ML17227A802

NPDES Noncompliance Notification:Sea Turtle Captures in Intake Canal Increased Dramatically Beginning in Fall 1992. During First Quarter 1993,165 Turtles Removed from Canal. Mods to Ocean Intake Velocity Caps Completed in Feb 1992

ML17227A802
Person / Time
Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	04/14/1993
From:	SAGER D A FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
L-92-98, NUDOCS 9304190215
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NPDESnoncompliancenotification:seaturtlecapturesinintakecanalincreaseddramaticallybeginninginFall1992.DuringFirstQuarter1993,165turtlesremovedfromcanal.NodstooceanintakevelocitycapscompletedinFeb1992.DISTRXBUTXONCODE:IE23DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRENCLSIZE:TITLE:.EnvironmentalEventReport(perTechSpecs)NOTES:ACCELERATEDDOCUMENTDISTBUTIONSYSTE1VlREGULRTOINFORMRTIONDISTRIBUTION.STEM(RIDE)ACCESSIONNBR:9304190215DOC.DATE:93/04/14NOTARIZED:NOFACIL:50-335St.LuciePlant,Unit1,FloridaPower6LightCo.50-389St.LuciePlant,Unit2,FloridaPower&LightCo.AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATIONSAGER,D.A.FloridaPower&LightCo.RECXP.NAMERECIPIENTAFFILIATIONDocumentControlBranch(DocumentControlDesk)D,RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD2-2LANORRISFJ'NTERNAL:ACRSNR+RPMAS/ILRBREGF01EXTERNAL:NRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL331155111111RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD2-2PDNRR/DRSS/PEPBOGC/HDS3RGN2NSICCOPIESLTTRENCL1111111111.SNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE!CONTACI'IIEDOCUMENTCONTROLDI".bV,ROOMPl-37(EXT.504-2065)TOELIMINATEYOURNAMEFROMDISTR!HUTIONLISTSFORDOCUMENTSYOUDON'TNEED!TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR17ENCL,,17 P.O.Box12B,Ft.Pierce,FL34954-012BApril14,1993L-93-9810CFR50.36EPP4.1U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionAttn:DocumentControlDeskWashington,DC20555Re:St.LucieUnits1and2DocketNos.50-335and50-389IncreaseinTurtleEntrapmentintheSt.LucieIntakeCanalTheattachedreportisbeingsentpursuanttoSection4.1oftheSt.LucieUnit1andUnit2EnvironmentalProtectionPlan.Shouldtherebeanyquestionsonthisinformation,pleasecontactus~Vetrulyyours,D.A..SVicePrSt.LuieridentPlantDAS:JJBkwcc:StewartD.Ebneter,RegionalAdministrator,RegionII,USNRCSeniorResidentInspector,USNRC,St.LuciePlantAttachmentsDAS/PSLN897-939304i902i59304gg',PDRADOCXoaaO033'SSPDRanFplGroupcompany~A%3i/C C1IPP-)'ggQQjpQp INCREASEDTURTLEENTRAPMENTINSTLUCIEINTAKECANALEVENTDESCRIPTIONSeaturtlecapturesintheSt.LuciePlantintakecanalhavedramaticallyincreasedoverthepastseveralmonths.Dataindicatesanincreasebeginningthefallof1992(seeattachedtable)..Duringthefirstquarterof1993,165turtleswere'emovedfromthecanal,includingfourLeatherbacksweighingover300poundseach.Thisfirstquartertotalrepresents88%ofthetotalcapturein1992and136%ofthetotalfor1991.AllturtlescapturedweretaggedandreleasedbyAppliedBiology,Inc.,acontractorforFloridaPower&Light(FPRL).AppliedBiology,Inc.,andFP6Lholdthenecessarystatepermitstoconduct.seaturtlemonitoringactivitiesattheSt.LuciePlant.Aspriorexperienceindicates,theintakecanalsamplestheturtlepopulationofthecoastalwatersoffHutchinsonIslandatafixedandindependentrate.Thus,anyincreaseinthenumberofturtlescapturedinthecanalisindicativeofalargerpopulationinthecoastalwaters.AlargerpopulationofseaturtlesoffHutchinsonIslandisbiologicallyplausibe.RecentaerialsurveyshaveshownanincreaseinthenumbersofLeatherbackturtlesnearshore.ModificatonsmadetotheoceanintakevelocitycapswerecompletedinFebruary,1992,approximatelysixmonthspriortothenotedincreaseofturtles.Thelastinspectionof'heoceanintake,velocitycapwasmadeinJune,1992.ThenextscheduledfullinspectionisscheduledforJune,1993.As,soonastheseaconditionsandvisibilitypermit,St.LucieLandManagementwillscheduleasurveyofthevelocitycaptoensurenodamageordeteriorationhasoccurred.

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TURTLESCAPTUREDYEAR-3.991YEARJANUARYFEBRUARYMARCHAPRILJUNEJULYAUGUSTSEPTEMBEROCTOBERGREENSLOGGERHEAD1312201915KEMPiSRZDLYHAWKSBILLLEATHERBACK0TOTAL1416242015NOVEMBERDECEMBERTOTAL12107121 t40I'I1lK TURTLESCAPTUREDYEAR-1992GREENSLOGGERHEADREMPISRIDLYHAWRSBILLLEATHERBACKTOTALJANUARYFEBRUARYMARCHAPRIL191213221815JUNEJULYAUGUSTSEPTEMBEROCTOBERNOVEMBERDECEMBER.7TOTAL18126116131230161217302324187 g%'IIIN(>'v~lN'tN1iIIIIIIhc TURTLESCAPTUREDYEAR-1993YEARJANUARYFEBRUARYMARCHGREENS162855LOGGERHEAD3315KEMPSRIDLYHAWKSBZLL0LEATHERBACKTOTAL513975APRILMAYJUNEJULYAUGUSTSEPTEMBEROCTOBERNOVEMBERDECEMBER3MonthTOTAL9959165 0