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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ticular aquatic organisms or systems ` a description of applicable State and Federal (40 CFR 423) effluent guidelines and the thermal standards or limitations applicable to the water body to which the discharge is made (including maximum permissible temperature, maximum permissible temperature increase, mixing zones, and maximum rates of increase and decrease) and whether and to what extent these standards or NUREG-1555 5.3.2.2-4 October 1999 limitations have been approved by the Administrator of the EPA in accordance with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA), as amended. II. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA Acceptance criteria for the review of impacts to aquatic ecosystems from the discharge system are based on the relevant requirements of the following: ` 10 CFR 51.45 with respect to ERs and the analysis of potential impacts contained therein ` 10 CFR 51.75 with respect to analysis of impacts to the terrestrial environment affected by the issuance of a construction permit ` 10 CFR 52, Subpart A, with respect to analysis of impacts to the terrestrial environment affected by the issuance of an early site permit ` 10 CFR 51.95 with respect to the preparation of supplemental environmental impact statements (EISs) in support of the issuance of an operating license ` 40 CFR 122 with respect to EPA administered programs, especially the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) ` 40 CFR 423 with respect to effluent guidelines and thermal standards ` Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 with respect to natural resources, and land or water use of the coastal zone ` Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, with respect to identifying threatened or endangered species and critical habitats and formal or informal consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 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