Thermal power plants need a continuous supply of cooling water to operate, but as the natural environment changes, more and more screen blockages are occurring at cooling water intakes. Maintaining ...

The intake system that will draw cooling makeup water from the Kaskaskia River for Constellation Energy Group’s $250 million Holland Energy plant in Shelby County, Ill., was designed to balance ...

On May 19, 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a long-delayed final rulemaking regulating cooling water intake structures at existing facilities under Section 316(b) of the Clean ...

Meta Description: Discover how a holistic approach to cooling water intake systems can ensure compliance, reduce costs & save time. Examples included. In 2014, the United States Environmental ...

For instance, the intake structure - built in 1993 and 1994 - where the treatment process begins, houses five 400-horsepower electric motors that pump in water from the Missouri River through 54-inch ...