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Home My WebLink AboutLetter #09 from Citizens Energy and IDNR 7-15-13citizens energy group" Citizens Gas I Citizens Thermal I Citizens Resources 2020 11. Meridian St. I Indianapolis, 111 1 46202 -1393 vnrow.citizensenergygroup.com July 15, 2013 Mr. Steve Stromquist, President Carmel Plan Commission One Civic Square Carmel, Indiana 46032 RE: Proposed Gas Station at 146th Street and River Road Dear Mr. Stromquist: Ann W. McIver, QEP Director, Environmental Stewardship Office: (317) 927 -4393 1 Cell: (317) 695 -2154 amciver@citizensenergygroup.com As part of our on -going due diligence to further understand the use of the aquifer and the potential impacts in the event of a spill or release from the proposed gas station, Citizens Energy Group ( "Citizens ") sought input from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources ( "IDNR ") on the use of the aquifer. Citizens believed the aquifer to be used by a diverse group of potentially affected parties, so we asked IDNR to review information in their records concerning the use of the aquifer. Enclosed you will find a letter received from Mr. Mark Basch, head of IDNR's Water Rights & Use Section, in response to our inquiry. As highlighted by the IDNR, the twenty -four (24) high capacity wells located within a 2 -mile radius of the location withdrew nearly 4.3 billion gallons of water from aquifer, with fifteen (15) of the wells providing water for use in public supply. Please note that INDR states that the aquifer "is highly susceptible to surface contamination in locations where the outwash materials are at or near the surface, and have little or no overlaying clay deposits." Citizens requests tha t information provided by IDNR gas station on this aquifer, a proposal. Enclosure the Carmel Plan Commission please consider the and the potential environmental impacts of the proposed demonstrated valuable public resource, as it reviews the Sincerely, Ann W. McIver, QEP Director, Environmental Stewardship NRIndiana Department of Natural Resources Ann W. McIver, QEP Director, Environmental Stewardship Citizens Energy Group 2020 North Meridian St. Indianapolis, IN 46202 Dear Ms. McIver, July 8, 2013 Citizens Energy Group JUL 112013 Environmental Stewardship Michael R. Pence, Governor Cameron F. Clark, Director Division of Water 402 W. Washington Street Room W264 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Phone (317) 232 -4160 Toll -free (877) 928 -3755 Fax (317) 233 -4579 www.in.gov/dnr/water/ This letter is being provided to you due to the concerns of Citizens Energy Group regarding the proposed installation of a gas station on the southwest corner of 146th Street and River Road in Hamilton County. Without specific location and construction information for the site, the IDNR, Division of Water is uncertain whether a permit would be required under the provisions of Indiana's Flood Control Act (IC 14- 28 -1). However, our office can provide Citizens Energy with a brief overview of the ground water resource that exists in this area and the use of this resource by several significant water withdrawal facilities (SWWF) currently registered with our division. As you are aware, the site of the proposed gas station at 146th Street and River Road overlays the "White River and Tributaries Outwash Aquifer System" which has been mapped in the southeastern and east - central portions of Hamilton County along the White River. This aquifer system is composed of thick glacial outwash sand and gravels with substantial water supply capability, but is highly susceptible to surface contamination in locations where the outwash materials are at or near the surface, and have little or no overlaying clay deposits. Currently, there are 11 registered SWWFs (greater than 100,000 gallons - per -day capacity) that are completed in this aquifer within a two mile radius of the site of the proposed gas station. A map showing the location of the registered wells and intakes within the two mile radius is attached. These registered facilities include 24 high capacity'wells with a combined withdrawal capability of 23,275 gallons - per - minute (GPM), or approximately 33.5 million gallons - per -day. During 2012, nearly 4.3 billion gallons of water were reportedly withdrawn from the outwash aquifer by these 24 high capacity wells. Fifteen of these wells are owned by Citizens Energy, the City of Carmel and the Town of Westfield and provide water for public supply. Thank you for the opportunity to provide Citizens Energy Group with SWWF registration and water use information in the vicinity of the proposed gas station in Hamilton County. If you have any questions or need additional information please contact me at mbasch@dnr.in.gov or at (317) 232 -0154. Sincerely, i / Mark Basch Head, Water Rights & Use Section IDNR, Division of Water An Equal Opportunity Employer Printed on Recycled Paper V.Awl,l D. SI ArI<C— WAY cmey r4d Brdqn klw Club Ohd elp r55 rli am:) dlxI G" Rd W 2 t2 Z.! 9 0 P, C3 ALI CD L ravel. Rd co co -u CD CD IV, Ro COD w—A AV (D I 4e � 3 = CL 3 0 = (D (D 0) — (n ;q CD KlqA X.19 ."ovw -LKIn to Lilniv. i,, F; iy 0 elm- n) V.Awl,l D. SI ArI<C— WAY cmey r4d Brdqn klw Club Ohd elp r55 rli am:) dlxI G" Rd W 2 t2 Z.! 9 0 P, ALI L ravel. 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