ML19340A209

Submits Comments on Des by Sc Water Resources Commission: Operation of Unit 1 Will Have Fewer Environ Effects than Alternatives & CP Should Be Granted.Forwards 720111 Comments by Sc State Commission of Forestry Re Acceptability

ML19340A209
Person / Time
Site:	Oconee
Issue date:	01/11/1972
From:	Guess C SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE OF
To:	Rogers L US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
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Dear Mr. Rogers:

! The South Carolina Water Resources Commission is the clearinghouse l for State Governmental agency comments on Atomic Energy Commission's environmental statements. Upon receipt of the Atomic Energy l Commission's draft environmental statement relating to the application by Duke Power Company for an operating permit for Oconee Nuclear Station Unit 1, copies were furnished to interested State agencies for review and comment. A list of those agencies is attached.

Those agencies wishing to comment were asked to have their comments in the Water Resources _ Commission's office on or before January 10, 1972 Attached to this letter are agency comments.

The Staff of the Water Resources Commission has reviewed the draf t environmental statement and is of the opinion that operating the Oconee Nuclear Station Unit 1 will have less adverse environmental effects than its alternatives. Therefore, the Commission urges the I

granting of an operating permit.

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Dear Clair:

The major impact of the Keowee-Toxaway Power Project on the forest resources of South Carolina resulted from the conversion of 26,000 acres from woodland to lakes. This has already occurred. Some additional land will be diverted from timber production for transmission line rights of way, intensive recreation use, and residential purposes. Some of this con-r-sion would occur whether or not this particular project was constructed.

It is expected that the remaining woodland acres will be managed by the company with multiple use as the objective. Duke Power Company has for a number of years practiced good forest management on their forest lands in South Carolina. Timber production, wildlife habitat protection, watershed protection, recreation and other multiple use considerations 3hould be a part of the overall land use planning and result in no additional adverse impact on the forest resources of the area.

The Forestry Commission has no objection to this project. We believe thers will be no additional adverse environmental or ecological impact to the forest resources except that which has already occurred when the 26,000 acres were diverted from forest land to lakes.

The description of the forest resource imisact is covered on page 69, item 2 - Terrestrial Impact. The impact discussed on these pages appear to be normal and unavoidable.

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-AGENCIES ASKED FOR COMMENTS Dr. Kenneth E. Ay ock State Health Officer-State Board of Health

'2600 Bull Street Columbia, S. C. 29201 Mr. Bob Hickman, Director Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism P. O. Box 1358 Columbia, South Carolina 29202 Mr. John R. Tiller State Forester State Commission of Forestry P. O. Box 287

-Columbia, South Carolina 29202 Mr. S. N. Pearman Chief Highway Commissioner S. C. State Highway Department 1100 Senate Street, P. O. Box 191 Columbia, South Carolina' 29202 Mr. J. Bonner Manly, Director S. C. State Development Board Hampton Building P. O. Box 927 Columbia, South Carolina 29202 Mr. James W. Webb, Executive Director S. C. Wildlife Resources Department 1015 Main Street Columbia, South Carolina 29202 Dr. Hubert J. Webb, Executive Director S. C. Pollution Control Authority Owen Building,1321 Lady Street P. O. Box 11628 Columbia, South Carolina 29211