SEI020A ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ PRELIMINARYȱBASELINEȱSAMPLINGȱ PLANȱFORȱTHEȱ ROSSȱISRȱURANIUMȱRECOVERYȱPROJECT,ȱ CROOKȱCOUNTY,ȱWYOMINGȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Official Hearing Exhibit STRATA ENERGY, INC. In the Matter of: ȱ (Ross In Situ Recovery Uranium Project) ASLBP #: 12-915-01-MLA-BD01 Docket #: 04009091 ȱ Exhibit #: SEI020A-00-BD01 Identified: 9/30/2014 Admitted: 9/30/2014 Withdrawn: ȱ Rejected: Stricken: Other: ȱ ȱ ȱ Preparedȱfor:ȱ ȱ StrataȱEnergy,ȱInc.ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Novemberȱ2009ȱ RevisedȱAugustȱ2010ȱ ȱ ServingȱtheȱRockyȱMountainȱregionȱsinceȱ1980. ȱ ȱ www.wwcengineering.comȱ - 1 - PRELIMINARY BASELINE SAMPLING PLAN FOR THE ROSS ISR URANIUM RECOVERY PROJECT, CROOK COUNTY, WYOMING Prepared for: Strata Energy, Inc. (Business Office) 406 W. 4th Ave. Gillette, Wyoming 82716 Strata Energy, Inc. (Field Office) 2869 New Haven Road Oshoto, Wyoming 82721 Prepared by: WWC Engineering 1849 Terra Avenue Sheridan, Wyoming 82801 (307) 672‐0761 Fax: (307) 674‐4265 Principal Authors: Benjamin J. Schiffer, P.G. John D. Berry, Biologist Reviewed by: Kenneth R. Collier, P.G. Michael J. Evers, P.G. Serving the Rocky Mountain region since 1980. Z:\Sheridan\CD_Archives\040212\Peninsula_Minerals\09142\Strata\010 Pre‐Op Sampling Plan\Pre‐Op Plan Cover 081910.doc www.wwcengineering.com - 2 - TABLE OF CONTENTS K:\Peninsula_Minerals\09142\Strata\010 Pre-Op Sampling Plan\Pre-Op Plan Final 081910.doc 1.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 1 2.0 HISTORY AND BRIEF SITE CHARACTERIZATION ........................................... 3 3.0 REGULATORY BASIS AND REFERENCES ....................................................... 8 4.0 GEOLOGY.......................................................................................................... 10 4.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 10 4.2 Methods .......................................................................................................... 11 5.0 HYDROLOGY..................................................................................................... 12 5.1 Surface Water Hydrology................................................................................ 12 5.1.1 Surface Hydrology Methods..................................................................... 13 5.2 Groundwater Hydrology .................................................................................. 18 5.2.1 Groundwater Hydrology Methods ............................................................ 20 5.2.2 Groundwater Well Completion ................................................................. 21 5.2.3 Groundwater Model ................................................................................. 22 5.2.4 Baseline Monitoring ................................................................................. 24 6.0 AIR QUALITY ..................................................................................................... 24 6.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 24 6.2 Monitoring Plan ............................................................................................... 25 6.2.1 On-Site Meteorological Monitoring Plan................................................... 26 6.2.2 Baseline Monitoring ................................................................................. 26 6.3 Meteorological Data Quality Assurance .......................................................... 28 6.4 NRC Licensing Reports and WDEQ-AQD Permit Application......................... 28 7.0 CULTURAL......................................................................................................... 30 7.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 30 7.2 Monitoring Plan ............................................................................................... 30 7.2.1 Methodology ............................................................................................ 31 7.2.2 Literature Search and Fieldwork Notification ........................................... 31 7.2.3 Field Methods .......................................................................................... 31 7.2.4 Site and Isolated Field Definitions............................................................ 33 7.2.5 Site Recording Procedures...................................................................... 33 7.2.6 Testing..................................................................................................... 34 7.2.7 Rock Art Recording.................................................................................. 34 7.2.8 Paleontological Localities......................................................................... 34 7.2.9 National Register of Historic Places Evaluations ..................................... 34 7.2.10 Fieldwork Conditions and Problems ........................................................ 35 7.2.11 Reporting ................................................................................................. 36 8.0 SOILS................................................................................................................. 36 8.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 36 8.2 Monitoring Plan ............................................................................................... 36 i - 3 - TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) 8.2.1 Soil Mapping ............................................................................................ 37 8.2.2 Soil Sampling, Description, and Analysis................................................. 37 8.2.3 Soils Quality Assurance........................................................................... 38 9.0 VEGETATION .................................................................................................... 40 9.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 40 9.2 Monitoring Plan ............................................................................................... 41 9.3 Baseline Monitoring ........................................................................................ 42 9.3.1 Mapping ................................................................................................... 42 9.3.2 Species List ............................................................................................. 42 9.3.3 Sample Site Location and Numbers ........................................................ 42 9.3.4 Percent (%) Cover Data........................................................................... 43 9.3.5 Herbaceous Production Data................................................................... 44 9.3.6 Shrub Density Data.................................................................................. 44 9.3.7 Wetlands.................................................................................................. 44 9.3.8 Trees........................................................................................................ 44 9.3.9 Weedy Species........................................................................................ 45 9.3.10 Threatened or Endangered and Sensitive Species.................................. 45 9.4 NRC Licensing Reports and WDEQ-AQD Permit Application......................... 45 10.0 WETLANDS........................................................................................................ 45 10.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 45 10.2 Background Data Review................................................................................ 48 10.3 Field Reconnaissance..................................................................................... 48 10.4 Reporting ........................................................................................................ 49 11.0 WILDLIFE........................................................................................................... 49 11.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 49 11.2 Description of the Vertebrate Fauna of the Area............................................. 50 11.2.1 Potential................................................................................................... 50 11.2.2 Actual....................................................................................................... 50 11.2.3 Habitat Mapping and Descriptions ........................................................... 50 11.2.4 Habitat Affinity.......................................................................................... 51 11.3 Seasonal Data Collection................................................................................ 51 11.4 Data Analysis/Reporting ................................................................................. 51 12.0 REFERENCES................................................................................................... 52 ii - 4 - Revised May 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Summary of Surface Water Monitoring Sites ............................................... 15 Table 2. Surface Water/Groundwater