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| number = ML041200699
| issue date = 04/21/2004
| title = Environmental Protection Plan Annual Environmental Operating Report for 2003
| author name = Blevins M, Madden F
| author affiliation = TXU Energy
| addressee name = 
| addressee affiliation = NRC/Document Control Desk, NRC/NRR
| docket = 05000445, 05000446
| license number = NPF-087, NPF-089
| contact person = 
| case reference number = CPSES-200401138, RP-52, TXX-04078
| document type = Annual Operating Report, Environmental Monitoring Report, Letter type:CPSES
| page count = 11
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                                                                                                              -.4x40 TXU Energy                  Mike Blevins Comanche Peak Steam         Senior Vice President & Principal Nuclear Officer Electric Station P.O. Box 1002 (EO1)
Glen Rose,TX 76043 Tel: 254 897 5209 Fax: 254 897 6652 mike.blevins@txu.com CPSES-200401138 Log # TXX-04078 RP-52 April 21, 2004 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555

==SUBJECT:==
COMANCHE PEAK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION (CPSES)
DOCKET NOS. 50-445 AND 50-446 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PLAN ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING REPORT FOR 2003 Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Section 5.4.1 of the Environmental Protection Plan (Appendix B to CPSES Unit 1 and Unit 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-87 and NPF-89, respectively), attached is the CPSES Annual Environmental Operating Report for year 2003.
If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Bruce Turner at (254) 897-8901.
A member of the STARS (Strategic Teaming and Resource Sharing) Alliance Callaway
* Comanche Peak
* Diablo Canyon
* Palo Verde
* South Texas Project
* Wolf Creek 11-'2,)
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TXX-04078 Page 2 of 2 This communication contains no new licensing basis commitments regarding CPSES Units 1 and 2.
Sincerely, TXU Generation Company LP By:    TXU Generation Management Company LLC, Its General Partner Mike Blevins By:   /,4hZ      )V/    l Fred W. Madden Regulatory Affairs Manager CLW/clw Attachment c-     B. S. Mallett, Region IV w/attch.
W. D. Johnson, Region IV (clo)
M. C. Thadani, NRR (clo)
Resident Inspectors, CPSES w/attch.

TXU ENERGY COMANCHE PEAK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION UNITS1 &2 2003 ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING REPORT (NON-RADIOLOGICAL)
FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NOS. NPF-87 & 89

Attachment to TXX-04078 Page 2 of 9 I. INTRODUCTION This report describes implementation of the Environmental Protection Plan (EPP) for the calender year 2003 as required by Appendix B to Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-87
       & 89 for Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station (CPSES) Units 1 & 2.
During 2003, the CPSES Nonradiological Environmental Monitoring Program was effective in implementing and monitoring all CPSES environmental regulatory commitments.
Program effectiveness in 2003 was substantiated by TXU Corporate environmental audits, compliance evaluations conducted by the CPSES Nuclear Overview Department, and department self-assessments.
II. SCOPE Section 5.4.1 of the EPP requires that CPSES submit to the NRC an Annual Environmental Operating Report that shall address the following environmental protection activities:
A. Summaries and analyses of the results of the environmental protection activities required by Section 4.2 of the EPP, including a comparison with related preoperational studies, operational controls (as appropriate), and previous nonradiological environmental monitoring reports, and an assessment of the observed impacts of plant operation on the environment. If harmful effects or evidence of trends toward irreversible damage to the environment are observed, a detailed analysis of the data and a proposed course of mitigating action is required.
Section 4.2 of the EPP pertains to results from:
: 1.      Groundwater levels and station water use monitoring.
: 2.      Water treatment facility outages impact assessment and reporting.
B. The report shall also include:
: 1. A list of EPP noncompliances and the associated corrective actions.
: 2.      A list of all changes in station design and operation, tests, and experiments made in accordance with Subsection 3.1 of the EPP which involved a potentially significant unreviewed environmental question.
: 3.      A list of nonroutine reports submitted in accordance with Subsection 5.4.2 of the EPP.
: 4.      A summary list of Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) permit related reports relative to matters identified in Subsection 2.1 of the EPP which were submitted to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) during the report period. Subsection 2.1 of the EPP pertains to aquatic matters that are addressed by the effluent limitations, and the monitoring requirements contained in the TCEQ TPDES station wastewater discharge permit.

Attachment to TXX-04078 Page 3 of 9 Ill. RESULTS OF ACTIVITIES A. As required by Subsection 4.2 of the EPP, the following are summaries and analyses of the environmental protection activities during 2003. Based on the results of these activities, there were no observed adverse environmental impacts resulting from plant operation during 2003.
: 1.      Groundwater Pumpage As indicated in Table 1, groundwater pumpage during 2003 averaged 18.0 gals./min. (gpm) or 9,441,000 total gallons withdrawn for the year. This withdrawal rate represents a 18% decrease from the 2002 average rate of 22.0 gpm. Groundwater withdrawal was highest in October at 23.6 gpm and lowest in November with an average withdrawal rate of 11.7 gpm.
Groundwater withdrawn during 2003 was used primarily for potable and sanitary purposes with only a very small amount used as make-up to the plant fire protection system. No groundwater was used to supplement the station's Surface Water Treatment System.
The average annual pumpage rate of 18.0 gpm for 2003 represents 14.2%
of the predicted operational pumpage (127 gpm) identified in Section 3.3 of the Station's Environmental Report - Operational License Stage. This rate also represents approximately 11 % of the actual average withdrawal rate (158 gpm) reported in the Station's Final Environmental Statement -
Operating License Stage (Section 5.3.1.2) for the period 1975 to May 1979.
The combined annual rate for all recorded preoperational groundwater pumpage averaged 68.8 gpm, while the average operational pumpage for the period 1990 through 2003 was 28.2 gpm. Therefore, the average operational rates are 59% less than the groundwater pumpage during the preoperational period. Figure 1 illustrates the annual fluctuation of groundwater withdrawal over the entire preoperational and operational period.
: 2.      Groundwater Levels As indicated in Table 2, the groundwater level in the on-site observation well OB-3 (intersection of Highway 56 and the Plant Access Road) fluctuated during 2003 from a high level in April of 528.1 ft. Mean Sea Level (MSL) to a low level in September of 522.9 ft. MSL. Overall, the water level in OB-3 during the reporting period (January through December) decreased 1.9 ft.
(0.6m).
The 2003 annual average groundwater levels in well OB-3 and OB-4 were 525.8 ft. MSL and 558.6 ft. MSL, respectively. These average levels demonstrated an increase of 0.1 ft. (0.03m) for OB-3 and a decrease of 1.1 ft. (0.3m) for OB-4 from the respective average 2002 levels (Figure 2).

Attachment to TXX-04078 Page 4 of 9
: 3. Surface Water Treatment System Operation The station's Water Treatment System processed 166,876,900 total gallons (317.5 gpm) of surface water during 2003 for plant process use. There were no outages during 2003 that required reporting in accordance with Section 4.2.2 of the EPP.
The following is a summary list of monthly surface water usage:
MONTH                     SURFACE WATER PROCESSED (GALS.)
JANUARY                           3,480,800 FEBRUARY                         13,302,200 MARCH                            14,319,100 APRIL                            14,751,500 MAY                              11,593,700 JUNE                             13,896,200 JULY                             10,728,400 AUGUST                           11,043,100 SEPTEMBER                        23,223,900 OCTOBER                          11,051,900 NOVEMBER                         17,547,000 DECEMBER                         21,939,100 TOTAL                           166,876,900 B. EPP Noncompliance and Corrective Actions - Subsection 5.4.1(1)
There were no noncompliances with the requirements of the EPP during the reporting period.
C. Changes In Station Design or Operation, Tests, and Experiments Made In Accordance With Subsection 3.1 Which Involved A Potentially Significant Unreviewed Environmental Question.
There were no changes in station design, operation, tests or experiments conducted during the reporting period that are reportable under this subsection.
D. Nonroutine Reports Submitted In Accordance With Subsection 5.4.2 Other than those nonroutine reports identified in section III.E, there were no other nonroutine reports submitted under this subsection.

Attachment to TXX-04078 Page 5 of 9 E. Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit-Related Reports Relative To Matters Identified In Subsections 2.1 and 5.4.1
: 1.      Routine monthly Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMR) for all wastewater outfalls were submitted to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for each month during 2003. The following is a summary list of correspondence pertaining to DMRs and TPDES permit related documents.
MONTH                                        LOG NUMBER/DATE l- MONITORED..                        :--          ..
JANUARY                TXX-03039 - 02/20/03 TXX-03209 - 01/09/03/ "Bio-Monitoring Submission' FEBRUARY               TXX-03060 - 03/20/03 TXX-03054 - 02/28/03 /"Unauthorized Discharge Notification" MARCH                  TXX-03074 - 04/21/03 TXX - N/A - 03/26/03 /uAmend to TXX-03209 Dated 01/09/03' APRIL         -        TXX-03091 - 05/21/03 MAY                    TXX-03106 - 06/21/03 JUNE                   TXX-03118 - 07/18/03 JULY                   TXX-03140 - 08/20/03 TXX-03123 - 07/18/03 /"Bio-Monitoring Submission" AUGUST                 TXX-03164 - 09/19/03 SEPTEMBER              TXX-03177 - 10/20/03 OCTOBER                TXX-03193 - 11/21/03 NOVEMBER        -      TXX-03203- 12/22/03 DECEMBER               TXX-04013 - 1/23/03
: 2. There was one (1) TPDES wastewater discharge permit noncompliance in 2003. This noncompliance pertained to the release of fire protection water to Squaw Creek Reservoir. A written report of the release was submitted to the TCEQ on February 28, 2003, (TXX-03054) with a copy to the NRC.
There was no observed environmental impact to Squaw Creek Reservoir as a result of the release of approximately 8,000 to 9,000 gallons of fire protection water to this water body.

Attachment to TXX-04078 Page 6 of 9 TABLE 1

==SUMMARY==
OF GROUNDWATER PUMPAGE For 2003 PLANT WELL        -l            11 PLANT WELL2_ __ _ _   __ _  __ _
NOSFELL 1
__ __ _ _          I     NOSF WELL 2
_   _ _  _ II l       EC/ RAI IN GN RECTRAINING                TOTALS                O. OF DAYS MONTH      Total Gals. Avg. Total Gals. -    Avg.             -Total         Avg.      Total Gals. Avg.       Total Gals. Avg. Total Gale. Avg.        READINGS Gal.            :       Gal.              Gals.          Gal.     .               Gal.                       Gal.                    Gal.
L        l    Per Mmn.        -       Per Min.       l                 Per Min.                 Per Min.                   Per Min.                Per Min. l January         157,700       3.5     460,600          10.3            36,600          0.8        39,400         0.9           1,100       0.0      695,400       15.6        31 February        336,200       8.3     434,500          10.8            37,600          0.9        38,800         1.0             600       0.0      847,700       21.0        28 March           749,000      16.8            0            0.0          44,900          1.0        43,300         1.0           1,200       0.3      838,400       18.8        31 April           724,600      16.8      18,900             0.4 l        55,500          1.3        56,600         1.3             500       0.1      856,100       19.8        30 May             269,400       6.0     400,900             9.0          35,100          0.8        64,400         1.4           2,400       0.1      772,200       17.3        31 June            156,300       3.6     444,300          10.3            85.300          2.0       102,400         2.4           2,800       0.1      791,100       18.3        30 July            652,500      14.6            0            0.0          54,500          1.2        54,300         1.2          12,800      <0.1      774,100       17.3        31 August,         173,000       3.9     491,700          11.0            51,500          1.2        48,600         1.1           1,200       0.1      766,000       17.2        31 September              0      0.0     877,700          20.3            56,000          1.3        58,500         1.4           1,100      <0.1      993,300       23.0        30 October         897,100      20.1      78,500             1.8          35,400          0.8        39,500         0.9           1,700      <0.1    1,052,200       23.6        31 November               0      0.0     449,600          10.4            28,600          0.7        28,000         0.6           1,200      <0.1      507,400       11.7        30 December               0      0.0     491,200          11.0            27,600          0.6        27,700         0.6             600      <0.1      547,100       12.3        31 TOTAL         4,115,800       7.8   4,147,900             7.9        548,600    J      1.0       601,500 [       1.1          27,200       0.1    9,441,000 l     18.0   IF   365

Attachment to TXX-04078 Page 7 of 9 TABLE 2 2003 

==SUMMARY==
OF GROUNDWATER LEVELS IN OBSERVATION WELLS WELL OB-3                     WELL OB-4 MONTH                                (G-3)                        (G-4) lDEPTH (1)             :MSL (2)      DEPTH (1)        MSL (2)
January                           267.47              526.36      285.83          562.05 February                          266.77              527.06      283.85          564.03 March                             266.28              527.55      283.65          564.23 April                             265.69              528.14      282.37          565.51 May                               265.71              528.12      284.21          563.67 June                              266.59              527.24      286.96          560.92 July                              267.65              526.18      287.39          560.49 August                            270.56              523.27      295.75          552.13 September                         270.84              522.99      297.55          550.33 October                           269.88              523.95      297.44          550.44 November                          269.47              524.36      294.13          553.75 December            -             269.37              524.46      292.62          555.26 ANNUAL GROUNDWATER LEVEL CHANGE FOR 2003:
Well OB-3:    267.5 ft. - 269.4 ft = (-) 1.9 ft. = (-)0.6m (decrease)
Well OB-4:    285.8 ft. - 292.6 ft = (-) 6.8 ft. = (-)0.7m (decrease)
NOTES:
(1)    Depth to water table (ft.)
(2)    Water table elevation (ft.) Mean Sea Level (MSL)

Attachment to TXX-04078                             FIGURE 1 Page 8 of 9                      

==SUMMARY==
OF GROUNDWATER PUMPAGE 1975 THROUGH 2003 (GPM)
Annual Groundwater Pumpage 160 140 .
120.                                                                                               4
  ~100.                                          -,I 40.
200
: 1. 2/8/90   - Unit #1 operational.8iscontinued using treated surface water for potable use.
: 2. 2/2/93   - Unit #2 Operational

Attachment to TXX-04078 Page 9 of 9                          FIGURE 2 ANNUAL AVERAGE GROUNDWATER LEVEL 1980 through 2003}}