Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: a61e4980-ac86-4217-a0a1-30f6cb00c240
Document Type: esrp
Title: HYDROLOGIC ALTERATIONS
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 4
Section ID: 4.2.1
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m flow conditions ` magnitudes and time variations of hydrological alterations and a comparison with the natural time variations of the hydrological parameters ` compatibility of proposed construction activities with hydrological provisions of Federal, State, regional, local, or affected Native American tribal regulations and requirements, e.g., commitments to compliance with shoreline management regulations ` the compatibility of proposed construction water diversions with existing and known water rights and allocations ` construction practices and procedures to minimize hydrological alterations or for alternative project designs or construction practices that might avoid them. NUREG-1555 4.2.1-8 October 1999 V. IMPLEMENTATION The method described herein will be used by the staff in evaluating conformance with the Commission’s regulations, except in those cases in which the applicant proposes an acceptable alternative for complying with specified portions of the regulations. VI. REFERENCES 33 CFR 322, “Permits for Structures and Work in or Affecting Navigable Waters of the United States.” 33 CFR 330, Appendix A, “Nationwide Permit and Conditions.” 40 CFR 6, Appendix A, “Statement of Procedures on Floodplain Management and Wetlands Protection.” 40 CFR 122, “EPA Administered Permit Programs: The NPDES Pollution Elimination System.” 40 CFR 149, “Sole Source Aquifers.” 40 CFR 227, “Criteria for the Evaluation of Permit Applications for Ocean Dumping of Material.” 40 CFR 423, “Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category.” Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA), as amended, 33 USC 1251 et seq. (also known as Clean Water Act). Jefferson County PUD #1 vs. Department of Ecology, 92-1911, Supreme Court of the United States, 510 U.S. 1037; 114 S. Ct. 677; 1994 U.S. LEXIS 795; 126 L. Ed. 2d 645; 62 U.S.L.W. 3450 (January 10, 1994). U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). 1976. Preparation of Environmental Reports for Nuclear Power