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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR. Hennet - Rebuttal ReportRebuttal Report of Remy J.-C. Hennet Allen Steam Station Buck Steam Station Belews Creek Steam Station Cliffside Steam Station Marshall Steam Station Mayo Steam Station Roxboro Steam Electric Plant S.S. PAPADOPULOS & ASSOCIATES, INC. Environmental & Water -Resource Consultants September 30, 2016 7944 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20814-3620 9 (301) 718-8900 Rebuttal Report of Remy J.-C. Hennet Allen Steam Station Buck Steam Station Belews Creek Steam Station Cliffside Steam Station Marshall Steam Station Mayo Steam Station Roxboro Steam Electric Plant Prepared for. Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Prepared by: Remy J.-C. Hennet, PhD S.S. PAPADOPULOS & ASSOCIATES, INC. Environmental & Water -Resource Consultants September 30, 2016 7944 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20814-3620 9 (301) 718-8900 2.2- bV6VD06nr02 8F b220CIVIE2' INC' Table of Contents Page Listof Appendices.......................................................................................................................... ii Section1 Introduction................................................................................................................ 1 Section 2 Decreasing Arsenic Trends in South Carolina Ash Basins ........................................ 2 Section 3 Response to Comments and Issues Raised by Plaintiffs' Experts ............................. 4 Dilution of Plume Concentrations in Drinking Water Wells ..................................... 4 Dissolved Oxygen in Groundwater............................................................................ 4 Boronas a Tracer....................................................................................................... 4 ContaminantFlux....................................................................................................... 5 Monitored Natural Attenuation.................................................................................. 5 Trivalent and Hexavalent Chromium......................................................................... 6 Decreasing Concentration Trends at the Roxboro Site .............................................. 6 Appendices I 2-2- bVbVDObnr02 9� V220CIV1E2' IMC' List of Appendices Appendix A Additional Documents Considered and/or Relied Upon REPORT 2-2- bVbVDObnr02 9� V220CIV1E2' JWC' Section I Introduction I was retained by Duke Energy Progress, LLC and Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC ("Duke Energy") to evaluate the geochemical data that has been collected to characterize the nature and extent of any groundwater contamination from the operation of coal ash basins in North Carolina. My tasks included the evaluation of whether impacts have occurred to surface waters and water supply wells and to analyze and evaluate certain allegations made by Plaintiffs' experts with regards to the appropriateness of the proposed remedial actions for the basins. I previously submitted reports on my evaluations for seven Duke Energy sites: Allen Steam Station, Belmont; Buck Steam Station, Salisbury; Belews Creek Steam Station, Belews Creek; Cliffside Steam Station, Mooresboro; Marshall Steam Station, Terrell; Mayo Steam Station, Roxboro; and Roxboro Steam Station, Roxboro. These reports are referenced in Appendix A. This report is a supplement to my previously submitted reports. This report addresses recent comments and additional issues raised by Plaintiffs' experts in supplemental reports, report addenda, and deposition statements. In particular, this supplemental report addresses statements and issues raised by Plaintiffs' experts Cosler, Hutson, Parette, and Campbell and Spruill. My previous reports included my opinions, bases for opinions, Curriculum Vitae, and compensation. There is no change to any of those statements. The additional information not included in my previous reports, considered for this supplemental report, is referenced in Appendix A. 1 2-2- bVbVDObnr02 9� V220CIV1E2' IWC' Section 2 Decreasing Arsenic Trends in South Carolina Ash Basins Plaintiffs' counsel provided experts Campbell, Spruill, and Hutson with groundwater analytical data for arsenic in groundwater at two facilities in South Carolina. Plaintiffs' experts concluded that these data provide a clear example of the beneficial impact that ash removal can have on groundwater quality. Plaintiffs' experts provided little information on operations at these sites that could be used to support their conclusion. Only two facilities were identified in Plaintiffs' expert reports, namely the Grainger and Wateree power plants. Plaintiffs' experts based their conclusion on concentration trends for arsenic at three monitoring wells at the Grainger power plant and two monitoring wells at the Wateree power plant. Plaintiffs' experts did not evaluate trends for compounds other than arsenic. Nor did they attempt to consider site specific activities, other than excavation, that could have contributed to the reported trends. To better understand the conditions that led to the data trend cited, I visited the Wateree power plant on September 27, 2016, and discussed the geology and hydrogeology of the site area, and the details of site operations, with knowledgeable plant employees. What I discovered through this inquiry is that several relevant changes in site operations have taken place during the period of decreasing arsenic concentrations. These relevant changes and information obtained from this inquiry include: • The geology of the site materials consists of alternating sandy and clayey layers. Bedrock is encountered at a depth of approximately 560 feet below ground surface. The ash basin was put in operation in 1970/71. The basin is unlined and was previously a sand and gravel quarry. The removal of ash from the ash basin started in the 1990s and continued afterwards (Wateree Station Semi -Annual Status report, July -December 2013; Table 1). The removal of ash is for re -use by the cement industry. A cut-off wall was constructed along the eastern berm of the ash basin in 2011/12. The cut- off wall was anchored into native materials beneath the ash. The cut-off wall includes an impermeable liner. The cut-off wall was constructed to mitigate seepage that discharged to the Wateree River. The length of the cut-off wall is approximately 700 ft. Monitoring well MW-11, one of the two wells with a decreasing arsenic trend at the site, is located on the other side of the cut-off wall, away from the ash basin. The cut-off wall has apparently achieved its purpose for mitigation of seepage. • The removal of ash from the basin for transfer to an on -site landfill started in 2012. The excavation has been gradual and continues to be so. To date, approximately half of the ash has been removed from the basin. The native material in contact with the ash has not been removed in any section of the basin. Dewatering of the ash basin started in 2012. Sluicing of ash to the basin decreased in frequency starting in 1998. Sluicing of bottom ash ceased in 2013. All sluicing of ash ceased entirely in 2016. 2 2-2- bVbVDObnr02 9� V220CIV1E2' JWC' �S There are two wells relied upon by Plaintiffs' experts to support their opinion that the decrease in arsenic concentration is due to the excavation of the ash. One well, MW-3, is located on the north berm of the polishing pond. The polishing pond remains full of water, and the excavation of the ash from the ash basin is unlikely to control arsenic concentration in that well. The second well, MW-11, is located between the river and the ash basin, in the area of seepage that discharged to the river prior to the construction of the cut-off wall. Plaintiffs' experts failed to consider the site specific information in their interpretation of the arsenic trends in the two Wateree wells. In particular, they failed to consider the dewatering of the ash basin that started in 2012, and the construction of the cut-off wall in 2011/12 to mitigate seepage. The decreasing trend for arsenic concentration at MW-3 (the well located on the north berm of the polishing pond, not the ash basin) is unlikely to be related to ash excavation. The location of the well is not downgradient from the ash basin that is being excavated. The decreasing trend for arsenic concentration at MW-I I must be interpreted in the context of site operations. The construction of the cut-off wall that mitigated seepage undoubtedly played a role in the arsenic trend. MW-11 is located between the ash basin and the seepage/river area, and is separated from the ash basin by the impermeable cut-off wall. The trend is also a result of the dewatering of the ash basin. Although the on -going excavation of the ash from the basin may have played a role in the arsenic trend, it is not the primary cause of that trend. In my opinion, the construction of the cut-off wall and the dewatering of the ash basin are the primary causes of the decrease in arsenic concentrations at MW-11. A cap -in -place remedy would similarly involve dewatering of the ash basin. The cut-off wall is a hydraulic control measure that could be implemented as an addition to a cap -in -place remedy, if necessary. The arsenic concentration trends at MW-3 or NW-11 at the Wateree Power Plant are not evidence of the effectiveness of excavation as a remedy for groundwater contamination. Similar trends can be expected to result from the implementation of a cap -in -place remedy, natural attenuation, and/or hydraulic control measures. 3 2-2- bVbVDObnr02 9� V220CIV1E2' IMC' Section 3 Response to Comments and Issues Raised by Plaintiffs' Experts Plaintiffs' experts Cosler, Hutson, Parette, Campbell and Spruill supplemented their original reports for some or all of the Duke Energy sites at issue. My response to certain of those comments are as follows: Dilution of Plume Concentrations in Drinking Water Wells Cosler claims that drinking water supply -well concentrations likely underestimate coal -ash contaminant concentrations in the surrounding bedrock aquifer by a factor on the order of 50 to 100. Cosler relied on calculations but provided no geochemical data that would support his contention. Cosler's calculations are based on assumptions that do not represent reality. For a drinking water well to be impacted by an ash basin, the well would have to be located downgradient from the basin, and the impact would have to be evidenced by the presence of boron and other chemicals that are characteristic of the ash basin, at concentrations that are above the background range. Absent these conditions, there is no evidence of an impact. The attempt by Cosler to apply a concentration multiplier to the drinking water wells data is simply speculative and unreliable. Dissolved Oxygen in Groundwater Cosler states that dissolved oxygen moves at the same speed as groundwater in the subsurface. Cosler also states that the dissolved oxygen plume migrates at a much faster rate (e.g., 10 to 100 times faster) than dissolved coal ash constituents. These statements and migration rate are not supported by data or relevant calculations, and ignore the fact that dissolved oxygen is reactive in the subsurface (dissolved oxygen is readily consumed by microbial activity and other processes). Dissolved oxygen is not conservative in the groundwater environment and its migration rate cannot be simply equaled to the groundwater migration rate. Boron as a Tracer Cosler states that boron is not a conservative tracer. To support his statement, Cosler cites to laboratory data from certain literature and from the Corrective Action Plan reports. Cosler apparently misses the point and context as to the use of boron as a tracer for ash basin impacts on groundwater. First, boron has the lowest Kd and retardation factor among the parameters that were tested in the laboratory column and batch studies with site materials, as reported in the Corrective Action Plan.' This indicates that boron is typically the most mobile compound tested on site materials. Second, boron concentration in the ash basin water is much higher (e.g., 2 or 3 orders of magnitude) than in background groundwater. Third, boron in groundwater is typically present ' For material from the Cliffside site, Kd value for molybdenum was reported to be lower than for boron (all other compounds tested showed higher values). Molybdenum, however, is not relevant because it is not a constituent of interest at the Cliffside site. 2 2-2- bVbVDObnr02 9� V220CIV1E2' JWC' as an uncharged chemical species (boric acid). In this form, boron interacts only weakly with the aquifer matrix. These facts make boron an excellent tracer to delineate the ash basin impacts to groundwater. Although at some sites sulfate may have retardation factors lower than boron, sulfate is ubiquitous and variable in background groundwater. This renders sulfate less reliable than boron for tracing the ash basin impacts. My opinion is that boron is an excellent tracer for the ash basin impacts because of its low retardation factor, low background concentration in groundwater, and high concentration in the ash basins. I reached this conclusion after evaluating all compounds for which data has been provided for the sites, including sulfate. Contaminant Flux Plaintiffs' expert Parette dismisses the reduction of flux from the ash materials under a Cap- in -place remedy as largely irrelevant. In so doing, he relies on the fact that the North Carolina 2L standards are expressed in terms of concentration and not flux units. Parette misses the importance of flux for the evaluation of environmental impacts. First, for groundwater impact on surface water, it is the flux of contaminant from groundwater that determines surface water concentration. Flux is therefore highly relevant in that context: a decrease in groundwater flux results in a decreased concentration in surface water. Second, the decrease in contaminant flux from the ash material to groundwater under a cap -in -place remedy would result, because much less water would be contacting the ash material, and consequently much less potential for contaminant leaching. The effect of this decrease would be a decrease in the size of the groundwater plume delineated at a given concentration. Decreasing the extent of the plume is one goal of remediation. Monitored Natural Attenuation Parette criticizes my opinion that a cap -in -place and monitored natural attenuation remedy is reasonable and adequate for the sites. One criticism is that I did not consider downgradient lateral migration of the COI plumes at each of these sites under a cap -in -place scenario. My opinion remains that under a cap -in -place remedy, the vertical and horizontal (this includes the lateral dimension) extent of the contaminants plumes will decrease in response to the remedy. The primary actions that will drive the decrease in plume extent are the dewatering of the ash basins and the reduction of infiltration through the ash from capping. Natural attenuation will further reduce the extent of the contamination plume. Parette opines that monitored natural attenuation is not an appropriate remedy for the ash basins, because boron, sulfate, and cobalt are mobile in groundwater. Parette cites to a statement from an EPA guidance document to support his opinion: "EPA generally expects that MNA will only be appropriate for sites that have a low potential for contaminant migration" (USEPA 2015). Parette fails to consider that Duke Energy is not proposing monitored natural attenuation as the remedy for the sites, but only as a supplemental measure to the cap -in -place remedy. The remedy proposed by Duke Energy includes the implementation of additional measures to cap -in -place and monitored natural attenuation, as necessary, to achieve closure of the sites. 5 2-2- bVbVDObnr02 9� V220CIV1E2' JWC' 1SU Trivalent and Hexavalent Chromium Parette questions my opinion that trivalent chromium is prevalent over hexavalent chromium in groundwater at the sites. There is ample literature on the subject that conclude that trivalent chromium is the main chromium species in coal ash (Shah et al. 2007, Goodarzi and Huggin, 2001). Table 3 from Shah et al. 2007, illustrates this point. Table 3 Speciation of chromILIM (in mg/kg) Total Cr`' Cry' by difference Cry `/Cr6 + 'y Coal 10.1 0.065 10.035 99.4 0.6 Bottom ash 26.3 ND —26.3 100 - Fly ash 31.3 0.857 30.443 97.3 2.7 As recognized by Parette, thermodynamics also support the prevalence of trivalent chromium over the hexavalent form in typical groundwater and reduced groundwater such as occurs beneath and downgradient of the coal ash basins. Hexavalent chromium is often present in grout material used to construct wells (see for example Hewlett 1988 as referenced in my previous reports). When interpreting chromium data, it is important to account for the possibility that hexavalent chromium in a well could result from the leaching of such materials. Parette opines that trivalent chromium from coal ash migrates in groundwater to areas of greater dissolved oxygen and becomes oxidized to hexavalent chromium. This statement is not supported by site data or quantified in any way that would show any relevance for the sites at issue. Decreasing Concentration Trends at the Roxboro Site As discussed in my August 1, 2016 report on the Roxboro site, iron and manganese concentrations decreased markedly over time, after the installation of an impermeable liner on top of a portion of an ash basin in 2004. I consider the construction of the liner as a major operational change. There were no other operational changes during the trend period (2002-2015) in the area that could explain the decreasing concentration trends. In my opinion, the observed concentration decreases in the monitoring wells reflect the decommissioning and partial lining of the ash basin. Parette criticizes my interpretation of the trends as being indicative of decreased concentrations that resulted from the partial capping of the ash basin. Parette argues that my interpretation is unreliable because the wells monitor only a single depth at the three well locations. I disagree. My opinion remains that the partial capping of the ash basin at Roxboro had beneficial effects on groundwater quality. First, the three wells are located down gradient of the portion of the ash basin that was capped with an impermeable liner. Second, Parette failed to realize that the three wells are monitoring different depth intervals in the groundwater environment (GMW-6 is screened between 433 to 448 ft MSL and monitors the transition zone, GMW-10 is 2 2-2- bVbVDObnr02 9� V220CIV1E2' IMC' �S screened between 446 to 461 ft MSL and monitors bedrock, and GWM-11 is screened between 448 to 463 ft MSL and monitors bedrock). Third, the screened interval in each well is 15 feet, providing a wide depth interval to monitor the groundwater down gradient of the capped portion of the ash basin. Fourth, the concentration decreases occur at all depth intervals. These data and facts strongly support my opinion that the decrease in concentrations observed after the lining of the ash basin had a beneficial effect on groundwater quality. The observation of the beneficial effect of capping a portion of an ash basin is relevant and supports the implementation of the Cap- in -place remedy proposed by Duke Energy for the sites at issue. 7 APPENDIX A Appendix A Additional Documents Considered and/or Relied Upon 2-2- bVbVDObnr02 9� V220CIV1E2' IMC' MSU Additional Documents Considered and/or Relied Upon Campbell, S.K., and R.K. Spruill. 2016a. Expert Report Addendum #1, Buck Steam Station, 1555 Dukeville Road, Salisbury, NC 28146. (Federal Case). August 30. Campbell, S.K., and R.K. Spruill. 2016b. Expert Report Addendum #2, Buck Steam Station, 1555 Dukeville Road, Salisbury, NC 28146. (State Case). August 30. Catawba Riverkeeper. 2016. 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