Phase II of Clean Water Act Section 316(b): What it means for you

For many power plants, 2004 will be a record year for regulatory scrutiny. First came the Interstate Air Quality rules, and on the horizon next March are new mercury regulations. At the other end of the plant, amended once-through cooling regulations have made compliance with the Clean Water Act eve...

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Published in:Power 2004-05, Vol.148 (4), p.54-57
Main Authors: DIXON, Doug, ZAMMIT, Kent, BAILEY, David
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Clean Water Act-US
Compliance
Cooling
Energy
Energy. Thermal use of fuels
Exact sciences and technology
Flexibility
Installations for energy generation and conversion: thermal and electrical energy
Mortality
Power plants
Regulation
Shellfish
Technology
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Summary:For many power plants, 2004 will be a record year for regulatory scrutiny. First came the Interstate Air Quality rules, and on the horizon next March are new mercury regulations. At the other end of the plant, amended once-through cooling regulations have made compliance with the Clean Water Act even more uncertain. Confused? You're not alone. But take heart. This article unscrambles the new Clean Water Act Phase II rules and reviews some of the technologies capable of meeting them. Section 316(b), Phase II establishes the requirements for fish protection at cooling water intake structures of facilities with an intake flow of 50 million gallons per day or greater.
ISSN:0032-5929
1936-7791