Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: c61f475c-a012-47c5-85b5-1c908a94f92b
Document Type: esrp
Title: WATER QUALITY
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.3.3
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e considered simultaneously with changes in water supply. In Jefferson County PUD #1 vs. Department of Ecology (U.S. Supreme Court Case), the U.S. Supreme Court granted the States additional authority to limit hydrological alterations beyond the State’s role in regulating water rights. ` Regulatory Guide 4.2, Rev. 2, Preparation of Environmental Reports for Nuclear Power Stations (NRC 1976), contains guidance on the format and content of ERs, including hydrology, water-use, and water-quality issues. Technical Rationale The technical rationale for evaluating the applicant’s description of water-quality characteristics, surface- water bodies, and groundwater aquifers is discussed in the following paragraph: A detailed and thorough description of the water quality is essential for evaluating potential impacts to the environment that may result from plant construction or operation. This ESRP contains back- ground water-quality material that is essential for understanding the impacts on water use, water quality, land use, ecological systems, and monitoring programs during both construction and opera- tion. III. REVIEW PROCEDURES The reviewer’s analysis of water quality should be closely linked with the reviews described in the Review Interfaces section of this ESRP to ensure that the physical, chemical, and biological water-quality parameters that could affect or be affected by plant construction or operation have been described. With this in mind, the reviewer should take the following steps: (1) Identify the location and spatial distribution of the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics, the monthly and annual ranges, and the historical extremes of those water-quality characteristics that could potentially affect or be affected by plant construction or operation. (a) If site-specific data are unavailable, the following sources are recommended: ` comprehensive framework studies of water and related lands by river-basin planning organizations and