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.1 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY Fairfield, Connecticut CHAPTER 6 OF HOUSATONIC RIVER PCB SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT STUDY PROGRAM FOR MONITORING THE NATURAL RECOVERY OF THE RIVER April 1988 CO D (ft LMSE-88/0171&337/017 o o o LAWLER, MATUSKY & SKELLY ENGINEERS NJ Environmental Science & Engineering Consultants One Blue Hill Plaza Pearl River, New York 10965 PGE00047117 I I I TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. I LIST OF FIGURES iv LIST OF TABLES vii I SUMMARY S-l 5.1 Introduction S-l 5.2 Perspective on PCB Concentrations in the S-l I Housatonic River 5.3 Temporal and Spatial Trends in the S-2 Housatonic River I 5.4 PCB Fate and Transport Model S-3 5.5 Projection of PCB Concentrations S-3 5.6 Socioeconomic Impact on the Recreational 5-4 Resource I 5.7 Future Development and the No Action Plan S-4 5.8 Monitoring Program S-5 I 6 PROGRAM FOR MONITORING THE NATURAL RECOVERY 6-1 OF THE RIVER I 6.1 Overview of No Intervening Action Plan 6-1 6.1.1 Background 6-1 I 6.1.2 Chapter Organization 6-4 6.2 PCBs in Water, Sediment, and Fish: Housatonic 6-6 I River in Perspective 6.2.1 Water 6-8 6.2.2 Sediment 6-10 I 6.2.3 Fish 6-15 6.2.3.1 PCB Trends in Housatonic River 6-22 I Fishes 6.3 PC BFate and Transport Model 6-36 6.3.1 Description of WASTOX Model 6-36 I 6.3.2 Parameter Evaluation 5-40 6.3.2.1 Segmentation and Hydrology 6-40 I 6.3.2.2 Bed Sediment Characteristics 6-41 6.3.2.3 Settling, Resuspension, and Burial 6-43 6.3.2.4 Sediment-Water Partitioning 6-48 I 6.3.2.5 Bed Sediment-Water Column 6-50 I Diffusion I Lawlor Mntusky PGE00047118 I I I TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) I Page No. 6.3.2.6 Volatilization 6-50 I 6.3.2.7 Biodegradation 6-50 6.3.2.8 Upstream and Tributary Suspended 6-51 Solids and PCBs 6.3.3 Model Calibration 6-53 6.3.3.1 Solids 6-54 I 6.3.3.2 PCBS 6-56 6.3.4 Model Projections of PCS 6-59 I 6.3.4.1 Long-Term Hydrological Period 6-59 6.3.4.2 Upstream and Tributary Inflows 6-60 I of PCBs ™ 6.3.4.3 Projections of PCBs in 6-61 Sediment and Water • 6.3.4.4 Extrapolation of PCS Concentra- 6-63 • tions in Fish 6.4 Environmental Impacts of No Action Plan 6-68 | 6.4.1 Socioeconomic Impacts 6-68 _ 6.4.1.1 Recreational Impacts 6-68 ™ 6.4.1.2 Angler Surveys 6-78 6.4.1.3 Resource Evaluation 6-90 • 6.4.2 Future Development 6-96 6.4.2.1 Regulatory Process 6-97 • 6.4.2.2 Evaluation of Potential PCB 6-100 Losses From Dredging and Filling Projects • 6.4.2.3 Future Development and the No 6-103 • Action Plan 6.5 Proposed Monitoring Program 6-106 | 6.5.1 Objectives and General Principles 6-106 _ 6.5.2 Sediments 6-108 • 6.5.3 Water 6-109 • 6.5.4 Fish 6-112 6.5.5 Data Review and Assessment 6-114 • I Luu-lor Matuskx SkrIU l'i PGE00047119 I I I TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Page No. I REFERENCES CITED R-l APPENDICES I A - Scatter Plots of Fish PCB Concentration (ug/g) Versus Total Length (mm) B - PCB Analyses of One Inch Increments of Sediment From Core Samples of Housatonic River in 1986 C - Analytical Framework for the Evaluation of I PCB Release and its Application to a Hypothetical Dredging Project with Subaquatic Disposal in Lake I Lillinonah I I I I I I I I I iii I Lawlor, Malusky '^Skellv Engineers PGE00047120 I I I LIST OF FIGURES I Figure No. Title Page No. 6.1-1 Housatonic River and Watershed Area 6-1A 6.2-1 PCB Concentrations (ug/kg) in Connecticut 6-14B I Bottom Sediments (USGS Data Base) • 6.2-2 Housatonic River, American Eel 6-29B 6.2-3 Housatonic River, Black Crappie 6-29C | 6.2-4 Housatonic River, Brown Bullhead 6-29D _ 6.2-5 Housatonic River, Brown Trout 6-29E • 6.2-6 Housatonic River, Carp 6-29F • 6.2-7 Housatonic River, Chain Pickerel 6-29G 6.2-8 Housatonic River, Largemouth Bass 6-29H I 6.2-9 Housatonic River, Lepomis spp. 6-291 6.2-10 Housatonic River, Rock Bass 6-29J I 6.2-11 Housatonic River, Smallmouth Bass 6-29K • 6.2-12 Housatonic River, White Catfish 6-29L 6.2-13 Housatonic River, White Crappie 6-29M • 6.2-14 Housatonic River, White Perch 6-29N 6.2-15 Housatonic River, White Sucker 6-290 I 6.2-1 6 Housatonic River, Yellow Perch 6-29P 6.2-17 Total PCB in Insect Tissue, Housatonic 6-34A I River, Cornwall, CT 6.3-1 Fluxes of PCB Associated With the Bed 6-40A I 6.3-2 Schematic of Model Segments and River 6-40C Flows of Housatonic River 6.3-3 Sediment PCB vs Mile Point 6-42A 6.3-4 Sediment PCB and TOC vs Depth, Falls 6-43A I Village and Bulls Bridge I Lawlcr, Malusky •"'''Skolly Engineers PGE00047121 I I LIST OF FIGURES • (Continued) Figure No. Title Page No. 6.3-5 Sediment PCB and TOC vs Depth, Lake 6-43B I Lillinonah-Rt. 133 Bridge, Lake Lillinonah-Shepaug Dam 6.3-6 Sediment PCB and TOC vs Depth, Lake Zoar- 6-43C • Rt. 84 Bridge, Lake Zoar-Stevenson Dam 6.3-7 Procedure for Evaluating Sediment Burial 6-45B | Rate and Depth of Active Sediment Based on Cesium . 6.3-8 Sediment Cesium vs Depth Without Mixing 6-46A ™ 6.3-9 Flow Dependent Resuspension Relationship 6-48A • 6.3-10 Suspended Solids Calibration, Segments 1-4 6-55A 6.3-11 Suspended Solids Calibration, Segments 5-7 6-55B | 6.3-12 PCB Calibration Results in Water Column 6-57A and Sediment, Segments 1, 2 (Total), 1 & 8, • 2 & 9 (Particulate) • 6.3-13 PCB Calibration Results in Water Column 6-57B • and Sediment, Segments 3, 4 (Total), 3 & 10, | 4&11 (Particulate) 6.3-14 PCB Calibration Results in Water Column 6-57C I and Sediment, Segments 5, 6 (Total, 5 & 12, m 6 & 13 (Particulate) 6.3-15 PCB Calibration Results in Water Column 6-57D • and Sediment, Segment 7 (Total), 7 i 14 (Particulate) • 6.3-16 Housatonic River at Falls Village, CT 6-59A 6.3-17 Decaying PCB Boundary and Tributary Con- 6-60A I centrations • I I Mnlusky Skolly K I PGE00047122 I I • LIST OF FIGURES (Continued) I Figure No. Title Page No. I 6.3-18 PCB Projection Under No Action Plan 6-61A • Segments 2/9, 3/10 6.3-19 PCB Projection Under No Action Plan 6-613 1 Segments 4/10, 5/12 6.3-20 PCB Projection Under No Action Plan 6-61C 1 Segments 6/13, 7/14 6.3-21 PCB Projections Under No Action Plan 6-64A • 6.4-1 Recreational Areas on Housatonic River 6-77A and Its Adjacent Water Bodies | 6.4-2 Total PCB Release From Lake Llllinoah With 6-103A and Without Hypothetical Marina Dredging _ and Subaquatic Disposal I I I I I I I I vi I Lawler, Mntusky : ^Skelly E PGE00047123 I I I LIST OF TABLES Table No. Title Page No. 6.2-1 PCB Concentration Data for Whole Water 6-8A I Samples From Housatonic River 6.2-2 PCB Concentrations in Whole Water Samples 6-8B1 I From a Variety of Land Use Areas 6.2-3 PCB Concentrations in Whole Water Samples 6-8C I of the North Atlantic Slope 6.2-4 PCB Concentrations in Sediments of Remote 6-11A I Habitats Where PCBs Have Been Located 6.2-5 PCB Concentrations in Sediments of Lakes 6-12A I and Streams From a Variety of Land Use Areas 6.2-6 State PCB Concentration Data for Bottom 6-13A1 Sediments from a Variety of Land Use Areas I 6.2-7 PCB Concentrations in Bottom Sediments of 6-13B Connecticut Rivers and Lakes I 6.2-8 Sediment PCB Concentrations in the State 6-14A1 of Connecticut I 6.2-9 PCB Concentrations in Sediment of Four 6-15A Housatonic River Impoundments 6.2-10 Geometric Mean, Maximum Wet-Weight, and 6-16A I Lipid-Weight Concentrations, and Percentage of Stations Showing Detectable Concentrations I in at Least One Sample 6.2-11 Mean PCB Concentrations in Lake Trout 6-19A From Various Regions of Lake Superior and I Siskiwlt Lake, Isle Royale 6.2-12 Range in Mean PCB Concentrations in Species 6-19B of Fish From Big Cypress Swamp Collected I During Winter and Spring 1972 6.2-13 Range and Arithmetic Mean of PCB Concentrations 6-20A I in Whole Fish Composite Samples of Two Species of Fish From Upper and Lower Reaches of the I Apalachicola River, Florida, 1978 I I jjr, Matusky 'Skelly PGE00047124 I I LIST OF TABLES I (Continued) Table No. Title Pace No. 6,2-14 1975 PCS Concentrations in Edible Flesh 6-20B of Multiple Composite Samples for Species of Fish From Nonindustrialized orLightly • Industrialized Watersheds ofNew York State • 6.2-15 Within- and Among-Group Correlation forIn 6-26A • Total PCB Concentration, In Total Length, In | Total Weight, Age, and Percentage Lipid for Selected Fish • 6.2-16 Results From Analysis of Covariance for 6-29A ™ Housatonic River Fishes, 1979-1986 6.2-17 Estimated Rate of Change 1n PCBConcentra- 6-30A • tion Over Years and River Kilometer for Housatonic River, 1979-1986 • 6.2-18 Average Length, Percentage Lipid, and 6-33A Weight of Seven Species of Housatonic _ River Fishes Examined for PCBs During • 1979-1986 • 6.3-1 Drainage Areas andLong-Term Average Flows 6-408 • 6.3-2 Physical Characteristics of Model Segments 6-41A 6.3.3 Bed Sediment Characteristics of Model Segment 6-41B • 6.3-4 Cesium 137 Activity (pC1/gm dry) for Select 6-45A Increments of Housatonic River Cores I 6.3-5 Solids Settling, Resuspension, and Burial 6-47A Rates of Model Segments • 6.3-6 Model Input Flow Data for 18 Month Calibra- 6-54A tion Period 6.3-7 PCB Concentrations Measured in Water Column 6-56A * of Housatonic River in Connecticut 6.3-8 Partitioning-Based Bloconcentration Esti- 6-63A | mates of Direct PCB Uptake by Fish 6.3-9 Percentage of Fish Above FDA Action Level of 6-65A I 27 ug/nn/gn ™ vi ii • Lawlor Matuskv "8k«lly rs • PGE00047125 I I I LIST OF TABLES (Continued) I Table No.
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  • 2015 CONNECTICUT ANGLER’S GUIDE INLAND & MARINE FISHING YOUR SOURCE for CT Fishing Information

    2015 CONNECTICUT ANGLER’S GUIDE INLAND & MARINE FISHING YOUR SOURCE for CT Fishing Information

    Share the Experience—Take Someone Fishing • APRIL 11 Opening Day Trout Fishing 2015 CONNECTICUT ANGLER’S GUIDE INLAND & MARINE FISHING YOUR SOURCE For CT Fishing Information » New Reduced » Opening Day of » New Inland »New Marine Fees for 16 and Trout Season Regulations Regulations 17 Year Olds! Moved to 2nd for 2015 for 2015 See pages 8 & 10 Saturday in April See page 20 See page 54 See page 20 Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection www.ct.gov/deep/fishing GREAT GEAR, RIGHT HERE! Make it a super season! West Marine is the one-stop source for all of the best brands in fishing! Visit our Connecticut stores! For the location nearest you, or to shop 24/7, go to westmarine.com 2015 CONNECTICUT ANGLER’S GUIDE INLAND REGULATIONS INLAND & MARINE FISHING Easy two-step process: 1. Check the REGULATION TABLE (page 21) for general Contents statewide regulations. General Fishing Information 2. Look up the waterbody in the LAKE AND PONDS Directory of Services Phone Numbers .............................2 (pages 28–37) or RIVERS AND STREAMS Licenses .......................................................................... 10 (pages 40–48) listings to find any special regulations. Permits ............................................................................ 11 Marine Angler Registry Program .................................... 11 Trophy Affidavit ............................................................... 12 Trophy Fish Awards ....................................................12–13 Law Enforcement ...........................................................