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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Operated by Battelle for the U.S PNNL-6415 Rev. 10 UC-600 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Operated by Battelle for the U.S. Department of Energy Hanford Site National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Characterization D. A. Neitzel, Editor C.I. Fosmire D. J. Hoitmk R. A. Fowler T. M. Poston S M. Goodwin A. C. Rohay D. W. Harvey P. D. Thome PL. Hendrickson M K. Wright HEC£"'€' SEP 2 41998 September 1998 OST! DISTRIBUTION OF THIS DOCUMENT IS IM.IWTH) MASTER I-1 o Prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract DE-AC06-76RLG 1830 5 DISCLAIMER This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States CovemmenL Neither the United States Covemment nor any agency thereof, nor Battelle Memorial Institute, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof, or Battelle Memorial Institute. The views and opin ions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY operated by BATTELLE for the UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY under Contract DE-AC06-76RLO 1830 Printed in the United States of America Available to DOE and DOE contractors from the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, P.O. Box 62, Oak Ridge, TN 37831; prices available from (615) 576-8401. Available to the public from the National Technical Information Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, 528S Port Royal Rd., Springfield, VA 22161 This document was printed on recycled paper. DISCLAIMER Portions of this document may be illegible in electronic image products. Images are produced from the best available original document. PNNL-6415 Rev. 10 UC-600 Hanford Site National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Characterization D. A. Neitzel, Editor C. J. Fosmire R. A. Fowler S. M. Goodwin D. W. Harvey P. L. Hendrickson D. J. Hoitink T. M. Poston A. C. Rohay P. D. Thome M. K. Wright September 1998 Prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract DE-AC06-76RLO 1830 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland, Washington 99352 Preface This document describes the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Hanford Site environment and is numbered to correspond to the chapters where such information is presented in Hanford Site NEPA related documents. The document is intended to provide a consistent description of the Hanford Site environment for the many NEPA documents that are being prepared by contractors. The two chapters in this document (Chapters 4 and 6) are numbered this way to correspond to the chapters where such information is presented in environmental impact statements (EISs) and other Site- related NEPA or CERCLA documentation. Chapter 4.0 (Affected Environment) describes the Hanford Site environment, and includes information on climate and meteorology, geology, hydrology, ecology, cultural, archaeological and historical resources, socioeconomics, and noise. Chapter 6.0 (Statutory and Regulatory Requirements) is essentially a definitive NEPA Chapter 6.0, which describes applicable federal and state laws and regulations, DOE directives and permits, and environmental standards directly applicable to the NEPA documents on the Hanford Site. People preparing environmental assessments and EISs should also be cognizant of the document entitled Recommendations for the Preparation of Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements published by the DOE Office of NEPA Oversight.00 In this document, a complete description of the environment is presented in Chapter 4.0 without extensive tabular data. For these data, sources are provided. Most subjects are divided into a general description of the characteristics of the Hanford Site, followed by site-specific information, where available, of the 100,200, 300, and other areas. This division will allow a person requiring information to go immediately to those sections of particular interest. However, specific information on each of these separate areas is not always complete or available. In this case, the general Hanford Site description should be used. To enhance the usability of the document, a copy is available upon request to Duane A. Neitzel at (509) 376-0602. The document is also available electronically at http://www.hanford.gov The individual sections were prepared by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) staff, with input from other site contractors. More detailed data are available from reference sources cited or from the authors. No conclusions or recommendations are given in this report. Rather, it is a compilation of information on the Hanford Site environment that can be used directly by Site contractors. This year's report is the tenth revision of the original document published in 1988. All sections of the document were reviewed by the authors and updated with the best available information through July 1998. This information can also be used by any interested individual seeking baseline data on the Hanford Site and its past activities by which to evaluate projected activities and their impacts. The following personnel are responsible for the various sections of this document and could be contacted with questions: Document Editor D. A. Neitzel (509)376-0602 duane .neitzel@pnl. gov Climate/Meteorology D. J. Hoitink (509)372-6414 dana.i .hoitink@,pnl.gov Air Quality C. J. Fosmire (509)372-6314 Christian.Fosmire{Sjpnl.gov a : U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). 1993. Recommendations for the Preparation of Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of NEPA Oversight, May 1993. in Geology S. M. Goodwin (509) 376-8704 [email protected] A. C. Rohay (509) 376-6925 alan.rohav(S),pnl.gov Hydrology P. D. Thome (509) 372-4482 paul.thorne(2),pnl.gov Ecology T. M. Poston (509) 376-5678 ted.poston(2>pnl.gov Cultural, Archaeological and M. K. Wright (509)372-1079 mona.wright(a),pnl.gov Historical Resources D. W. Harvey (509) 373-2945 david.harvey(2>pnl.gov Socioeconomics R. A. Fowler (509) 372-4332 [email protected] Noise T. M. Poston (509) 376-5678 ted. poston(2),pnl. gov Statutory and Regulatory P. L. Hendrickson (509)372-4294 paul .hendrickson(2),pnl .gov Requirements The suggested citation for this document is: Neitzel, D. A. (Ed.). 1998. Hanford Site National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Characterization. PNL-6415, Rev. 10, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington. IV Acknowledgements As the editor of Revision 10,1 hope you find this document useful in preparing Hanford Site NEPA documents or as a useful source of information about the Hanford environment. There are many people responsible for the years of work that went into preparing this description of the Hanford Site. The authors of the individual sections of this document took great care to accurately describe their work. As the editor I thank them. To prepare this tenth revision of the Hanford Site NEPA characterization someone had to contact all the individual section authors, send revised sections out for review, revise, and reassemble the document. I thank J. P. Duncan and A. L. Bunn for all their help in seeing these tasks were completed. J. P. Duncan also maintains the electronic copy of the document throughout the year. Lastly, I thank C. E. Cushing, retired from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) for all his past efforts and contributions to this document. VI Acronyms AEA Atomic Energy Act ALE Arid Lands Ecology ARARS applicable or relevant and appropriate requirements ARPA Archaeological Resources Protection Act BCCAA Benton County Clean Air Authority BCRFD Benton County Rural Fire Department BHI Bechtel Hanford, Inc. BP before present BPA Bonneville Power Administration BWIP Basalt Waste Isolation Project CAA Clean Air Act CBC Columbia Basin College CEQ Council on Environmental Quality CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act CFR Code of Federal Regulations Corps U.S. Army Corps of Engineers CWA Clean Water Act DART Data Acquisition in Real Time dB decibels dBA A-weighted sound level DOE U.S. Department of Energy DOE-RL U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office DOH Washington Department of Health DWS drinking water standards Ecology Washington State Department of Ecology EDNA environmental designation for noise abatement EIS Environmental Impact Statement E.O. Executive Order EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ETF Effluent Treatment Facility FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FFCA Federal Facilities Compliance Act FFTF Fast Flux Test Facility FR Federal Register FY fiscal year Hz Hertz HCRL Hanford Cultural Resources Laboratory HEHF Hanford Environmental Health Foundation HMS Hanford Meteorological Station Leq equivalent sound level LERF Liquid Effluent Retention Facility LLWPA Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act MACAC maximum allowable concentrations of air contaminants MCAS Mid-Columbia Archaeological Society MMI Modified Mercalli Intensity MOA Memorandum of Agreement vn NAAQS national ambient air quality standards National Register The National Register
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