APPENDIX A REVIEW OF THE 2016 TEN-YEAR SITE PLANS OF FLORIDA’S ELECTRIC UTILITIES NOVEMBER 2016 Ten-Year Site Plan Comments State Agencies Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission- General Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission- Gulf Department of Environmental Protection Regional Planning Councils Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council Water Management Districts Southwest Florida Water Management District St. Johns Water Management District Local Governments Charlotte County Environmental Groups Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Sierra Club 1 2 June 21, 2016 Moniaishi Mtenga Division of Engineering Public Service Commission Florida Fish 2540 Shumard Oak Boulevard and Wildlife Tallahassee, FL 32399-0850 Conservation [email protected] Commission Commissioners RE: 2016 Ten-Year Power Plant Site Plans Brian Yablonski Chairman Tallahassee Dear Mr. Mtenga: Aliese P. “Liesa” Priddy Vice Chairman Immokalee Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) staff has reviewed the 2016 Ten- Ronald M. Bergeron Year Power Plant Site Plans submitted to the Public Service Commission (PSC). We will be Fort Lauderdale providing comments on the Gulf Power Company (GULF) Ten-Year Site Plan in a subsequent Richard Hanas letter. However, we are submitting this letter to notify you that we have reviewed the following Oviedo plans and have no comments regarding fish and wildlife resources: Bo Rivard Panama City Charles W. Roberts III Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) Tallahassee Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) Robert A. Spottswood City of Tallahassee Utilities (TAL) Key West Jacksonville Energy Authority (JEA) Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) Florida Power and Light Company (FPL) Executive Staff Seminole Electric Cooperative (SEC) Nick Wiley Executive Director Lakeland Electric (LAK) Eric Sutton Tampa Electric Company (TECO) Assistant Executive Director Duke Energy Florida (DEF) Jennifer Fitzwater Chief of Staff We appreciate the opportunity to review the Ten-Year Site Plans, as provided by the PSC. If you need further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact Jane Chabre either by phone at (850) Office of the 410-5367 or by email at [email protected]. If you have Executive Director specific technical questions, please contact Jason Hight either by phone at (850) 413-6966 or by Nick Wiley email at [email protected]. Executive Director (850) 487-3796 Sincerely, (850) 921-5786 FAX Managing fish and wildlife resources for their long-term well-being and the benefit of people. Jennifer D. Goff Land Use Planning Program Administrator Office of Conservation Planning Services 620 South Meridian Street Tallahassee, Florida jdg/jh 32399-1600 ENV 2-11-3 Voice: (850) 488-4676 2016 Ten-Year Site Plans_30912, 30917, 30910, 30916, 30921, 30925, 30911, 30914, 30923, 30924_062416 Hearing/speech-impaired: (800) 955-8771 (T) (800) 955-8770 (V) MyFWC.com 3 July 6, 2016 Moniaishi Mtenga Di vision of Engineering Florida Fish Public Service Commission and Wildlife 2540 Shumard Oak Boul evard Conservation Tallahassee, FL 32399-0850 Commission mm tenga@psc. state. fl. us Commissioners Brian Yablonski RE: GulfPower 2016 10-Year Site Plan, Multi-County Chairman Ta llahassee Aliese P. "Liesa" Priddy Vice Chairman Dear Mr. Mtenga: Immokalee Ronald M. Bergeron Fort Lauderdale Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) staffhas reviewed the Gulf Richard Hanas Power 2016 10-Year Site Plan and provides the following comments and Oviedo recommendations. Bo Rivard Panama City Charles W. Roberts Ill Tallahassee Project Description Robert A. Spottswood Key West Section 186.80 I, Florida Statutes, requires electric generating facilities to submit a ten­ year site plan to the Florida Public Service Commission. Gulf Power owns and operates Executive Staff five plants in Northwest Florida: Plant Crist (Escambia County); Plant Lansing Smith Nick Wiley (Bay County); Plant Scholz (Jackson County); Pea Ridge (Santa Rosa County); and Executive Director Perdido (Escambia County). Gulf Power has continued to evaluate the construction of Eric Sutton Assistant Executive Director generating facilities or the acquisition of equivalent capacity resources in coordination Jennifer Fitzwater with other Southern Electric System (SES) operating companies. Gulf Power indicates Chief of Staff that it has satisfied its need for firm capacity through the May 2023 time period. Any new facility construction is deferred during the 2016-2025 planning cycle. Gulf Power Office of the will consider future additional capacity at its existing sites at the Plant Crist, Plant Executive Director Lansing Smith, Plant Scholz, or on the identified Gulf Power sites at the Shoal River Nick Wiley Executive Director property in Walton County, Caryville property in Holmes and Washington counties, or the North Escambia County property. (850) 487-3796 (850) 921-5 786 FAX Managing fish and wildlife resources for their long-term Potentially Affected Fish and Wildlife Resources well-being and the benefit of people. FWC staff previously provided comments to Gulf Power on the potentially affected resources at the proposed facility expansion sites during the 2010 and 2012 Plan 620 South Meridian Street Reviews, with the exception of the proposed North Escambia County Site (see Tallahassee. Florida enclosure). Since that time, the listing status of several species has changed which affects 32399-1600 Voice: (850) 488-4676 the discussion of unique or significant environmental features that are discussed under each site description in the Ten-Year Site Plan. We are providing the following Hearing/speech-impaired: (800) 955-8771 (T ) information as technical assistance at the request of Gulf Power staff so that they may (800) 955-8770 (V) update these descriptions. MyFWC.com 4 Moniaishi Mtenga Page 2 July6, 2016 Plant Crist (Escambia County) is located adj acent to the Escambia River. FWC GIS analysis found that this site is located near, within, or adjacent to: • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Critical Habitat for the: o Gulf sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi, Federally Threatened (FT) • Potential habitat for the: o Harlequin darter (Etheostoma his trio, State Species of Special Concern [SSCJ) Plant Scholz (Jackson County) is located adjacent to the Apalachicola River. FWC GIS analysis found that this site is located near, within, or adjacent to: • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Critical Habitat for the: o Gulf sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi, FT) o Purple bankclimber (Elliptoides sloatianus, FT) o Fat three-ridge (Amblema neislerii, Federally Endangered [FE]) • Potential habitat for the: o Barbour's map turtle (Graptemys barbouri, SSC) The undeveloped Shoal River Site (Walton County) is located on the Shoal River approximately 3 miles northwest of Mossy Head, Florida. The property is predominantly in pine plantation. FWC GIS analysis found that this site is located near, within, or adjacent to: • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Consultation Area for the: o Red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis, FE) • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Critical Habitat for the: o Southern sandshell mussel (Hamiota australis, FT) o Choctaw bean (Villosa choctawensis, FE) o Narrow pigtoe (Fusconaia escambia, FT) o Fuzzy pigtoe (Pleurobema strodeanum, FT) • Potential habitat for the: o Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus, State Threatened [ST]) o Bl ackmouth shiner (Notropis melanostomus, ST) o Bluenose shiner (Pteronotropis welaka, SSC) o Alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii, SSC) o Eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi, FT) o Pine barrens treefrog (Hyla andersonii, SSC) o Florida black bear ( Ursus americanus jloridanus) The undeveloped Caryville Site (Holmes and Washington counties) is approximately 1.5 miles northeast of Caryville, Florida, and adjacent to the Choctawhatchee River. The property is predominantly in agriculture and pine plantation. FWC staff conducted a GIS analysis and found that this site is located near, within, or adjacent to: • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Critical Habitat for the: o Gulf sturgeon (A cipenser oxyrinchus desotoi, FT) o Southern sandshell mussel (Hamiota australis, FT) o Choctaw bean (Villosa choctawensis, FE) 5 Moniaishi Mtenga Page 3 July 6, 2016 o Southern kidneyshell (Ptychobranchus jonesi, FE) o Tapered pigtoe (Fusconaia burld, FT) o Fuzzy pigtoe (Pleurobema strodeanum, FT) • Potential habitat for the: o Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus, ST) o Barbour's map turtle ( Graptemys barbouri, SSC) o Bluenose shiner (Pteronotropis welaka, SSC) o Eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi, FT) o Pine barrens treefrog (Hy la andersonii, SSC) o Alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii, SSC) o Florida black bear (Ursus americanus jloridanus) The undeveloped North Escambia Property Site (Escambia County) is approximately 5 miles southwest of Century, Florida near County Road 4 and U.S. Highway 29. The site contains part of the Mitchell Creek drainage basin. FWC GIS analysis found that this site is located near, within, or adjacent to: • Potential habitat for the: o Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus, State Threatened [ST]) o Harlequin darter (Etheostoma histrio, SSC) o Sherman' s fox squirrel (Sciurus niger shermani, SSC) With the addition ofthe information provided above, FWC finds that GulfPower's 2016 10-year Site Plan 2016-2025 document is suitable for planning purposes and the plan proposes no significant impacts to fish and wildlife resources as written. If you need further assistance, please