Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: 7d4440e0-20c1-4757-b5a0-b91e35536d2e
Document Type: esrp
Title: WATER CONSUMPTION
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 3
Section ID: 3.3.1
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22 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 ` Federal, State, regional, local, 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 assessment of aquatic impacts is available from the permitting authority, the NRC will consider the assessment in its determination of the magnitude of the environmental impacts in striking an overall benefit-cost balance. When no such assessment of aquatic impacts is available from the permitting authority, the NRC (possibly in conjunction with the permitting authority and other agencies having relevant expertise) will establish its own impact determination. ` Because water quality and water supply are interdependent, changes in water quality must be considered simultaneously with changes in water supply. In Jefferson County PUD #1 vs. Department of Ecology (U.S. Supreme Court Case), the States were granted additional authority to limit hydrological alterations beyond the State’s role in regulating water rights. ` Regulatory Guide 4.2, 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