steam supply system.

The application requests approval of six (6) discharges resulting from the c:nstruction, and two (2) discharges resulting from the operation cf the facility.

These discharges are further described as follows:

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Discharge 001 includes condenser cooling water (cooling tower blowdown) ; neutralized domineralizer regeneration wastes, auxiliary b0ilor blowdown, and drainage from certain chemical storage areas; radicactive waste treatment system effluent- (this ' system treats

'rcestor plant drainage, boron recovery and fuel pool system offluents, condensate polisher regeneration waste and decontamination drcin ' system effluent)J and op,erational sanitary waste treatment effluent.

These e'ffluents would be.combiried in a single steam and

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diccharged to the Hudson _ River through the blowdown diffuser facility loc ted in the Hudson River at a, distance of 137 feet from the ch0raline at a depth of 40 feet.

Discharge 002 routed through a sediment detention basis includes excavation dewatering, return water from the dredged spoil l

i dicp; sal operations, non-reactor plant floor drain system and oil stcrcge and transformer area drainage, construction runoff from the

, plant area, concrete batch plant wastewater, and oil ecntaminated runoff frczn

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ocmstruction activities. his disd arge also includes neutralized drainage from certain chemical storage areas, domineralizer regeneration l

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. 4 wactes, auxiliary boiler blowdown and sanitary waste effluent prior to the operation of the cooling tower blowdown system, and during certain operational periods when the blowdown system is not functioning.

Discharges 003 throuch 008 include construction rainfall runoff sedimentation basin offluents.

These discharges would be to the Hudson River through an unnamed tributary of the River

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r The Hudson River is classified "A" under the New York

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WOter Quality Stream Classification system, Article 17, Title 3 of

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I tho Environmental Conservation Law, Chapter 664, Laws of New York.

1972, and is subject to the water quality standards and criteria

--cctforthinTh.tle6oftheOfficialCompilationofCodes, Rules l

and' Regulations of the State of New York Parts 7b0-704.

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waters tributary to the Hudson River for the plant area are

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cltssified "D" under the aforementioned statutes and codes, rules

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.er an'd regulations.

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The Board has been delegated authority to issue j

diccharge permits and to make determinations concerning best

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intake technology for new major steam electric generating stations.

This delegation by the United States Environmental Protection Ag ncy, (USEPA) is in accordance with Sections 402 and 316(b) of l

tho Act.

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. The proposed discharges are subject to Sections 306 and 307 of the Act and to effluent. guidelines and standards promulgated l

pursuant to these sections as contained in 40 CFR Part 423, October 8, 1974, titled " Steam Electric Power Generation Point Scurce Category."

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NOTICE'is hereby given that it'has been recommended to tho Board by the staffs of the Departments of Environmental Ccnservation and Public Service (the staffs) that a discharge p;rmit be issued for plant construction and operating discharges.

It has also been recommended by the staffs that the requests pursuant to Section 316 (b) of the Act for approval of the proposed n

intake design and capacity of the closed-cycle cooling system

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(a cooling tower) be granted..

Theaboverecommendhtionsarethbtentativedeterminations

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of the staffs of'the' Departments of Environmental Conservation m

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A' recommended decision will bE' issued'$y

tho Presiding and Associate Examiners after their consideration of the followiing :

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a) the application and'al1 supporting information filed by the applicant in the joint proceedings of Case 80006, under Article VIII of the Public Service Law of'New' York State, and Docket No.

f 50-549 of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission;

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. b) evidence and documents in Case 80006 prepared by the staffs of the Departments of Public Service and Environmental Conservation, including the proposed discharge permit setting forth specific effluent limitations and other controls.

applicable to the discharges,- including monitoring and reporting requirements and schedules of compliance; and ~

c) the record'of the public hearings and all written i

comments filed pursuant to this notice.

The Board will issue its : final-determination af ter"-

consideration of the Examiners' recommended. decision.~and the.na-l.

record in this. proceeding...

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1 NOTICE is hereby given that:public hearings will be held in the above matter before Presiding Examiner Edward D. Cohen of.the~ Department of Public. Service.and-Associate; Examiner: Donald F.

' Carson of the~ Department'of Environmental ~ Conservation on.or c.~.:

ofter-April 2, 1979 at the offices of--the.Public Service Commission, Ag;ncy Building 3, Governor Ne3 son ~A.

Rockefeller. Empire State.

Plcz'a, Albany, New York 12223.- The-location, date, and time of the. hearing is subject to change.

All parties to the proceeding, and any other persons responding to this notice,'will receive any subsequent notice should a change in location or postponement bscome necessary.

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' i The purposes of the hearing will be (1) to receive tactimony concerning the discharge permit, including the tenta-tive determinations, the fact sleet, and the draft permit; (2) to cross-examine this testimony; and (3) to receive comments on the l

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tcutative' determinations and draft permit from interested persons swho desire to submit such comments orally or file them in writing 6t that time.

Comments -in writing from interested. persons may alto be submitted to the undersigned, Samuel R. Madison, Empire State Plaza,' Agency Building 3, Albany,.New York 12223 at any l

t5.mepriortothecloseofbusinessMarch.12,197.9.

Members of the staffs of the Departments of Public-Service and Environmental Conservation will be available at the hearing to discuss their

-- recommendations with members of the public.

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- USEPA, in ~ delegating : permit issuing authority to the Bcard, rest'rved the right to a.thir ty (30) day period within which._

to comment.on-or object to portions of the draft permit.

USEPA-has the privilege. to extend. its comment' period to ninety -(90) days.

Should-USFPA submit substantive-. comments 'or objections upon which OtOffs determine to file additonal. testimony, further hearings,

l will be, held to receive and cross-examine such testimony.

The time, date,' and location of any such hearings will be specified in a subseqbent notice..

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I Those persons who are, or shall beccme, parties to the diccha: ige permit proceedings may cross-examine the staff witnesses concerning their testimony and recommendations.

Parties to the discharge permit proceedings shall include:

(1) the present parties in the joint proceedings before the Board and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; (2)~ any municipality or residei[t5 of such

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~ municipalidy locatied within five (5) ~ miles ~~

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...v of the primary site in Cementon, New York (or the alternath site-at htiens, New York)

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r-which files a noticeof intent to become a

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party with the undersigned prior to March 12, 1979;

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(3)' any municipalit' " located more than five' (5) y

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miles from a primary (or alternate) site or

~ any resident of stick munidiha3ity filing a

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undersigned prior.to Marchi2, 1979,.and

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whom the Presiding' Examiner" finds to have'

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an interest in the proceeding because of potential environmental or economic effects on such municipality or resident; and

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. (4) any person who shall file a written request to become a party with the undersigned prior to March 12, 1979, and whom the Presiding Examiner finds to have an interest in the proceeding.

The notice of intent to become a party should contain tha name, address and telephone number of the person requesting party status,'and the name, address, and telephone number of hio attorney or other representative, if any, upon whom service of any document should be made.

In addition, any person

._rsquesting party status under paragraphs (3) and (4) above shsuld include in his notice of intent to become a party a

' otatement setting forth the basis for his interest in the proceeding.

A copy _of the discharge permit application, draft permit, fact sheet (which, describes the discharges in greater datail), tentative determinations by staffs of the Departments of Environmental Conservation and Public Service, and prepared written direct testimony of the staffs may be obtained by I

writing Staff Counsel Nancy Spiegel, New York State Public i

SOrvice' Commission, Governor _ Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plcza, Agency Building 3', Albany, New York 12223,or by calling har at (518) 474-5597.

Also, these materials are available i

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. for inspection at the offices of the Department of Environmental Conservation, 50 Wolf Road, Albany, New York 12233; the offices of the Department of Public Service, Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza, Agency Building 3, Albany, New York 12223; Columbia-Greene Community College Library, Eudson, New York 12534; and the Catskill Public Library, Franklin Street, Catskill, New York 12414.

Any person seeking information concerning the recommen-dations of the staffs may call Bruce G. Goodale, of the Department of Public Service at (518) 474-5364, or Thomas E. Quinn of the

, Department of Environmental Conservation at (518) 457-6939, Monday through Friday during normal business ~ hours.

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l SAMUEL R., MADISON Secretary New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment Empire State Plaza Agency Building 3 Albany, New York 12223 l

Dated:

February 9, 1979 l

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