Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: 5b958c82-d1ba-4883-a0b4-f0091773827a
Document Type: esrp
Title: AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
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: 5.6.2
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mal consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or National Marine Fisheries Service • The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA), commonly referred to as the Clean Water Act, 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 in the planning and development of projects that affect water resources • Rivers and Harbors Appropriations Act of 1899 with respect to the deposition of debris in navigable waters or tributaries to such waters. NUREG-1555 5.6.2-4 October 1999 Regulatory guidance and specific criteria to meet the regulations and other statutory requirements identified above are as follows: ` Regulatory Guide 4.2, Rev. 2, Preparation of Environmental Reports for Nuclear Power Stations (NRC 1976), contains guidance for the preparation of ERs. With respect to the transmission corridors, it specifies that discussions of temporary or permanent changes in the biological processes of plants and wildlife in the vicinity of the transmission corridors, which result from construction of new access roads or changes in the use of herbicides or pesticides, be addressed in the ER. The reviewer should ensure that the appropriate data and analyses are provided in the environmental report and are included in the EIS. Technical Rationale The technical rationale for evaluating the applicant’s potential impacts to aquatic ecosystems is discussed in the following paragraph: The EIS needs to include an analysis that considers and balances the environmental effects of the transmission system on the aquatic environment and the alternatives for reducing or avoiding adverse environmental effects, as well as any environmental benefits that may result from the proposed action. Following the acceptance criteria listed above will help ensure that the environmental impacts of the transmission system