ML19221A750
| ML19221A750 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 02/28/1979 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | |
| References | |
| NUREG-0555, NUREG-0555-02.3.2, NUREG-555, NUREG-555-2.3.2, SRP-02.03.02, SRP-2.03.02, NUDOCS 7907090034 | |
| Download: ML19221A750 (11) | |
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Section 2.3.2 February 1979 ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARD REVIEW PLAN FOR ES SECTION 2.3.2 WATER USE REVIEW INPUTS Environmental Report Sections 2.1.2 Population Distribution 2.1.3 Uses of Adjacent Lands and Waters 2.4 Hydrology Environmer.tal Reviews 2.2 Land Use 2.3.1 Hydrology Standards and Guides 10 CFR Part 50, " Domestic Licensing of Production and Uti? tation Facilities," Appendix I, " Numerical Guides for Design Objectives and imiting Conditions for Operation to Meet the Criterion 'As Low As Practicable' for Radioactive Material in Light-Water-Cooled Nuclear Power Reactor Effluents" Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 Other The site visit Responses to requests for additional information Consultation with local, State, and Federal agencies REVIEW OUTPUTS Environmental Statement Sections 2.3.2 Water Use Other Environmental Reviews 3.3 Plant Water Use 4.2 Hydrological Alterations and Water-Use Impacts (Construction) 4.3 Ecological Impacts (Construction) 4,4 Socioeconomic Impacts (Construction) 5.2 Hydrological Alterations, Plant Water Supply and Water -Use Impacts (Operation) 5.3 Cooling-System Impacts (Operation) 107 175 36 7 907 0 900Re 2.3.2-1
February 1979 5.4 Radiological Impacts of Normal Operations 5.5 Nonradioactive-Waste-System Impacts 5.8 Socioeconomic Impacts (Operation) 6.2 Environmental Measurements and Monittring Programs: Radiological 6.3 Environmental Measurements and Monitoring Programs: Hydrological I.
PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this environmental standard review pla7 (ESRP) in to direct the staf f's description of surface-and ground-water uses that could affect or be affected by the construction and operation of the proposed project, includ-ing transmission corridors and offsite facilities.
The scope of the review directed by this plan will include (1) consideration of such water uses as domestic, municipal, agricultural, industrial, mining, recreation, navigation, and hydroelectric power; (2) identification of their locations; and (3) quanti-fication of water diversions, consumption, and returns.
The review will be limited to present and known future water uses.
II.
REQUIRED DATA AND INFORMATION The kinds of data and information required will be af fected by site-and station-specific factors, and the degree of detail will be modified according to the anticipated magnitude of the potential impacts on existing and known future water uses during the life of the proposed project. The following data or information will usually be required:
A.
Maps showing the relationship of the site to the major hydrological systems (from the ER and general literature)
B.
Maps showing the relationship of the site to surface water bodies that could af fect or be affected by plant water use (from the ER and general literature)
C.
Maps (and cross sections where feasible) showing those portions of ground-water aquifer systems that could be af fected by plant withcirawals and/or discharges (from the ER and general literature) 2.3.2-2
February 1979 D.
Quantitative description of present and known future ground water with-drawals on the site and for distances great enough to cover aquif ers that may affect or be adversely affected by the plant. The following should be included for each withdrawal or discharge:
1.
Location and depth of well with respect to the site (from the ER, the site visit, general literature and consultation with State and local agencies) 2.
Identification of aquifers (f rom the ER, general 1iterature and consultation with State and local agencies) 3.
Average monthly withdrawal rates by use category (from the ER, the site visit, general literature and consultation with State and local agencies)
E.
Quantitative description of present and known future surface-water uses (withdrawals, consumptions, and returns) that are within the hydrological system in which the site is located and that may affect or be adversely af fected by the plant.
This will include a quantitative description of any water uses that provide potential liquid pathways for both radiological and non-radiological effluents.
The following should be included for each withdrawal or discharge:
1.
Locations of diversions and returns with respect to the site and the water body (from the ER, the site visit, general literature and consultation with State and local agencies) 2.
Identification of the water body (from the ER and general literature) 3.
Average monthly withdrawal and return rate for each diversion by use category (from the ER, site visit, general literature and consultation with State and loca! agencies) 2.3.2-3 j
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February 1979 F.
Quantitative and qualitative description of recreational, navigational, and other nonconsumptive present and known future water uses.
For a 10-km radius, this should include the following (from the ER, site visit, general literature and consultation with Federal, State, and local agencies):
1.
Identification of water bodies and locations with respect to the site (maps may be useful) 2.
Kind and location of activity on the water body (maps may be useful) 3.
Use rate with time variation G.
Summary of statutory and other legal restrictions relating to water use or specific water-body restrictions on water use imposed by Federal or State regulations (from the ER and consultation with Federal, State, and local agencies).
III.
ANALYSIS PROCEDURE The reviewer's analysis of surface-and ground-water use will consider those aspects of water use concerned with consumptive use, nonconsumptive use, and effluent pathways. The depth of analysis will be related to the importance of water use and proximity of the use to the plant.
The reviewer will identify consumptive water uses that could affect the water supply of the plant or that may be adversely affected by the plant. The important characteristics to be identified are (1) water source, (2) locations of diversions and returns, (3) amount and time variation of use, and (4) water rights. The reviewer will consult with the reviewers for ES Sections 3.3 (Plant Water Use), 4.2 (Construction Impacts), 5.2 (Operational Impacts), and 6.3 (Hydro-logical Monitoring) to establish the degree of detail needed for this review.
The reviewer will identify recreational, navigational, and other noncon-sumptive water uses, including those that could be affected by transmission line and offsite area construction and operation. The important characteristics to O
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February 1979 be quantified are (1) location, (2) activity, and (3) amount and time variation of use.
The reviewer will consult with the reviewers for ES Sections 4.3 (Ecological Impacts), 4.4 (Socioeconomic Impacts), 5.3 (Cooling System Impacts),
and 5.8 (Socioeconomic Impacts) to establish the degr ee of detail needed for this review.
The reviewer will identify those water uses that provide potential path-ways for both radiological and nonradiological effluents.
The important characteristics to be identified are (1) water sources, (2) location of diver-sions for consumptive uses, (3) location of receptors for nonconsumptive uses, and (4) amount and time variation of use for each. The reviewer will consult with the reviewers for ES Sections 4.2 (Construction Impacts), 5.4 (Radio-logical Impacts), 5.5 (Nonradiological Impacts), and 6.2 (Radiological Monitor-ing) to establish the degree of detail needed for this review.
In addition to information obtained from the applicant's environmental report and from responses to subsequent questions to the applicant, the reviewer is expected to use additional sources of data such as local water-supply companies or agencies, river basin commissions, State agencies (e.g.,
water resources, fish and wildlife), and various Federal agencies such as the Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Geological Survey when needed to complete the analysis. Local water users may be questioned during the site visit.
Using the above information, the reviewer will compile and tabulate water uses by the categories and characteristics described in this sectien.
The reviewer will limit the analysis to consideration of present and known future water uses.
IV.
EVALUATION The reviewer will ensure that water-use data and information are adequate to serve as a basis for essessing the impacts of proposed project construction and operation on consumptive and nonconsumptive water uses.
In evaluating the adequacy of this material, the reviewer will ensure that data are (1) suf ficient 2.3.2-5 107 1/o
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February 1979 to provide quantitative information on water-use characteristics to be impacted by construction and operation and (2) are adequate to predict water-use impacts to the plant during construction and operaticn.
The reviewer may consult with appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies in making this evaluation.
V.
INPUT TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT The depth and extent of the input to the environmental statement will be governed by the water uses that could be af fected by the proposed project construc-tion and operation (or that may af fect the plant) and by the natuie and magnitude of the expected impacts to water use.
The following information will usually be included in ES Sectico 2.3.2:
A.
Summary of present and known future ground-water withdrawals on the site End for distances great enough to cover potentially af fected ground water aquifers.
Appropriate maps or descriptions f rom ES Section 2.3.1 will be referenced to depict the ground water hydrology. References to applicable State water-use laws should be included.
B.
Summary of present and known future surface water uses that are within the hydrological system in which the plant is located and that may affect or be adversely af fected by the plant. Appropriate maps or descriptions f rom ES Section 2.3.1 will be referenced to depict the surface water hydrolog; cal system being used. References to applicable State water-use laws should be included.
C.
Summary of present and known future recreational, navigational, and other nonconsumptive water uses (maps may be useful).
The reviewer will provide inputs or ensure that inputs will be made to the following ES Sections:
Sections 3.3, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.8, 6.2, and 6.3.
The reviewer will ensure that ES Section 2.3.2 contains descriptive information in 9
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VI.
REFERENCES Because of the geographic and hydrological diversity of plant sites and the large number of published water-use sources, no specific listing is given here. Generally, maps and charts by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Army Map Service, and Federal Aviation Administration; Water Supply Papers of the USGS; River Basin Reports of the Corps of Engineers; and navigation charts and other publications of Federal, State, and regional agencies and local colleges and universities that describe water use in the station vicinity and region may be used.
If the Preliminary Safety Analysis Report for the proposed project is available, it may be con-sulted as needed.
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