Beaver Wood Pownal 248 Filing: No. 8D - Pre-Filed Testimony of Meddie Perry SD

8/8/2019 Beaver Wood Pownal 248 Filing: No. 8D - Pre-Filed Testimony of Meddie Perry SD

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S T AT E O F V E R M O N TP U B L IC S E R V IC E BO A R D

Pe tit io n o f B eav er W o od E n er gy P ow na l, L L C )for a Ce rt ifi ca te of P u bl ic G ood , p u rsu an t to 30V .S .A . 2 48 , to in sta ll and o p e ra te a B io m assE n er gy Fa ci lit y an d an in teg ra ted w oo d p e lle t ) D o ck e t Noan uf ac tu rin g fac il ity lo ca te d n orth o f the o ld )G reen M ou n tai n R ac etra ck in P ow na l, V erm on t, )to b e k n ow n as t he P ow n al B io m ass P ro jec t )

PR E -F IL E D TE S T IM O N Y O FM E D D lE P E R R Y

ON B E H A L F O FB E A V E R W O O D E N E R G Y P O W N A L, L L C

O cto b e r 25, 20 10

T h e pu rp o se o f th e p re -f il e d te s t im o n y of Mr. P erry is to de m o n str at e th at th e proposedP o w n a l B io m ass P ro je ct w ill co m pl y w ith cer ta in p ro v is io ns o f 30 V S .A . 248 (b) (5).na m el y th ose p er ta in in g to h e a d w a te

rs , w aste di sp osa l, f lo od w ay s, str eam s, sh or el in e s,w at e r sup p ly for th e P ro je ct , and b ur de n o n ex is tin g w a te r su pp li es .


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T A B L E O F C O N TE N T S

1 . Int ro du ct io n .1

2. S um m ary of F in d in gs 4

3. C o nc lu si o n 12

E X H IB IT S

P et iti on er s Ex h ibi t MP-1 R esu m o f M ed dl e P erry

P et itio n er s E x h ib it M P -2 G ro un d w a te r W ith dr aw al P erm it A pp lic at io n

P e tit io n e rs E xh ib it M P- 3 U n d e rg ro un d In jecti on C on tro l P e rm it A pp li ca tio n

P et iti o ne rs Ex hi bi t M P -4 F loo d Z o n e M aps

P e tit ion e rs E x hi b it M P -5 H o o s ic R iv e r P rocess W ate r Intake: D e Minimis

P e tit io n e rs E xh ib it M P -6 So u rce P ro tec ti o n Plan: P o ta b le W aterSupply Well

Pe ti tio ne r s E x hi b it M P -7 T w o -Y e ar T rave l A naly sis : D o m es ti c W aste w ate r


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S T A T E O F V E R M O N TP U B L IC S E R V IC E B O A RD

P eti tio n o f B eave r W oo d En erg y Po w na l, L L Cfor a C e rti fic at e o f P ub li c Good, p u rsu an t to 30

V .S. A . 248 , to ins ta ll and o pe rate a B io m ass )E n er gy Fa ci lit y and an int eg ra ted w oo d p ell et ) D o cket Noa nu fa ct ur in g fac il it y lo cat ed n orth o f th e o ldG ree n M o u n ta in R ac et ra ck in Pow na l, V erm o n t, )to be k n o w n as the P ro jec t

P RE -F IL E D T E S TI M O N Y O FM E D D lE P E R R Y

O N B E H A L F O FB E A V E R W O O D E N E R G Y P O W N A L , L L C

1 1. In tr od uc ti o n

2 Q l. P le ase state your n am e , b u sin es s ad dr es s and em p loy m en t.

3 A l. My n am e is A rn ed d ia(M e dd ie ) Jo hn P err y, and I am a se n io r h yd ro g eo lo g ist at4 V an asse H an ge n B ru st lin (V H B ). M y bu sin es s add re ss is 7056 U.S. R ou te 7,5 N orth F e rri sb ur g h , V erm o n t. M y full re su m is p ro vi de d as P e tit ion e rs Ex h ib i t6 M R -i .

7 Q2. P lease de sc ri be yo ur e d u ca tio n a l b ac k gr o u nd and p ro fe ss io na l ex pe ri ence .


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P ow n al B iom ass P ro ject, PSB D o ck e t No.

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P re fil ed T es ti m o n y o f M ed die P e rryO c to be r 25, 20 1 0

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1 A2. M y ed u ca ti on a l b ac kg ro un d inc ludes a b ach e lo r of sc ie nc e d eg re e w hic h I

2 re ce iv ed in 1995 fro m St. L aw ren ce U ni ve rs ity in C an to n, NY in the fields of

3 env ir o n m en ta l sci ence an d b io log y . I hav e ta ken ad d iti on al cou rsew ork in

4 h y dr o lo g y and h y d ro ge o lo g y at the U ni ve rs ity of V erm o n t at th e g radua te le ve l,

5 as w el l as co n tinu in g e du ca ti on course s for hy d rog eo lo g ist s . I ha ve been

6 em pl oy ed as a co n su lti n g hy dr og eo lo g ist in V er m o n t since 1996 and in th at

7 cap ac ity I h av e m a nag ed d ozen s of h y d ro g eo lo gi c st ud ie s w h ic h have eva lu ate d

8 safe y ie ld s o f u n d er g ro u nd w at e r sou rc es ; the effe ct s to aqu if er s a nd w a te r

9 su p pl ie s caused by d ev e lo p m e n ts , w ate r su pp ly w el ls, an d co n ta m in a tion sources;

10 lan d -ba se d d isp osa l o f w ast ew a ter and its im pac ts to g ro u nd w a te r and sur fa c e

11 w a te r qua li ty ; and ha ve ev a lua te d e ff ects o f w ate r w ith d raw a ls to sur fa ce water

12 hy d ro lo g y . I hav e b een cer tif ie d by the N atio na l G ro u n d w a te r A ssoc ia ti o n as a

13 C er tif ied G ro u nd w a te r P ro fe ssi on al (C G W P ).

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P ow nal B iom ass P ro jec t, PSB D o ck e t No.

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P re fil ed T esti m o ny o f M ed d le P e rr yO c to b e r 25, 20 10

P ag e 3 of 12

1 M o re sp ec if ica ll y , p ro jects w h ic h I hav e m an ag ed inc lu de successfu l ex p lo ra ti on

2 for aqu ifer s an d d ril lin g lo ca ti on s for h ig h y ie ld in g b ed ro ck and g ra ve l w el ls,

3 de te rm in at io n s o f th e sa fe y ie ld of gra ve l and b ed roc k aquifers for pub li c sup p ly

4 w el ls, d e li n eat ion s o f wells cap tu re zon es, re ch a rg e areas, and w ellh ead

5 pr ote ct io n areas, ev al ua tio n s of the im pac ts o f h ig h yie ld in g wells on ex ist ing

6 w ater sou rces , and s tud ie s of th e h y d ro lo g y o f su rf ac e w at er s as th ey rela te to

7 fl o od in g , s to rm w ate r, an d w ater w ithd raw al s . My pro fess io na l e x perie nce

8 enc o m p asse s d a ta co ll ec tio n and fie ld w ork as well as pro ject de si g n and

9 pl ai m ing , d a ta an a ly sis and in te rp re tat ion , rep o rti ng , and exp er t tes tim o ny .

10 Q3. W h at is the p ur po se o f you r t e s ti m o n y ?

11 A3. T h e p ur po se o f my tes tim o ny is to d em o n stra te tha t the P o w na l B iom a ss P ro jec t

12 (th e P ro jec t ) sat is fi es th e req u ire m en ts o f 30 V.S.A. 248(b )( 5) . Section

13 24 8(bX 5) p ro v id es , in p er tin en t pa rt , th at a gen e ra ti o n or tra ns m iss io n fac il ity

14 sh ou ld no t h ave an u nd u e adv e rs e ef fect on w at er p ur ity or the natural

15 en v iro nm ent , w ith due co ns id er ati on h av in g b een g iven to the cr ite ri a sp ec ifi ed in

16 10 V .S .A . 1 424 a(d ) (O ut s ta nd in g R eso u rc e W at e rs) and 6 086 (a )(1 ) th ro ug h

17 (8) a nd (9 )(K ) (v ar io us A ct 250 c rite ria ). My te s tim ony sp ec ifi cally covers

18 H ead w a te rs [ 6 08 6 (a) (1 )( A )J, W aste D isp os al [ 6 0 8 6 (a )(l )( B )], F loo dw ays [

19 6 0 8 6( a )(1 )(D )J , S tream s [ 6 0 86 (a )( 1 )(E )J . S horeli ne s [ 60 86(a )(1 )(F )], Water

20 S upp ly fo r the P ro jec t [ 6 08 6( a) (2 )], and B u rd en on E x istin g W ater Supplies [

21 60 86(a )(3 )J .

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P ow n al B io m ass Pr oj ect, P 5 8 D o ck e t No.P re file d T estim on y o f M edd ie Pe rry

O cto be r 25, 2010P a ge 4 of 12

1 M y co ll eagu e , A dam Crary, a p ro fe ss ion a l w e tl and sc ien ti s t, p ro v ides te s tim ony

2 re lat ed to S tr eam s [ 6 08 6( a) (1) (E )1 , W etla nd s [ 60 8 6 (a )( 1 )(G )j , Rare and

3 Ir rep la ce ab le N a tu ra l Areas [ 6 086 (a)(8 )J, and N ecessa ry W ild lif e H ab ita t and

4 E n da ng er ed S peci es [ 60 8 6 (a)(8)(A)1.

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6 Q4. H av e you test if ied p re v iou sl y be fo re th e B oar d?

7 A4. Yes. P rev io u sly I hav e te s ti f ie d re g ar d in g an ap p li ca tio n for a C er tif ica te o f

8 P u b lic G ood for B o lto n V al ley W ate r and Se w er. A dd it io na ll y , I h av e tes tif ie d in

9 my capacity as a h yd ro g eo lo g is t fo r nu m ero u s A ct 2 50 hea ri ngs betw een 1997

10 and 20 1 0 c on ce rn in g c rite ria reg ardi ng W aste D isp osa l [ 6 086(a)(1) (B )] .

11 F lo o dw ays [ 6 0 86 (a )(1 )( D )], S tr eam s [ 60 86 (a )( 1 )( E )1 , W ate r S uppl y for the

12 P ro je c t [ 6086( a) (2 )1 . arid B u rd en on Ex is tin g W ate r S upp lie s [ 608 6( a) (3 )].

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14 2. S um m a ry of Findin2s

15 Q5. B as ed up on y ou r eva lu ati on an d ana lys es , does th e P ro je c t com ply with S ec tio n

16 248?

17 A 5 . Yes. T he p roj ec t co m pl ies w ith th e H ead w a te rs crite rio n [ 6 08 6 (a ) (1 )( A )J

18 beca us e th e s it e is not in a hea dw a ter s lo ca tio n . It com pli e s with the \Vaste

19 D isp o sa l c ri te rio n [ 6 0 8 6 (a )(1 )( B) ], w ith re spect to the di sp os al of process

20 w astew a te r, b e ca u se an on -s ite soi l-b as ed w as tew ate r in fi ltr a tio n system has been

21 desi g ne d th a t m eet s th e re qu ir e m en ts of the V erm o nt U n derg ro u nd Injection

22 C ontr ol R u le (C h a p te r 13 of th e E nv ir o n m en tal P ro te c tio n Rules), and a permit

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P o w n a l B io m ass Pr oj ec t, PSB D o ck et No.P re file d T estim o n y of M ed d ie P er ry

O cto b e r 25, 2010P ag e 5 of 12

1 ap p lic a tio n is p en d in g . W ith re sp ect to do m esti c sewage, it com plie s with DEC

2 reg u la tio ns in c lud in g the m ai nt en an ce o f ad eq uat e sep ara ti o n d is ta nces to exi s ti ng

3 w at e r supp lie s. E ngi n ee rs fro m B run o A ssoc ia te s and from B eav e r W o o d E nerg y

4 P o w na l, L L C w ill te s ti fy reg ar d in g o th er w as te s fro m the P ro jec t. The P ro jec t

5 m ee ts th e F lo o dw ay s c rit er ion [ 60 86 (a )( 1) (D )1 because the ab ov e -gr ad e

6 de v e lo p m e nt is be in g p ro p osed for lo ca tio ns tha t are o u tsi de th e regu la tor y

7 flo od w ay , an d ou ts id e th e F lu v ia l E ro sio n H aza rd (F E ll) area; and be ca us e the

8 P ro je ct co nf o rm s to th e V erm on t A N K s T echn ic a l G u id ance for D eter m in ing

9 Fl oo dw a y L im its P u rs u ant to Ac t 25 0 C rite rio n 1(D) (O c to b er 9, 2009). The

10 P ro ject co m p li e s with th e S tream s cr ite ri o n 6 0 86 (a )( 1 )(E )j bec au se

11 w ith d raw al s of w at e r fro m the 1-loosic R iv er will m ain ta in na tu ra l flo w co n di t io ns

12 dow n st ream , the int ak e has be en de si gn ed to av o id fish im p in gem en t, and be ca us e

13 the w ith d raw al is be in g p er m itt ed b y th e V erm o n t D EC as a de mi ni m is

14 w ithd ra w a l du e to its ve ry sm all s iz e i n re lat ion to the R ive r at th e site. The

15 P ro jec t co m pl ies w it h the S h o re li ne s c r ite rion [ 60 86(a )(1 )( F )J , b ec au se the

16 de ve lo pm e nt is not on a sh o re lin e, an d the P ro je c t will re ta in the H oo sic River

17 sho re li n e in na tu ra l c on di tio n. T he Pr oj ec t com plie s with the W a te r Supply for

18 the P ro je c t cr ite ri o n [ 60 86 (a )(2 )J , be ca us e adequ at e qu an ti tie s and quality of

19 w at er are av ai lab le fro m the R ive r and from an on -s ite well to m ee t process and

20 p ot ab le w at er n eed s. Pe rm it a p p lic at io n s for a G rou nd w ate r W ith d raw a l Pe rm it

21 and a N o n -T ra n s ie n t N o n -C o m m u n ity P ub li c W ate r S y stem Source and

22 C on str uc ti on P e rm it are pe n d in g w ith the V e rm o n t DEC. F in a ll y , the Pr oj ec t

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P ow n al B iom ass P ro je ct, PSB D ocke t No.P ref iled T esti m o ny of M edd ie P err y

O cto be r 25, 2010Pa ge 6 o f 12

1 co m p lies w it h the B u rd en on E xi sting W ate r S upp lie s c rite r io n [ 6086(a)(3)},

2 b ec au se the w ithd ra w a l o f w a te r for th e P ro jec t will n o t adver sely affect any

3 ex is tin g w at er sour ce . As n o te d , a p erm it ap p li catio n for a G ro u nd w a te r

4 W it hd ra w a l P e rm it is pen d in g w ith the V erm o n t D E C.

5 Q6 W h at w ork h av e you co ndu ct ed w ith re sp ec t to th e P ro je c t?

6 A6 My s ta ff an d I h av e con du ct ed site in spec tio ns , res ea rc h, and te st in g reg ard in g th e

7 h yd ro lo gy o f th e gr ou n dw at er and th e H o o sic R ive r. R eg a rd ing Fleadwaters [

8 6 0 86 (a )( 1 )(A )J , we ha v e con du c ted a rec on n a is sa nc e of the site and the su rfa ce

9 w ate rs , d e li ne at ed d ra inag e areas a nd ev a lu a te d flo w data. R eg ard in g W as te

10 D isp os al [ 6 086(a) (1 )(B )1 , we ha ve te sted th e soi]s, g ro un dw a te r , an d ri ve r at the

11 site an d w o rk ed w it h B ru no A sso c ia te s on th e d esign o f th e p roc es s w ater

12 inf ilt ra tio n sy stem . C on c e rn in g F lo o dw a ys [ 6086(a )(1 )( D )1 , we h av e an aly ze d

13 F E M A stud ie s, flo o d p la in m ap p in g , an d h yd rau lic m o de li n g at th e site. We h av e

14 pe rf or m ed in d e p en de nt h yd ra ul ic m o de lin g o f the H o o s ic R iv er based on ac cura te

15 sur ve ye d to p og ra ph y o f th e site and R ive r cross sec tio ns p repar ed by Bruno

16 A ss oc ia te s and we h ave v erif ied th e d e lin ea ti o n o f the F E M A floo dp la in and

17 f lo od w a te r el e v ati on s at th e site. W e also hav e p e rfo rm ed g eo m o rp h ic studies of

18 the R iv e r and eva lu at e d the fl uv ia l e ros ion h aza rd zone. R eg ard in g Streams [*

19 6 08 6( a) (1 )(E )] , we hav e p er fo rm ed sta ti s tic a l an a lys is o f lon g te rm flow da ta for

20 th e H o o s ic R ive r, de te rm in ed w ate r w it h d raw a l ra te s th at are ac ce pt ab le in

21 acco rd anc e w it h V er m o n t D E C po licy , and ca lc u la te d th e effects of the p rop o se d

22 w ater w ithd ra w al to the h y d ra u li c c ha ra cte ri sti cs of th e H oo sic River. Concerning

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P o w n a l B io m ass P ro jec t, PSB D ocke t No.P re f il ed T es tim o ny o f M eddi e P erry

O ct o b er 25, 2010P ag e7 of 12

1 S h ore lin es I 60 86 (a )(1 )(F )j, we ha ve p e rfo rm ed a re co n n a iss an ce of the site and

2 re sea rc he d h is to r ic al im pacts to th e sh o re lin e at th e site. C o nce rni ng W ate r

3 S up p ly for the P ro je ct [ 6 0 8 6 (a )(2 )] , we ha ve ev a lua te d w ell p um p ing test data,

4 re sea rch ed the ge o log y o f th e site, te st ed g ro un dw a ter flow cha ra c te ris tics and

5 w ate r qu alit y , in ves tig at ed p o ten tia l co nta m in an t so ur ces and dev e lo ped a sou rc e

6 p ro te ct ion plan. F in all y , c o n ce rn in g B ur d en on E xis tin g W ater Supplies [

7 60 86 (a )( 3) 1 , we have re v iew ed p e rm its, co ns tr u c tio n and te s ti n g reco rd s for are a

8 w at e r su pp li e s , d e li n ea ted the P ro jec t w ell s a re a o f in flu en ce , a na ly ze d the

9 lo ca ti o n an d flow of g rou n d w a ter , and dev eloped a co n cep tu a l model of

10 gr ou n d w at er at th e site.

11 Q7 Is the Pr oj ec t lo ca ted in a h ea dw ater and, if so, will it reduce the qua lit y of ground

12 or su rf ac e w a te r?

13 A7 T he Pr oj ec t s it e is no t lo ca ted w ith in a he ad w at e rs area as d e fi ned by 10 V.S.A.

14 6 08 6 (a) (1 )(A ), b ec au se it is not locate d o n lands d ra in in g 20 sq uare miles or less

15 [10 V .S .A . 6 0 8 6(a )(1 )( . ), C rite ri o n ii). T he w a te rsh ed of the H o os ic River,

16 w hic h fl ow s im m ed iat el y ad jac en t to th e site, m ea su re s 210 squa re miles at this

17 loca tio n. Fu rt he rm o re, th e Pr oje ct sit e is not lo ca te d w it h in lands cha rac ter ized by

18 steep s lo p es, sh a llo w so ils , ab o ve 1.500 fee t in ele va ti on , in a w atersh ed of a

19 pub li c w at e r sup pl y as de sig n ate d by A N R , or in an area supp ly ing sig n ific an t

20 am oun ts o f re ch a rg e wa te r to aqu if e rs . To the co nt rary , th e P ro je ct site is flat,

21 soils are deep , the land is at an el e v a tio n of app ro xi m a te ly 540 to 550 feet, and

22 low am ou n ts o f re c h ar g e to aqu if e rs occu rs at the site due to low p erm eab il ity soil

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P ow n al B io m ass P ro je ct , PSB Do ck e t No.P refi led Te st im on y o f M edd ie P erry

O c to b er 25, 2010P ageR of 12

1 m ate ri a ls . R e fe r to P etiti o ne rs E xh ib it M JP -2 , th e G rou n d w a ter W ith dr aw al

2 P er m it A p plic a tion , w h ic h presen ts an ex te ns iv e stu dy o f th ese and o ther

3 ch a rac te ri s ti c s o f the site.

4 Q8 W ill th e P ro jec t m ee t any ap p lica b le h ealt h and D ep artm en t o f E nv ir on m en ta l

5 C on se rv at io n re gu la tio n s re g ard in g the d ispo sal o f any g en era te d w aste?

6 A8 Yes. M y te sti m on y is sp ec ifi ca lly d ir ec ted at the d isp o sa l o f pr oc es s w as te w a te r

7 and d om esti c sew age ; o th er w itne ss es will desc rib e o th e r facets of waste

8 m an ag em en t. T he in fil tra ti o n sys tem th at has been d es ig ned to re tu rn p ro ce ss

9 w at e r to th e g ro u n d w a te r at th e site com p lie s w ith the V erm on t U nde rg ro un d

10 In je ct ion C on tro l R u le and the V erm o nt G ro un d w a ter P ro te ctio n Rule and

1 1 S tra te g y . T he su b su rfa ce inf ilt rat io n o f pr oc es s w ate r will m ain tai n p ot ab le water

12 in th e gr ou nd w at er aqu ifer at the site, will no t affect any ex is ti n g underg roun d

13 so u rc es of d rin ki ng w at er or any aq u ifer s w ith th e p o te n tial for use as drin ki ng

14 w at e r sou rc es , and will m a in tai n e x ist in g w ate r q uali ty in the H o os ic River. The

15 P ro jec t will no t in v o lv e the in je c ti on o f to x ic or ha rm fu l su bs ta nc es into

16 g ro un d w ate r or w ells. A n U n d e rg ro un d In jec tio n C on tr o l (U IC ) pe rm it has be en

17 ap p lied fo r an d a p er m it is e x p e c te d to be issued. R ef er to P e ti ti on ers E xhib it

18 M JP- 3 for th e c o m p let e U IC a p p li c a tio n an d n ar rat iv e re por t. I have pe rf or me d a

19 h yd ro ge ol og ic s tu dy o f th e p ro p o se d d om esti c s ew age leach fie ld , which has

20 d et e rm ine d th a t it is loc at e d be yo n d a tw o- ye ar tra v el d is tan ce in g rou n dw ater

21 fr om all d ri nk in g wa te r w ells, an d th us co m plie s w ith V erm on t D E C regulations

22 for w as te d is p o sa l. S ee P e titi on er s E x hi b it MJP-7.

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P ow na l B io m ass P ro jec t, PSB D ock et No.P re fil ed T es tim o ny o f Meddie P er r y

O ct o b er 25, 201 0P ag e 9 of 12

1 Q9 Is th e P ro je ct lo ca te d w ith in a flo odw ay , f lo o dw ay frin ge , or fl uv ia l ero si on

2 h aza rd zo ne ? If so, does the P ro je ct co m pl y w ith the V erm on t A N R s T ech ni ca l

3 G u id an ce fo r D et er m ini ng F lo o d w ay L im its Pu rs ua nt to A ct 250 C rit e rio n 1(D)

4 (O c tob er 9, 200 9) ?

5 A9 P o rt io n s o f the site are lo ca te d w ith in the flo odw ay , fl oo d w ay fr i ng e, and flu vi al

6 e ro s ion h aza rd zone. H o w ev er, no a bo v e -g ra d e d ev el o pm en t is pro p osed w ithi n

7 the f lo od w ay and flu vi a l e ro si on h aza rd zo n e . P eti tio ne r s E x h ib it M JP -4 depicts

8 th e f lo o d h az ar d zones as th ey re lat e to the Pro je ct. E ng in eers from Bruno

9 A ss oc ia te s w ill tes ti fy re g ard ing th e desig n of the P ro jec t co m ponen ts within the

10 flo o d w ay fri n g e so th a t the y h av e been flo o d pro o fcd to co m pl y w ith F EM A and

11 V e rm o nt g u ide li ne s . I h av e m et w ith the V erm on t A N R s fl o o dp la in coo rd ina to r

12 and re vi ew e d th e f lo o d ha za rd zone bo u nd a ries a nd the d esign o f the P ro je ct , and

13 exp ec t th a t th e D E C w ill con cu r th a t the P ro jec t co m plie s with the ANRs

14 T ec hn ic al G ui da nc e for D eter m in ing F lo o dw ay L im its . T he P ro jec t will not

15 re s tr ic t or di v e rt th e flow o f fl ood w a ter s, or en d an ge r th e hea lt h , safety and

16 w elf a re of the p u b li c or o f ri p aria n ow ne rs d u rin g flo od ing ; and will not in cr ea se

17 the pea k d is ch ar g e of the ri v e r or st ream w it h in or d o w ns tr eam from the area of

18 d ev el op m en t; n o r w ill it en da ng er the he al th , sa fe ty , or w el fare o f th e public or

19 rip a rian o w n ers d u ring flo o d in g . T he P ro jec t is lo c a ted w it h in Pownals Flood

20 H az ar d O ve rl ay D istr ic t. T h e req ui re m en ts for de vel o p m en t in this district,

21 d e fine d by th e flo o dp la in and fl o o dw a y reg u la ti o n s for th e N atio na l Flood

22 In su ra n c e P ro gr am , are s im ilar to sta te s tan da rd s . The P ro ject will comply with

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P ow n al B iom ass Pr oj ec t, PSB D ocke t No.P re file d T est im ony of M ed die P e rr y

O c to be r 25, 2 010Pa ge 10 o f 12

1 th e se re qu ir em en ts by adh erin g to th e flo o d p ro o fi n g requ ir em en ts , as d iscussed in

2 te st im on y from B run o A ssoc ia te s .

3 Q1O W ill the P ro jec t m a in ta in th e na tu ra l co n d it io n o f streams?

4 A iD Yes. M y co ll eag u e A d am C rar y will te s tif y re ga rd in g the de li n ea tio n o f st re am s

5 an d th eir bu ff ers , and th e P ro jects de si g n inso far as it does no t en cr oa ch on the

6 s trea m buffe rs . My te sti m o n y pe rt a in s to the prop osed water w it hd raw a l from the

7 H o os ic R ive r, w h ich will m ai n ta in n atu ral con di tio ns of d ep th an d ve lo ci ty o f

8 flow do w ns tr eam . T he pro p o sed w it h d raw a l o f pr oc es s w ate r will be con duc te d

9 at su ch a lo w rat e , rel at ive to th e na tur al d rou g h t flow in the H o osic River, th a t it

10 will n o t ha ve a m ea su ra bl e im p ac t to the ri ve r. T he w ith d raw al is b e ing pe rm itte d

11 in acco rd an ce w ith th e V e rm o nt A N R s de nijuirnis policy, w h ic h recogni zes th at

12 ce rt a in w ith dr aw als are so sm a ll rel ati ve to the stre am tha t th ei r effe ct s will be

13 n eg lig ib le . R ef e r to P e ti tio ne r s E x hi bi t M JP -5 .

14 Q I l Is the Pr oj ec t locat ed on a sho re lin e?

15 A ll No. T he P ro je c t pa rc el is no t on a sh o re lin e of a lake, pond, rese rv o ir or river, as

16 d e fi ned in 10 V .S .A . 60 0 1(1 7 ). T he Pr oj ec t dev elopm en t will not take place

17 alo n g th e sh o re line o f th e H oosic R iv e r, w h ich will b e m ain tai ned in a natural

18 co n d it io n . H ist or ic si te act iv iti e s ha ve en cr oa ch ed up on the sho relin e , in cl ud in g

19 the p av ing o f a la rg e p ar ki ng lo t fo r th e for m er G re en M ou nt ai n R ace Track, and

20 th e cr e a tio n of a lev ee a lon g th e to p o f th e riv erban k . As part of the pr op os ed

21 B eav e r W oo d P ro je ct , th es e m an ma d e fe at u re s w oul d be rem o v ed and the

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P o w n a l B io m as s P ro je ct , PSB D ocke t No.P refil ed T esti m on y of M edd le P e rry

O ct ober 25, 20 10P ag e 11 o f 12

1 sh or e li ne w ou ld be res to red to a more na tu ra l co n d itio n th an it has b een sub jected

2 to for th e pa st 50 ye ar s.

3 Q12 Is suf fic ie nt w ater ava il ab le for the reaso n abl y fo re se ea bl e needs of the Pro jec t?

4 A 12 Y es . My te s tim o ny p e rta in s to th e ava ila b il it y o f su ff ici en t wa te r in the

5 gr ou nd w at er aqu if ers an d in the H oo si c R ive r for th e po tab le and pr oc es s w ater

6 needs of th e P ro je ct . E ng in ee rs from B ru no A ssoc ia te s w ill d e sc ribe the design o f

7 the p o tab le and p ro ce ss w ate r sys tem s. and the pe rm it tin g of the p ub li c Non-

8 T ra ns ie nt N on -C o m m u n ity po tab le w at e r sy st em . P e ti tio n e rs E xh ib it M JP -2

9 desc rib es in d e ta il the q ua n tit ies o f w ater n eed ed for p ro cess water, th e sta tis ti c a l

10 ana ly sis of H o o sic R iv er s tre am fiow s, and th e fa ct th a t up to 1.458 gallons per

11 m in u te (g pm ) m ay be w it hd ra wn fr om th e R ive r as a d e in ini m is w ithd ra w al

12 w h er e as on ly 46 5 gp m w o u ld b e n ee d ed to meet pro cess w ate r demand on the

13 p ea k usa ge da ys . T h is ex h ibi t also descr ib es the ava ila b il ity o f su ff ic ien t

14 q ua nt iti e s o f gr ou nd w at er in th e ex is tin g on-site well tha t has been sub je c te d to

15 h y d ro lo g ic te s tin g . In re la tio n to the 46 5 gprn pea k process w a te r needs, and the

16 1.1 g p m of p o tab le n eeds, the w el l has a safe yield of a p pr o x im at el y 626 gpm and

17 can pr ov id e su ff ici en t w a te r fo r th e for es ee ab le needs o f the P ro je ct . A sou rc e

18 p ro te ct io n p la n has b een p rep ared fo r th e m a n age m en t of potentia1 co n tam inan t

19 so u rces , in o rd e r to m a in ta in the ex c ell en t w ate r q u a li ty in the well. See

20 P e tit ion e rs E x h ib it M JP -6 .

21 Q13 W il l the P ro jec t cause an u n rea so n a b le bu rd en on an ex is ti ng w ater supply?

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P o w n a l B iom as s P ro jec t, PSB D ocke t No.P re f il e d T estim o n y of M eddi e P e rry

O c to be r 25, 2010Pa ge 12 o f 12

1 A13 No. T he use o f w ate r fo r P ro je ct will not affect the g ro un d w a te r levels or th e

2 a m o u nt or qu ality o f w at e r su p p ly ing any ex is tin g w ell or w ate r source. See

3 Pe ti tio ne r s E xh ib it M JP -2 fo r a tho ro ug h d iscu ssio n of the po te nt ia l impacts to

4 ex is tin g w ate r su pp li es .

5 3. In it ia l Pr oj ec t W o rk fo r 201 0 an d 20 11

6 Q 14 W ith re spec t to th e c ri te r ia tha t you h ave te stif ied ab ou t, will th e initial phase o f

7 w o rk prop o sed fo r 20 10 an d 2011 a ffec t the H eadw a te rs , W as te D is po sa l,

8 F lo od w a ys. S tre am s, Sh o rel in es , W ate r S upp ly for th e P ro je ct , and B urd en on

9 E x isti n g W a te r S up p lie s?

10 A14 No, th e ini tia l p h ases of w o rk will not h av e any im p act to the se criteria. T he

11 in it ia l ph ase , li ke th e en ti re P ro jec t, will not be in a h ead w a te rs no r on a shoreline.

12 T he in it ia l pha se of w ork will no t in vo lv e the co n stru ct ion o f th e pr oc es s

13 w as tew ate r le ac hf ie ld nor th e d o m est ic se w age Iea ch fi e ld , so th ere is not any

14 act iv ity tha t in vo lv es cr ite rio n lB. T he initial w ork will no t be conducte d in a

15 f lo o dw ay an d w il l no t in v o lv e w it h d ra w a l o f w a te r fr o m a str ea m . No w at er

16 sup p ly will be n e e d ed fo r the in it ial ph ase o f w ork, which will inv o lve lay in g

17 some p or tio ns of w at er li ne s b u t w ill no t co nn ec t an y w ater sources to any users

18 of w ate r.

19 4. Co u c lu si on

20 Q6. Does thi s co nc lu de yo ur te st im on y?

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S TA TE O F VE R M O NT

P UB L IC SE RVI CE B O AR D

P etit io n of B eav er W ood E ne rg y Po w na l, LL C )fo r a Ce rtific ate of P ub lic G ood , pu rsua n t to 30 )V .S .A . 24 8, to inst a ll and op e rate a Bi om ass )E ne rgy F acili ty a nd an int eg ra te d w o o d p elle t

D k Nm an u fac turin g fa c ility lo ca te d n o rth of th e old )O C e 0.

G re en Mo unta in R ace track in P o wn a l, V er m on t, )to be kn ow n as th e Po w na l B iom ass Pr o jec t )

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Wastewater Management Meddle (Ameddia) J. Co n duc te d n um e ro us hy dro g eol o gic eval uatio ns for land -bas e d w ast ew at e r Perry, CG W P

dis p osa l syst e ms r a ngi n g fro m resi de nti a l-sc a le to ov er 300 ,000 gal lo ns pe r da ycap acity , in clud ing tes ting of soi l, g ro un d wa te r le vel an d flo w, per mea b ility , a n d CoctwLeo, p.2hy d rog e olo g ic ca pa ci ty.

D es ign , p er mi tt ing , a nd in spec tion of w aste w ate r tre atm ent a n d dis posa ls yste ms in c lud ing colle c tion sy ste m s, sa n d fi lt ers, a n d m ou n d a nd in gro u nd

leac h fie ld s. Stu died p ote n tial im p act s of lar ge was tew a ter disp o sa l sy s tem s (> 650 0 ga l/day )

to la k es an d s trea m s, in vol v ing a n aly s is o f gro u nd w ate r an d su rfa c e w ate rche mis try, wa s tew a ter tre a tm e nt, s trea ni.flo ws, an d in s trea m bio logy .

Environmenta l Inve stiga tion s Pe rform ed P h ase I En v iron men tal Si te A sse s sme n ts fo r sites inc ludi n g g as ol in e

stati ons, a m a nuf a ctu re r o f p refa b ric a ted ho m es, ski are as, a n dtele c om m un ic ati o ns faci lities .

In v est igate d g rou ndw ater c onta min ation , inc ludi n g p etro leum . PC B,pe rchio rate , and chl o rina ted solv ent co ntam inat ion in u nc o nso li da te d a n dbed rock en vi ron m en ts in V erm ont a n d N ew Ham psh ire. Man age dcon tam in ate d soil and gr ou nd w ate r.

Man age d a lo ng- term ev alu a tio n of th e en viro n me n tal im p act s of st orag e oft reate d m inera l ta ili ng s, inc lu din g c h ara c teri z atio n o f ta i ling s and env iron m en talfa te o f co ntam ina n ts; e v alu a tio n of be droc k gro u ndw ate r hy drog eolo gy andge oche mis try, p o ten tial in tera c tio n wit h su rfa c e w ate r a nd dr in ki ng wa tersu p pli es .

Surface Wa ter Inve stiga tion s D esi g ned stor m wa ter m a na g em e n t s yste ms and pe rfo rm e d hy drau lic a naly ses

of run of f an d sto rm w at er flo w, P rojec ts h ave in c lud e d res iden tiald e vel o pm e nts , in du st ria l s ites , c om m er c ial p rop e rtie s , and edu c ati on alin sti tu tio ns .

De linea ted floo dpla ins a nd r e vis e d F EM A fl o odp lain s b a sed on det ai Le d s tud iesof s ites in Be n nin g ton , Ve rm on t.

A nal yzed st xe am fl ow , wa te r u se n eed s , a nd w it hd ra wa l for sn ow m a kin g atse ve ra l ski resort s in V erm ont and Ne w Y o rk . De s ign e d and pen nitte d ne w an du pg ra de d s no w ma k i ng s y stem s an d pe rform ed c omp lian ce mo n ito rin g fo rex istin g sy stem s.

Edu cation 6.5. rnagna cum laude, Environmental Science & Biology, St.Lawrence University, Cantor. NY. 1995

Feld Teotiniques f or S o il Evaluation, New England Center for

Wastewater Training (1997)

Ongoing Graduate and Continuing Education Coursework (1998-present)

Pro lessi o nal OSHA 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and EmergencyR egis trati o ns Respo nse Course, Feb. 1997

Certified Grou nd Water Professional (CGWP) #3106689

Pro fessi onal Member, National Groundwater AssociationAffiliations

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PU BL IC S ER V IC E BOA RD

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D o ck et N om anu factu ring fa c ility loc at ed n o rth of the oldGr een Mo unta in R a cetr ack in P ow n al , V er mo n t, )to be k now n as the P o wn al Bio m as s P roje ct

PR E FI L ED T EST IMO NY O FMED DlE P ER R Y

E x hib it B W E P - M P- 2

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Re ; B ea ve r Wo o d E n erg y P o wn a l, LL CGrou ndw ater W ith d raw al Pe rm it A ppl ic ati on

D ear D en ni s:

Enc losed ple as e fin d a Grou ndw ater W ithd raw a l Per m it A pp lic a tio n fo r the p ro p os ed u se of th e ex istin gg ra ve l-p a ck ed we ll as a so urce of pro c ess wa ter fo r th e p lann ed Be av er W o od bio mas s en ergy facili ty inPo wna l. A n arra t ive rep o rt is at ta che d p r esen ting all the in fo rm at io n spe cifie d on the a ppli c atio n form . Ache ck fo r t he $1, 50 0 a p plic a tio n fe e als o is atta c hed .

T h is su bm it tal has bee n p repa red in ac c ord a nc e w ith 10 V SA , ch . 48 , s ub c ha pte r 6 as a m en de d b y A ct 199.B ec au se the a dm in ist ra tiv e rule s for gro u nd w ate r w ith d raw al per mitt ing a re cu rre n tly in draft fo rm , thi spe r mi t a pp lic at io n has b ee n dev elop ed in a ccor d anc e w ith the st atu te , a n d the d raft a dm ini str at ive rul e sh ave bee n fo ll ow e d as a gu id an ce in inst an ce s w he re the sta tu tor y lan gu ag e is no t speci fic.

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W ate r S up pl y DivisionGR O U N DW AT E R W IT H DR A W A L P ERM IT

AP P LIC AT I ON

Th i s ap p lic a tion in iti at es the Wa ter S u ppl y Divisions re view and pe rm it tin g p roce ss fo r sour ce d evelo pme ntof a G rou nd w at er S ou rce to se rve a Pr o pos e d or Existing In dus trial/ Com mer cial facility wi th dr aw in g g reat erth a n 5 7 ,60 0 gp d . Drinking w at er sup p ly so ur ce s are requ ired to obta in a sepa rate p er m it.

A sit e visit will be sche d ule d following re ceip t of a com ple te ap p lica tion . Following co nstr uctio n of thesou rc e th e a pplic ant shall su b mit a so urc e tes ti ng pr op os al (o n a form pro v ide d by the S ecre tary) an d th eap plic a nt a nd/o r ap p lic an t s c o nsu lt an t shall att end a p u blic m eet ing to a ddr e ss public con cern s. Fo llowingth e pub lic m ee ti ng and a f ter re ce iv ing s tate appr oval for the sourc e te slin g pro po sa l, the ap plic a nt sha llco nd uc t so urc e te st ing an d ad dres s un du e ad ve rs e imp act con cern s . T h e a p plic ant shall su bmi t a so urceev alua tion re po rt th a t a ddr e sses th e se conce rns. O nce th e ap p lica n t sa tisfi e s all admin istra tive an dtec h nic a l req ui re m en ts the st a te will is su e a Grou ndw ater W it hd ra w al Permit.

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rEst im at e d daily w ithdr awa l:

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E stim a ted m on thly with draw al: I 63 0:00 0 q allo n s pe r day

8. R eq u este d w ithd raw al rat e: 4 6 5.2 g al lo ns per m inut e

6 9,9 Q _q a llon s per day 1 0 3,0 8 0 ga ll ons p e r y

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10. De scri be how the with draw al is pla nne d in a fas hion tha t pro v id es for e ffi ci en t use ofth e_ w ate r_(a tt ach ) :_a tt ach ed

1 0/19 /201 0- 1/4

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12. pr ovid e det a iled p lans of th e pro p ose d so urc e co nstr u ctio n (at ta ch ): a ttach ed 13. a) Ide nt ify pr o pos ed a nd ex ist in g wi thdra wal loc a tion (s) on a USGS m ao attac hed


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ST A T E O F V E R M O N T

P U B L IC S E R V IC E B O A R D

Pe ti tio n o f B eav e r W oo d En erg y Po w na l, LL Cfor a C er tif ica te of P ub lic G oo d, pursuan t to 30V .S .A . 248 , to in sta ll an d o pe ra te a B iom assE ne rg y F ac il ity an d a n in teg ra ted w o od p e lle t

D k Nm a n uf ac tur in g fa ci lit y l ocated n ort h o f th e ol d )oc e O

G reen M o u n ta in Ra ce tr a ck in Pow na l, V er m o n t,to b e k n ow n as the P o w n a l B iom ass P ro je c t

P RE F IL ED T E ST IM O N Y O FM E D D lE P E RR Y

E x h i b i t B W E P M P -- 3

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V a iz c se fl an ge n B rus ll n z I n cTra n spo r tatio n En v iron men tal L and D ev el op m ent Se rv ice s

O ctob e r 22, 2010

Mr. Jeff F eh rsE ng in ee rW a ste w ate r M an ag em e nt D ivis io nD ep ar tm en t o f En vi ro nm en tal C ons erva tion10 3 S out h M ai n S t . S ew ing Bu ildin gW ater b ury , Ve rmon t 05671-0405

Re: Beaver W ood E nerg y P o wn a l, LLCU nd e rgr o und Inje c tion C on trol P erm it Ap p lic at ion

De ar Jeff:

Enclosed plea se fin d an U nd er gr ou nd Inje ctio n C on tr ol (UIC) p er mi t app li cat io n for thepro p ose d inf iltra tion sy s tem for the m anag eme n t of pr o ces s w ate r from the pr o pos edBeaver W oo d En ergy bio mas s facility in Po wna l.

The en cl os ed UIC Per mit Ap p lica tion NJar ra tiv e R ep o rt p rovi des all the in fo rm atio nreq uire d by th e UI C Rule, th e pe rmit ap pl ic ati on form, and the S ched u le D for apr o pos ed C lass V inj ectio n well. The a ppli c atio n fee of $ 5,741.92 is also en c lose d .

Please con ta ct m e if you h ave any q ues tion s or requ ire an y a ddit ional in fo rm atio n.

Sincerely,VA NA HA NG EN BRUSTUN, INC.

M ed di q1 e rr yS en i o r Hy d rog eolo g ist

cc: Tom E mer o , B eav e r W oo d En e rgy Po w na l, L.L CBill B ou sq ue t, B ea v er W o od E ne rgy P o wn a l, LLCH an s H ues sy, K enla n , S ch w ieb ert & Facey P.C.

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All inf or ma tion to ty pe d or n eatly p rint ed and legible .See ins tru ct io ns on foll o win g pages.

1. A ppl ican t/Ow ner Be aver W o od E n erg y Pownal, L L C _ Le g al En tity L im it ed Liability C ow .

2. M aili ng A d dr es s 230 W est Street, R ut l and , VT 05701

3 . Op erat or Mr. Bill B o usg u et Te le ph on e 603 46 5 -29 5 7

4. N am e o f Ac tivit y o f F acili ty for w hi ch A p pli catio n is submitted. B ea v er Wood EnergyPo w nal B iom ass P lan t

5. D escr ip tio n o f A ct ivi ty or F aci lit y S u bsu rfac e d is po sa l of p ro ce ss wa st ew a ter from cool ingto we r b lo w do w n, p ro ce ss drai n s (oil w ater sep ar ato r eff lu en t) , and d em in era lizat io n

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& Na tu re of W as tes: Sa n ita ry i Oil or Gas Re late d Fluids CommercialD rain ag e H ea t Pump R etu rn F low O the r (D esc rib e)7. Cla ssifi catio n o f Inj ec tio n Well I II III

8. De sc ri pti on of L oc ati o n o f In jec ti on Well (A tta ch map per in st ru ct ion s)2 .500 feet n ort h of for m er G re en M o u nt ain Ra c e Tr a ck G ra nd st and in P ow n a l, VT

9. Status of Di scha rge s e d E x isti n g (Pe rm it N o ._ )

10 . The ap pl ic ant h er eb y appl ie s for a di sc ha rg e p erm it to dis ch ar ge wastes in to an injectionwell from the ab ov e na m ed act ivi ty o r facili ty as de scrib ed in this app lica ti on, its attachedsched u le( s) , and spec if ica ti on s.

IL A p pli catio n is for i n a t P e r m L t P erm it Ren ewa l I f this is for a pe rmi t renew al.is original appl ic ati o n still v al id in all re sp ec ts? Yes No I fnot , attach new schedules(s),plans. and sp eci fi cat io ns .

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12 . List below by p er m t number or other ident ification all State or Federal permits orconstruction ap prov als received or appl ied for under any of the following programs for thisfacility:

(I) Ha zard ou s Waste Manageme nt program under RCRA. NQIIc

(ii) UIC p rog ram under SDWA. None

(iii) NP DES pr ogra m under CWA . Construction General Permi t 3-9020, StormwaterPermit 3-9015

(iv ) Prevention o f Si gnifi cant Deterioration (PSD) program under the Clean Air Act.None

(v) Non atta in me n t program under the Clean Air Act. No ne

(vi) Na t iona l Emission Standards for Hazardous Pollutants (NESHAPS) preconstructionapproval u

nder the Clean Air A c t None(vii) Ocean dumping permits under the Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act.None

(viii) Dredg e or fill permits under section 404 o f CWA. None

(ix) Other relevant environmental permits, including State permits. Vermont Section248 (Public Se rvic e Board): Vermont W ate r/Wa stew ater Permit. Vermont GroundwaterWithdrawal Permit

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Application fee enclosed $5,741.92.

Date of A pp l icati on October 25. 201014. Signature o f Authorized Re p rese n tati v e (See INSTR UCTIONS)

CERTIFICATIONI c e r ti u nde r pen a lty o f law that I have per so na ll y exa min ed and am fam ilia r with theinformation submitted in this document and all att ach m ents and tha t, based on my inqu iry o fthose individuals im me diate ly re sp o nsibl e for obtaining the information, I believe that theinformation is true, accur ate, and complete. I am aware that the re are significant penalties forsubm itting false inlbr mati on , including the possibility o f fine and imprisonment.

Icertify that to the best o f my knowledge nothing in this application will cause or allow theendangernient o f any underground source o f drinking water .

I ?urther c er ti that the Secretary or an authorized repr esen tativ e is hereby authorized to enter,inspect, sample, monitor and have access to and copy records at reasonable limes at the facilityidentified above. -.

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Mr. B rian F itzge raldSt ream fiow Pr otec tion Co or d ina to rV erm o nt Ag enc y of N a tur al R es ou rc esW ate r Q uali ty Div isio n103 S o uth M ai n St.W a terb ury , VT 05671-0408

Re: B eav er W oo d E n erg y P ow n al, LL CP ropo sed H o osi c R iv er Intak e

P o wn a l, VT

D ea r B ri an :

A pro cess w a ter inta ke tha t con sists of a scre ened inle t bel ow the wa ter surf ac e isp rop o sed as a co m po n en t of the p ro po se d B ea v er W o od E n erg y Pow nal LLC b io ma ssener g y gen e rat in g p lan t in Po w na l V erm o nt. Th e w a ter in tak e st ru ct ur e w oul d heco ns tru c ted o n the Ho o sic R iver wh ic h run s al o ng th e S o ut he rn V erm ont E nerg y P arkre ne w ab le e ne rg y de ve lo pm e nt, wh e re the pro je ct has b ee n prop osed . T h e p ur po se ofthe pr op os e d w it hdr a wal is to en ab le Bea ver W o od to ob tain ad equ a te q u ant ities of

w a ter for g e ne ra tin g s tea m to tu rn the el ect ri c g ener a tin g tur b ine s , a nd fo r coo ling .P ro ce ss w a ter ne eds wi ll va ry b ase d o n th e am bie nt te mp e rat ur e, hu m id ity , an d o th erfa ct ors , ra ng in g from 129 to 465 g allo n s per min u te (g pm ), and a v era g ing 322 gp man n ual ly. T he des ign of th e st ructu re ha s b een ba sed on the pr ima ry go als of pr ov id in ga p ract ical m ean s of w ithd raw ing w ate r , min imiz ing th e am o un t of di s turb anc e to theri ve r, and ca us ing no s igni f ican t effe cts to fis h p o pu la tio ns o r aq u ati c ha b itat .

T he pr o po se d pea k wit h dra w al rate wo u ld b e eq ual to a p pro x im a tely 1.6 perc ent of thesite sp ecif ic 7Q 10 stre amfl ow in th e H o os ic Riv er, an d th eref o re me e ts the re qui reme n tsof th e A ge nc y P ro ce d ure for De te rm in in g A cc e pta b le Mi n imu m S trea m fio ws(7/1 4/19 93) fo r a de minimis w ithd ra w al .

This le tter pr op os e s th e de rninzmis wi th dra w al an d pre sents info rmat ion to d etai l th ew ater n eed s , o ptio ns for alt er na tiv e sou rc es of sup ply, and hyd rolo gic analy s is of th eHo os ic R iv e r . Ad di tio n all y, we ha ve bee n in d isc u ssio n wi th Ma rtha Ab air of the USArm y C or ps of Eng inee rs (U SA CE) , a n d wi ll be a p ply in g fo r a W at er Qu a lityC erti fi cat io n fo r the pr oje c t u nder S ect io n 404 of th e C le an W ate r Act.

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I. H oos ic Ri v er Ch a rac teriz a tio n

A. W a te rsh e dAt th e pro ject site, th e H o os ic R iver ha s a re lativ ely la rge w a ter sh ed ar ea of 211 squ arem iles. See pag e 1 of A tt ac hm e nt I for a map of the w a ter sh ed show ing the loc ati on ofthe pro ject s ite an d the tw o USG S ga uges tha t a re sit ua ted u pst re am of the p roj ec t site.R is in g in th e B erksh ire M o un ta ins o f w est er n M ass a chu setts , th e Ho o sic fl ow sn orth war d thr o ug h V erm o nt a nd New Yo rk en rout e to the H ud son River.

B. S trea mfl o ws

S ta tis tic al st rear n flow s wer e d et erm ine d by a na lyz in g USGS g auge da ta fro m the H oos icw at ers h ed in acc orda nce w ith s tan da rd hy drol ogic pro ced u res.

1. 7Q10 Streamfiow w as de te rm in ed in a c cor d anc e wit h USGS proc edu res (HCR iggs , 1972, Te chn iques O f Wa te r Re so u rce s Inv estig ation s Of Th e USGS,C ha pt er BI: L ow -Fl ow In vest igati ons ) b ased on the USG S H oo sic R ive r ne arW il li am s tow n , MA g auge . The da ta w ere ad jus ted for the d iffer ence s inw ate rs he d are a be tw e en th e USGS stat ion and the pr oje c t site. See p age s 2 and 3of A ttac h me n t 1. A 7Q10 fl o w o f 65 cfs, eq ua l to 0.31 c sm , w as de te rm ined at thepr o jec t si te ba s ed on 70 yea rs of flo w r ec ord s.

2. de minirnis flow: For me eting th e req u ire m en ts of the Ve rmo n t De p art m en t ofE nv iro n me n tal C on se rv ati on (DEC), a de minim is flo w of 5 p erce nt of the sitespeci fic 7Q10 flo w was de term ined . W ater may be w ithd raw n a t a ny tim e fromthe Ho os ic R iv er in ac cord ance w ith th e Age ncy Pro cedu re for D eter min ingAcc epta ble Mi ni mu m S trea m flo ws (7 /1 4/ 19 93 ) at a de minimis rat e o f 1,458g a llon s pe r min u te. See p ages 2 an d 3 of A ttac h me n t 1. In c on tr ast , the pro p ose dw ate r d e man d for th e pr o jec t on p eak d ays is on ly 465 gp m , or only 32 per ce nt ofth e all owa b le de m ini m is w ith dr aw a l rate.

3. Aq uatic Base Flow (ABE) w as d ete rm in e d in acc orda nce with the pro cedu res of

the US F ish an d W ild lif e Serv ice s In terim R eg io na l P olic y for N ew E ngla ndS tr eam s Flo w Re com m en d ati o ns (the USEWS flow polic y), as fur the rd esc ribe d in the Q u es tio ns and An swe rs o n th e New E n gla n d F low P olic yd oc u me n t (Q #13 , Ma y 11, 1999, V erno n La ng, US F&WS). See p ag es 4 throu gh 8of At ta ch m en t 1. A n ABF of 89 cfs, eq ual to 0.70 csm , wa s d e ter m ine d at thepr o jec t s ite b a sed o n 70 ye a rs of flo w rec o rds . Th e sit e sp ecifi c ABE is h igh e r th a nth e de faul t New En gl an d ABE of 0.50 c sm, in d ica ting that th e Hoo sic w ate rshedh as a re lati v ely h igh rate of ba se flow .

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H. P roc ess W ate r N eed s

T h e b io ma ss en e rgy g ene ratin g p la nt req uire s b etwe en 129 an d 465 g pm of p ro ce ssw ater to g ener a te ste a m n ec es sa ry to turn th e e lec tr ic g ene ratin g tu rbin e s and to cool thepl a nt. Po table w ate r fo r empl oyee s is not inc lude d in th is ra n ge, co mp risesa pp ro xi ma te ly 1 .1 g pm , an d w o uld be pr ovid ed separ a tely fr om a dri lled w ell o n-si te.

T he p ro ce ss w a te r ne eds wi ll va ry bas e d o n the am bie n t w et bulb te m pe ra tur es an dre lati v e hu m id ity , wh ich ref le ct the n atu ral v aria tion s in te m pe ra tur e, mois ture con te nt ,an d ba ro me tric p re ss ure of th e air. Pa ge s 1 and 2 of At tach m en t 2 ta bul a te and gra p hth e w at er dem and s as a fu nctio n of the w e t b ulb tem p era tu re s an d rela tive h um idit y.Pa ge 3 o f A tt ach m en t 2 su m m ar ize s th e re lativ e qu a nti ti es of s trea mflo w, av e rag e an dmax imum p lan t de m an d , a n d retu rn w at er flow. T he pe ak de m an d w ith d raw a lrep re se nts o n ly ab ou t 1 p er ce nt of th e AB F f low , an d th e a imu al av erag e d e ma n drep re sen ts on ly a b out 0. 8 pe rcen t of AB E

Not e th a t ab o ut 15 pe rc en t of th e p roc e ss w at er w oul d be re tu rne d indir ectly to th e rive rv ia the pro p ose d pr o ces s w ate r inf ilt rat io n fiel d , w hic h is be in g pe rm it te d u n der th eVerm on t Un derg roun d Inj ect io n C o ntro l R ule (1982). G ro un d wa te r fr om the in fi ltra tionfield w oul d flow tow ards the H o osi c Riv er.

II I. Alt e rna tives A na lysis

Pote ntial alt er na tiv es to a ri v er int a ke in ctu d e g rou n dw a ter w el ls and stor age la g oo ns ,o r so m e com b ina tion th er eof .

Use of sto rage lago o ns ha s be en de te rm in ed to be u nfe asibl e , be c aus e th e w ater use d f orthe pl an t m ust be c le an and fr ee of alg ae, sedi m en t, a nd sus pe nd ed ma tter w her easwa te r p ond e d in st orag e ten ds to de v elo p h igh le vels of the se su bst a nce s .

A p ort io n of the n orth ern en d of the ex istin g m an m ad e po nd on sit e w o uld ne ed to be

fi lled in o rde r to c ons tr uc t th e bi o ma ss facili ty at a lo ca tio n that is ou tsid e th e regula toryflo o dw a y limi t. T he resu lting pon d wou ld m e asu re appr o xim a tel y 6.6 ac r e s, an d w ithan ave rage wa ter d e pth of 5.5 feet , c ou ld store ap p rox ima te ly 1 2 mil lion gal lo ns (Mgal).Refer to th e P roc ess W ater So u rce s M ap on p age 4 of A tta chm e nt 2 for th e lo c ati on of thep ond and ot her si te feat u res .

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co mbi natio ns of d iff e ren t s tora g e v olu m es, w ell y ie ld s, an d st reax nflo w lim itati o ns.

B. M ass Bala nce A na ly sis R esult sPa g e 1 of A tta ch m en t 4 p res en ts a su mm ary of the r es ul ts. Res u lts fro m in d ivid uals cen a rio s fo llow and inc lude a de taile d ta bula tion o f the res ults, an d h ydr o gra p hsd ep ic tin g the str eamf iow , riv e r w ithd raw a l, well p rod u cti on , sto ra ge , p lant usa g e, andde m an d .

1. Scenario ISc enar io 1 co n sis ts of a rive r int ake, no w ith d raw a l w hen stream flow s are less tha n ABF,n o w el l, an d no s to ra ge. O n ave rage , 78 perc ent of the a nnu a l w ater n e eds w ou ld bemet. Plan t d e man d w o uld be fully m et in on ly 3 perc ent of all ye ars. T he re fo re thi ssc e nar io w o uld not me e t th e w a ter nee d s of the p roje c t and is th us n ot fea s ib le. Seep ages 2 thr o ugh 6 o f At ta ch m en t 4.

2. Scenario 2S ce n ari o 2 is re pre sent a tive o f the S ta te of Ve rm o nt s de minimis flo w po licy , and con sist sof a rive r in tak e , w ithd raw a l a t all na tu ral stre a mfl ows bas ed on the prov isio n s of PartC.6. of th e USF WS F low P o licy , an d no stora g e. P lant dem and w o ul d be fully m et in ally ears an d the wit hdra wal w ou ld not a ffe ct aq u atic h abit a t o r b iota. T her e for e thisscen a rio is fea sible . See p a ges 7 thr o ugh 11 of At tach m en t 4.

3. Scenario 3S c ena rio 3 cons ists of a riv e r in take , n o w it hd ra wa l w hen s trea m fio ws are Less th an ABF,n o w e ll, and the 12 M ga l o f stor a ge t h at w o uld be ava ilab le in the e xis ti ng on -site manm a de pon d . On avera ge, 93 p er cen t of th e an n ua l w a te r ne eds wo ul d be met. Pla ntde m an d w ou ld be fully m et in on ly 33 p e rce nt of a l l y ea rs. The refo re thi s s cena riow o ul d not me e t the w at er ne e ds o f th e p ro je ct an d is th u s no t f e asib le. See pa g es 12thro ugh 16 of A tt ac hm e nt 4.

4. Scenario 4

Sc enar io 4 con sists of a riv e r int ake, no wi th dr aw al w hen str eamf iows are less th an ABF,no w ell, an d th e am o un t of sto rage th at w o ul d be n ee de d to ena b le d em a nd to be m et atall times . Pl ant dem and w ould be ful ly m et in all y ear s . H ow ever, th e requ isite 83.4Mg al of sto rage co u ld n ot be c ons truct e d at the si te, as di scus sed a bov e, an d is no tfeasib le. See pag es 1? th ro u gh 21 o f A tta c hm e nt 4.

5. Scenario 5S ce n ari o 5 c on si sts of a r ive r intak e, n o w it hd ra w al w h en str eamf iow s a re less than ABF,use of th e on -s ite w e ll at u p to 500 gp m w hen H o osi c R ive r fl ows ar e less th an ABF, an dno s tora g e. T h is s cena r io p refe renti alk reli es on the ri ve r, an d us es th e well as a wat er

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sou rce on ly w he n stre amfi o ws ar e b elow ABF, or w hen o n ly a p ort io n of de m an d can beme t w ith th e R iver in take d ue to the need to m a in tai n do w ns tre am flo w s at or a boveAB F . P la nt de m an d wo u ld be ful ly m et in all yea rs. T her e for e , t his sce n ari o is feasib le.

W ell wa te r w oul d co mpr ise 22 p erc en t of p lan t usag e o n a vera g e. Th u s, the a vera ge rat eof gr o und wate r w ith d raw al wo uld be 37.6 M gal per ye ar , eq ua l to 103 ,080 g pd or 72g a llon s per mi n ute , an d a Gro u ndw ate r W it hd ra w al Pe rm it fro m th e V erm o nt D EC ,W at e r S u ppl y Div ision w o ul d be need ed. In som e y ears , the w ell w o uld no t ne ed to beu se d at all. In a p eak w el l u sag e ye ar, th e w ell w ou ld nee d to pr ov id e 58 perc ent of thew ate r u sed in a ye a r by the bio m as s p la nt, e qu a l to 102 M g al p er y ear, 27 9,500 gpd , or194 g pm . A t a p eak mo n thl y ra te , th e we ll wo u ld be ca lle d u p on to p rod u ce 630,0 00g pd, eq ual to 438 gp m . Se e p age s 22 thro u gh 26 of A ttac hme n t 4.

6. Sc enario 6To ev a lua te o ptio ns for usin g a we ll w itho u t excee ding th e 57 ,600 gpd th resh o ld forne edin g a g roun dwa ter wit h dra w al pe rmit , S ce na rio 6 con sists of a rive r in tak e, nowit hdra wal w hen s tre a mfl o ws ar e le ss than AB F , use o f the we ll fo r up to 39 g pm , andno sto rage . On av erag e, 81 pe rc en t of th e an nu al w at e r n eed s w o uld be m et. Pl a ntde m and w oul d be fu lly m e t in onl y 3 p er ce nt of all y e ars . T he re fo re this sce n ari o wo uldnot m eet th e w at er n ee d s of the pr o jec t an d is th u s no t fe as i b le. See pag es 27 thro u gh31 of A tt ach m en t 4.

7. Sc enario 7To furt he r eva lu ate o pti o ns fo r us in g a w ell w ith o ut ex c eed ing th e 57,69 0 gp d th resh o ldfor n e ed in g a gr ound wat e r w ithdr awa l pe rmit, Sc e na rio 7 co nsist s of a r iver inta k e, now ith d raw al wh e n s trea m flo w s are less than ABF, use of th e wel l for up to 39 gp m , an dthe 12 Mg al of stor a ge in the exis ting m anm a de pon d o n si te. On ave ra ge , 95 perc ent ofthe an nu al w a ter need s w o ul d be m et. P lant de m an d w o ul d be fully me t in o n ly 40p er ce nt of all y ea rs. T here fore this sc en a rio w ou ld no t m eet the wat e r need s of thepro ject and is th us n ot feas ib le. See p age s 32 th ro ug h 36 of At tachm ent 4.

8. Scen ario 8To fur the r eva luat e o p tion s fo r u sin g a w ell with out e x cee d ing the 57,6 00 g pd thr esho ldfo r n eed ing a gro und w ate r w ithd rawa l perm it, scen a rio 8 co n sis ts of a r ive r in take , now it hdr a wa l wh e n s tre a mf low s are le ss tha n AE F, us e of the wel l for up to 39 g pm , andth e am o un t of s torag e th at wo u ld be nee d ed to enab le de m an d to be m e t at all times .Plan t d em and wo u ld b e ful ly met in all y ea rs . Ho w ev e r, the requ isite 73 M g al of sto ragecould no t he co n str uc te d at the s ite, as d isc u sse d ab ov e, an d is no t fea sibl e . See pa g es 37th rou g h 41 of At tac h me n t 4.

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9. Sum maryThe two feas ib le sc enar io s are #2 and #5. Scenario #2, in c lud ing w ithd rawa l a t n o mo rethan 465 g pm at an y nat u ral stre a mf iow in acc o rda nce wit h th e d e mimmis, p ro vi sio ns ofthe Ver m on t St re am fl ow Policy, and wi th no ad v ers e im pa ct to the b io ta or ha bita t in theHo o sic Riv er in acc ord an ce w it h Pa rt C.6. of th e USFWS Flow Policy, wo uld m eet theb io ma ss pla n ts w ater n eed s at all ti mes . Scenario #5, w hi ch relies up on th e ons ite wellw he n stre amf lows are bel ow ABF, also wo uld m ee t the b ioma ss pla n ts wa ter n eeds atall ti m es b ut w o ul d requ ire u p to 58 p erce n t of th e p lant s w ate r su ppl y to co m e fromthe we ll, w hich is less su itab le for the pl ant th an th e river w at er .

IV . Intak e D es ig n

The int ake h as been de sig n ed to m inim ize ph ysi ca l dis turb ance to the ri ve r cha nn el an dto av oid any e ntr ai nm e nt of aq ua ti c org anis m s. See d esig n infor m ati on in At tach m en t 5.

The inta ke is p ro p ose d to he hydr auli c ally jack ed into a de ep pool in the riv er b o tto mfrom a tem pora ry p it o n the p roj ect site. The jack in g tech n iqu e will av oi d d ig gin g intoth e riv e rba n k so that th e onl y p hy si ca l distu rban ce will be the pr otru sion of the int ak epi pe its el f fr om the riv erbe d. A sm all (8- inch d ia me te r) pip e is p rop o sed .

A sc ree n ed in take s tru ct ur e wit h inte rnal baffles and a 0.45-inc h scree n o p en in g wille nsur e that en tranc e ve loci ties are less than 0.3 f t/ sec ov er its en ti re ex t ent , pre v ent in gany ris k of ent rain m en t. Ty p ical requ irem e nts are for a m a xim um of 0.5 ft/s e c ent ra nc eve loci ty to av o id ent ra inm ent . The inta k e str uctur e is 16 inches in di am et er , 1 8 incheslong , and wo u ld be p lace d in a d e ep po o w ith ov e r 5 feet of de p th to ens u re ad equ a tew ater d e pth at all times of year.

V. Su mma ry

A proc ess w a ter in take alo ng the Ho o sic Riv er is prop osed as a com pon e nt of the

p rop os ed B eav e r W ood Ene rgy Pow nal L L C b iom ass ener gy g ener a ting pla n t inP own al. T h e pu rp os e o f the p ro po se d w it hd ra wa l is to ena ble B ea ve r W ood too b tain ade q uate q u an ti ties of w a ter for ge ne ra tin g stea m to tu rn th e ele c tricg e ner a tin g t urb in es , and fo r c ool ing. W a ter nee d s w il l ran g e from 129 to 465g p m d epe n din g on we a the r co nd iti o ns, a nd w ill ave rage 322 g p m ann u ally .

Th e s ite-s p eci f ic 7Q 10 flo w in the H oo si c Riv e r ha s be e n d e ter m ine d , a n d th epr o pos ed p ea k wi th dr aw al rat e w oul d b e equ al to ap prox ima tely 1.6 p e rce n t ofthe 7 Q 10 s trea m fio w at the s it e, and the refo re m e ets the requ irem ents o f the

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Ag ency P roc e dur e fo r De term ining A cce ptab le M ini m um St ream flow s( 7/ 14 / 1993) fo r a de minirnis w ith d raw al.

T he d es ig n of the int ak e s t ruct ure h a s been b a sed o n the prim ary g oa ls ofp rovid ing a p rac tical m ea ns of wi th dra w in g w ater , mi n im iz ing the amo unt ofd istur banc e to the ri v er, a nd c au si ng no si gn if ica nt ef fects to fish po pula tion s o ra qu ati c h a bita t . T he p roj ec t w il l be ap plyi n g for a W at er Q ua li ty Ce rtifi c atio nfr om t h e US A rm y Co rps of E ngin eers u n der Se ction 404 of th e Cle a n W ater Act.

Please feel w elc o me to call me if y ou h av e an y qu es tio ns .

Sincerely,

VANASSE H A N GE N B RU S TU N, INC.

M ed die J. Perry, CGWPS enio r Hy drog eolo gist

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1.0 I nt r o d u ct i o n

Th is So u rce Pr otec tion P la n (SPP) has be en pr ep ar ed by Van asse H an g en Br ustli n, Inc.

(VH B) fo r B eav er W oo d En e rgy Pow nal , LLC.s (Beaver W o od ) P ublic N on -T ra ns ie nt, N o n-C om m un ity (NTN C) wa te r sys tem , WSTD #2585. The w ate r sys tem is loca ted in th e T ow n

of Pow nal, V erm o nt, T he NT N C wat e r sys te m is com pos ed of an e xis ti ng gr av el w e ll th at

wa s dri ll ed in 1962 as p art of the o rigi nal c onst ructi on of the G re e n M ount ain Race T ra ck

(GMRT) w hic h is lo cat ed al o ng U S R o ute 7 an d the Ho osic Riv e r (see Site Pl an and Pr o per ty

P arce l Ma p o n pa g e 2 of the A ppe ndix ). Th e w ell is loca ted on la nd ow ned by Pr og re ss

P art n ers , Ltd. an d is le ase d to Be aver W ood , w ho also le ases the pr op er ty ne ar the w ell

w her e the biom ass fac ili ty has bee n p ro po se d . Th e we ll w ill serv e as th e so ur ce of po tabl ew a ter fo r the em ploy ees and office s taff o f th e p rop o sed Be aver W oo d biom ass project.

T yp ic al ly, the w a ter sys tem w ou ld se rve a p op u lati o n of abo ut 4 1 em p loy e es. Well

c on st ruc ti on an d y ie ld cha racte risti c s of th e w ell a re p re se nt ed in Ta b le 1. The d rille rs we llco m pl et ion repo rt is inc lude d on p age 1 of th e Ap p en d ix.

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I2.0 W e llh ea d P r o t e c t io n Are aA We lihea d P rote ctio n A rea (WH PA) has been d es ig nat ed fo r the Gra vel Well. The W H PA

Ma p a nd the Pot e ntia l So urce s o f C on tam in ati on (PSOC) M a p show ing Zon es 2 an d 3 of th eW H PA , th e we ll, an d p rop erty pa rcels a re loc ated o n pag e s 3 an d 4 of th e A p pe n dix ,

resp ecti v ely . T hese ma ps are pr es en ted to pr ov id e th e o v era ll W H PA de li nea ti ons o n U.S.Ge ol og ic al S u rve y to po gr ap hi c (pag e 3 of th e A pp endi x ) an d U.S. De p artm ent of

A g ric ul tur e N ati o nal A gric u ltur e Imag ery P rog ram (N AI P ) ae rial pho togr a ph s (p age 4 ofthe Ap p end ix).

T he W elih ead P rote c tion Ar ea w as h ydro geol ogic ally d elin e ate d ba se d o n inf orm a tion f ro mpri o r p um p te sting con d uct ed o n the w ell. A lthou gh th e pr o po se d d em a nd for the pub licN T N C p ota b le w ate r sy stem w ou ld be only 1.1 gp m , a d e line ated so u rce pro tecti o n a re a

ba sed on a 500 g pm pum ping rate w as u sed to rep re se nt a wo rs t-c a se scena rio in w hic h th ew ell w oul d al so be us ed as a pro cess wa ter sour c e. In suc h a s itua ti on, the to tal p u mp in grat e of the w ell shou ld be cons idere d in th e sou rc e p rote c tion a re a de lin ea tio n , be c au se th eq ual ity o th e pot able w a te r w o ul d be aff ec te d b y an y pot entia l sou rces of co ntam inat ion

w ithin the enti re zone of inf lu en ce . P ro v idi ng a fa ct or of sa fe ty, th e 500 g pm de si gnpu m pin g ra te is h ig he r tha n th e p rop o sed b iom a ss p lan ts n orm al w ate r con sum p tion rate

of 321.6 gpm , or the pe ak c on su mp ti on ra te of 465.2 gpm (ba sed on a re v ise d w ate r b ala nc ean aly s is, Se p tem ber 29, 2010).

The W e llh ea d P rote ction A rea Z on e 2 w a s d e lin ea ted b y Li ncol n A pp li ed Ge o log y bas e d onthe 1994 pum p tes t to repr e sen t th e ca p tur e zone of th e exis tin g well pum pin g a t 50 0 gp m,

du ri ng s tead y.st a te con d itio ns (i.e. con stan tly pum pin g at 500 gp m until the c one ofd ep re ss io n h as rea ched eq ui li bri um and ha s s to pp ed ex pan ding ). This z o ne 2 ind ic at es th ew ells a re a of in flu en c e, wh e re g roun dwa ter leve ls w ou ld be aff ecte d by th e w ell.

Z o ne 3 of the W e llh e ad P ro te cti o n A rea re pr es en ts la n d tha t is o utsid e of the we lls area ofinf lu en ce , b ut tha t lik e ly c on tr ibu te s rech arge w ate r to the we ll . G ro un dw a te r from Zo ne 3

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pas sive ly flow s by gr avity to th e a rea of in flu en ce , w h ere th e dr awd own ca use d by th e

we lls op e rat io n wo u ld cause gro und wate r to flow in to th e w ell. VHB d e line a ted Z one 3 as

all land are a to p ogr aphi c ally up sl op e f rom th e are a of in flue n ce.

T he p ro pe rt y p ar ce l m ap p ing for th e area e n com pas sed by th e W H P A is p re se nt ed on the

P S OC m ap in clu d ed on p age 4 of the A pp endi x . A to tal of 13 p rop e rty o wne rs are in clu d ed

wit h in the W HP A , one of w hi ch is the p roj ec t p arc e l (see p age 5 of th e A p pen dix for a list ofla ndo w ne rs w ith in the W HP A). Priv ate lan do w ne rs a nd Prog ress Par tner s , Ltd. o wn m os t

of the la nd enc o mp asse d w it hin the SPA . P rese n t lan d use s w it hi n th e WH PA inc lude theacce ss road s to the fo rm er GM RT gran dsta n ds tha t ho s t a var iety of eve n ts suc h as car and

b ike sho ws, co nc er ts , and oth er la rge eve n ts, US R ou te 7, an d the B o sto n & M aine Rai lr oa d.

Res iden tial b ui ld ing s are cu rre n tly lo cate d in the W H P A H isto rica lly, lan d w ithin the

W H PA wa s m ain ly a gr icu lt ur al, re side n tial , and for es ted . The GM RT w as in op erat ion

d urin g the 1960s thr o ug h the 1990s. P ag e 6 of the A pp en di x p ro vi de s a list of ab u tti ng

p rop erty ow ners .

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3 .0 P o te n t i al S ou rc es of C on ta m in ati on

The PSO Cs w it h in the WH PA w e re id en tif ied thr ou gh si te res ea rc h and in sp ec ti on , and are

d isc u sse d be lo w. All PSOC s ar e id en ti fie d on the PSOC ma p on p age 4 of th e A p pe nd ix .

P ag e 7 of the A p pe nd ix lists PS O C iden tific a tion an d ow ner inf o rma tion . Tab le 2 pro v ide s a

b ri ef s um m ar y of the PSO Cs.

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r P SO C 8 Grav e] P it L ow

As de scrib ed be lo w , all PSO Cs p ose a lo w l ev el of r isk to th e g rave l w e ll.

PS O C #1, P u lled U nde rgro u nd S to ra ge T anks , low r is k: R ua n aid h Re a lty C orp o rati o n is th e

r e spo n sib le pa rty f o r fou r u nde rgro u nd st o rag e ta nks (USTs ) that we re re mov ed fr o m the

fo rme r Gr ee n M o un ta in Ra ce Tra c k site o n N ove mbe r10 an d 11, 1993. Th ree of th e pu ll ed

US Ts w ere lo cated w ithin Z on e 2 of the WH IA , an d th e cl o ses t UST w as l oc ate d

a pp ro xi m ate ly 185 fe et aw ay from th e gr avel we l l.Init ia l g roun d wa ter and PID te st res ults

sh ow e d elev ated lev e ls of vo latil e o rga n ic co m po un ds (VOC ), ben ze ne , t ol uen e ,

e th ylb e nze n e, an d x yle n e (BT EX) , and m et hy l te rtia ry bu tyl eth e r (M TBE) in the im med iate

vi c init y of th e US Ts. As a res u lt, the site w as de si gna ted as V erm ont Ha z ard o us Site #9 3-

1511. G roun dwa ter sam ple s co lle c ted the follo win g y e ar b efo re , d ur in g, and af te r a 7 -da y

lo ng pu mp test at th e G M R T we ll an d six ins talle d m o ni to rin g wel ls conta ined no dete ctabl e

c onta m in a nt co nce ntra tion s . Du e to th e ab senc e of c o nta m ina tion , the ha za rd ou s site w as

c lo se d, a n d th e Ver m on t DE C issu ed a Si te M an age m en t A ct iv iti es C o mp lete (SMA C)

d ete rmin atio n o n M ay 2, 1995 . Add ition ally , th e g rave l we ll w as te st ed fo r all co n tam inan ts

re qu ir ed fo r an N T NC w ate r sou rce an d no VO Cs w ere dete cted in sa mp les col lecte d from

th e gr avel we ll on Au gust 24, 2010. R isk of con ta m in ati on to th e g ra ve l well is low be ca us e

n o V OC s h ave b een de te ct ed in gro und wate r at the site.

P 5C C #2 , Hi stor ic L ea ch fie ld, lo w risk: T he GMRT for merl y op erat ed a le ach fi eld th a t

ser v ed the tra ck m an ager s o ffic e and w as locat ed ap p rox im a te ly 530 feet awa y f ro m the

gra v el we l l. T he le achf ield is no n -o pe rat io na l, a nd g roun dwa ter sa m pl es co llect ed on Ju ne

4, 2010 an d Aug ust 24, 2010 co nt ai ne d lo w con c ent ra tio n s of n itrat e m eas u rin g 0.36 m g/ L

an d 0.4 0 m g/L , respe ctiv e ly. Th e n it rat e c o nce n tra ti ons are w e ll b elo w th e V erm on t

D ri nk in g W ater M ax im um C o nt am in a nt Leve l (M CL ) of 10 mg / L (AN R 2005) and are

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ty pi cal of n atu ra l am b ien t le v els in gr ou nd w ate r. Th er efo re, this PS OC is a lo w ri sk of

co n tam ina tio n to th e gra v el we ll.

P 5 CC #3 , M uni c ipal S ew er Line , lo w r isk : T he T o wn of Pow nal ope rates an d m a int a ins an

exis ting se w er l ine alo ng US Ro ute 7 th at cro sse s thro u gh Zon e 3 the W H P A, pa ssin g w ith in

950 fee t of the w ell a t the c lo se st p oin t. R is k is low bec ause of th e s igni f ican t d istan ce to th e

w ell an d b ecau se the sew er line w as c ons truc te d in 2006 fo llow ing c u rre nt s tand a rds.

Gro undw ate r sam p les co llec ted o n Jun e 3, 2010 an d A u gu st 24 , 2010 con tain ed low

c o nc en tra ti on s of w aste wat e r in dica tors such as ni trate . See PSOC #2 ab ove.

P 5C C #4, U s R o ute 7, lo w risk : US R o ute 7 is a p ri nc ip al a rt eri a l h ig hw a y alo ng the w estsi de of V er m on t t ha t cr os se s thr ou gh Zon e 3 the W HP A , p as si ng w ithin 950 Fe et of the w e ll

a t the c loses t po in t. Pot entia l le ak s and sp ill s fro m v eh ic les , a long wit h road sal t

ap pli c atio n , are po tent ial co n tam inat io n sou rc es. The risk of co n tam ina ti on to the gra v el

w ell is mi n ima l du e to th e dist a nce fro m the we ll. Th e lo w c o nce n tra tion of ch lorid e of 35

m g /L w as d ete ct ed in grou ndw ater samp les col le cte d o n Ju ne 3, 2010 . T his low ch lo rid e

co n ce nt rat io n is wel l bel ow the seco nda ry dri n kin g w a ter MCL of 250 m g /L (A NR 2005).

Lik ewi se , the so d ium co nc e ntra tion of 14 m g/L is su bst antia lly lo w er than the 25 0 m g /L

seco n da ry MCL, indi c atin g tha[ road sa lt app li cat io n doe s n o t sign ific an tly affect th e

g roun dwa ter q ua li ty in the w ell.

P5C C #5 , R ai lro ad , low ris k : Th e Bo ston & M a ine Rai lroad ow n ed by P an Am So u the rn ,

LLC. c ros ses th roug h Z one 3 of th e W HP A , pa ss in g w it hi n 950 feet of th e we ll at its cl o ses t

p oin t. The risk of po te nti al c on ta m ina ti on is m inim al be ca us e the ra il sys tem has lim ited

activities th at cou ld co n tam inat e g rou n dw a ter. G roun dwa ter sam ples co ll ect ed from the

gr avel w e ll c ont a ine d n o dete ctab le pest icide s, h erbi cide s, or sy nth etic org anic com pou n ds

(SOCs), in d ica ti ng th at h e rbic ide ap pli c atio n alo ng the tr ack s ha s n o t af fe cte d the

g rou n dw a ter .

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PSOC #6, S torm w at e r Po n d, low risk : An e xi sti ng po nd th at w as for m all y u sed as a

sto rm w at er p ond is own ed by P ro g ress Par tners , L td . Th e p ond is lo cated in Z on e 3 of th eW H P A wi th in 275 feet of th e w ell at its c lose s t p oin t. T he w ell has be en d ete rm in e d by th e

VT DEC to be n ot u nde r th e d irec t in flu en ce of su rfac e w ater . Th e p ond s lo cat io n in Z on e 3and the u nc o nta m ina ted n a ture of sit e run off ma k e it a low risk of c on ta m in ati on to th ewell.

PS O C #7, Lo ve tt Y ard C eme te ry : The Lo ve tt Yar d C em etery loca ted in Zo ne 3 of th e W HP Aand ap pr ox im at el y 1300 fee t from th e w ell is ow ned an d m a int ai ne d by th e T ow n ofPow nal. Ce m ete ries nor m al ly d o n o t po se a s ig nif ic an t risk of c o nta m in at ing gro u nd w ate r

b ecau se pr o pe r b uria l pra ctice s inv o lve ade q ua te v er tic al se p ara ti on abo ve the w ate r tab l e .Th e po ssib le h isto ri cal an d c u rre n t app licat ion of her b icid es for gro u nd s m ainte nanc e alsom ake s th e c eme tery a po tent ial so urce of c o nta m ina tion . The age and sma ll size of th ec e me tery ma ke th is a low ris k to the gr av el we ll .

PS O C #8, G rav e l Pit, lo w risk : A por ti on of th e graveL p it is loca ted w ithi n Zon e 3 of theW H P A a pp ro xi m ate ly 2000 fe e t a wa y from th e wel l at its clo se st poi n t. Po ss ib le

c on ta m ina n t ris k s inc lude p ot en ti al sp ill s of fue l, lub rica ting oil, an d fl u ids fro m m ac hi ner y .The risk is low be caus e g rave l ext racti on is be ing con d uct e d abo v e th e w ate r table. NoV OC s h ave bee n d e tect e d in th e g rav e l we ll so it pos e s a low ri sk of cont amin atio n.

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Ma n ag e men t of PS OC s w ith in th e W H P A is

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