Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: 74f36b1a-89a4-45d4-ad9e-7c14d1e708bb
Document Type: esrp
Title: HYDROLOGIC ALTERATIONS AND PLANT WATER SUPPLY
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: 5.2.1
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ted, consumed, and discharged during plant operation. Sources of water and points of return should be identified. Variations (seasonal, plant operational modes) should be discussed. ` conclusions with respect to the adequacy of the proposed water sources to meet plant requirements, and effects on plant operation when the proposed water sources are inadequate to meet all plant- water needs ` conclusions with respect to the compatibility of proposed water diversions with existing and known future water rights and allocations ` recommendations for operational practices and procedures to minimize or limit operational hydro- logic alterations having adverse impacts, or for alternative practices and procedures that could avoid these alterations October 1999 5.2.1-9 NUREG-1555 ` identification and evaluation of operational practices and procedures that could avoid any incompati- bilities between plant water needs and plant water supply. 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 33 CFR 322, “Permits for Structures and Work in or Affecting Navigable Waters of the United States.” 33 CFR 330, Appendix A, “Nationwide Permit and Conditions.” 40 CFR 6, Appendix A, “Statement of Procedures on Floodplain Management and Wetlands Protection.” 40 CFR 122, “EPA Administered Permit Programs: The NPDES Pollution Elimination Systems.” 40 CFR 149, “Sole Source Aquifers.” 40 CFR 227, “Criteria for the Evaluation of Permit Applications for Ocean Dumping of Material.” Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA), as amended, 33 USC 1251 et seq. (also known as Clean Water Act). Jefferson County PUD #1 vs. Department of Ecology, 92-1911, Supreme Court of the United States, 510 U.S. 1307; 114 S. Ct. 677; 1994 U.S. LEXIS 795; 126 L.