Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: 0cf173cf-50b9-425f-94a2-99810a0f33d4
Document Type: esrp
Title: THERMAL MONITORING
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 6
Section ID: 6.1
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n-specific factors and the degree of detail should be modified according to the anticipated magnitude of the potential impacts. The following data or information should be obtained: ` maps showing (1) features of the plant and site, including the boundaries and bathymetry of all water bodies adjacent to the site both before and after construction activities, (2) the location of all thermal, hydrological, or aquatic biological monitoring stations, and (3) the predicted extent of the thermal plume (from the environmental report [ER]) ` the type and frequency of temperature measurements taken at each location, as well as the duration of each monitoring program (from the ER) ` descriptions of the monitoring equipment used (from the ER) ` descriptions of the data analysis procedures used (from the ER). II. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA Acceptance criteria for the thermal programs on the proposed sites are based on the relevant requirements of the following: ` 33 CFR 322 with respect to defining activities requiring permits ` 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 October 1999 6.1-3 NUREG-1555 ` 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 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