ML20137Q294
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| Site: | 05000510, 05000511 |
| Issue date: | 09/16/1985 |
| From: | Wetterhahn M CONNER & WETTERHAHN, GULF STATES UTILITIES CO. |
| To: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 8509200108 | |
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t LAW OFFICES CONNER & WETTERII AIIN, P.C.
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TROY B. CONNER.J R.
WASIIINGTON. D. C. 20000 I
MAKK d. WETTERHAHN ROJERT M. RADER DOUO_LAS X. OLSON JESSICA H. LAVERTY
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September 16, 1985 HOBE NT H. PU B L (20m Hats-:5Soo EE*~NHARD O. BECHHOEFEH CABLE ADDHEMS. ATOMLAW 8
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i Mr. Harold Denton I
Director, Office of Nuclear 4
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In the Matter of Gulf States Utilities Company i
(Blue Hills Station, Units 1 and 2) i Docket Nos. STN 50-510 and 50-511
Dear Mr. Denton:
Pursuant to 10 C.F.R.
S2.101 (a-1), Gulf States Util-ities Company ("GSU") applied for an early site review for the proposed Blue Hills Station, Units 1 and 2, on January 14, 1976.
The NRC Staff published its Early Site Review Report (NUREG-0131) in January 1977 and a supplement con-taining the views of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards in June 1977.
The Staff also published its Final Site Environmental Statement (NUREG-0449) in July 1978.
The State of Texas (as an interested state), the NRC Staff, and GSU participated in the proceeding before the the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board.
The Licensing Board issued a Partial Initial Decision (Early Site Review) on April 28, 1981.
13 NRC 382 (1981).
No exceptions to the decision were filed by any party.
The Texas Forest Service has surveyed the Blue Hills site on several occasions during 1985 and has determined that approximately 375 acres of the site are infested or damaged. by the Southern Pine Beetle
("SPB").
The Texas Forest Service has found that the current heads of the i
combined bug spots are moving east and southwest, with the available timber.
The Texas Forest Service has concluded that the bug spots present a severe problem in that a great deal of timber has already been lost, more will be damaged, 8509200100 050916 ADOCK O g go 00%
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Mr. Harold Denton September.16, 1985 Page 2 and further growth of the spot will adversely affect sur-rounding landowners.
The Texas Forest Service has requested, in a letter dated August 29,.1985, that GSU voluntarily take immediate steps to control the SPB infestation on-the Blue Hills site.
Copies of that and several other letters from the Texas Forest Service and the pertinent sections of the Texas Code j
are attached.
Accordingly, as recommended by the Texas Forest Ser-vice, GSU intends to fell the brood trees and an appropriate buffer strip ~ ahead of the attacked trees.
This will entail felling the trees on approximately 100 acres.
GSU has scheduled these measures to begin on September 23, 1985.
GSU expects to have the trees cut by October 31, 1985.
See attached Affidavit of Phillip C.
Waller.
The Texas Forest Service has been notified of this schedule.
GSU ' will salvage whatever timber is in an acceptable condition.
Sincerely, Mark J. Wetterhahn Counsel for Gulf States Utilities Company cc:
Alan S. Rosenthal, Chairman Christine N. Kohl, Esq.
Colleen P. Woodhead, Esq.
Environmental Protection Division, Attorney General of Texas
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jf TEXAS FOREST SERVICE The Texas A&At University System District #to p_o prase,230 H09)42k2890 Aorbpolle, Teus 75956 August 16, 1985 Mr. Phillip Waller, System Forester Gulf States Utilities P.O. Box 2951 Beaumont, Texas 77704
Dear Mr. Waller:
At the request of Mr. Jim Tullos, District Forester for Temple-Eastex, this report will try and identify the effected area of Gulf States Utilities' property in northern Newton County.
In addition, I will try and point out control actions that will need to be instituted, potential liability problems due to the lack or delay of control, and possible impacts in the future.
Scope of the Problem During the first flight of the 1985 Southern Pine Beetle Season, TFS personnel identified a bug spot that had over win-tered on property owned by GSU.
This spot was already in the neighborhood of 15 to 25 acres in size.
Please understand that the bulk of the timber in this area was already dead and two active heads were identified at that particular time.
Mr. Grimes with GSU was contacted and he refered the information concerning the spots to the local T-E forester.
On May 9th, two outrider spots were identified on GSU property with active head.
These spots were ground checked by TFS person-nel and T-E / GSU were informed.
(Following this date, additional flights showed the four identified heads of the bug spots converging together and further ground checking was discontinued.)
Currently, the bug spot is still quite active and moving in a predominately westerly direction.
The damaged area is approximately 100-120 acres in size.
An aerial survey and mapping of the pro-perty is planned for later this month.
Control Action Methods to stop the forward progress of a SPB infestation are to fell the brood trees and an appropriate buffer strip ahead of the freshly attacked trees.
The buffer strip can range from 100 to 200 feet ahead of the bug spot.
The buffer trees and the fresh attacked trees are still acceptable for lumber products.
This com-bination of dropping the brood trees and the green buffer strip effectively retards reproduction efforts and removes immediately available host material for future populations.
The forest Resource Agency of Texas
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t State Law (Texas' Forest Pest Control Law) i There is a State Forest Pest Control Law on the books that asks the landowner to take appropriate control measures within 10' days of; notification of a SPB spot on their property.
Potential Liability Currently, there are several lawsuits underway in Louisiana for failure to control SPB spots that subsequently moved on to another's property.
These lawsuits will serve as the first test cases for civil liability for lack of control or delayed control of a Southern Pine Beetle infestation.
(Note:
This is where a whole spot crossed over a property boundary and not for bugs that left one area to infect another property.)
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is primarily moving towards land held by Temple-Easter.
i Future of this Spot I
Given the current nature of this bug spot, there is no. natural
-barrier present'to stop its forward growth.
If predictions of l-staff entomologists are true and we receive no unexpected weather this winter, then this current cycle of bug problems will persist Linto 1986.
i Left unchecked, the GSU spot has no choice but to get bigger.
Overall, this bug spot is a severe problem area.
A great deal of timber has been lost this summer and more will be damaged.
But the recurring, long term problem will be this spot's effect on the surrounding landowners and the actions that GSU initiates to correct +
the problem.
Courses of iction are. clear, control of the progress of the_ spot by containment thru cut-n-leave methods or, if available a salvage program to utilize what timber that is in an acceptable i
condition.
Mr. Waller, please let Mr. Tullos and myself know what efforts that GSU plans to take in regard to the control of this spot.
As fpr the Texas Forest Service, we will provide any assistance that
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Forester II BJC/nn Enclosures
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Flight Date TFS Grid Active Trees Gmund Check Date April 16 840-C-12-F 50 April 25 April 16 840-C-14-C 20 April 25 May 9 840-D-10-C 15 May 13 May 9 840-C-14-C 50 May 13
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Policy
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it is the pubhc pokey of the State of Tesas to control fotest pests St'llCII APTElg it POn Elts A ND DUTIES OF Tile in or Hireahning fmeds in this state in e.eder to protect forest re.
tex AS FOttEST SEftVICE sonoces, enhance 0,e growHi and m untenani e of forests, piomote sta-
- I hihty of forest using industties, protert recreational wildhfe uses, 152 011 In General.
and conserve other values of the forest.
j 152 012. Surveys and Investigations.
I 152 013. Determination of Area Control IL!casures.
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Notice of Finding of Inicatation.
152 015. Ilearint.
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152 016. Procedures for Control.
'r~== ha et. se are wt - e o e 152 017. Specific Control ILfeasures.
152.0118 Notice to Specific landowner.
A 152.002. I ui,iie Nuisane, 1r,2 019. Notice to Forest Owner.
Forest pests are declared to be a public nuisance.
152 029. Supervinien.
152 021. Control 5teasures Applied by Forest Service.
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152 022. Expense of Control ILicasures Taken by Service.
152 021 Claim Arsinst Landowner.
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152.026. Coomative Arreements.
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Definitions l
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St'llCII APTElt C.
POWEltS AND DUTIFS OF Tigg LANDOu MX (1) "Scryice" rneans the Texas Forest Service.
152 061. General Duty of Landowner.
i, (2) " Forest pests" means insects and diseases tinat are harm-152 M2. Duty to Apply Control !L!casures.
l ful, injuriotp. or dest r uctis e to forests and w hose damage, if un-152 M1 Reports and Consultation With Service.
controlled, is of considerable economic iniportance. and includes:
152.064. Natifyint Service of Forest Owner.
( A) pine bark beetles of the genera Dendanctonus, Ips,
[ Sections 152 065 to 152.100 reserved for expansion]
I'issodes. and II lobius; 3
(11) sawfhes of the genus Neodiprion:
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JUDICI AL ItEVIEW 152 101. Judicial Review of Service Notice.
pha nt r ia. Diapher omera, and Galerucella :
152 102. Venue.
152 101 Contro! Steasures Pendint Lite. ration.
(D) pine shoot rnoth of the genus Ithyacionia; 152.104. Priority.
(E) wilt of the genus Chalora; azul 152.105. Injunctive Relief for Landowner.
(F) rots of the rencia Fomes and Polyporus.
152.106. Notice Final.
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- Forest land" means land on which the trees are Imten-
$ 152.011. In rencean tially valuable for timber products, protection of waterslied,.
w d.thfe habitat, recreational uscs, or for other purtees. Imt The Tem Forest Service shall administer the provisions of this does not include land within the incorporated hmits of a vdl. ire.
chapter and make all relevant determmations.
tow n. or city, (1) " Forest" means the standing trees on forest land.
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(6) " Infestation" means actual infestation or infection at con-5 152.012.
dations beyond normal proportion causing abnormal epidenne sorsc3s ana ins,stigat;ons 1
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loss to present or future commercial timber supply or both.
ia) The service shall runke sur eys and investigations to actermine the existence of infestations of forest pests and means practical for (n " Landowner" and " owner" mean a person w ho on ns for.
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est land or has forest land under his direction irrespectise of (b) ownership.
!>uly delegated representatives of the service mc.y enter pri.
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- Forest owner" means a person who owns the standior sale land and pubhc land. includmg that held by the !?nited States if permission is obtained, for the purpose of conducting surveys and in-trees on forest land. either ly a present right or by a future vestigations.
right under the terms of a valid existing contract.
(c) All the service's information shall be avadable to all interested (9) " Tract" means all contiguous land in common ownersht fandowners.
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nefermination of Area control neasures j
(j) The singular and plarni number nhali cach include If the service finds an infestation existent or threatened in the the other unless the content otherwise requires.
state, it shall determine :
l t k) The mascuhne etnder shall include the feminine (1) w hen control measures are nceded; and neuter.
(2) the natureof therontrolmeasures; Hi.terieel Note (3) availahihtyof control measures; and es., t.-
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the techniques by w hich the control measures shall be ap.
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solic,of rinding of enrestarion SURCIIAliElt IL POWEltS AND DUTIES OF Tile TEXAS FoltFST SEltVICE AfW dhw w notice of the fact by Library References (l) placing a no(jce jn g ng,3 county or cmmties in which any i f s w
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counties in which any infested land is h>cated, stating its fmd.
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the control of the pest, to be held not less than to days from ti e date of the notice; i
9 152.017. specific control 3:cawres C) maihng copics of the notice to owners of forest lan t known to the service to have holdings in the affected area; ant i
(3) arranging for publicity on the subject by all news nieda
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spicad of the forest pests on forest land owned or controlled by any Inson, written notice. signed hv a duly authorized representative of
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the service whose maihng address is shown on the notice, shall be m.t.,s..t n.s.
given to the person owning or controlling the forest land.
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Notice eo specirie s.andowner e
(I) describe the conditions that have been found; l
c) cuplain the measures needed to control the pest in7c,ta-(a) The notice required by Section 152.017 of this code shall in.
tion; form the landowner of:
(3) hear all suggestions and protests; and (1) the facts found to exist; (4) record the proceedings.
(2) his responsihihties for the control measures; (3) the control technique recommended; m.e.es..I n.e.
(1) the law under which control must be accomplished; and c,,u.
(5) the authority of the service in the event the landowner a,. swa. saw u,. e tes en rei. e s.
takes no action toward controlling the pest.
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(b) The notice may le given by:
9 152.016. Procedures for contro' (1) personal service on the !.*niowner or on the person having (a) As soon as practicable after the hearing, the service controlof therorestland; promulgate procedures to be followed for the control of the in tion and shall:
dress; or (1) mail a copy to all appearing at the hearing and to all ta l'
(3) whom r.otices were originally sent; and if the person or his address is unknown. publication in (2) publish a copy in a newspaper circulated in the affecte-?
one issue of a newspaper of general circulation in the county in m hich the land is located, area in the same manner as publication of preliminary notice
. (c) A published notice under Subsection (b) of this section shall (b) Publication as provided in Subsection (a) of this section i* ra
'nclude the information specified in Subsection (a) of this section, tire to each landowner and each tract of land in the affected area c, state the name of the owner. if known, and briefly describe the land the date of publication.
to ahich the notice applies.
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$ 152.025 (d) No other notice is necessary under the provisions of this chap s 152.022. r:ipense of contros nessure,Tah,n hy s, nice (a) Except as provieled in Sulesection (h) of this ocction, all chaeges and expenses of date urtion or control ene;ismes taken by the n i.e.et,.i n.e.
service shall be p;ud by the e,wner of the land on which the infesta-
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anta'un 5 152.019.
Notice to rorest Oner 8 amn of (<nnt land or ins and the 1:unfow ner in w mse name the recond title to the latAd stands owns no nmic than if the landowner has given notice to the service of an intere t in T,0 ai ses of forest !a.id in the county in which the infestation oe-the forest on his lanel owned by another, as provi<ted for in Section curred, the cost of cont rol shall le ime ne by the service.
152.061 of this code, the service shall furnish the same information to the forest owner that it is required by the provisions of this chapter ni.e.es,.: n..
to give to the landowner.
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if control is undertaken by the service, the cost, not to exceed $10 9 152.020. super
- ion for each infested acre or part of an acre on u hich runtial measures (a) The service shall keep informed of what is done by the land-have ben employed. constitutes a legal claim aramst the landowner, l>u owner to take measures to control the infestation and the result of it don not constitute a lien on any land owned by the landowner.
t (b) The service may change its prescribed pmcedures as condi tions or new information may require.
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The attorney general may bring suit on behalf of the service in the county in which the infestation occuired to recover the claim against ei. issa. seen i,r. p. tes.,n asi. e the landowner, together with all costs incurred in the suit-ei.,
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g, by the landowner or any other person within to days from the tirr.e notice is given as provided in this chapter, exclusive of the date the notice is given, representatives of the service shall enter the land and i 152.025.
v.andonner neimburwment have the forest pests controlled or destroyed.
If the landowner has given the service notice of an interest owned by another in the forest on his land and the landowner has made es.
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penditureS for pest control putposes as provided in Section tS2.nC2 of
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Dear Mr. Waller:
r As I centioned in my earlier correspondense, we made an aerial detection flight over the GSU property on August 19, 1965.
The enclosed copy of an aerial photograph (1-80 has marked on it the currently infested areas of the property.
inadequate.My original estimate of the size of the bug spot was c
neighborhood of 375 acres in size. Current size of the combined spo The current heads on the pine ticber. proper y are rtoving East and Southwest, with the available I hope that this may clarify the current situation.
Sincerely, Brian J. Clark Terester II B3C/nn i
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Pursuant to our phone conversation of B-26-85, I will attempt to expand upon the letter written to phil Waller of GSU by Brian Clark of the Texas Forest Sesvice on 8-16-85. I believe Brians' description of the buildup to and current scope of the Southern Pine Beetle infestion on property evned by GSU at the Blue Hills site to be adequate.
I vould like to elaborate on the control censures I urge you to fellow i=ediately to control this beetle infestion I refer you to the enclosed TFS circular 225 entitled " Salvage". You vill read of e
the proper' salvage techniques for centrol of SBP in this circular.
Salvage is the preferred control technique for large infestations such as the ene on the Blue Hills property evned by GSU. I would like to make one aumend:ent to the procedeures listed in this publication. I recomend a buf fer strip of 200' of green uninfested l
trees be cut at the active heads of the spot. Also, the active heads plus the green buffers should be cut first te stop the forward spread of the infestion.
Should salvage not be a viable option. the TFS reco:=nends that SPB spots be treated by a " cut and lesve" cethod (see enclosed TFS circular 223). By this method all active infested trees plus an approriste buffer of green trees would be cut and left en the ground.
nis technique disrupts the life cycle of the beetle.and stops spot greuth.
Alse reguarding your questions relating to the Forest Pest 1.av, i
the Texas Forest Service has elected not to ' pursue our options as eutlined in the Forest Pest Law. We encourage all landovners to take imediate actions to control Southern Pine Beetle infestions on their property and thus reduce their losses to future grcwth.
The Texas Forest Service vill be glad to work with GSU and Temple to see that this infestation is controlled in a manner saisfectory to all concerned.
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i W.f AFFIDAVIT OF PHILLIP C. WALLER Phillip C. Waller, being first duly sworn, states as follows: 1. My name is Phillip C. Waller. I am an employee of Gulf States Utilities Company ("GSU"), owner of the Blue Hills site. I am employed by GSU as the System Forester. I hold a B.S. in Forestry from Stephen F. Austin State University and have nine years experience in forest management. 2. In a letter dated August 16, 1985, but received by GSU on August 23, 1985, the Texas Forest Service ("the Service") advised GSU that, based on its aerial surveys, approximately 100-120 acres of the Blue Hills site was damaged by Southern Pine Beetle ("SPB") infestation. The Service states that this bug spot was quite active and moving in a predominantly westerly direction. 3. That letter states that the recommended method for stopping the forward progress of an SPB infestation is to fell the brood trees and an appropriate buffer strip ahead of the freshly attacked trees. The Service recommended that the buffer strip range from 100 feet to 200 feet ahead of the bug spot. The Service further stated that this combination of dropping the brood trees and cutting a buffer strip effectively retards reproduction efforts and removes immediately available host material for future SPB populations. 4. In a letter dated August 29, 1985, the Service stated its declination to invoke the provisions of the Texas Forest Pest Control Law (Tex. Nat. Res. Code Ann. SS152.001 et seq. (Vernon 1978) which require a notified landowner to take appropriate pest control measures within ten days of notification or pay the Service for taking steps to have the pests controlled or destroyed. Instead, the Service requests that GSU voluntarily take immediate steps to control the SPB infestation on the Blue Hills site. Additionally, the Service recommends that GSU cut a buffer strip of 200 feet of green uninfested trees at the active heads of the spot. 5. In a letter dated August 22, 1985, the Service informed GSU that its original estimate that 100-120 acres of the Blue Hills site are damaged was too low and that apprcximately 375 acres of the site are damaged by SPB infestation. The Service also stated that the current heads of the combined bug spots are moving east and southwest, with the available timber. 6. The most appropriate action for CSU to take in controlling the SPB infestation of its Blue Hills site is to fell the brood trees and a buffer strip of 200 feet ahead of the brood trees. The active heads and the green buffers will be cut first to stop the forward spread of the infestation. To the extent practicable, SPB control action will be done by the salvage method as per Texas Forest Service Circular 225. ' This will entail cutting approximately 100 acres of trees. The remaining 275 acres are no longer actively infected and need not be cut. As there are no roads into the infested area of the site, GSU will also have to cut roads into the affected area.
o' ~ 9 , 7. As CSU does not have personnel on its staff who could fell these trees, it intends to engage Temple-Eastex, the adjoining landowner which is in the business of timber production, to fell these trees for GSU. 8. GSU plans to begin this operation on September 23, 1985, and to complete it on October 31, 1985. GSU intends to salvsge whatever timber is in acceptable condition. f f Ns a / Subscribed and sworn to me this /J day of w h, 1985. v l V Notary Public}}