Environmental Review Report for the Modification of CPCN Conditions for the Central Steam Plant Upgrade at the University of Maryland College Park Campus

摘要

In December 2003, the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) granted the University of Maryland at College Park (UMCP) a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) in Case 8840, which amended the existing CPCN for the Central Steam Plant. The CPCN addressed a modification by UMCP to replace unit-by-unit operating restrictions with a facility-wide emissions cap. As part of this modification, UMCP also proposed to switch from use of a No. 6 fuel oil to a No. 2 fuel oil in the boilers. No increase in long-term (ton per year, tpy) emissions are associated with this modification. The proposed modification will not affect noise, surface water, ground water, terrestrial, ecological, socioeconomic, or cultural impacts posed by the project. This report describes PPRP's evaluation of the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of the UMCP facility, summarizes the results of these evaluations, and presents recommendations for license conditions which have been incorporated into UMCP's CPCN. The document includes the following: Description of the existing facility and anticipated modifications; Discussions of existing environmental and socioeconomic conditions at and in the vicinity of the site; and Analysis of the potential air quality, surface water, biological, ground water, socioeconomic, cultural, and noise impacts from the increased operational flexibility.