DOE/EA-1851 FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT For Delphi ...

DOE/EA-1851 FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

For Delphi Automotive Systems, LLC Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative Application

December 2011

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY

U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory

Delphi Automotive Systems, LLC Final Environmental Assessment

COVER SHEET

Responsible Agency: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Title: Environmental Assessment for Delphi Automotive Systems, LLC Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative Application (DOE/EA-1851)

Contact: For additional copies or more information about this environmental assessment (EA), please contact:

Mrs. Pierina Fayish U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory P.O. Box 10940, MS 922-M217 Pittsburgh, PA 15236 Facsimile: (412) 386-4775 E-mail: Pierina.Fayish@netl.

Abstract: DOE prepared this EA to evaluate the potential environmental consequences of providing a financial assistance grant under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to Delphi

Automotive Systems, Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) (Delphi). Delphi proposes to construct a

laboratory referred to as the "Delphi Kokomo, IN Corporate Technology Center" (Delphi CTC Project)

and retrofit a manufacturing facility. The project would advance DOE's Vehicle Technology Program

through manufacturing and testing of electric-drive vehicle components as well as assist in the nation's economic recovery by creating manufacturing jobs in the United States. The Delphi CTC Project would involve the construction and operation of a 10,700 square foot (ft2) utilities building containing boilers and heaters and a 70,000 ft2 engineering laboratory, as well as site improvements (roads, parking,

buildings, landscaping, and lighting). The engineering laboratory would house equipment for helping to

validate the readiness of new products for manufacture in Delphi's Kokomo Morgan Street (KMS) facility. Delphi's KMS facility is an existing 93,000 ft2 leased facility that Delphi would modify and equip for validating and producing advanced automotive electric drive components.

DOE's proposed action would provide approximately $89.3 million in financial assistance in a costsharing arrangement to Delphi. The total cost of the proposed project would be approximately $178.6 million.

This EA evaluates the environmental resource areas DOE commonly addresses in its EAs and identifies no significant adverse environmental impacts for the proposed project. The proposed project could result in beneficial impacts to the nation's energy efficiency and the local economy, and the electric vehicle components produced could contribute toward enabling significant reductions of greenhouse gases.

Availability: The draft EA is available on DOE's National Energy Technology Laboratory website at and at:

Kokomo-Howard County Public Library 220 N. Union Street Kokomo, IN 46901 765-457-3242

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER SHEET............................................................................................................................... i TABLE OF CONTENTS............................................................................................................... iii LIST OF TABLES .......................................................................................................................... v LIST OF FIGURES ....................................................................................................................... vi ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ..................................................................................... vii 1.0 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 1

1.1 Background ...................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Purpose and Need for DOE Action .................................................................................. 2 1.3 Legal Framework ............................................................................................................. 2 1.4 Related Projects................................................................................................................ 7 2.0 PROPOSED DOE ACTION AND ALTERNATIVES ...................................................... 9 2.1 Delphi's Proposed Project ................................................................................................ 9

2.1.1 Power Electronics Development Lab...................................................................... 10 2.1.2 Validation Lab ........................................................................................................ 13 2.1.3 Proto Lab................................................................................................................. 14 2.1.4 DPSS OE Service Test Development Lab .............................................................. 14 2.1.5 Air Emissions Equipment ....................................................................................... 14 2.1.6 Kokomo Morgan Street........................................................................................... 15 2.2 Alternatives .................................................................................................................... 16 2.3 No-Action Alternative.................................................................................................... 16 2.4 Alternatives Considered and Dismissed......................................................................... 16 2.5 Comparison of Impacts .................................................................................................. 17 2.6 Issues Considered But Dismissed from Further Analysis .............................................. 18 3.0 THE ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS APPROACH .................................................... 21 3.1 Approach to the Analysis ............................................................................................... 21 3.2 Analysis of Significance................................................................................................. 21 4.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ...................................................................................................................................... 23 4.1 Air Quality...................................................................................................................... 23 4.1.1 Description .............................................................................................................. 23 4.1.2 Effects of Delphi's Proposed Project ...................................................................... 25 4.1.3 Effects of the No-Action Alternative ...................................................................... 27 4.1.4 Cumulative Effects.................................................................................................. 27 4.2 Geology and Soils .......................................................................................................... 28 4.2.1 Description .............................................................................................................. 28 4.2.2 Effects of Delphi's Proposed Project ...................................................................... 33

4.2.2.1 Geology ........................................................................................................... 33 4.2.2.2 Soils ................................................................................................................. 33 4.2.3 Effects of the No-Action Alternative ...................................................................... 34 4.2.4 Cumulative Effects.................................................................................................. 34 4.3 Wetlands......................................................................................................................... 34 4.3.1 Description .............................................................................................................. 34 4.3.2 Effects of Delphi's Proposed Project ...................................................................... 38 4.3.3 Effects of the No-Action Alternative ...................................................................... 39

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