KY Dept of Environmental Protections

Kentucky Division of Waste Management

The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP) Section under the Division of Waste Management provides oversight for the environmental cleanup and waste operations at the PGDP, while also evaluating the general condition of the environment at the U.S. Department of Energy's PGDP. The Section has two distinct oversight roles, the Federal Facility Agreement (FFA) and the Agreement-In-Principle (AIP). The Federal Facility Agreement outlines the relationship between DOE and Kentucky . The FFA concerns regulatory cleanup requirements. The Agreement-In- Principle focuses on the non-regulatory aspects of the environmental conditions and effectiveness of the overall cleanup programs.

The Kentucky Division of Waste Management, Agreement In Principal (AIP) is responsible for monitoring the water quality of Bayou Creek (BC), often referred to as Big Bayou Creek and Little Bayou Creek (LBC) to ensure the protection of human health and welfare, and protect the quality of water for wildlife. This plan may be augmented to include periodic sampling of all discharges, including discharges to impoundments, from wastewater treatment facilities, and from storm water outfalls. Data collected from the monitoring of surface water may be compared to water quality data collected in the past. The PGDP utilizes water from the Ohio River for the uranium enrichment process. The water intake is located three miles north of the plant on the Ohio River . Effluent from the PGDP consists of facility process water and surface water run-off from the PGDP and is routed through numerous outfalls that are monitored under KPDES. The PGDP outfalls that discharge to the east are received by the LBC and outfalls flowing to the west are received by BC. Creeks receive run-off and process water from the PGDP. The surface water from this site potentially contains elevated levels of metal, PCB, and radiological contaminants.

Commonwealth of Kentucky Web Site: http://www.eppc.ky.gov

Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection: http://www.dep.ky.gov/

PGDP Groundwater Remediation Information Link: http://www.waste.ky.gov/programs/hw/PGDP--Groundwater+Remediation.htm

PGDP Surface Water Information Link: http://www.waste.ky.gov/programs/hw/PGDP--Surface+Water.htm

Kentucky Radiation Health Branch Information: http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/radiation.htm

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