ML20114F029
| ML20114F029 | |
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| Site: | Turkey Point  |
| Issue date: | 02/27/1970 |
| From: | Price H US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
| To: | Johnson, Ramey, Seaborg US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
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| Download: ML20114F029 (5) | |
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OF CONFERENCE ON THERMAL EFFECTS OF TURKEY POWER STATION ON DISCAYNB BAY l
24-16, 1970, by the A conference was hold on February t
Department of Interior and the State of Florida at the request of Governor Kirk under the provisions of the Water Quality Act of 1965 to explore the impact of ther.
mal discharges frou the Turkey Point power station to Hr. Murray Stein, head of the enforcement i
Discayne Bay.section of the FWPCA, opened the conference by reading a statement that he had been directed to make by SecretaryThe Florida Power and Light Company (FP4L) to stop Mork on the Hickel.
l to carry condenser cooling water fron canal being built Turkey Point to Card Sound (about six miles south of Turkey If FP6L was not willing to do this, then Interior Point).
would refer the matter to Justice to seek ways to protect A copy of his statement is attached as Biscayne Bay.
Appendix A.
A spokesman for FP4L said that the com?any could not agree to stop work on the canal because of tas urgent need for power and the determination of the proper limits to usefor the l
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the effect that Dade County thermal limit being used by FPGL of 95'F was too high and a limit of 90'F should be used, that the canal to Card Sound is not acceptable, and
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A copy of the complete set of recommendations is attached as Appendix B.
Mr. Stein stated that these were not necessarily the recommendations that would be approved by Secretary llickel.
It appeared from much of the discussion that Interior and Florida may be pressing for the use of either cooling towers or a pipeline to carry the condenser discharge out to the ocean.
However, it is not clear that the FWPCA report (Southeast Water Laboratory, Pt. Lauderdale
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dated February 1970) used to make the case for stricter limits is supported with adoquate data.
No matters affecting releases of radioactivity were dis-l cussed.
Although there were some attempts to do so, Mr. Stein ruled such discussions out of order.
No state-monts were made by AEC representatives.
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Director of Regulation
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App. A - Statement by M. Stein, FWPCA 2.
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i APPENDIX A STATEMENT BY MURRAY STEIN, FWPCA Secretary Walter J. Hickel has directed me to say thrit the Federal Government has communicated a number of times with officials of the Florida Power and Light Company'regarding its proposed ;
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The State of Florida has expressed its concern through Governor Kirk's official request for this conference.
Now we are meeting together to hear, study and determine what shall be the appropriate State and Federal requirements to protect this special coastal area.
Public announcement of this conference was made some time: ago, in fact on December 11, 1969.
We had expected the -officials of the Florida Power and-l Light Company to refrain from taking any action-which would l
change the position of the parties to be affected by this conference.
Ilowever, we have -learned that.on February 7th the i.
Company gave its go ahead to have excavating machinery begin the actual digging of a canal.
This indicates that the. Company i
intends to proceed with'its projected plan regardless of the deliberations of this Federal-State conference.
l-l As a part of its statement before this conference, I want the Florida Power and Light Company spokesman toJdeclare-that his' Company will not proceed with the canal excavation until the-l-
Federal and State requirements have been established.; The parties I
to this conference prefer to have this expression ofLgood-faith L
from the Company officials so ^. hat the-option.now-available to l
l the State and Federal government will not be disturbed or foreclosed.
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APPENDIX A 2-If the Florida Power and Light Company officials are-unwilling to stay the construction of the canal, then I must announce that the Secretary of the Interior will request the Justice Department to seek appropriate remedies to protect the Biscayne Bay National Monument, including court action if necessary, i
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APPENDIX B 1
RECOMMENDATIONS MADE AT CLOSE OF CONFERENCE 1.
There has been severe biological daisage.
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The canal to Card Sound is not acceptable.
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Because of the location of the plant, delays in the abatement of the pollution have been and will be en-countered + e to technical difficulties.
4 The State of Florida, Department of Interior, Corps of Engineers, shall coordinate their views before they issue any permit about discharge of water into Biscayne Bay or Card Sound.
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The quality of water of Biscayne Bay should not be impaired to the detriment of tho full enjoyment of Eiscayne Bay National Vonument.
6 The FP4L shall abate excessive waste heat loads to the 4
following level:
The monthly mean of the maximum daily temperatures in a.
Biscayne Bay and Card Sound should not be raised more than 4*F from Octnber to May.
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The monthly mean of the maximum daily temperature in Biscayne Bay and Card Sound should not S.e raised more than 1.5*F from June to September.
The maximum temperatures in Biscayne Bay and Card Sound c.
should not exceed 90*F.
7 PP4L shall not discharge water at such velocities, amounts, and points as to change the hydrology of existing waters to the detriment of the biota.
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FPSL shall report to the conferees not later than 60 days from today on its proposal to meet the requirements speci-fled above.
9.
The conferonce may be reconvened after consultation with the conferees or a progress meeting may be called at some time in the future.
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