Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: b5d0daf9-9138-4935-a8fb-b1fed4498171
Document Type: esrp
Title: DISCHARGE SYSTEM
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: 5.3.2
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nts to limit these impacts, and (4) the staff’s evaluation of the adequacy of the applicant’s measures and controls to limit adverse impacts. This information will be summarized by the reviewer of ESRP 5.10. The staff’s analysis may be provided by referencing the aquatic biota descriptions of ESRP 2.4.2 and describing in brief detail the effects on biota that are “important” and susceptible to thermal, chemical, or physical impact. Types, life stages, and relative abundance of impacted “important” biota should be October 1999 5.3.2.2-11 NUREG-1555 described, along with specific aspects of the proposed discharge-system operation responsible for impacts on these biota. This section should contain estimates of survival from these discharge system impacts and estimates of the relative or absolute losses of the impacted populations. Documentation of informal or formal consultations under Section 7 of the ESA that took place with the appropriate regional offices of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or National Marine Fisheries Service, or with appropriate State agencies or affected Native American tribes to determine the extent of potential impacts on aquatic species on and in the vicinity of the site should be included in the EIS. Staff conclusions should evaluate the significance of losses to the populations of “important” species, including a determination of whether these losses will constitute an adverse impact that should be mitigated or avoided. Any studies or environmental investigations that address discharge system impacts should be described or referenced. The reviewer should ensure that measures and controls to limit or avoid impacts are consistent with the NPDES permit, if available. If the reviewer verifies that sufficient information has been provided in accordance with the guidelines of this ESRP section, then the evaluation supports the following types of concluding statements to be included in the staff’s EIS: The staff reviewed