ML13214A126

2013/08/01 NRR E-mail Capture - Callaway LRA Contact Reports

ML13214A126
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Issue date:	08/01/2013
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1NRR-PMDAPEm Resource From:Fells, Carmen Sent:Thursday, August 01, 2013 1:50 PM To:Fells, Carmen

Subject:

Callaway LRA contact reports Attachments:

Contact Report_Callaway_FWS_Pallid Sturgeon_072712.pdf; Boone County_Contact Report.docx; Cole Count y_Contact Report.docx

Hearing Identifier: NRR_PMDA Email Number: 785 Mail Envelope Properties (Carmen.Fells@nrc.gov20130801135000)

Subject:

Callaway LRA contact reports Sent Date: 8/1/2013 1:50:10 PM Received Date: 8/1/2013 1:50:00 PM From: Fells, Carmen Created By: Carmen.Fells@nrc.gov Recipients: "Fells, Carmen" <Carmen.Fells@nrc.gov>

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CONTACT REPORT Meeting [ ] Telephone [X] Other [ ]

COMPANY U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service PERSON(S):

Wyatt Doyle and Jane Ledwin ADDRESS: Columbia Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office PHONE: Tel:

email: 573-234-2132 Wyatt_Doyle@fws.gov DATE: July 27, 2012 ATTENDEES:

Sean Meegan (Ecology and Environment, inc.)

CC: Dennis Logan (NRC)

SUBJECT:

Conference Call

- Callaway Nuclear Plant

- Pallid Sturgeon Data on the Missouri River SUMMARY Sean Meegan (Ecology and Environment, inc.) facilitated a discussion with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) (Wyatt Doyle and Jane Ledwin) regarding pallid sturgeon data, as well as life history information in vicinity of the Callaway Unit 1 surface water intake and discharge locations. Dennis Logan (NRC) was not available to participate in the discussion.

DETAILS Mr. Meegan initiated the call by asking several questions regarding pallid sturgeon in the Missouri River. The questions and responses are as follows:

1. Mr. Meegan stated that the Callaway water intake structure is located at approximately River-mile (RM) 115, so an area of interest would be approximately 15 miles upstream and downstream (RMs 100 to 130). He further noted that MDC had indicated a staging area for pallid sturgeon at the confluence of the Osage and Missouri Rivers, approximately 15 miles upstream from the Callaway Unit 1 intake.

Response: Mr. Doyle responded that there is a known staging area for pallid sturgeon spawning at this confluence.

2. Mr. Meegan inquired as to what types of data the FWS collects and has available for review.

Response: Mr. Doyle responded that the FWS has 10 years of data for a variety of life stages, mostly adults and juveniles. Mr. Doyle confirmed that captures of larval life stages are very rare, similar to published literature. Mr. Doyle explained that they conduct a randomized sampling regime over a 200-mile section of the Lower Missouri River, sampling various 2-mile segments three times during a given year. Consequently, the data consists of various spot locations and he was not sure of the extent of data in the vicinity of the Callaway Unit 1 surface water intake and discharge location. He stated that most adult pallid sturgeon typically use hundreds of miles of the river, but some individuals display an affinity for ideal microhabitats (e.g. downstream of dikes). He mentioned one tagged individual was captured in the same location 15 years later.

Mr. Doyle recommended that we reference existing summary reports, instead of using spot location data from the FWS database. He indicated all reports are located on the Missouri River Recovery Program website under the Science section (http://www.moriverrecovery.org/mrrp/f?p=136:15:0::NO:::). He also mentioned that the FWS shares all of their data with Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) and a contact is John Ford.

3. Mr. Meegan inquired about their knowledge of the interaction of pallid sturgeon at existing water intake structures on the Lower Missouri River and if they had any particular concerns over the Callaway Site. He noted that the Braaten et al. (2008) study reported larvae can drift hundreds of miles downstream and typically drift within 2 feet of the bottom.

Response: Mr. Doyle was familiar with Braatens studies and stated that the research also found that larvae tend to drift along the toe of the channel, so that water intakes located along the shoreline at the toe of the channel could lead to possible impingement or entrainment of larval or smaller juvenile fish.

Ms. Ledwin stated that studying the interaction of pallid sturgeon and water intakes is extremely difficult as differentiation between shovelnose sturgeon and the pallid sturgeon is problematic, and larvae that have been impinged or entrained would be even more difficult to distinguish if only various body parts are collected, which is typical of impingement data. The FWS further explained that very few, if any larval pallid sturgeon have been identified in the lower Missouri River; using DNA sampling techniques, no pallid sturgeons have been identified out of 600 sturgeon larvae collected over the past 5 years.

The FWS further indicated that a juvenile pallid sturgeon had recently been captured during impingement and entrainment studies (Clean Water Act 316b) at a power plant in Iowa on the Lower Missouri River. The FWS suggested that a potential mitigative strategy to minimize impacts to larval and juvenile pallid sturgeon could be to reduce the volume of water withdrawn during the larval drift life stage and when smaller juveniles are more frequently captured. The time period for this life stage would extend from late June to early July. However, the FWS acknowledged that this may not be possible for a large power plant. Mr. Doyle indicated he could provide a graph displaying the seasonal trends of pallid sturgeon captures, supporting the strategy.

ACTIONS Mr. Doyle to provide a graph displaying seasonal captures of pallid sturgeon.

Contact Report Project: Callaway Unit 1 Relicensing, SEIS E&E Contact: Donny Goris-Kolb External Contact: Stan Shawver, Director of Resource Management at Boone County, Missouri Date: 07/26/2012, 4:00 pm

Subject:

Land Use Planning in Boone County, Missouri

I, Donny Goris-Kolb, asked Mr. Shawver the following questions:

1. Does the county have a comprehensive land use plan? The Boone County Master Plan was approved by County Commission in 1973, a revision to the original was completed in 1996. Boone County is not currently working to update this document.

2. Does the county have any zoning or planning commissions?

Boone County has a zoning and planning commission (one entity). This commission administers the county's zoning ordinance, subdivision regulations, floodplain regulations, and open space regulations, etc. The County's zoning ordinance was last updated in 2005.

3. What municipalities in Boone County has a zoning ordinance? Within Boone County, the following municipalities have zoning ordinances: City of Columbia, City of Centralia, City of Hallsville, City of Rocheport, and City of Ashland

4. Is growth control in the county an issue? Can the county's urban and rural land resources accommodate anticipated growth over the next 20 years? Growth control in Boone County is a serious concern. The population of Boone County has increased by over 20 percent between 1990 and 2000 and then again between 2000 and 2010. Boone County is the largest, densest populated county in central Missouri. Loss of open space and the premature conversion of agricultural land are concerns. According to Mr. Shawver, population growth is largely concentrated around the City of Columbia and can be attributed to the availability of jobs.

5. What is the predominant land use within the county? Will this remain the predominant land use over the next 20 years? A mix of agricultural and forestland is currently the predominant land use in the county. According to Mr. Shawver, this may not be the case in the next couple of decades if the population of the County continues to grow as it has during the last several decades.

6. Has land use significantly changed over the last several decades? According to Mr. Shawvet, Boone County has become much more urbanized over the last several decades.

Contact Report Project: Callaway Unit 1 Relicensing, SEIS E&E Contact: Donny Goris-Kolb External Contact: Shannon Kliethermes, Senior Planner for Cole County Date: 07/26/2012, 2:30 pm

Subject:

Land Use Planning in Cole County, Missouri

I, Donny Goris-Kolb, asked Mr. Kliethermes the following questions:

1. Does the county have a comprehensive land use plan? The County just completed a Master Plan, which was approved by the County Commission in December 2010. Furthermore, the County is in the process of developing a zoning ordinance. The newly developed zoning ordinance would address unincorporated areas of the county. The process is preliminary; it has yet to be formally presented to the public.

2. Does the county have any zoning or planning commissions?

Currently, the County does not have a zoning commission. The County does have a planning commission, which is primarily responsible for subdivision and floodplain regulations.

3. Is Jefferson City the only municipality that has a zoning ordinance within the county? In addition to Jefferson City, the following municipalities have zoning ordinances: Village of Wardsville, City of Saint Martins, and City of Taos.

4. Is growth control in the county an issue? Can the county's urban and rural land resources accommodate anticipated growth over the next 20 years? According to Mr. Kliethermes, growth control is not a major issue in Cole County. The County's urban and rural land resources can accommodate anticipated growth over the next 20 years.

5. What is the predominant land use within the county? Will this remain the predominant land use over the next 20 years? Agricultural land use is the predominant land use in Cole County and it will most likely remain that way over the next 20 years.

6. Has land use significantly changed over the last several decades?

According to Mr. Kliethermes, land uses in Cole County have not significantly changed. However, Cole County has gradually seen more urban development, predominantly around Jefferson City. Jefferson City has expanded and will continue to expand its boundaries through annexation.