Strategic Assessment and PIC
Florida Power & Light
W.F. Wyman Station
Yarmouth, ME
FPL contracted with Kleinschmidt to develop a strategic plan for addressing the 316(b) Phase II rule requirements for their W.F. Wyman Station and for development of the Proposal for Information Collection. Part of this work also included development of the Source Water Physical Data report and the Cooling Water Intake System reports that must be submitted as part of the overall Comprehensive Demonstration Study.
The strategic assessment evaluated the applicability of the Clean Water Act 316(b) Phase II Rule and provided a framework for compliance planning that would have the least impact on plant operations at the lowest overall cost. A review of available existing impingement mortality and entrainment data, as well as information gathered from previous studies of Casco Bay, was performed to develop a preliminary estimate of I&E impacts and assess the need for further field studies. Technologies, operational measures, and restoration measures were also reviewed to determine which would warrant further review in the CDS. Reccommendations were made on how to proceed to the next phase, the PIC.
In developing the PIC for W.F. Wyman, Kleinschmidt included the following components as required by the Rule:
- description of the proposed and/or implemented technology(ies) and/or restoration measures to be evaluated in the study;
- a list and description of any historical studies characterizing impingement and entrainment and the physical and biological conditions in the vicinity of the cooling water intake structures and their relevance to the proposed study;
- a summary of any past, ongoing, or voluntary consultations with appropriate federal, state, and tribal fish and wildlife agencies that are relevant to the study;
- a sampling plan for any new proposed studies.
The Strategic Assessment was submitted to the client in June 2005. The PIC has been submitted to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and the EPA.
For more information contact Chris Tomichek.