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==DearMr.Eisenhut:==
==DearMr.Eisenhut:==
Thisisinresponsetoyourrecentrequestforcomments'onthedraftsupplementtothedraftenvironmentalimpactstatementfortheSusquehannaSteam-ElectricStation(SSES)Units1and2,Pennsylvania.ThedraftsupplementaddressesthesubjectoflowflowaugmentationrequiredtosupplywatertotheSusquehannaRivertoreplacewaterconsumptivelyusedbytheSSESduringperiodsofverylowstreamflow.TheaverageconsumptiveuseattheSSESwouldbeabout1.4cubicmeterspersecondorapproximately6percentofthesevenconsecutiveday,10-yearfrequencylowflowof2Z.7cubicmeterspersecondattheWilkes-Barregage.Whenthedischargeatthegageisbelowthis'evel,Pennsylvanialawprohibitswaterwithdrawalsfromtheriver.ThiswouldresultinSSESbeingshutdownforthedurationofthestreamflowdeficiency.Theapplicants,PennsylvaniaPowerandLightCompanyandtheAlleghenyElectricCooperative,Inc.,havestudiedtwoalternativesforprovidinglowflowaugmentation-one,anewsingle-purposereservoirandanother,whichwouldutilizestoragefromanexistingreservoir.Anotheropt'ionwouldbeto"riverfollow"oracceptandaccommodatetheoccasionalshutdownsnecessaryduringlowstreamflow.TheapplicantshaverecommendedconstructionofthePondHilllowflowaugmentationreservoir.Theproposedsingle-purposereservoirw'ouldbelocatedonaheadwatertributarytotheSusquehannaRiver,withinsufficientnaturalstreamflowforitsintendedpurpose.Consequently,pumpingenergyamountingtoabout2,417megawatt-hoursperyearwouldberequiredtomaintainitsrequiredinflow.Thisisequivalenttotheamountofelectricitythatcouldbegeneratedfromusingabout4,000barrelsofoil.Thereportrecognizesthatthemosteconomicalternativetoaugmentlowflowswouldbethemodifiedoperationofanexistingupstreamreservoir.However,webelievethatthedraftsupplementdidnotadequatelyexplorethatopportunity,whichappearstoustobethemostpracticalalternative.Theprimaryprojectcob>5 DarrelG.Eisenhut,Director~2wconsideredistheU.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineers'owanesqueproject,presentlyunderconstructionandscheduledforcompletioninJune1981.ThereportstatesthattheCorpsofEngineerspointedoutuncertaintiesregardingtheavailabilityofstorageduetotheneedforCongressionalapprovalforreallo-cationofstoragecapacity,andaccordingtotheSusquehannaRiverBasinCom-mission,theCowanesqueprojectcannotbeconsideredasatimelyalternative.ThereportimpliesthatthePondHillprojectcouldbedesigned,constructed,andplacedinoperationinlesstimethantheCongresscouldeffectchangesintheCowanesqueprojectoperations.Wequestionthisimplication.AccordingtotheCorpsofEngineers,thepre-constructionplanningoftheCowanesqueprojectincludedapproximately31,000acre-feetofstorageforwatersupplybutitwasnotincludedasaprojectpurposeduetolackoflocalsupportatthetime.However,wehavebeeninformedbytheCorpsthatadetailed$600,000plusstudyiscurrentlyunderwaytodeterminetheavailabilityofstorageintheCowanesqueprojectforsupplymake-upwaterfortheSusquehannaSteam-ElectricStation.Thisextensivestudy,initiatedinMarch1979,isscheduledforcompletioninearly1982.BasedonourreviewofthedraftsupplementreportandconsultationwiththeCorpsofEngineers,itappearsthattheuseoftheCowanesqueproject,nowunderconstruction,insteadoftheproposedPondHillprojectwould:saveanequivalentof4,000barrelsofoilannually,avoidtheenvironmentaleffectsnormallyassociatedwithdamconstruction,eliminatepossibleobjectionsfromlocalresidentsorpropertyowners,increasebenefitstorecreationandfishandwildliferesourcesduringlowflowconditions,andperhapsprovidethelowflowregulationsoonerthanPondHill.Therefore,itappearstobeinboththeratepayers'ndtaxpayers'ntereststoincludestorageintheCorpsofEngineers'roject(underconstruction)ratherthanbuildanewreservoir.Sincerely,+MLCaWilliamW.Lindsay,DirecrOfficeofElectricPoweregulation  
Thisisinresponsetoyourrecentrequestforcomments'onthedraftsupplementtothedraftenvironmentalimpactstatementfortheSusquehannaSteam-ElectricStation(SSES)Units1and2,Pennsylvania.ThedraftsupplementaddressesthesubjectoflowflowaugmentationrequiredtosupplywatertotheSusquehannaRivertoreplacewaterconsumptivelyusedbytheSSESduringperiodsofverylowstreamflow.TheaverageconsumptiveuseattheSSESwouldbeabout1.4cubicmeterspersecondorapproximately6percentofthesevenconsecutiveday,10-yearfrequencylowflowof2Z.7cubicmeterspersecondattheWilkes-Barregage.Whenthedischargeatthegageisbelowthis'evel,Pennsylvanialawprohibitswaterwithdrawalsfromtheriver.ThiswouldresultinSSESbeingshutdownforthedurationofthestreamflowdeficiency.Theapplicants,PennsylvaniaPowerandLightCompanyandtheAlleghenyElectricCooperative,Inc.,havestudiedtwoalternativesforprovidinglowflowaugmentation-one,anewsingle-purposereservoirandanother,whichwouldutilizestoragefromanexistingreservoir.Anotheropt'ionwouldbeto"riverfollow"oracceptandaccommodatetheoccasionalshutdownsnecessaryduringlowstreamflow.TheapplicantshaverecommendedconstructionofthePondHilllowflowaugmentationreservoir.Theproposedsingle-purposereservoirw'ouldbelocatedonaheadwatertributarytotheSusquehannaRiver,withinsufficientnaturalstreamflowforitsintendedpurpose.Consequently,pumpingenergyamountingtoabout2,417megawatt-hoursperyearwouldberequiredtomaintainitsrequiredinflow.Thisisequivalenttotheamountofelectricitythatcouldbegeneratedfromusingabout4,000barrelsofoil.Thereportrecognizesthatthemosteconomicalternativetoaugmentlowflowswouldbethemodifiedoperationofanexistingupstreamreservoir.However,webelievethatthedraftsupplementdidnotadequatelyexplorethatopportunity,whichappearstoustobethemostpracticalalternative.Theprimaryprojectcob>5 DarrelG.Eisenhut,Director~2wconsideredistheU.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineers'owanesqueproject,presentlyunderconstructionandscheduledforcompletioninJune1981.ThereportstatesthattheCorpsofEngineerspointedoutuncertaintiesregardingtheavailabilityofstorageduetotheneedforCongressionalapprovalforreallo-cationofstoragecapacity,andaccordingtotheSusquehannaRiverBasinCom-mission,theCowanesqueprojectcannotbeconsideredasatimelyalternative.ThereportimpliesthatthePondHillprojectcouldbedesigned,constructed,andplacedinoperationinlesstimethantheCongresscouldeffectchangesintheCowanesqueprojectoperations.Wequestionthisimplication.AccordingtotheCorpsofEngineers,thepre-constructionplanningoftheCowanesqueprojectincludedapproximately31,000acre-feetofstorageforwatersupplybutitwasnotincludedasaprojectpurposeduetolackoflocalsupportatthetime.However,wehavebeeninformedbytheCorpsthatadetailed$600,000plusstudyiscurrentlyunderwaytodeterminetheavailabilityofstorageintheCowanesqueprojectforsupplymake-upwaterfortheSusquehannaSteam-ElectricStation.Thisextensivestudy,initiatedinMarch1979,isscheduledforcompletioninearly1982.BasedonourreviewofthedraftsupplementreportandconsultationwiththeCorpsofEngineers,itappearsthattheuseoftheCowanesqueproject,nowunderconstruction,insteadoftheproposedPondHillprojectwould:saveanequivalentof4,000barrelsofoilannually,avoidtheenvironmentaleffectsnormallyassociatedwithdamconstruction,eliminatepossibleobjectionsfromlocalresidentsorpropertyowners,increasebenefitstorecreationandfishandwildliferesourcesduringlowflowconditions,andperhapsprovidethelowflowregulationsoonerthanPondHill.Therefore,itappearstobeinboththeratepayers'ndtaxpayers'ntereststoincludestorageintheCorpsofEngineers'roject(underconstruction)ratherthanbuildanewreservoir.Sincerely,+MLCaWilliamW.Lindsay,DirecrOfficeofElectricPoweregulation}}
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Responds to NRC Requests for Comments Re Draft Suppl to Draft Eis.Review Indicates Use of Cowanesque Project Currently Under Const Would Provide Better Water Storage than Building New Reservoir
ML18030A114
Person / Time
Site: Susquehanna  Talen Energy icon.png
Issue date: 06/10/1980
From: LINDSAY W W
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
To: EISENHUT D G
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
OEPR-DRB, NUDOCS 8006130308
Download: ML18030A114 (3)


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REGULATORINFORMATIONDISTRIBUTIONTEH(RIBS)EgU//ACCESSIONNOR:8006130308OOC~DATE:80/06/10NOTARIFACIL;50~87.-SusquehannaSteamElectricStation<UnitSOM88SusquehannaSteamElectricStationiUnitAI,AFAR~AUTHORAFFILIATIONLINDSAYFlAr~*~FederalEnergyRegulatoryCommissionRECIP~NAMERECIPIENTAFFILIATIONEISEI<HUTFD.GDivisionofIicensing

SUBJECT:

RespondstoNRCrequestsforcommentsredradraftEISAReviewindicatesuseofCowanesquecurrentlyunderconstwouldprovidebetterwthanbuildingnewreservoir,DISTRIBUTIONCODE:C002SCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRENCLTITLE:Environ~Comments,NOTES.K'&MlOX,g~WC'fN~+RZEO;NODOCKETiFPennsylva050003872FPennsylva05000388ftsuppltoprojectaterstorageSIZE:RECIPIENTCOPIESIDCODE/NAMELTTRENCLACTION:05PH~~~~118IA~~~~~1INTERNAL:01M.~ISLE07IIIE10CSTBNFTANL13HYDROMETEOR15EFLTTRTSYS19DIRDSEADSITEANALYEXTERNAL:03LPOR20NATLLABPh~i5RECIPIENTIOCODE/NAME17BCL.~n-NAD~ha)~v~02NRCPDR09ENVNSPECBR12GEOSCIENBR14ACDENTANALY16RAOASMTBRAOENVIRONTECHOEI004NSICACRSCOPIESLTTRENCL111.111'~'6~SeOdTOTALNURSEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR~ENCL FEDERALENERGYREGULATORYCOMMISSIONWASHINGTON,D.C.20426InReplyReferTo:OEPR-DRBCooperativeStudiesDraftSupplementtoDEISSusquehannaSteam-ElectricStationUnits1and2DarrelG.Eisenhut,DirectorDivisionofLicensingNuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.Z0555

DearMr.Eisenhut:

Thisisinresponsetoyourrecentrequestforcomments'onthedraftsupplementtothedraftenvironmentalimpactstatementfortheSusquehannaSteam-ElectricStation(SSES)Units1and2,Pennsylvania.ThedraftsupplementaddressesthesubjectoflowflowaugmentationrequiredtosupplywatertotheSusquehannaRivertoreplacewaterconsumptivelyusedbytheSSESduringperiodsofverylowstreamflow.TheaverageconsumptiveuseattheSSESwouldbeabout1.4cubicmeterspersecondorapproximately6percentofthesevenconsecutiveday,10-yearfrequencylowflowof2Z.7cubicmeterspersecondattheWilkes-Barregage.Whenthedischargeatthegageisbelowthis'evel,Pennsylvanialawprohibitswaterwithdrawalsfromtheriver.ThiswouldresultinSSESbeingshutdownforthedurationofthestreamflowdeficiency.Theapplicants,PennsylvaniaPowerandLightCompanyandtheAlleghenyElectricCooperative,Inc.,havestudiedtwoalternativesforprovidinglowflowaugmentation-one,anewsingle-purposereservoirandanother,whichwouldutilizestoragefromanexistingreservoir.Anotheropt'ionwouldbeto"riverfollow"oracceptandaccommodatetheoccasionalshutdownsnecessaryduringlowstreamflow.TheapplicantshaverecommendedconstructionofthePondHilllowflowaugmentationreservoir.Theproposedsingle-purposereservoirw'ouldbelocatedonaheadwatertributarytotheSusquehannaRiver,withinsufficientnaturalstreamflowforitsintendedpurpose.Consequently,pumpingenergyamountingtoabout2,417megawatt-hoursperyearwouldberequiredtomaintainitsrequiredinflow.Thisisequivalenttotheamountofelectricitythatcouldbegeneratedfromusingabout4,000barrelsofoil.Thereportrecognizesthatthemosteconomicalternativetoaugmentlowflowswouldbethemodifiedoperationofanexistingupstreamreservoir.However,webelievethatthedraftsupplementdidnotadequatelyexplorethatopportunity,whichappearstoustobethemostpracticalalternative.Theprimaryprojectcob>5 DarrelG.Eisenhut,Director~2wconsideredistheU.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineers'owanesqueproject,presentlyunderconstructionandscheduledforcompletioninJune1981.ThereportstatesthattheCorpsofEngineerspointedoutuncertaintiesregardingtheavailabilityofstorageduetotheneedforCongressionalapprovalforreallo-cationofstoragecapacity,andaccordingtotheSusquehannaRiverBasinCom-mission,theCowanesqueprojectcannotbeconsideredasatimelyalternative.ThereportimpliesthatthePondHillprojectcouldbedesigned,constructed,andplacedinoperationinlesstimethantheCongresscouldeffectchangesintheCowanesqueprojectoperations.Wequestionthisimplication.AccordingtotheCorpsofEngineers,thepre-constructionplanningoftheCowanesqueprojectincludedapproximately31,000acre-feetofstorageforwatersupplybutitwasnotincludedasaprojectpurposeduetolackoflocalsupportatthetime.However,wehavebeeninformedbytheCorpsthatadetailed$600,000plusstudyiscurrentlyunderwaytodeterminetheavailabilityofstorageintheCowanesqueprojectforsupplymake-upwaterfortheSusquehannaSteam-ElectricStation.Thisextensivestudy,initiatedinMarch1979,isscheduledforcompletioninearly1982.BasedonourreviewofthedraftsupplementreportandconsultationwiththeCorpsofEngineers,itappearsthattheuseoftheCowanesqueproject,nowunderconstruction,insteadoftheproposedPondHillprojectwould:saveanequivalentof4,000barrelsofoilannually,avoidtheenvironmentaleffectsnormallyassociatedwithdamconstruction,eliminatepossibleobjectionsfromlocalresidentsorpropertyowners,increasebenefitstorecreationandfishandwildliferesourcesduringlowflowconditions,andperhapsprovidethelowflowregulationsoonerthanPondHill.Therefore,itappearstobeinboththeratepayers'ndtaxpayers'ntereststoincludestorageintheCorpsofEngineers'roject(underconstruction)ratherthanbuildanewreservoir.Sincerely,+MLCaWilliamW.Lindsay,DirecrOfficeofElectricPoweregulation