Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: e569e961-f78c-49bc-a431-63f96ad2baed
Document Type: esrp
Title: WATER USE
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.3.2
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howing flow rates to and from the various water systems (e.g., circulating water system, sanitary system, radwaste and chemical waste systems, service water systems), points of consumption, and source and discharge locations (from the ER) ` for the water-use diagram, the data and narrative description for maximum water consumption, water consumption during periods of minimum water availability, and average operation by month and by plant operating status (from the ER) ` a description of other station water uses (i.e., all facilities not associated with the proposed plant) showing flow rates to and from the facility, average water consumption, and maximum water consumption (from the ER). II. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA Acceptance criteria for the review of water use are based on the relevant requirements of the following: NUREG-1555 2.3.2-4 October 1999 ` 33 CFR 322 with respect to definition of 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 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (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 ` Federal, State, regional, local, and Native American tribal water laws and water rights. Regulatory positions and specific criteria necessary to meet the regulations as 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 NRC to weigh the environmental impacts of the proposed action, including any degradation of water quality, and to consider alternatives to the proposed action