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7HREE MILE ISLAND AQUATIC STUDY MONTHLY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 1985 I
J Prepared for GPU Nuclear Corporation P.O. Box 480 Route 441 South Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057 i
Prepared by EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc.
Hunt Valley /Loveton Center 15 Loveton Circic Sparks, Maryland 21152 k
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THREE MILE ISLAND AQUATIC STUDY MONTilLY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 1985 I
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Prepared for GPU, Nuclear Corporation I
P.O. Box 480 Route 441 South Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057 Prepared by EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc.
Hunt Valley /Loveton Center 15 Loveton Circle Sparks, Maryland 21152 I
DECEMBER 1985
INTRODUCTION The objective of this monthly report is to document compliance with the nonradiological (aquatic) environmental monitoring programs specified in Sections 3.1.1.a(4), 3.1.2.a., and 4.6.1 of the Environmental Technical Specifications (ETS). These programs have been carried out as directed in the Environmental Controls Aquatic Sampling Manual. Program elements being conducted under contract to GPU Nuclear Corporation include benthic macroinvertebrates, ichthyoplankton, fish population dynamics (seine and electrofishing), creel surveys, and water quality. The ultimate purpose of these a:tudies is to obtain a database sufficient to establish the natural fluctuations within the ecosystem and identity any significant biological alterations resulting from the TMINS.
Compliance with all programs specified in the ETS and detailed in the Aquatic Sampling Manual was achieved in November (Table 1).
Creel sur-veys originally scheduled for 2 and 19 November on the proposed TMINS Aquatic Sampling Schedule were rescheduled and suk equently conducted on 16 and 26 November, respectively. Creel surveys at the General Reser-voir, West Dam, and East Dam (during the 1701-2100h period) were not I
conducted due to darkness. The 1701-2100h York Haven Generating Station creel survey was not conducted due to darkness on 16, 22, and 26 3
November.
Data presented in this report are considered provisional, pending subse-quent proofing, analysis, and presentation in the annual report.
Water Ouality Analysis I
Obiective: To measure select physical and chemical parameters of the Susquehanna River in the vicinity of Three Mile Island I
Nuclear Station (TMINS) concurrent with General Ecological Survey samples.
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FI.gere s s : Water quality samples were collected on 12 November 1985 and forwarded to TMI-EC (Table 1).
Select water quality parameters were also measured at sampling times and locations of the General Ecological Survey.
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Benthic Macroinvertebrates I
Ob iec tive: To casess the abundance, distribution, and diversity of benthic macroinvertebrates at three stations I
in the vicinity of TMINS.
Proeress: Benthos sampling on 12 November 1985 consisted of replicate (4) samples taken at each of the three benthos stations (Table 1).
Laboratory identification of chironomids collected on 16 April, 14 May, and 11 June were completed.
Ichthvoolankton Obiective: To determine species composition, relative I
abundance, density, seasonal and spatial distribution of ichthyoplankton at eight stations in the ncinity of TMINS.
Proeress:
Ichthyoplankton field sampling for the 1985 season was completed with the 28 August collection. Laboratory identification / tabulation of all ichthyoplankton collected on 1, 8,15, 22, and 29 April and 6 May were completed.
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Ob iec tive : To assess species composition, relative abundance, seasonal and spatial distribution, condition factor, occur-rence of parasites, anomalies and fish kills, and species diversity of fishes vulnerable to seine capture at six stations in the vicinity of TMINS.
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Seine collections were taken at each of the six samplini; stations on 5 November 1985 (Table 1). Fishes collected from Stations 4A2 and 10A2 on 24 April were identified and processed.
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Elec tro fishine Ob iec tive: To assess species composition, relative abundance, occurrence of parasites, anomalies, and species diversity of fishes vulnerable to electrofisher capture at six stations in the vicinity of TMINS.
I-Proeress: Electrofishing at the six stations was completed on 7 November 1985 (Table 1).
Samples consisted of 232 fish of 18 species (Table 2).
More fish (70 specimens) were collected at Station 13Al than at any other station. The greatest vari-I ety of species (11) was found at Station 4A1.
Redbreast sun-fish was the predominant species captured in November.
Ecto-parasites observed on fishes taken by electrofisher during November included:
1eeches on 1 channel catfish and I red-breast sunfish; giochidia on 1 redbreast sunfish and 1 blue-gill. Fin rot was observed and inflicted 1 green sunfish.
Wounds related to angling (e.g., mouth fungus, eye injuries, etc.) were seen on 1 channel catfish, I redbreast sunfish, and 3 smallmouth bass.
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I Creel Survev Ob iec tive: To investigate the extent of success of sport-fishing, and determine angler residence and use of catch, in the Susquehanna River near THINS.
Progress: Greel surveys were conducted on 10,16, 22, and 26 I
November 1985 (Table 1).
Interviews consisted of 72 anglers who reportedly fished 129 75 hours8.680556e-4 days <br />0.0208 hours <br />1.240079e-4 weeks <br />2.85375e-5 months <br />, caught 188 fish, and har-I vested 93 fish (49% of the total catch) (Tables 3 through 6).
The average catch per ef fort (c/e) and harvest per ef fort (h/e) was 1.45 and 0.72 per hour, respectively.
Smallmouth bass was the predominant species caught (91 specimens) and harvested (39 specimens) by anglers. Most anglers (44), most fish caught (132), most fish harvested (61) and most hours fished (95 50) were recorded at the General Reservoir. The highest c/e (2.00) was recorded at the York Haven Generating Station.
Anglers interviewed were predominately residents of York or Dauphin counties, and the majority indicated that they eat at least a portion of their catch.
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I TABLE 1 AQUATIC SAMPLING CONDUCTED DURING NOVEMBER 1985 IN COMPLIANCE WITH THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR
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Golden shiner 2
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Shorthead redhorse 1
Channel catfish 1
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Rock bass 1
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7 Redbreast sunfish 1
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CREEL SURVET DATA FROH TIIE CENERAL RESERV0lR (CR) FOR EACII SURVET DAY IN NOVEMBER 19R5 Day 10 SUN 16 Sat 22 Fri 26 Tue Weather Partly Cloudy Light pain Ileavy Rain; Light Rain Overcast River Stage (u) 1.28 1.67 11 1.64 Air Temp (C) 18.5 21.5 3.5 4.0 2.0 2.0 5.0 4.0 Water Temp (C) 11.0 12.0 9.0 8.5 8.0 8.0 6.0 5.5 Times:
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Fish Kept 61 flours Fished 91.00 4.50 Catch / Effort (h) 1.43 0.44 Species:
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CREEL SURVEY DATA FROH T11E YORK IIAVEN CENEFATING STATION (YIICS) FOR EACII SURVEY DAY IN NOVEMBER 1985 Day 10 Son 16 Sat 22 Sun 26 Tue Weather Fartly Cloudy Light Rain Ileavy Rain; Light Rain Light Rain River Stage (a) 1,29 1.6'i 1.99 1 63 Air Temp (C) 22.5 22.0 21.0 3.5 4.5 5.0 3.5 5.5 5.0 Water Temp (C) 13.0 12.5 12.5 9.0 8.5 8.5 8.0 6.0
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