Environmental review of Potomac Electric Power Company's proposed Chalk Point combustion turbine facility
The Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO) has submitted an application to the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) for a license to build four combustion turbines on the property of its Chalk Point Generating Station. Environmental impacts of the proposed project are expected to be minimal. The facility will be small relative to the existing Chalk Point station; further, the large size of the overall PEPCO property and the rural character of the vicinity will serve to buffer the effects of the facility. The report discusses PEPCO's requested appropriations for ground water to meet the water needs of the proposed plant, and recommends that limitations lower than those requested by the utility be placed on ground water withdrawals. It is recommended that PEPCO be required to create a 23-acre tree preservation zone, or alternatively undertake the reforestation of 23 acres of currently unforested land in the vicinity of the site. PEPCO should also be required to monitor ambient noise levels at the property boundary after construction of the new units is completed, and to coordinate efforts with Prince George's County to alleviate any traffic congestion that may result from construction activities at the plant site.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Resources Management, Inc., Annapolis, MD (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6500904
- Report Number(s):
- PB-90-268632/XAB
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: See also PB--90-247552
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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