ML20215L876
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| Issue date: | 09/30/1986 |
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I Ti1REE MILE ISLAND AQ'JATIC STUD'l h0tnHLY REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 1936 I
I Prepared for GPU Nuclear Corporation I P. O. Box 480 Route 441 South Middletown, Pennsylnnia 17057 Prepared by EA Engineering, Science, and Technolo;gy, Ins.
Hunt Valley /Loveton Center 15 Loveton circle Sparks, Marylnad 21152 OCTOBER 1956 D 37 861020 hCK05000289 l
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I THREE MILE ISLAND AQUATIC STUDY MONTHLY REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 1986 I
I Prepared for
, GPU Nuclear Corporation P. O. Box 480 l Route 441 South Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057 I
I Prepared by I EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc.
Hunt Valley /Loveton Center 15 Loveton Circle Sparks, Maryland 21152 I
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I INTRODUCTION I The objective of this monthly report is to document compliance with the nonradiological (aquatic) environmental monitoring programs specified in Sections 3.1.la(4), 3.1.2a., and 4.6.1 of the Environmental Technical Specifications (ETS). These programs have been carried out as directed in the Ervirenmental Controls Aquatic Sampling Manual. Program elements being conducted under contract to GPU Nuclear Corporation include benthic macroinvertebrates, i:hthyoplankton, fish population dynamics (seine and electrofishing), creel surveys, and water quality. The ultimate purpose of these studies is to obtain a databasc sufficient to establish the natural fluctuations within the ecosystem and identify 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 September 1986 (Table 1). The following changes in the THINS Aquatic Sampling Schedule vere made during September: electrofishing, originally scheduled for 11 September was I rescheduled for 18 September due to equipment malfunction, however, rain impeded sampling on 18 September. Electrofishing was therefore conducted on 23 September. Sampling (electrofishing) originally scheduled for 25 September was conducted on 30 September to facilitate the previously mentioned schedule changes. Details are provided in the following pages wherein progress is described for each program.
Data presented in this report are considered provisional, pending subse-quent proofing, analysis, and presentation in the annual report.
hter Quality Analysis I objective: 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 Sur-vey samples.
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I Progress: Vater quality samples were collected on 17 September 1986 and forwarded to TMI-EC (Table 1). Duplicate water samples I were taken at all stations and forwarded to the EA Engineering, Science and Technology, Inc., Chemistry Laboratory for total dissolved solids (TDS) analysis. U.S. EPA Metnod 160.1 was used to determine total filterable residue (TDS) in samples collected on 13 August 1986. EA Chemistry Laboratory results for 13 August are presented in Table 2.
I Select water quality parameters were also measured at sampling times and locations of the General Ecological Survey.
I Benthic Macroinvertebrates Objective: To assess the abundance, distribution, and diversity of benthic macroinvertebrates at three stations in the vicinity of TMINS.
Progress: Benthos sampling on 17 September 1986 consisted cf replicate (4) samples taken at each of the three benthos stations (Table 1).
I Ichthyoplankton Objective: To determine species composition, re htive abun-dance, density, and seasonal and spatial distribution of ich-thyoplankton at eight stations in the vicinity of TMINS.
I Progress: Ichthyoplankton field sampling for the 1986 seasoa was completed with the 26 August collection.
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I I Seine I Objective: To assess species composition, relative abundance, seasonal and spatial distribution, condition factor, occurrence of parasites, anomalies and fish kills, and species diversity of fishes vulnerable to seine capture at six stations in the vicin-ity of TMINS.
Progress: Seine collections were taken at each of the six samp-ling stations on 10 and 24 September 1986 (Table 1). Fishes taken on 7 and 21 May were identified, measured, and weighed.
I itay se!ne data were tabulated and recorded on length frequency data sheets.
I Electrofishing Objective: To assess species composition, relative abundance, I occurrence of parasites, anomalics, and species diversity of fishes vulnerable to electrofisher capture at six stations in the vicinity of THINS.
Progress: Electrofishing at the six stations was completed on 23 and 30 September 1986 (Table 1). Samples consisted of 126 fish c2 12 species and 53 fish of 15 species collected on 23 and I 30 September respectively (Tables 3 and 4). More fish vere col-lected at Station 4A1 than at any other station on both dates (59 specimens on 23 September and 18 specimens on 30 September).
Station 4A1 also produced the largest number of species, with 8 and 6 species collected on 23 and 30 September respectively.
Pumpkinseed and gizzard shad dominated the catch on both sample dates. Two specimens of special interest verc juvenile American I shad, one of which was collected at Station 10B3 on 23 S.,ptem-ber, and one at Staticn 11B1 on 30 September. Ectoparasiter I 3 I --
. I I observed on fishes collected on 23 September included: anchor vorms (Lernaea) on two white suckers, three pumpkinseed, and one I smallmouth bass; and leeches on two redbreast sunfish. Cysts were seen on two pumpkinseed, one bluegill, and one smallmouth bass; and fungus was seen on one white sucker and one bluegill.
One pumpkinseed and three smallmouth bass exhibited wounds related to angling (e.g., books in mouth, mouth fungus, eye injuries, etc.). Included among the fishes collected on 30 September were: one meskellunge, one golden shiner, one bluegill and one smallmouth bass with anchor vorm.
I Creel Survey Objective: To investigate the extent of success of sport-fishing, and determine angler residence and use of catch, in the Susquehanna River near IMINS.
I Progress: Creel surveys were conducted on 9, 14, 22 and 27 September 1986 (Table 1). Interviews consisted of 267 anglers whc reportedly fished 560.12 hours1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br />, caught 508 fish, and har-vested 134 fish (26% of the total catch)(Tables 5 through 8).
The average catch per effort (c/e) and harvest per effort (h/e) were 0.91 and 0.24 fish per hour, respectively. Smallmouth bass and channel catfish vere the predominant fishes caught (208 and I 94 specimens, respectively), and harvested (29 and 46 specimens, respectively) by anglers. Most anglets (127), most fish caught (259), and most beurs fished (270.82) were recorded at the Gen-eral Reservoir. Most fisn (76) were harvasted from the York Haven Generating Station, while the highest c/e (2.17) was re-corded at the East Dam. Anglers were predominantly residents of York nr Dauphic Counties and the majority indicated that they I eat at least a portion of their cateb.
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I TABLE 1 AQUATIC SAMPLING CONDUCTED DURING SEPTEMBER 1986 IN COMPLIANCE VITH THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR STATION ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS SEPTEMBER Discipline 1_6 7-13 14_20 21_27 28_30 Vater Quality Analysis X I
Benthic Macroinvertebrates X I Lehthyoplankton(a)
I Seirs. X X Electrofishing X X Creel Survey X X XX I ______________
Sampling (for 1996) completed on 26 August 1986.
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I I TABLE 2 RESULTS OF ANALYSIS OF VATER SAMPLES COLLECTED AT THREE MILE ISLAND 13 AUGUST 1986 I
I Sample Total Filterable Residue (mg/L)
EA Lab Number I m 57e.
1A2 202 5782 I 9B1 11A1 226 5783 Oc ( ) 206 5785 I
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("} Quality Control Sample - duplicate sample from Station 1A2.
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m M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M TABLE 3 FISHES CAPTURED BY AC ELECTROFISHER ON 23 SEPTEMBER 1986 NEAR THINS TM-AOF TM-A0F TM-AOF TM-AOF TM-A0F TM-AOF Zone -4A1 -13A1 -10A3 -9BS -1083 -11B1 Total Time 2200 2243 2321 2351 2106 2034 Duration (min) 17 23 18 16 20 17 Air temperature (C) 20.0 21.0 20.0 20.0 21.5 21.5 Vater temperature (C) 20.0 20.0 20.5 20.0 20.5 20.0 Dissolved oxygen (mg/L) NA NA NA NA NA NA pH 7.0 7.1 7.1 6.9 7.0 7.1 Conductivity (micrombos/cm) 475 500 500 525 400 350 Secchi disc (cm) 55.9 53.3 45.7 61.0 68.3 66.0 Volts 210 210 200 200 205 220 Amps 9.5 10.5 13.0 12.5 10.0 7.5 American shad - - - -
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1 Gizzard shad 22 1 1 -
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25 Common carp 1 -
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1 4 Quillback 4 -
1 1 5 2 13 White sucker -
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5 Rock bass -
1 - - - -
1 Redbreast sunfish 2 8 2 -
5 1 18 Pumpkinseed 21 - - -
3 5 29 Bluegill 3 - - - - 1 4 Smallmouth bass 3 1 2 1 2 -
9 Largemouth bass - - - - -
1 1 Valleye 3 4 3 2 -
4 16 Total specimens 59 17 12 5 18 15 126 Total species 8 6 7 4 7 7 12 Note: NA - Not avr.ilable due to mete: malfunction.
TABLE 4 FISIIES CAPTURED BY AC ELECTROFISilER ON 30 SEPTEMBER 1986 NEAR THINS TH-AQF TM-A0F TH-AQF TM-A0F TM-A0F TM-A0F Zone -4A1 -13Al -10A3 -9BS_ -10B3 -11B1 Total Time 2130 2205 2229 2309 2042 2011 14 15 15 14 17 16 Duration (min) 24.0 19.5 Air temperature (C) 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.0 Water temperature (C) 22.5 22.5 23.0 22.5 22.5 22.5 Dissolved oxygen (mg/L) 10.0 10.0 9.8 9.9 13.3 11.1 pli 6.9 7.0 6.9 6.8 7.4 7.0 Conductivity (micromhos/cm) 450 425 625 425 375 400 Secchi disc (cm) 53.3 50.8 35.6 50.8 81.3 55.9 210 210 200 205 210 220 Volts Amps 10.5 9.5 11.0 11.0 10.5 7.5
- 1 1 American shad - -
8 2 - 10 Gizzard shad 1 - 1 Muskellunge - - - -
1 Common carp 1 - -
2 2 Golden shiner - - -
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1 Spottail shiner -
1 2 2 -
7 Quillback 2 -
3 Uhite sucker - 2, - - 1 -
1 Channel catfish
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2 Redbreast sunfish 1 -
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4 3 4 12 Pumpkinseed 1 -
1 - 1 Bluegill - -
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1 4 Smallmouth bass 2 -
2 2 Largemouth bass - -
1 1 - - - 3 5 Valleye ,
6 5 3 8 13 53 Total specimens 18 15 6 5 4 2 5 6 Total species
TABLE 5 CREEL SURVEY DATA FROH THE GENERAL RESERVOIR (GR) FOR EACll SURVEY DAY IN SEPTEMBER 1986 D ev 9 Tue 14 Sun 22 Mon 27 Sat Weather Clear Partly Cloudy / Windy; Overcoat / Light Rain; Overcast; Overcast; Fartly Cloudy: Clear Overc a s t ;0ve rc a s t / Wind y Light Kein River State (m) 22 0 97 I 01 Air Temp (C) Id 0 ti.){ 00 43.0 18.3 2I. 19 5 16.5 18.5 19.5 23.0 21.0 17.0 Water Temp (C) 19.5 21.5 27.0 20.0 21.5 21.5 19.0 19.0 2* s 22.0 22.0 22.0 Times:
morning (0900-1300) M M M M A A siternoon (1301-1700) A A E
evening (1701-2100) E E E Tqtal Total Per Time Perindr 127 Anglers 3 9 7 27 17 17 5 6 3 24 7 2 Fish Caught 2 23 20 54 39 18 7 18 1 38 35 2 259 i 53 Fish Rept - 4 13 13 16 - - 4 -
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l 270.82 Hours Fiched 3.00 7.00 10.67 72.16 44.25 26.74 8.00 11.00 2.25 66.75 30.00 2.00 Catch /E f for t (h) 0.67 3.29 I.20 0.78 0.86 0.67 0.88 1.64 0.44 0.81 I.17 1.00 0.96 l
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Anglers 19 61 14 33 Fish Caught 45 113 26 75 Fi=h Kept 17 29 4 3 Hours Fished 26.67 144.15 21.25 78.75 Catch / Effort (h) 1.69 0.78 1.22 0.95 Speci e 9 :
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1R - - - - - - -
IR I Common Carp - - - -
1KlR IR - - SK 15R 20 Channel catfish -
8R IK 3K4R 1R - - -
10K 9R 19 Roc k b e g s -
IR 6K 4K2R -
IR 2R 2R - -
IR -
Redbreagt gunfish - - - - - - - - -
IK - - IK - I
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2R 2 Tumpk in se ed - - - - -
IR - - -
lR - 4R 4 Bluegill - - - 2R - - -
IR 3R - SK 17R 22 Sunfishee (Lecquit opp. )(a) 2R - - 4R 3KIR 6R -
2K -
Smallmouth basg 2K 78 7K 33 R IfKl8R 8R 3R 2K 10R 1R 2K 3 t R llR - 23K 146R 169 2R 4K8R 4K IK - - - - - - - - 9K AR 17 Crappies (temqtit spp.)(a) -
Ig - IR - - -
IR - - -
3R 3 Welleye - - -
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Note K Kept R Released I
i TABLE 6 CREEL SURVEY DATA FROM TIIE VEST DAH (VD) FOR EACil SURVEY DAY IN SEl?TEHER 1986 i
Day 9 Tue 14 Sun 22 Mon 27 Sat Waa: hor Clear Partly Cloudy /Vindy; Ove rc a s t Overc as t ;0verc ast / Windy:
Clear; Clear overcast River Srage (m) 1.00 0.99 0.97 1.01 Air Temo (C) 18.0 24.0 22.0 18.5 21.5 22.0 16.5 17.5 19.5 24.0 21.0 17.0 j
Water T**p ( C) 18.5 20.5 21.5 20.0 21.5 21.5 19.0 19.0 20.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 i
Times:
mnening (0900-1300) M M M M A A afternoon (1301-1700) A A E E E E evening (1701-2100)
Iglel Total Per Time Period: 9 Anglers - - -
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9 - - - - - 8 - - 17 Fish Ca.ight -
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Rours Fanhed - - - 6.00 -
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15.00 - - 23.00 i
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0.53 - - 0.74 I
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Anglers - 6 - 3 Fish Caught - 9 - 8 Fish Kept - - - 2 Hours Fished - 8.00 - 15.00 Catch /Ef f or t (h) - 1.12 - 0.53 Spec i es :
Channel catfish - - - - - - - - -
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1R - - -
IR I IK4R - - IK &lR 12 Smallmouth bars - - -
7R - - - - -
Largenneth base - - -
IR - - - - - - - - -
IR I Walleye - - -
IR - - - - -
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i TABLE 7 CREEL SURVEY DATA FROM Tile EAST DAM (ED) FOR EACil SURVEY DAY IN SEPTEMBER 1986 I
Day 9 Tue 14 Sun 22 Mon 27 set Weather Clear Clear / Windy; Clear: Overcast Ove re s s t ;0ve rc a s t / Wind v:
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l River State (m) 1.00 0.91. 0.97 1.Q1 Air Temp (C) 18.0 23.0 23.0 19.5 23.5 21.5 16.5 18.0 19.0 21.0 24.0 20.5 Wster Temp (C) 20.0 21.0 20.5 20.5 22.0 22.0 22.0 19.5 18.5 22.0 22.0 20.0 i
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M M morning (0900-1300) M M A A afternoon (1301-1700) A A E E E E I evening (1701-2100)
Total Fer Tima Pe riod : Total 4 5 - -
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13 Antters - - 3 -
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25 Fish Caught - - 8 -
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1 3.00 3.00 2.50 3 00 - - - 11.50 Rours Fished - - - - -
Catch / Effort (h) - -
2.57 -
2.67 0.00 - -
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2.17 Day Totats:
Anglers 3 9 I -
Fish Caught 8 8 9 -
Fish Kept 1
- 2 Rours Fished 3.00 5 50 3.00 -
Catch /Ef f or t (h) 2.67 1.45 3 00 -
Species: IK IK3R - - -
3R 4 Rock bas e - - - - - -
- - IK - - - IK -
I Bluegil1 - -
Sunfishes (Lepqgit opp.l(a) - - - - 8R - - - 3R - - - -
!!R 11 SealImouth bass . - - - - - - -
IR - - - -
1R I Crappies ( P_pmoxit opp.)(a) - - IK - - - - - - - - - IK -
1 7R - - - - - - - - - -
7R y Walleye - -
(a) (snerat ide n t i f ic a tion Note: K Kept R Relessed
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TABLE 8 CREEL SURVEY DATA FROM Tile YORK IIAVEll GENERATING STATION (YllGS)
FOR EACII SURVEY DAY Ill SEPTEMBER 1986 __
Day 9 Tue 14 Sun 22 Mon 27 See Weather Clear Clear ove rc a s t Ove rc a s t : Ove rc a s t /Vind y ;
Overcast / Windy River Stage (m) (dQ 0.98 0.97 1,01 Air Temp (C) 21.5 28.0 21.0 22.0 23.0 16.0 18.5 21.0 20.5 26.0 19.0 17.5 Wtter Temp (C) 20.5 21.5 20.0 21.5 22.5 20.0 19.5 19.0 19.5 21.0 21.0 21.0 1
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morning (0900-1300) M M M M af t ernoon (l 301-t 700) A A A A evening (1701-2100) E E E E
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Total Far Time Period: Intal Anglers 3 9 13 4 9 10 7 7 16 17 12 11 118 Fish Caught 2 ,
13 8 12 16 19 17 14 30 37 25 le 207 Fish Kep- t, 1 3 5 10 1 5 4 4 20 12 8 76 Hours Fished 5.00 18.25 19.00 10.75 12.50 14.00 15.30 16.75 30.50 49.25 40.00 23.50 254.80
, Ca tch/E f for t (h) 0.40 0.71 0.42 1.12 1.28 1.36 1.11 0.84 0.98 0.75 0.62 0.60 0.61 Day Totats:
Anglers 25 23 30 40 4 Fish Caught 23 47 61 76 Fish Kept 5 16 15 40 Hours Fished 42.25 37.25 62.55 112.75 Catch /Ef fort sh) 0.54 1.26 0.98 0.67
! Species:
3R 2R - 4R - IR - -
IK - - IK 14R 15 Comenn carp -
IK - - - - IK -
1 i White eueker - - - - - - -
IK - - - - - - IK -
I Shor th e ad red hor s e - - - - -
IR 3R - -
7K IK 3 R IKtR IK2R IK5R 14K2R SKl2R 7K3R 41K 32R 73 channel catfi*h R,e' bas e - - - 4K -
12R 1RIR 2K IR 4R 1R IK RK 19R 27 Redhreast gunfish - -
IR - - - - - - - - - - IR I Fumphinseed - - - - - - - -
IR - - - -
IR I Bluagill - - - - - -
IK IR - - - - IK IR 2 2K - - - IR 3R -
2R 7K 6R 8 Seinfisheg (1,eponiit opp.)(a) - - - -
SK ,21 B 26 SeatImnanth base - IR If PR -
IR 4R 1R 2R 1R 4R 3% IR IR - - - - -
IR I Largenneith ha** - -
- - - - IK IK 2K - - 4K - 4 j White crappie - - -
IK - -
2K - - 3R -
3 Black crappie - - - - -
IK AR 6R 4Kl4R 4R - - UK 35R 44 Walleva IK IK3R 2K2R -
2R (e) Ceneral identi f ic a ti on Nate: K Kept R Relenged
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