Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: a61e4980-ac86-4217-a0a1-30f6cb00c240
Document Type: esrp
Title: HYDROLOGIC ALTERATIONS
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 4
Section ID: 4.2.1
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2.3.2, the ER, and the site visit) ` descriptions of proposed practices and measures to limit or minimize expected hydrologic alterations (from the ER) ` Federal, State, regional, local, and affected Native American tribal agencies’ best management practices and regulations (from consultation with above agencies) ` descriptions of proposed means to ensure construction activity compliance with applicable hydrological standards and regulations (from the ER). II. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA Acceptance criteria for the review of the hydrological alterations at the proposed plant sites are based on the relevant requirements of the following: ` 33 CFR 322 with respect to definition of activities requiring permits NUREG-1555 4.2.1-4 October 1999 ` 33 CFR 330, Appendix A, with respect to conditions, limitations, and restrictions on construction activities ` 40 CFR 6, Appendix A, with respect to procedures on floodplain and wetlands protection ` 40 CFR 122 with respect to NPDES permit conditions for discharges, including storm water discharges ` 40 CFR 149 with respect to possible supplemental restrictions on waste disposal and water use in or above a sole source aquifer ` 40 CFR 227 with respect to criteria for evaluating environmental impacts ` 40 CFR 423 with respect to effluent limitations on existing and new point sources ` Federal, State, local, regional, and Native American tribal water laws and water rights. Regulatory positions and specific criteria necessary to meet the regulations as identified above are as follows: ` Compliance with environmental quality standards and requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA), commonly referred to as the Clean Water Act, is not a substitute for and does not negate the requirement for NRC to weigh the environmental impacts of the proposed action, including any degradation of water quality, and to consider alternatives to the proposed action that are available for reducing the adverse impacts. If an environmental