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The following environmental statutes and regulations are applicable, in whole
or in part, on the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) or at the INL boundary:
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), "National Primary and
Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards," 40 CFR 50, 2005;
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), "National Emission Standards
for Hazardous Air Pollutants," 40 CFR 61, 2005;
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), "Oil Pollution Prevention," 40
CFR 112, 2005;
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), "National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System," 40 CFR 122, 2005;
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), "National Interim Primary
Drinking Water Regulations," 40 CFR 141, 2005;
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), "Hazardous Waste Management
System: General," 40 CFR 260, 2005;
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), "Identifying and Listing of
Hazardous Wastes," 40 CFR 261, 2005;
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), "Standards Applicable to
Generators of Hazardous Waste," 40 CFR 262, 2005;
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), "Standards Applicable to
Transporters of Hazardous Waste," 40 CFR 263, 2005;
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), "Standards for Owners and
Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities," 40
CFR 264, 2005;
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), "Interim Status Standards for
Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal
Facilities," 40 CFR 265, 2005;
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), "Interim Standards for Owners
and Operators of New Hazardous Waste Land Disposal Facilities," 40 CFR 267,
2005;
- U.S. Department of Commerce, "Designated Critical Habitat," National
Marine Fisheries Service, 50 CFR 226;
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Order 450.1, " Environmental Protection
Program," January 2003;
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Order 5400.5, "Radiation Protection of
the Public and the Environment," January 1993;
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Order 435.1, "Radioactive Waste
Management," August 2001;
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Order 231.1A, 2003a, "Environment,
Safety, and Health Reporting," August 2003.
- U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), "Protection of Archeological
Resources," National Park Service, 43 CFR 7;
- U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants," Fish and Wildlife Service, 50 CFR 17;
- U.S. Department of Interior (DOI), “Integrated Cooperation – Endangered
Species Act of 1973 U.S. Amended,” Fish and Wildlife Service, 50 CFR 402;
- U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), "Listing Endangered and Threatened
Species and Designating Critical Habitat," Fish and Wildlife Service, 50 CFR
424;
- U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), "Endangered Species Exemption
Process," Fish and Wildlife Service, 50 CFR 450–453;
- U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), "Curation of Federally-Owned and
Administered Archeological Collections," National Park Service, 43 CFR 79;
- Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), "Rules and Regulations
for the Control of Air Pollution in Idaho," IDAPA 58.01.01;
- Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), "Water Quality Standards
and Wastewater Treatment,” IDAPA 58.01.02;
- Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), "Individual/Subsurface
Sewage Disposal,” IDAPA 58.01.03;
- Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), "Hazardous Waste, IDAPA
58.01.05;
- Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), “Solid Waste Management
Rules and Standards,” IDAPA 58.01.06;
- Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), “Idaho Regulations for
Public Drinking Water Systems,” IDAPA 58.01.08;
- Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), “Ground Water Quality
Rules,” IDAPA 58.01.11;
- Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), “Cleaning of Septic
Tanks,” IDAPA 58.01.15;
- Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), “Wastewater Land
Application Permits,” IDAPA 58.01.17;
- 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 INL 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 (2003).
References
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 2002, “National
primary drinking water regulations,” Code of Federal Regulations, 40 CFR 141,
Office of the Federal Register.
IDAPA 58.01.08, 2003, “Idaho Regulations for Public
Drinking Water Systems,” Idaho Administrative Procedures Act, 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 (DOE), 1988a, Internal Dose
Conversion Factors for Calculation of Dose to the Public, DOE/EH-0071, July.
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), 1988b, External Dose Conversion Factors for
Calculation of Dose to the Public, DOE/EH-0070, July.
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