Cooling Water Intake Structures Summary of the EPA Rule

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cost effectiveness.

Electric power-plants.

Environmental law.

Manufactures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2014

Summary:

Reviews environmental concerns surrounding process of drawing surface water into thermoelectric generating plants and manufacturing facilities through cooling water intake structures (CWIS) for production and heat absorption purposes. Presents background on cooling water system technology, and explains EPA-proposed and final regulatory measures to implement Section 316 (b) of the Clean Water Act regarding CWIS. Considers costs and benefits of EPA rule, and addresses Congressional interests and concluding thoughts

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 12-R4-1786 in the 2012 issue

Notes:

CRS Report

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Oct. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Cooling Water Intake Structures

Publisher Number:

CRS-2014-RSI-0419

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license