Environmental Impact Statement for Shawnee Fossil Plant Coal Combustion Residual Management, 75897-75898 [2016-26272]
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coal combustion residual (CCR) landfill
at the Shawnee Fossil Plant (SHF)
located near Paducah, Kentucky in
McCracken County. The purpose of the
proposed project is to foster TVA’s
compliance with present and future
regulatory requirements related to CCR
production and management, including
the requirements of EPA’s CCR Rule and
Effluent Limitations Guidelines Rule.
In the environmental review, TVA
will evaluate the potential
environmental impacts of closure of the
special waste landfill and Ash Pond 2
as well as the construction, operation,
and maintenance of an onsite dry CCR
landfill or disposal of CCR in an existing
offsite permitted landfill. TVA will
develop and evaluate various
alternatives, including the No Action
Alternative, in the EIS. Public
comments are invited concerning both
the scope of the review and
environmental issues that should be
addressed.
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75897
Environmental Impact Statement for
Shawnee Fossil Plant Coal
Combustion Residual Management
Tennessee Valley Authority.
Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Tennessee Valley
Authority (TVA) intends to prepare an
environmental impact statement (EIS) to
address the potential environmental
effects associated with ceasing
operations at the special waste landfill
and Ash Pond 2 and constructing,
SUMMARY:
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TVA Power System and CCR
Management
TVA is a corporate agency of the
United States that provides electricity
for business customers and local power
distributors serving more than 9 million
people in parts of seven southeastern
states. TVA receives no taxpayer
funding, deriving virtually all of its
revenues from sales of electricity. In
addition to operating and investing its
revenues in its electric system, TVA
provides flood control, navigation and
land management for the Tennessee
River system and assists local power
companies and state and local
governments with economic
development and job creation.
Historically, TVA has managed its
CCRs in wet impoundments or dry
landfills. Currently, SHF consumes an
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average of 3,880,165 tons of coal per
year, generates approximately 8 billion
kilowatt-hours of electricity a year
(enough to supply 540,000 homes), and
produces approximately 256,000 tons of
CCR a year which are managed in an
existing special waste landfill and a
pond (Ash Pond 2).
In July 2009, the TVA Board of
Directors passed a resolution for staff to
review TVA practices for storing CCRs
at its generating facilities, including
SHF, which resulted in a
recommendation to convert the wet ash
management system at SHF to a dry
storage system. On April 17, 2015, the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) published the final Disposal of
CCRs from Electric Utilities rule.
In June of 2016, TVA issued a Final
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement (PEIS) that analyzed methods
for closing impoundments that hold
CCR materials at TVA fossil plants and
identified specific screening and
evaluation factors to help frame its
evaluation of closures at additional
facilities. A Record of Decision was
released in July of 2016 that would
allow future environmental reviews of
CCR impoundment closures to tier from
the PEIS.
This EIS is intended to tier from the
2016 PEIS to evaluate the closure
alternatives for the existing CCR Ash
Pond 2 impoundment and additionally
analyze the impacts of the closure of the
existing special waste landfill, and
construction, operation, and
maintenance of a new on-site special
waste landfill to accommodate future
dry CCR disposal actions. This project
supports TVA’s goal to eliminate all wet
CCR storage at SHF.
Alternatives
In addition to a No Action
Alternative, this EIS will address
alternatives that have reasonable
prospects of providing a solution to the
management and disposal of dry CCRs
generated at SHF. TVA has determined
that either the construction of a new
CCR storage area or hauling CCR to an
existing permitted landfill are the most
reasonable alternatives to address the
need for additional dry CCR disposal.
TVA will consider closure alternatives
for Ash Pond 2 in accordance with and
consistent with TVA’s PEIS and EPA’s
CCR Rule. TVA will also consider
closure alternatives for the existing
special waste landfill in accordance
with EPA’s CCR Rule.
No decision has been made about CCR
management at SHF beyond the current
operations and available onsite capacity.
TVA is preparing this EIS to inform
decision makers, other agencies and the
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public about the potential for
environmental impacts associated with
the decision on how to manage CCR
generated at SHF.
Proposed Issues To Be Considered
This EIS will contain descriptions of
the existing environmental and
socioeconomic resources within the area
that could be affected by the closure of
the special waste landfill and Ash Pond
2 and by the construction, operation and
maintenance of a new dry CCR landfill
or disposal of CCR at an offsite landfill.
Evaluation of potential environmental
impacts to these resources will include,
but not be limited to, the potential
impacts on water quality, aquatic and
terrestrial ecology, threatened and
endangered species, wetlands, land use,
historic and archaeological resources,
solid and hazardous waste, safety,
socioeconomic resources and
environmental justice. The need and
purpose of the project will be described.
The range of issues to be addressed in
the environmental review will be
determined, in part, from scoping
comments. The preliminary
identification of reasonable alternatives
and environmental issues in this notice
is not meant to be exhaustive or final.
Public and Agency Participation
TVA is interested in an open process
and wants to hear from the community,
interested agencies and special interest
groups about the scope of issues they
would like to see addressed in this EIS.
The public is invited to submit
comments on the scope of this EIS no
later than the date identified in the
‘‘Dates’’ section of this notice. Federal,
state and local agencies such as the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Kentucky Department
of Environmental Protection, and the
Kentucky State Historic Preservation
Officer also are invited to provide
comments. After consideration of
scoping comments, TVA will post a
summary of them and identify the
issues and alternatives to be addressed
in the EIS and the study’s schedule.
The Draft EIS will be made available
for public comment. In making its final
decision, TVA will consider the
analyses in this EIS and substantive
comments that it receives. A final
decision on proceeding with pond
closure, existing landfill closure, and
construction, operation, and
maintenance of a new landfill will
depend on a number of factors. These
include requirements of the CCR Rule,
the results of the EIS, engineering and
risk evaluations, and financial
considerations.
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TVA anticipates holding a community
meeting near the plant after releasing
the Draft EIS. Meeting details will be
posted on TVA’s Web site. TVA expects
to release the Draft EIS in summer of
2017.
M. Susan Smelley,
Director, Environmental Permitting and
Compliance.
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TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
Environmental Impact Statement for Shawnee Fossil Plant Coal
Combustion Residual Management
AGENCY: Tennessee Valley Authority.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) intends to prepare an
environmental impact statement (EIS) to address the potential
environmental effects associated with ceasing operations at the special
waste landfill and Ash Pond 2 and constructing, operating, and
maintaining a new dry coal combustion residual (CCR) landfill at the
Shawnee Fossil Plant (SHF) located near Paducah, Kentucky in McCracken
County. The purpose of the proposed project is to foster TVA's
compliance with present and future regulatory requirements related to
CCR production and management, including the requirements of EPA's CCR
Rule and Effluent Limitations Guidelines Rule.
In the environmental review, TVA will evaluate the potential
environmental impacts of closure of the special waste landfill and Ash
Pond 2 as well as the construction, operation, and maintenance of an
onsite dry CCR landfill or disposal of CCR in an existing offsite
permitted landfill. TVA will develop and evaluate various alternatives,
including the No Action Alternative, in the EIS. Public comments are
invited concerning both the scope of the review and environmental
issues that should be addressed.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments on the scope and environmental
issues must be postmarked, emailed or submitted online no later than
December 1, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Ashley Pilakowski, NEPA
Compliance Specialist, 400 West Summit Hill Dr., WT 11D, Knoxville, TN
37902-1499. Comments may also be submitted online at: www.tva.gov/nepa.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ashley Pilakowski, 865-632-2256.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice of intent is provided in
accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality's regulations (40
CFR parts 1500-1508) and TVA's procedures implementing the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
TVA Power System and CCR Management
TVA is a corporate agency of the United States that provides
electricity for business customers and local power distributors serving
more than 9 million people in parts of seven southeastern states. TVA
receives no taxpayer funding, deriving virtually all of its revenues
from sales of electricity. In addition to operating and investing its
revenues in its electric system, TVA provides flood control, navigation
and land management for the Tennessee River system and assists local
power companies and state and local governments with economic
development and job creation.
Historically, TVA has managed its CCRs in wet impoundments or dry
landfills. Currently, SHF consumes an
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average of 3,880,165 tons of coal per year, generates approximately 8
billion kilowatt-hours of electricity a year (enough to supply 540,000
homes), and produces approximately 256,000 tons of CCR a year which are
managed in an existing special waste landfill and a pond (Ash Pond 2).
In July 2009, the TVA Board of Directors passed a resolution for
staff to review TVA practices for storing CCRs at its generating
facilities, including SHF, which resulted in a recommendation to
convert the wet ash management system at SHF to a dry storage system.
On April 17, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
published the final Disposal of CCRs from Electric Utilities rule.
In June of 2016, TVA issued a Final Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement (PEIS) that analyzed methods for closing impoundments
that hold CCR materials at TVA fossil plants and identified specific
screening and evaluation factors to help frame its evaluation of
closures at additional facilities. A Record of Decision was released in
July of 2016 that would allow future environmental reviews of CCR
impoundment closures to tier from the PEIS.
This EIS is intended to tier from the 2016 PEIS to evaluate the
closure alternatives for the existing CCR Ash Pond 2 impoundment and
additionally analyze the impacts of the closure of the existing special
waste landfill, and construction, operation, and maintenance of a new
on-site special waste landfill to accommodate future dry CCR disposal
actions. This project supports TVA's goal to eliminate all wet CCR
storage at SHF.
Alternatives
In addition to a No Action Alternative, this EIS will address
alternatives that have reasonable prospects of providing a solution to
the management and disposal of dry CCRs generated at SHF. TVA has
determined that either the construction of a new CCR storage area or
hauling CCR to an existing permitted landfill are the most reasonable
alternatives to address the need for additional dry CCR disposal. TVA
will consider closure alternatives for Ash Pond 2 in accordance with
and consistent with TVA's PEIS and EPA's CCR Rule. TVA will also
consider closure alternatives for the existing special waste landfill
in accordance with EPA's CCR Rule.
No decision has been made about CCR management at SHF beyond the
current operations and available onsite capacity. TVA is preparing this
EIS to inform decision makers, other agencies and the public about the
potential for environmental impacts associated with the decision on how
to manage CCR generated at SHF.
Proposed Issues To Be Considered
This EIS will contain descriptions of the existing environmental
and socioeconomic resources within the area that could be affected by
the closure of the special waste landfill and Ash Pond 2 and by the
construction, operation and maintenance of a new dry CCR landfill or
disposal of CCR at an offsite landfill. Evaluation of potential
environmental impacts to these resources will include, but not be
limited to, the potential impacts on water quality, aquatic and
terrestrial ecology, threatened and endangered species, wetlands, land
use, historic and archaeological resources, solid and hazardous waste,
safety, socioeconomic resources and environmental justice. The need and
purpose of the project will be described. The range of issues to be
addressed in the environmental review will be determined, in part, from
scoping comments. The preliminary identification of reasonable
alternatives and environmental issues in this notice is not meant to be
exhaustive or final.
Public and Agency Participation
TVA is interested in an open process and wants to hear from the
community, interested agencies and special interest groups about the
scope of issues they would like to see addressed in this EIS.
The public is invited to submit comments on the scope of this EIS
no later than the date identified in the ``Dates'' section of this
notice. Federal, state and local agencies such as the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Kentucky Department of
Environmental Protection, and the Kentucky State Historic Preservation
Officer also are invited to provide comments. After consideration of
scoping comments, TVA will post a summary of them and identify the
issues and alternatives to be addressed in the EIS and the study's
schedule.
The Draft EIS will be made available for public comment. In making
its final decision, TVA will consider the analyses in this EIS and
substantive comments that it receives. A final decision on proceeding
with pond closure, existing landfill closure, and construction,
operation, and maintenance of a new landfill will depend on a number of
factors. These include requirements of the CCR Rule, the results of the
EIS, engineering and risk evaluations, and financial considerations.
TVA anticipates holding a community meeting near the plant after
releasing the Draft EIS. Meeting details will be posted on TVA's Web
site. TVA expects to release the Draft EIS in summer of 2017.
M. Susan Smelley,
Director, Environmental Permitting and Compliance.
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