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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and/or National Marine Fisheries Service ` Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA), commonly referred to as the Clean Water Act (CWA), Amendments of 1972, Sections 402 and 316[a]), with respect to restoration and maintenance of the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of water resources ` Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958 with respect to consideration of fish and wildlife resources and the planning of development projects that affect water resources ` Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 with respect to the protection of marine animals ` Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 with respect to the dumping of dredged material into the ocean October 1999 5.3.2.2-5 NUREG-1555 ` Rivers and Harbors Appropriations Act of 1899 with respect to the deposition of debris in navigable waters, or tributaries to such waters. Regulatory guidance and specific criteria to meet the requirements identified above are presented in the following guidance documents: ` Compliance with environmental quality standards and requirements of 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 conduct its own assessment and use it in its determination of the overall benefit-cost balance. ` Memorandum of Understanding between the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, and the USNRC for the