ML19221A751
| ML19221A751 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 02/28/1979 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | |
| References | |
| NUREG-0555, NUREG-0555-02.3.3, NUREG-555, NUREG-555-2.3.3, SRP-02.03.03, SRP-2.03.03, NUDOCS 7907090037 | |
| Download: ML19221A751 (7) | |
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Section 2.3.3 February 1979 ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARD REVIEW PLAN FOR ES SECTION 2.3.3 WATER QUALITY REVIEW INPUTS Environmental Report Sections 2.1.3 Use of Adjacent Lands and Waters 2.4 Hydrology Environmental Reviews 2.3.1 Hydrology 2.3.2 Water Use Standards and Guides State water quality standards Federal water quality standards Regulatory Guide 4.7, " General Site Suitability Criteria for Nuclear Power Stations" WASH 1355, " Nuclear Power Facility Performance Characteristics for Making Environmental Impact Assessments" Other The site visit Responses to requests for additional information Applicable water rights and agreements Consultation with local, State, and Federal agencies State and Federal water resources data (U.S. Geological Survey, annual reports)
River Basin Commission resource data REVIEW OUTPUTS Environmen'-'l Statement Sections 2.3..
Vater Quality Other Environmental Reviews 3.3 Plant Water Use
- 3. 6 Nonradioactive Waste Systems 4.2.2 Water-Use Impacts (Construction) 4.3.2 Aquatic Ecosystems (Construction) 5.2.2 Water-Use Impacts (Operation) 5.3 Cooling System Impacts (Operation) 5.5 Nonradioactive-Waste-System Impacts 6.6 Environmental Measurements and Monitoring Programs: Chemical 107 182 7 9070 90037 2.3.3-1
February 1979 I.
PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this environmental standard review plan (ESRP) is to direct the staf f's descripticn of the water quality characteristics of surf ace water bodies and ground water aquifers (a) that could af fect plant water use and efflu-ent disposal or (b) that could be affected by the construction and operation of the proposed project. The scope of the review directed by this plan will include consideration of site-specific and regional data on the physical, chemical, and biological water quality characteristics of ground and surface water in suf ficient detail to provide the basic data for other reviews dealing with the evaluation of construction and operational water quality impacts to water bodies, aqui fers, aquatic ecosystems, and water use.
II.
REQUIRED DAIA AND INFORMATION The kinds of data and information required will be affected by site-and station-specific factors, the anticipated magnitude of the potential water-quality impacts, and (to a lesser degree) distance from the site. The following data and information will usually be required:
A.
The mean, range, and temporal and spatial variations of the following water quality characteristics:
1.
For surface waters:
water temperature, suspended solids, total dissolved solids, hardness, turbidity, color, odor, conductivity, dissolved o.vygen, 5-day BOD, phosphorus forms (total and orthophosphate), nitrogen forms (ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, organic), alkalinity, chlorides, sulfate, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, heavy metals (e.g., Hg, Pb), pH, phytoplankton (chlorophyll a),
indicator microorganisms, e.g., total coliform, fecal coliforms, fecal streptococci (f rom the ER and from consultation with local, State, and Federal agencies).
2.
For ground waters: the above surface-water data, less phytoplankton and with silica, iron, carbon dioxide, and bicarbonate added (from the ER and from consultation with local, State, and Federal agencies).
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Other site-specific water quality characteristics (from the ER and consultation with State and local agencies).
C.
Descriptions of pre-existing aquatic environmental stresses and their effects on surface-or ground-wat ?r quality for waters that interact with the plant, e.g., water bodies at or near the site that do not meet established water-quality standards (from the ER a'.J consultation with local,- State, and Federal agencies).
D.
Descriptions of pollutant sources with discharges to water that may interact with the plant, including locations relative to the site and the affected water bodies, and the magnitude and nature of the pollutant discharges, including spatial and temporal variations (from the ER and consultation with local, State, and Federal agencies).
III.
ANALYSIS PROCEDURE The reviewer 's analysis of water quality will be closely linked with the review described by the ESRP's for ES Sections 3.3, 3.6, 4.2, 5.2, 5.3, 5.5 and 6.6 to ensure that the physical, chemical, and biological water quality paraineters that could affect or be affected by plant construction and operation have been described.
The reviewer will identify the location and spatial distribution of the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics, the monthly and annual ranges and the historical extremes of those water quality characteristics potentially af fecting or af fected by plant construction and operation. Data will be adjusted for present-day conditions. If historical observations are incomplete or unavailable for the locations of concern, the reviewer will seek to obtain these data through consultation with the applicant or with appropriate resource agencies.
The reviewer will determine the presence of existing water quality-related envirormental stresses. These stresses will be determined on the bases of the quality criteria requirements of other water users, as indicated by the approved water-use classification or water resource planning documents for the water body 107 18;
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February 1979 in question. As part of the determination, the reviewe will consult historical literature addressing water quality issues for the water body in question.
When applicable, the reviewer will discuss the water quality conditions, water rights and agreements as they af fect water quality and water resource plans for the site and vicinity with local, State, and Federal water resource and pollution control and monitoring agencies.
The reviewer will obtain the information primarily from the applicant's environmental report, from responses to questions to the applicant, and from consultation with local, State, and Federal agencies.
Sources of data such as river basin commissions and State agencies and Federal agencies such as the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S.
Geological Survcy will be used as available and if additional information or verification is deemed necessary by the reviewer.*
IV.
EVALUATION The reviewer will ensure that (1) data are sufficient to provide quantitative information on the physical, chemical, and biological water quality characteristics potentially affecting or affected by plant construction and operation, (2) the water quality descriptions are sufficient, with respect to relevancy, completeness, A
If site-specific data are available, the following sources are recommended:
Comprehensive framework studies of water and related lands by river a-basin commissions and regional interagency committees.
b.
STORET water quality data, computer printouts for specifiec geographic area, time period, and water quality constituents from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
BIOSTORET biological data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
c.
d.
Reports and data from State agencies, including ecology, conservation, public health, fish and game, forestry, agriculture, water resources, State lands, State engineer, and highway departments and special natural resources commissions (names and functions vary from State to State).
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February 1979 reliability, and accuracy for input to the impact assessments of other sections, and (3) local, State, and Federal agencies appropriate to the objectives of this environmental review have been consulted.
In evaluating the adequacy of this material, the reviewer will consult the applicable standards and guides for this environmental review and should use the site visit to evaluate the completeness of the water quality descriptions. When necessary, the reviewer will recommend (1) the collection of additional data, (2) the verification of data, and (3) substantiation of the methodology used to estimate water quality parameters.
V.
INPUT TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT The depth and extent of the input to the environmental statement will be governed by the water quality characteristics that could affect or ce affected by plant construction and operation and by the nature and magnitude of the expected impacts.
The following information will usually be included in ES Section 2. 3. 3.
A.
Descriptions of site and vicinity surface-and ground-water quality that could affect or be affected by plant construction and operation.
The description may consist of statistical summaries of the water quality character-istics, includino mean, mean low, mean high, and historical low and high values (as available) for the site and vicinity. The data included will be commensurate with the anticipated impacts. Figures may be used to show long-term and seasonal trends, such as variations in dissolved oxygen and nutrient concentrations and pH variations.
B.
A description of the water quality-related environmental stresses in the site and vicinity.
C.
Unusual water quality characteristics that could affect or be affected by the proposed project.
D.
All maps, figures, and tables should be referenced in the text.
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February 1979 The reviewer will provide inputs or ensure that inputs will be made to the following ES Sections:
A.
Section 3.3.
The reviewer will ensure that ES Section 2.3.3 contains descriptive water quality information in sufficient ietail to support the description and assessment of necessity and adequacy oi plant water treatment in ES Section 3.3.
B.
Section 3.6.
The reviewer will ensure that ES Section 2.3.3 contains descriptive water quality information in sufficient detail to support the descrip-tion of the characteristics of the plant waste tieatment systems discharge in ES Section 3.6.
C.
Sections 4.2.2, 4.3.2, 5.2.2, 5.3, and 5.5.
The reviewer will ensure that ES Section 2.3.3 contains descriptive water quality information in sufficient detail to support the assessment of the water use and aquatic ecosystem impacts of plaret construction and operation proposed by the reviewers for ES Sections 4.2,
- 4. 3, 5. 2, 5. 3, and 5. 5.
D.
Section 6.6.
The reviewer will ensure that ES Section 2.3.3 contains descriptive water quality information in sufficient detail to support the assess-ment of the adequacy of the baseline water quality monitoring program.
VI.
REFERENCES 1.
Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, American Putlic Health Association, et al., New York, NY, 1975, 2.
General Environmental Guidelines for Evaluating and Reporting the Effects of Nuclear Power Plant Site Preparation, Plant and Transmission Facilities Con-struction, Atomic Industrial Forum, Inc. Washington, D.C. 1974.
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EPA Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 136, as revised, 40 FR 111, June 9, 1975 (or latest revision).
4.
D. G. Frey, ed., Limnoloc, in North America, University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, WI, 1963.
5.
Methods for Collection and Analysis of Aquatic Biological and Microbiological Samples, 11.5. Geological Survey, 1977.
6.
F., Ruttner Fundamentals of Limnology, University of Toronto Press, 1971.
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