Appendix A - Environmental Statutes and Regulations

C. Martin and M. Case - S. M. Stoller Corporation

The following environmental statutes and regulations are applicable, in whole or in part, on the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) or at the INEEL boundary:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), "National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards," 40 CFR 50, 2001;
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants," 40 CFR 61, 2001;
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "Oil Pollution Prevention," 40 CFR 112, 2001;
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System," 40 CFR 122, 2001;
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "National Interim Primary Drinking Water Regulations," 40 CFR 141, 2001;
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "Hazardous Waste Management System: General," 40 CFR 260, 2001;
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "Identifying and Listing of Hazardous Wastes," 40 CFR 261, 2001.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste," 40 CFR 262, 2001;
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "Standards Applicable to Transporters of Hazardous Waste," 40 CFR 263, 2001;
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities," 40 CFR 264, 2001;
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities," 40 CFR 265, 2001;
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "Interim Standards for Owners and Operators of New Hazardous Waste Land Disposal Facilities," 40 CFR 267, 2001;
U.S. Department of Commerce, "Designated Critical Habitat," National Marine Fisheries Service, 50 CFR 226;
U.S. Department of Energy, Order 450.1, "Environmental Protection Program," January 2003;
U.S. Department of Energy Order 5400.5, "Radiation Protection of the Public and the Environment," January 1993;
U.S. Department of Energy Order 435.1, "Radioactive Waste Management," August 2001;
DOE Order 231.1, 2003a, "Environment, Safety, and Health Reporting," August 2003.
U.S. Department of the Interior, "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants," Fish and Wildlife Service, 50 CFR 17;
U.S. Department of the Interior, "Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat," Fish and Wildlife Service, 50 CFR 424;
U.S. Department of the Interior, "Endangered Species Exemption Process," Fish and Wildlife Service, 50 CFR 450-453;
U.S. Department of the Interior, "Protection of Archeological Resources," National Park Service, 43 CFR 7;
U.S. Department of the Interior, "Curation of Federally-Owned and Administered Archeological Collections," National Park Service, 43 CFR 79;
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, "Rules and Regulations for the Control of Air Pollution in Idaho," 1972, as amended through May 1990;
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, "Ground Water Quality Rules," 58.01.11, March 1997;
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, "Wastewater Land Application Permits," 58.01.17, November 1992;
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, "Idaho Regulations for Public Drinking Water Systems," 58.01.08, October 1993;
Executive Order 11988, "Floodplain Management," May 1977;
Executive Order 11990, "Protection of Wetlands," May 1977;
Executive Order 12580, "Superfund Implementation," January 1987;
Executive Order 12856, "Federal Compliance With Right-to-Know Laws and Pollution Prevention Requirements," August 1993;
Executive Order 12873, "Federal Acquisition, Recycling, and Waste Prevention," October 1993; and
Executive Order 13101, "Greening the Government Through Waste Prevention, Recycling, and Federal Acquisition," September 1998.

The Derived Concentration Guides (DCGs) are based on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) standard (DOE 1993) and have been calculated using DOE models and parameters for internal (DOE 1988a) and external (DOE 1988b) exposure. These are shown in Table A-1. The most restrictive guide is listed when there is a difference between the soluble and insoluble chemical forms. The DCGs consider only the inhalation of air, the ingestion of water, and submersion in air. The principal standards and guides for release of radionuclides at the INEEL are those of DOE Order 5400.5, "Radiation Protection of the Public and the Environment." The DOE standard is shown in Table A-2 along with the EPA statute for protection of the public, airborne pathway only.
Ambient air quality statutes are shown in Table A-3. Water quality statutes are dependent on the type of drinking water system sampled. Table A-4, Table A-5, Table A-6 and Table A-7 are a list of maximum contaminant levels set by the EPA for public drinking water systems in 40 CFR 141 (EPA 2002) and the Idaho groundwater quality values from IDAPA 58.01.11.

REFERENCES

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 2002, "National primary drinking water regulations," Code of Federal Regulations, 40 CFR 141, Office of the Federal Register.

IDAPA 58.01.11, "Ground Water Quality Rules," State of Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, current revision.

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Order 5400.5, 1993, "Radiation Protection of the Public and the Environment," U.S. Department of Energy, January 7.

U.S. Department of Energy, 1988a, Internal Dose Conversion Factors for Calculation of Dose to the Public, DOE/EH-0071, July.

U.S. Department of Energy, 1988b, External Dose Conversion Factors for Calculation of Dose to the Public, DOE/EH-0070, July.

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