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Site Environmental Report for Calendar Year 2001
Yucca Mountain Site
Nye County, Nevada PGM-MGR-EC-000002
REV 00

Front Matter

Title Page
Disclaimer
Preface
Executive Summary
Acronyms and Abbreviations

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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 Major Documents Issued in 2001 Supporting a Possible Site Recommendation
  1.2.2 Site Characterization Activities in 2001
  1.2.3 Design and Construction
  1.2.4 Repository Performance
  1.2.5 Other Activities

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

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

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 YMP Activities in 2001

Table 2. Summary of Ambient Particulate Matter PM10 Sampling, 1997-2001 (µg/m3)

Table 3. Annual Precipitation at Meteorological Sites, 1997–2001

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

Table 5. Maximum Quantity of Hazardous Materials Stored at Yucca Mountain During 2001

Table 6. Types and Amounts of Hazardous, Universal, and Non-hazardous Wastes Recycled, Reused, or Disposed of During 2001

Table 7. 2001 Assessment Results