Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: 5dfd9baa-1db9-4ea5-b908-aecd5e0be326
Document Type: esrp
Title: WATER-USE IMPACTS
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 5
Section ID: 5.2.2
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se areas that should be considered. ` Consult with appropriate nearby Federal, State, regional, local, and affected Native American tribal agencies for further identification of water users, water-use areas, or water-quality considerations that should be analyzed. ` Consider appropriate plant operating conditions (including periods of maximum plant water use, minimum water availability, average plant operation by month and shutdown water requirements) and hydrologic variations in analyzing potential water-use impacts. Areas of Impact October 1999 5.2.2-7 NUREG-1555 The reviewer should evaluate the impacts of water use on water availability, hydrologic alterations, and water quality. Water Availability When addressing water availability, the reviewer should take the following steps: (1) Ensure that the water users and water-use areas potentially impacted by alterations in water quantity and availability as a result of plant operation have been identified and that any impacts of reduced water quantity and availability have been identified and assessed. ` Make this assessment through consultation with the reviewers for ESRPs 5.1 and 5.8 and, where necessary, with the assistance of nearby Federal, State, regional, local, and affected Native American tribal agencies. ` When adverse impacts have been identified, consult with the reviewer for ESRP 5.2.1 for assistance in identifying design or procedure modifications that could mitigate the impact. (2) Ensure that the possibility for conflicts between proposed plant water use and existing and known future water rights and allocations has been considered and that the probable nature and extent of these conflicts has been described. (3) Ensure that any transfer of water rights (e.g., from irrigation use to plant consumptive use) has been described and that the impacts associated with such transfers have been identified and assessed. Hydrologic Alterations When addressing hydrologic alterations, the reviewer should take the