1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 SITE DESCRIPTION
  1.1.1 Climate and Meteorology
  1.1.2 Geology
  1.1.3 Hydrology
  1.1.4 Biological Resources
  1.1.5 Cultural Resources
  1.1.6 Demography
  1.1.7 Land Use
1.2 MISSION AND CURRENT ACTIVITIES
  1.2.1 Site Recommendation and Approval
  1.2.2 Licensing Efforts
  1.2.3 Continuing Studies

2. ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE
2.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
  2.1.1 Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982
  2.1.2 National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
  2.1.3 Atomic Energy Act of 1954
  2.1.4 Executive Order 13148, Greening the Government Through Leadership in Environmental Management
  2.1.5 Executive Order 13101, Greening the Government Through Waste
Prevention, Recycling, and Federal Acquisition
  2.1.6 Executive Order 13123, Greening the Government Through Efficient Energy Management
  2.1.7 Executive Order 13149, Greening the Government Through Federal Fleet and Transportation Efficiency
2.2 LAND USE
  2.2.1 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
  2.2.2 Materials Act of 1947
2.3 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
  2.3.1 Endangered Species Act of 1973
  2.3.2 Migratory Bird Treaty Act
  2.3.3 Nevada State Wildlife Statutes
  2.3.4 Executive Order 13112, Invasive Species
2.4 CULTURAL RESOURCES
2.5 AIR QUALITY
2.6 WATER QUALITY AND AVAILABILITY
  2.6.1 Clean Water Act of 1977
  2.6.2 Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as Amended
  2.6.3 Nevada Statutes for Appropriation of Public Waters
  2.6.4 Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management
  2.6.5 Executive Order 11990, Protection of Wetlands
2.7 HAZARDOUS AND SOLID WASTES AND MATERIALS
  2.7.1 Federal Facility Compliance Act of 1992
  2.7.2 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
  2.7.3 Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986
  2.7.4 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 and Associated Regulations
  2.7.5 Toxic Substances Control Act
  2.7.6 Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
2.8 DOE DIRECTIVES
2.9 PERMIT ASSOCIATED LITIGATION

3. ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
3.1 LAND ACCESS REVIEW AND CONTROL
3.2 BIOLOGICAL SURVEYS
3.3 HABITAT RECLAMATION
  3.3.1. Reclamation Inventories
  3.3.2 Reclamation Surveys
  3.3.3 Reclamation Implementation
  3.3.4 Reclamation Monitoring and Remediation
3.4 CULTURAL RESOURCES AND NATIVE AMERICAN INTERACTIONS
  3.4.1 Survey, Data Recovery, and Research
  3.4.2 Educational Initiatives
  3.4.3 Native American Interactions
3.5 AIR QUALITY
3.6 METEOROLOGICAL MONITORING
3.7 WATER MONITORING
3.8 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT AND POLLUTION PREVENTION
  3.8.1 Hazardous Materials
  3.8.2 Waste Management
  3.8.3 Pollution Prevention
3.9 ES&H ASSESSMENTS
3.10 ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM
3.11 TRAINING

4. QUALITY ASSURANCE
4.1 SAMPLE CONTROL
4.2 SAMPLE ANALYSIS
4.3 INSTRUMENT CONTROL
4.4 DATA MANAGEMENT

5. REFERENCES
5.1 DOCUMENTS CITED
5.2 CODES, STANDARDS, REGULATIONS, AND PROCEDURES
6. GLOSSARY

FIGURES

Figure 1. Land Use and Ownership Surrounding Yucca Mountain

Figure 2. Groundwater Basins in the Vicinity of Yucca Mountain

Figure 3. Air Quality and Meteorology-Monitoring Sites

Figure 4. Groundwater Monitoring Wells and Springs

TABLES

Table 1. Permits Applicable to Project Activities in 2003

Table 2. Summary of Ambient Particulate Matter PM₁₀ Sampling, 1999-2003 (痢/m³)

Table 3. Annual Precipitation at Meteorological Sites, 1999-2003

Table 4. Water Level Altitudes in Wells in Jackass Flats (in feet)

Table 5. Types and Amounts of Wastes Recycled, Reused, or Disposed of During 2003

Table 6. Calender Year 2003 Assessment Results