06/20/2018 Letter to US Nuclear Regulatory CommissionA" BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Uounty of Monrm Mayor David Rice, District 4
e Mayor Pro Tem Syivia Murphy, District 5
The Florida KM Danny L. Kolhage, District I
Ticather Carruthers, District 3
George Neugmt, District 2
Mayor David Rice
Monroe County Board of CountyCommissioners
Historic Gato Building, 1100 Simonton Street
Key West, Florida 33040
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Florida Power and Light (FPL) has filed an application with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission seeking
approval of a Subsequent License Renewal for Units 3 and 4 at the Turkey Point site in Miami -Dade County.
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to 2053. Monroe County, which comprises the Florida Keys and operates under the Area of Critical State
Concern statutory designation, borders Miami -Dade County to the south.
Monroe County is following closely the developments at the Turkey Point facility. Representatives of the
County attended the Scoping Meeting on May 31, 2018 in Homestead, Florida. I write to briefly state Monroe
County's serious concerns about Turkey Point facility and its license renewal application.
to the CCS for these units. One byproduct of FPL's current operation of the 6CS for, U nits 3 and 4, 1 and our
primary concern, is an underground hypersaline plume emanating from the cooling canal system westward
jeopardy. Of secondary concern, is the eastward movement of the underground plume from the CCS into the
environmentally sensitive Biscayne Bay.
Monroe County requests that any granting of FPL's requested subsequent license renewal for Units 3 & 4 at
Turkey Point be conditioned upon the following:
• Demonstrated remediation of the existing hypersaline plume within a reasonable timeframe and with an
identified completion date.
• Decommissioning of the CCS and replacement with new cooling towers to safeguard our water supply
and surrounding natural resources.
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Mayor David ice
Monroe County Board of County Commissioners
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Monroe 1 4 +1countyof Florida
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to the world renown Florida
Monroe County shares a commonboundary
de County
which isar'T'roxitnate
WHEREAS, the Florida Keys is home to approximately75,000 full time residents1
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WHEREAS,
the FloridaAqueducti ; public
by the Legislaturc� which has been vested with the responsibility for providing potable water to
residents and businesses in the Florida Keys-, and
WHEREAS,
draws potable water primarily frA Biscayne Aquifer
through a wcllficld located west of Florida CItV" within Miami -Dade County-, and
WHEREAS,
4 Power & Light1(FPL) isthird-largest electric
WHEREAS. FPL owns -4 operates Miami -Dade
Countycomprised of multiplepower 1:
WHEREAS, Point.!. approximatelynetworkof
unlined canals and an interceptor ditch on the western side of the network, or collectively the
cooling canall system" (CCS), which dissipates heat from thc water used in the operation of
FPL's nuclear Units 3 f 4. as wellasUnit I when inf":! o4'.
WHEREAS, FPL*s CCS 'is located at its closest point less than two miles ftorn th�_;
Miarni-Dade/MonrocCountyiapproximately9from 1.
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WHEREAS, a comprehensive approach is needed to 1) stop the western MOvement Of
the hypersaline plume immediately, 2) remove the CCS discharges into the Biscayne Aquifer in
an expedited mamur and 3) address any impacts to Biscayne Bay, and
WHEREAS, Monroe County calls upon its partners at the FKAA to take all steps
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the development of new technical &W to`b�tw understarid the extent of the hypersalinc plume
and potential ducat to the FKAA*s wellfields-, and
WHEREAS, Monroe County reserves its right to initiate the conflict resolution
fmvisians of the Florida Governmental Conflict Resolution Ace"'and to bring an action under
the Florida Environmental Protection Act" or any other available Federal or State legal remedy
at a later date should the Board deem such action appropriaW,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNll"t
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA THAT:
Mayor Carruthers
• Miami Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez
• Chair, Florida Keys Aqueduct Auflwrity Robert Dean
• Executive Diredor, Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority Kirk Zucich
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Mayor Heather Carruthers Yes
Mayor pro tem George Netigent Not: Present
Cotrunissioster Danny L KoRtage Yes
Cominissioner David Rice —TJUL-
Commissioner Sylvia Murphy X-48,
'Ptv Brian Dairmon, Monroc County GIS Phumer,
"See, ch. 76-44 1. Laws of Florida.
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Consent Asrectnent in Alrana® CounlY v, Florida Powirr & Lighs Co., dawd October 7, 2015.
Tropical Audubon Socien, v FP&L and SFUND. Caw 15-3945.146 (DOAH Rec'd Order Dec. 31. 2015),
/www.doah.suie.fl.us/ROS/-7015ISW3945.pdf.
"' Report an Recent Bwayne Bay Waw QtWily Obsemaims Asax-inted
with Florsda Power and Light Turkey
Point Cooling Canal sysicaw Operations - Directive 152994. dated March
7,2016 (Miarra-Dark Report).
mewiti-Dade Report M 10
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Miami-N& Report pg. 3,
Muum-Dade Report pg, 4.
Miami Dade Report M 4
FS. 164. 101 et seq.
FS. 403.411
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WHEREAS, Florida Power and LightPointPowerPlant,'. d in
southr D1i` County,#f _canal systemwhich consistsof
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approximately911 acres of unlined and
WHEREAS,1 r Power andLight TurkeyPointPower Plant#
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facility in the ## systeminstead ofmechanicaldraft cooling i i
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44. from cooling canali :. with thea r# i Ui
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cooling canals has been migrating into and contaminating the groundwater, beyond the boundaries
of i gcanals;ii
WHEREAS, Miami -Dade County took action to address this issue, including, but not
limited # issuing a Notice1 Violation in 201 # ► #: '�# i i LI #I 1 iAy
violations in the groundwater, requiring, through an administrative consent agreement,
Florida Power andLight take-# iC to retract and containthe hypersaline ground
water plume; " and
WHEREAS, at that time, the issues were focused on the westward migration of the
hypersaline ground waterplume from r ' coolingmore quality sampling
WHEREAS,Board, the residentsof Monroeo# members of the ge
neral r •, r
are concerned r! i discoveries and potentialimpactson Card Sound,Biscayne►
and the Florida Keys' drinking water supply, and such discoveries serve to highlight the g-
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ntinued e# operation ofthe coolingcanal and
'N'HEREAS, FloridaPower # Light has a license from federalgovernment it • r
the Turkey Point PowerS cooling 0 and
BoardWHEREAS, this Light
discontinue o # i "
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1. 'Me Monroe County Board of County Commissioners seeks a commitrnen,'-A
from r o discontinue
system at its Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant, as soonpossible, or
of mechanical draft coolingtowers.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, 1 said Board a day of February, 2017.
MayorGeorge Neugent
Mayor Pro Tem David d
1 m it sioner Danny Kolhage
Cornndssioner Heather ,,
Comndssioner Sylvia Murphy
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