Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: 370a4104-eb75-459b-b1b5-2e9df9c6f819
Document Type: esrp
Title: AQUATIC ECOLOGY
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 6
Section ID: 6.5.2
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intensity of sampling necessary for each anticipated impact should be commensurate with the degree of impact expected. The reviewer should balance the potential impacts of any sampling program against the potential benefits when making this evaluation. ` measurement and sampling methods, e.g., sampling locations and equipment; the pattern, frequency, and duration of sampling; and sample size to measure anticipated impacts ` statistical validity, including the mean, standard deviation, and confidence limits. Sample size should be clearly indicated. ` If population dynamics models are used in the impact analyses, determine if sampling data are available to support the model and, if they are not available, suggest such sampling if verification of the model is necessary. IV. EVALUATION FINDINGS This section of the EIS should present the objections of each monitoring program and provide a brief outline of the methods, frequency, and duration of sampling used in each case. Where the monitoring programs have been found to be inadequate, the reviewer’s evaluation of modifications to the programs should be included. If the reviewer verifies that sufficient information has been provided following the guidance of this ESRP section, then the evaluation supports the following type of concluding statement, to be included in the staff’s EIS: The staff reviewed the available information relative to the aquatic ecological monitoring program and the data collected by the program. The staff concludes that the program provides adequate data to characterize and track impacts to the aquatic ecological environment in support of the acceptance criteria outlined above. October 1999 6.5.2-9 NUREG-1555 V. IMPLEMENTATION The method described herein will be used by the staff in evaluating conformance with the Commission’s regulations, except in those cases in which the applicant proposes an acceptable alternative for complying with specified portions of the regulations. VI. REFERENCES 10