CNT OW048 Review of Environmentally Sensitive Resources at Off-Site Locations Nevada Test Site Nevada ~nvironmentalRestoration Review of Environmentally Sensitive Resources at Off-Site Locations Prepared for: U.S. Deparuncnt of Energy Nevada Field Office Las Vcgas, Nevada Repdby: lT Corporation Las Vcgas, Nevada Work Pcrformcd Under Conmct DE-AC08-92NV10972 March, 1993 Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction ................................................... 1-1 1.1 Hazardous. Contaminated. or Polluted Sites .......................... 1-3 1.2 Environmentally Sensitive Resources ............................... 1-3 1.2.1 Property of Historic. Archaeological. or Archirectural Significance ...... 1-3 1 2.2 Threatened. Endangered. or Candidate Species .................... 1-4 1.2.3 Floodplains and Wetlands .................................. 1-5 1.2.4 Federal- and State-Designated Areas ........................... 1-6 1.2.5 Rime Agricultural Lands ................................... 1-7 1.2.6 Special Sources of Water ................................... 1-7 1.2.7 Tundra. Coral Reefs. and Rainforests ........................... 1-7 2.0 Alaska Project Site .............................................. 2-1 2.1 Amchidta Island Test Site ...................................... 2-1 2.1.1 Hazardous. Contaminated. or Polluted Sites ...................... 2-1 2.1.2 Property of Historic. Archaeological. or Architectural Significance ...... 2-4 2.1.3 Threatened. Endangered. and Candidate Species ................... 2-8 2.1.4 Floodplains and Wetlands .................................. 2-9 2.1.5 Federal- and State-Designated Arcas .......................... 2-12 2.1.6 Prime Agricultural Lands .................................. 2-12 2.1.7 Special Sources of Water .................................. 2-12 2.1.8 Tundra, Coral Reefs. and Rainforests .......................... 2-12 2.1.9 Other ................................................ 2-12 3.0 Colorado Project Sites ............................................ 3-1 3.1 Rio Blanco Gas Stimulation Test Site ..............................3-1 3.1.1 Hazardous. Polluted. or Contaminated Sites ...................... 3-1 3.1.2 Property of Historic. Archaeological. or Architectural Significance ...... 3-1 3.1.3 Threatened. Eridangued. and Candidate Species ................... 3-4 3.1.4 Floodplains and Wetlands .................................. 3-6 3.1.5 Federal- and State-Designated Arcas ........................... 3-6 3.1.6 Prime Agricultural Lands ................................... 3-6 3.1.7 Special Sources of Water ................................... 3-6 3.1.8 Tundra, Coral Reefs. and Rainforests ........................... 3-7 3.1.9 Other ................................................. 3-7 3.2 Rulison Gas Stimulation Test Site ................................. 3-7 3.2.1 Hazardous. Polluted. or Contaminated Sites ...................... 3-7 3.2.2 F'roperty of Historic. Archaeological. or Architectural Significance ...... 3-9 3.2.3 Threatened. Endangered. or Candidate Species ................... 3-11 3.2.4 Floodplains and Wetlands ................................. 3-12 3.2.5 Federal- and State-Designated Areas .......................... 3-12 3.2.6 Prime AgriculturaJ Lands .................................. 3-12 3.2.7 Special Sources of Water .................................. 3-12 3.2.8 Tundra, Coral Reefs. and Rainfores~.......................... 3-13 3.2.9 Other ................................................ 3-13 4.0 Nevada Project Sites ............................................. 4-1 4.1 Cenwal Nevada Test Area ...................................... 4-1 4.1.1 Hazardous. Contaminated. or Polluted Sites ...................... 4-1 4.1.2 Property of Historic. Archaeological. or Architectunl Significance ...... 4-1 4.1.3 Threatened. Endangered. or Candidate Species .................... 4-1 4.1.4 Floodplains and Wetlands .................................. 4-4 4.1.5 Federal- and State-Designated Areas ........................... 4-4 4.1.6 Prime Agricultural Lands ................................... 4-4 4.1.7 Spccial Sources of Water ................................... 4-4 4.1.8 Tundra. Coral Reefs. and Rainforests ........................... 4-6 4.1.9 Other ................................................. 4-6 4.2 Shoal Test Site .............................................. 4-6 4.2.1 Hazardous. PoUutcd. or Contaminated Sites ...................... 4-6 4.2.2 Property of Historic. Archaeological. or Architectural Significance ...... 4-8 4.2.3 Threatened. Endangered. or Candidate Species .................... 4-8 4.2.4 Floodplains and Wetlands .................................. 4-8 4.2.5 Federal- and State-Dtsignattd Areas ........................... 4-8 4.2.6 Prime Agricultural Lands ................................... 4-8 4.2.7 Special Sources of Water ................................... 49 4.2.8 Tundra. Coral Reefs. and Rainforests ........................... 4-9 4.2.9 Other ................................................. 4-9 5.0 New Mexico Project Sites ......................................... 5-1 5.1 Gasbuggy Gas Stimulation Test Site ............................... 5-1 5.1.1 Hazardous. Polluted. or Contaminated Sites ...................... 5-1 5.1.2 Property of Historic. Archaeological. or Architectural Significance ......5-1 5.1.3 Threatened. Endangmd. or Candidate Species .................... 5-5 5.1.4 Floodplains and Wetlands .................................. 5-5 5.1.5 Federal- and Statc-Designated Areas ........................... 5-5 5.1.6 Rime Agricultural Lands ................................... 5-6 5.1.7 Special Sources of Water ...................................5-6 5.1.8 Tundra. Coral Reefs. and Rainforests ........................... 5-6 5.1.9 Other .................................................5-6 5.2 Gnome-Coach Test Site ........................................ 5-6 5.2.1 Hazardous. Polluted. and Contaminated Sites ..................... 5-6 5.2.2 Property of Historic. Archaeological. or Architectural Significance ...... 5-7 5.2.3 Threatened. Endangered. or Candidate Species .................... 5-9 5.2.4 Floodplains and Wetlands .................................. 5-9 5.2.5 Federal- and State-Designated Areas ........................... 5-9 5.2.6 Rime Agricultural Lands .................................. 5-10 5.2.7 Special Sources of Water .................................. 5-10 5.2.8 Tundra. Coral Reds. and Rainforests .......................... 5-10 5.2.9 Other ................................................ 5-10 6.0 Summary ..................................................... 6-1 7.0 References .................................................... R-1 ., * j. ' L_. List of Tables :- ; 6-1 Class of Action and Environmentally Sensitive Resources for Seven NTS Off-Site Locations .................................................... 6-2 List of Figures Amchitka Island. Alaska . showing major faults and the Long ShoL Milrow. ..... 2-2 Drum Disposal Areas ............................................ 2-3 Petroleum Contaminated Harbor: Constantine Harbor ...................... 2-5 Napalm Bomb Disposal Area ...................................... 2-15 Other Disposal Area ............................................. 2-7 Steller Sea Lion Rookeries ....................................... 2-10 S teller Sea Lion Rookery ........................................ 2-11 National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska ................................. 2-13 Lowland and Upland Tundra ...................................... 2-14 Project RIO BLANCO Site Location Map .............................. 3-2 Project WO BLANCO Waste Site Locations ............................ 3-3 Rulisonhoject ................................................ 3-8 Rulison Site After 1972 Site Cleanup ................................ 3-10 Cenaal Nevada Test Area Location .................................. 4-2 Surface Hazardous Waste Sites ..................................... 4-3 HotCreekValley ............................................... 4-5 Shoal Test Site ................................................ 4-7 Gasbuggy Gas Stimulation Test Site Location ........................... 5-2 Project GASBUGGY Waste Sites ................................... 5-3 Project GNOME .COACH Site .................................... 5-8 General Distribution of Water-Bearing Formations in the Roject GNOME Area . 5-1 1 List of Acronyms AEC Atomic Energy Commission ANSA Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act BLM U.S. Bureau of Land Management CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response. Cornpensadon, and Liability Act CFR Code of Federal Regulations CNTA Central Nevada Test Area COE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers CX Categorical Exclusion DIGS U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey DOC U.S. Depamnent of Commerce DOE U.S. Department of Energy DOE/NV U.S. Department of Energy Nevada Operations Office DO1 U.S. Depment of the Interior EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ESA Endangcrcd Species Act FICWD Federal Interagency Committee for Wetland Delineation FSSC Fleet Surveillance and Support Command ft Feet FWD U.S. Fish and Wildlife Division FWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service L Liters m Metas NAC Nevada Administrative Code NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NPS U.S. National Parks Service NRS Nevada Revised Statue NTS Nevada Test Site RWS Remedial Investigations and Feasibility Studies SGZ Surface Ground Zero US AF United States Air Force USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture 1.0 Introduction Remedial investigations and feasibility studies (RUFS)