Specific Guidance for the Application of Particular Conditions

(1) Potential Productive Aquifers-310 CMR 43.20(1)(c). Sites located over potential productive aquifers should be eliminated unless the Department has determined that the potential source is not qualified for development. (2) Existing and Potential Private Drinking Water Sources-310 CMR 43.20(1)(d) and (e). Based on a complete characterization of the site and the surrounding existing and potential water uses, Zones of Contribution studies should be conducted on private drinking water sources with a reasonable potential to be adversely affected by the siting of a low-level radioactive waste facility. (3) Water Table Depth-310 CMR 43.20(2)(b). Final determination on depth to the water table should be based on a minimum of a full year of quarterly sampling data. (4) Minimizing Violations of Water Quality Standards 310 CMR 43.21(3)(a). Compliance with this criterion will be determined based on the results of the analytical and numerical hydraulic and hydrologic modeling of surface water of surface water flow and transport. (5) Transportation-310 CMR 43.28. In addition to the analysis previously conducted to assess the potential transportation risk, the Board may use a computer-based transportation risk analysis. The analysis should consider reliance on the risk-based guidelines for selecting preferred highway routes set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations at 49 CFR 177.825. (6) Air Quality 310 CMR 43.30. The potential adverse effects fromconstructionshall be evaluated in accordance with 310 CMR 7.00. The potential impacts from operation of the facility should be evaluated as part of the performance assessment conducted in accordance with 310 CMR 43.00.