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January 2000
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Wastewater Management
Washington, DC
Notice of Estimated Burden
EPA estimates that completion of Detailed Industry Questionnaire: Phase II Cooling Water
Intake Structures will require an average of 156 hours per facility. This estimate includes
time for reading the instructions and reviewing the information necessary to respond to the
questionnaire form. Any comments regarding EPA's need for the information, the accuracy
of the provided burden estimate, and suggested methods for reducing respondent burden
(including the use of automated collection techniques) should be addressed to: Director,
Regulatory Information Division, Office of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation, Mail Code
2137, U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460. Please include the OMB
Control Number, listed in the left-hand margin on this page, with any correspondence.
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Certification Statement
instructions
The individual responsible for directing or supervising the preparation of Detailed Industry
Questionnaire: Phase II Cooling Water Intake Structures must read and sign the Certification
Statement below before returning the completed documents to U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency. The certifying official must be a responsible corporate official or his (or her) duly
authorized representative. The Certification Statement must be completed and submitted in
accordance with the requirements contained in the Code of Federal Regulations at 40 CFR 122.22.
I certify under penalty of law that the attached questionnaire was prepared under my
direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to ensure that
qualified personnel properly gathered and evaluated the information submitted. The
information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, accurate and
complete. In those cases where we did not possess the requested information, we
have provided best engineering estimates or judgments. We have, to the best of our
ability, indicated what we believe to be company confidential business information
as defined under 40 CFR Pan 2, Subpart B. We understand that we may be required
at a later time to justify our claim in detail with respect to each item claimed
confidential. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false
information, including the possibility of fines and imprisonment as explained in
Section 308 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C., Section 1318).
Signature of Certifying Official
Printed Name of Certifying Official
Date
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Certification Statement
Genera! Information and Instructions iii
Part 1: Scoping Data 1
Part 2: Technical Data 1
Section A: Plant Profile Data 1
Section B: Sources of Cooling Water and Intake Arrangements 15
Section C: Cooling Water Intake Structure Technology Information 23
Section D: Environmental and Technology Studies and Mitigation Activities 51
Section E: Planned Cooling Water Intake Structures and Changes to Capacity 63
Part 3: Economic and Financial Data 1
Section A: General Information About the Plant 1
Section B: Information for Steam Electric Generating Units 5
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General Information and instructions
General Information and Instructions
Why This Questionnaire?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently developing regulations to be processed
under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 1326(b). Section 316(b) provides that any
standard established pursuant to Sections 301 or 306 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and applicable to a
point source requires that the location, design, construction, and capacity of cooling water intake
structures reflect the best technology available (BTA) for minimizing adverse environmental impact.
Answers to the enclosed technical questionnaire will help EPA better understand the design and operation
of cooling water intake structures at industrial facilities that are subject to Section 316(b).
Data from this detailed questionnaire are not intended to identify whether a specific facility's cooling water
intake structures are having an adverse environmental impact. Moreover, questionnaire responses are not
intended to identify whether a specific facility is employing BTA with respect to minimizing adverse
environmental impacts from cooling water intake structures, though they may help EPA determine BTA
options for various classes of facilities. The questionnaires are simply tools for characterizing some of the
following: type and nature of facilities using cooling water, specific uses of cooling water, design and
configuration of cooling water systems and cooling water intake structures, types of technologies being
used at intake structures, and whether facilities have previously evaluated the environmental impacts of
their cooling water intake structures. Data from the questionnaires will be factored into ongoing research
being conducted by EPA that is more specifically designed to determine the nature of adverse impacts and
the types of control technologies that might minimize such impacts. All of EPA's research efforts will feed
the development of regulatory options, some of which will subsequently be fashioned into a proposed
rulemaking that will be put forth for public review and comment.
Please note that it is not the intent of EPA to require facility personnel to go to unusual lengths to retrieve
information to respond to this questionnaire. Responses should be based on data that can be accessed from
plant records with reasonable diligence.
The enclosed plant-level questionnaire consists of three parts. Part 1 requests general plant information,
such as plant name, location, operating status, Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes, and
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)permit status. In addition, this part screens
plants from the survey that may not use cooling water for contact or noncontact cooling purposes or are
not directly withdrawing cooling water from surface water and, thus, are not subject to Section 316(b).
Part 2 requests plant-level technical data. Section A requests profile information on the plant's cooling
water systems, cooling water intake structures, cooling water discharge outfalls, and the plant's water
balance diagram. Section A first requests basic design and operational data for each of the plant's cooling
water systems that are presently operating, temporarily offline, or planned or under construction.
General profile data are then requested for the plant' s intake structures that directly withdraw cooling water
from surface water. The type of data requested for the cooling water structures includes the following:
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plant-designated names and numbers, latitudes and longitudes, total design intake flows, proportion of
total flows used for cooling, and activities for which cooling water was used in 1998. Section A requests
some very basic data on cooling water discharge outfalls, such as plant-designated names or numbers and
latitudes and longitudes at the point of each discharge outfall. The information from this section will be
related to other data requested throughout the questionnaire to give EPA an understanding of the plant's
general design and use of cooling water. Finally, a water balance diagram is requested to provide EPA
with an understanding of how cooling water use and discharge practices relate to the plant's general water
use practices. The diagrams will be used to analyze other data requested throughout the survey.
Section B requests information on the type of surface water sources being used by plants to provide cooling
water. The configuration of the plant's intake structures is requested, such as whether intake canals/
channels are used, whether the intake structure incorporates a bay or cove, and whether the intake structure
is at the shoreline or offshore. Depth of the water source at the withdrawal point is requested in addition
to the average distance of the intake structure below the water surface. The section concludes by
requesting information on whether sensitive aquatic ecological areas are within an area that is influenced
by the plant's intake structures, if such information is known. The data from this section of the
questionnaire will enable EPA to characterize the distribution of plants that have cooling water intake
structures and the types of water bodies from which cooling water is being withdrawn.
Section C requests basic design and operating data about the technologies being used at cooling water
intake structures. The questions are limited to those intake structures that directly withdraw cooling water
from surface water. Information is also solicited on the design pass-through velocity at each intake
structure. Actual monthly cooling water intake flows are also requested for each intake structure for the
years 1996 to 1998. In addition, plants are asked to provide some basic data if they have ever reduced
cooling water intake flow rates to minimize impingement and/or entrainment and if they have employed
dilution pump technologies to reduce the temperature of their discharge. For plants employing an ice
control system at any of their cooling water intake structures, some basic information regarding the type
of system(s) in place is requested. Some basic information on technologies that were previously used to
minimize impingement and/or entrainment at an intake structure but were ineffective is requested. Finally,
some very basic data on cooling water towers are requested for those plants that employ such devices.
Section D of the questionnaire requests information on the types of studies that may have been conducted
at the plant. Basic data are requested for any Section 316(b) demonstration studies that may have been
completed (i.e., studies to show that the location, design, construction, and capacity of a cooling water
intake structure reflect BTA for minimizing adverse environmental impact). Information is also requested
on any discrete biological or technology-related studies that have been conducted by the plant on
impingement and entrainment. Through this section of the questionnaire, EPA is attempting to identify
research that plants have already undertaken on Section 316(b)-related topics and the availability of study
data.
Section E requests some basic information for cooling water intake structures planned or under
construction. Basic design data are requested for these intake structures. This information will help EPA
gain an understanding of the numbers of new intake structures expected to go on line in the future and their
basic design and operating characteristics.
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General Information and Instructions
Part 3 of the survey asks for economic and financial information about plants and steam-electric
generating units. The EPA will use this information to assess the potential impacts of compliance with
cooling water intake structure guidelines (under the authority of Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act)
on the economic viability of all affected plants and their steam-electric generating units.
Specifically, EPA needs to determine how many plants and generating units are likely to experience
adverse economic impacts as a result of compliance with regulation, how large the economic impacts will
be, and if these impacts will be more severe for plants and generating units owned by small firms than
those owned by non-small firms. In order to evaluate the full economic impact of the regulation, EPA will
consider the costs associated with performing Section 316(b) studies, additions to cooling water intake
equipment, operating and maintenance costs associated with the regulation, and any impacts of Section
316(b) compliance requirements on the plant's economic efficiency. EPA will estimate compliance cost
impacts on utility and plant cash flows and assess the likelihood of full or partial plant closures as a result
of the regulation. EPA needs the information requested in this part of the survey in order to conduct these
analyses.
The economic and financial portion of the questionnaire requests information about each plant as well as
its steam-electric generating units. Frequently, your accountant or comptroller is the best source of this
kind information. You may need to contact your utility headquarters for some of the information
requested.
Authority
EPA is given authority to administer the technical questionnaire under Section 308 of the CWA (33 U.S.C.
Section 1318). Late filing of the questionnaire, or failure to follow any related EPA instructions, may
result in civil penalties, criminal fines, or other sanctions provided by law.
Who Must Complete This Questionnaire?
This questionnaire has been designed for completion by traditional steam electric utilities that are point
sources as defined under Section 502 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Section 1362).
Beyond this technical questionnaire, other editions have been produced for (1) steam electric nonutility
power producers and (2) other manufacturers that use cooling water. The other manufacturers to receive
a detailed questionnaire will include facilities from the following four major manufacturing sectors: Paper
and Allied Products (SIC 26), Chemical and Allied Products (SIC 28), Petroleum and Coal Products (SIC
29), and Primary Metals (SIC 33). Each of these groups has been identified by EPA as using large
quantities of cooling water and, therefore, potentially subject to Section 316(b) requirements.
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Where to Get Help?
Toll-Free Help Line: Available weekdays, 9:00 am. to 5:00p.m., Eastern Time
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Parts 1 and 2: Scoping and Technical Data
Science Applications international Corporation (SAIC)
Toil-Free Phone No: 1 -800-246-3113
Direct Dial Phone No: 1-703-3184676 (long distance charges will apply)
Part 3: Financial and Economic Data
Abt Associates Inc.
Toil-Free Phone No: 1-888-295-6199
Direct Dial Phone No: 1-617-349-2496 (long distance charges will apply)
Certification Statement
A responsible corporate official or his (or her) duly authorized representative must verify the accuracy of
the responses to the entire questionnaire package by reading and signing the enclosed Certification
Statement. This statement must be returned to EPA along with completed survey materials.
When and How to Return the Questionnaire?
You must complete and return the Certification Statement to EPA within 90 calendar days after receiving
the materials at your plant or firm. Please return your materials in the enclosed self-addressed envelopes,
to:
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C/oSAIC(R-1-3)
11251 Roger Bacon Drive
Re$ton,VA 20190-5201
NOTE: Please keep a copy of the completed questionnaire package and Certification Statement for your records.
If you have extenuating circumstances that prevent you from meeting the 90 day deadline, please contact
Deborah Nagle at the following address: Survey316b@epamail.epa.gov to discuss your situation.
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General Information and Instructions
Once the surveys have been submitted, they will be entered into an EPA database and quality assurance
reviews will be performed. During this time, your facility may be called by one of EPA's contractors to
verify your data.
Confidential Business Information
You may assert a business confidentiality claim for some or all of your responses to the technical
questionnaire, as described in 40 CFR 2.203(b) (see full text below). Complete regulations governing
confidentiality of business information (CBI) appear in 40 CFR, Part 2, Subpart B.
40 CFR 2.203(b) Method and time of asserting business confidentiality claim. A business which is submitting
information to EPA may assert a business confidentiality claim covering the information by placing on (or attaching
to) the information, at the time it is submitted to EPA, a cover sheet, stamped or typed legend, or other suitable form
of notice employing language such as 'trade secret,' 'proprietary,' or 'company confidential.' Allegedly confidential
portions of otherwise nonconfidential documents should be clearly identified by the business, and may be submitted
separately to facilitate identification and handling by EPA. If the business desires confidential treatment only until
a certain date or until the occurrence of a certain event, the notice should so state.
^ You may claim confidentiality of business information for any of your responses by checking (/) the
circle at the bottom of the page or by a method described above. Alternatively, all eligible questions in this
questionnaire may be globally claimed confidential by checking the circle at the end of this paragraph.
Note, however, that certain types of information cannot be claimed as confidential under the CWA (e.g.,
plant location, water body, water flow data, water body type). Questions that cannot be claimed as
confidential do not include an individual check-off circle at the bottom of the page. If no check mark
appears on this page or on the bottom of other pages and no other claim of confidentiality has been made
with respect to any of your given responses, EPA may make the data available to the public without further
notice. Please note that you may be required to justify any claim of confidentiality at a later time.
All eligible data are CBI O
If EPA must reveal information covered by a claim of confidentiality, the Agency will strictly follow the
requirements and procedures set forth in 40 CFR Part 2, Subpart B. Overall, EPA may reveal submitted
information protected by a CBI claim only to other employees, officers, or authorized representatives of
the United States who are responsible for implementation of the Clean Water Act. EPA has extensive
standard operating procedures in place to handle, store, and transmit CBI data and has a long history of
successfully managing this type of information. In addition, personnel expected to handle CBI data are
required by the Agency to be trained and certified.
EPA may make information covered by a claim of confidentiality available Agency contractors so that
work can be performed under their contracts. All EPA contracts require that contractor employees must
use CBI data only to do work specified by EPA. The information will not be shown to anyone, other than
EPA officials, without first having received written approval from the affected business or from EPA's
legal office. If you have any comments on this matter, please include them with your completed
questionnaire.
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Specific Instructions for Completing the Questionnaire
Plant personnel most knowledgeable of the subject areas covered by the questions posed should complete the
questionnaire. This may require that a different person be responsible for the completion of the technical
portions (Parts 1 and 2) than the person who is responsible for the economic and financial portion (Part 3).
Please provide an appropriate point of contact for each of these portions of the questionnaire. These persons
may be contacted if there are questions on your responses.
Please answer the questions in sequence unless you are directed to SKIP forward in die
questionnaire.
Do not leave response areas blank to any question that you have been directed to answer. For many
questions, EPA has included a response box saying "Don't Know" or "No Data Available." If one of these
response options is not included under a particular question, you must provide an answer.
NOTE: Matrices that contain separate response columns for individual cooling water intake structures need not be completed
if the information being requested is not applicable to that particular cooling water intake structure.
For quantitative data,
- Please report to the nearest whole number, unless instructed otherwise. If your answer is zero,
please record a zero in the response column. Please do not leave a response area blank.
- Provide actual data to the extent that they are available. Good faith estimates should be
provided only when actual data are not available.
Clearly mark responses to all questions with a black or blue ink pen, or type responses in the spaces
provided.
For each question, please read all instructions and definitions carefully.
Most key terms are defined in the Glossary, which accompanies the questionnaire package. Terms which
are defined in the Glossary appear bold and italicized in the text. Before responding to a given question,
please read the definitions of any key terms used and any question-specific instructions.
Please use the units specified when responding to questions requesting measurement data (e.g.,
gallons per day). When dates are requested, provide a 2-digit number that corresponds to the month.
When years are requested, provide the complete year (e.g., 01/1999).
Please provide responses based on the tune period(s) cited in each question. Note that the time period
under which information is requested varies by question.
Please show whether information provided in any of your responses is confidential. Such information
will be protected under EPA's confidentiality procedures. To claim a particular response as containing
confidential business information, simply check (/) the circle at the bottom of the page, if one is provided,
or follow the other identification procedures described under 40 CFR 2.203(b).
NOTE: Please consult the Confidential Business Information subsection above for further information on asserting a CBI claim
and for EPA disclosure requirements.
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Parti: Scoping Data
. Survey IDN.
: Name of Plant
Mailing Address
City, State ZIP
O No (2)
(b) Please provide the complete legal name and mailing address
for the plant:
Name of Plant: _
Street Address:
Part
Scoping Data |
1. (a) Does the above mailing label reflect the plant's full legal . I
name and address? O Yes (D j SKIP TO Q.2
P.O. Box (if applicable):
City, State ZIP:
Telephone Number:
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Parti. Scoping Data
2. Please identify the person responsible for providing responses in
the technical portion of this questionnaire. Provide the
appropriate title and contact information:
NOTE: The plant contact person provided here should be the person most
knowledgeable about the information requested in this part of the survey.
This person does not have to be the certifying official. Contact information
for persons responsible for completing the economic portion will be
requested in Part 3 of this questionnaire.
Name:
Title:
.(2)
Employer (full legal name):
.(3)
Relationship to Plant (e.g., employee, domestic parent firm, contractor, etc):
.(4)
Telephone No: ( ).
Fax No: ( ).
Best Time to Contact:
(5a&5b)
(6)
3. Is the plant presently in commercial service?
NOTE: To clarify for plants that are not in a commercial business,
interpret this question as, "Is your plant currently operating ? "
4. What are the four-digit Standard Industrial Classification
(SIC) codes associated with the plant's main lines of business?
(Please use SIC codes contained in the Office of Management and Budget's 1987
Standard Industrial Classification Manual. This listing can also be found at the
following Internet site: www.osha.gov/cgi-bin/sic/sicser5.]
NOTE: Since the 1930s, SIC codes have been used to facilitate the
collection, tabulation, presentation, and analysis of data relating to U.S.
business establishments by Federal statistical agencies (e.g., Office of
Management and Budget or OMB, Bureau of the Census, etc.). The system
was last updated by OMB in 1987. It was recently replaced by the North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS) in 1997; however, it
continues to be used by many Federal agencies. EPA believes it would be
unnecessarily confusing to askfacilities to classify themselves using NAICS
codes for the purposes of this questionnaire.
Primary (1)
QYesd)
QNo (
Secondary „
Other
(2)
(3a) (3b) (3c)
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5. (a) Does the plant presently have or is the plant presently in the OVesO)
process of obtaining a National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) permit! Q No (2)fe>
NOTE: Permits are required to be held under Section 402 of the Clean
Water Act (33 U.S. C. 1342 et seq.) by any point source that discharges
pollutants to waters of the United States. Permits may address such
topics as effluent discharges, storm water, or sewage sludge
management practices and may be issued by an EPA Region or a
Federally-approved State NPDES program. Facilities that discharge
100 percent of their effluent (including storm water) to publicly-owned
treatment works, privately-owned treatment works, and/or to ground
water injection wells should answer "No " to this question.
(b) Please indicate the NPDES permit number for the plant in
thft space provided-
(c) In what year does the plant' s current NPDES permit expire?
[Q Please check here (/) if your permit has expired but has been
administratively extended.]
6. Since January 1, 1996, has cooling water been used for contact /~\ yac m
or non-contact cooling purposes at the plant? [Please consider all
cooling water used regardless of the type of water source or provider from which (^Nf) (2) ^^
it was obtained.] ^*"^ ^^
RM9fflfflRn|iB^ hor the purposes of this questionnaire, the term "cooling
L^^lMlaJMM^JyL^^^^ urflritof*1 rpforQ tn hrtth rAntaft anrl nnni.rnritapt rnnlinn watnr
including water used for air conditioning, equipment cooling, evaporative cooling
tower makeup, and dilution of effluent heat content. The intended use of the cooling
water is to absorb waste heat rejected from the process or processes employed or
from auxiliary operations on the planf s premises.
7. Since January 1, 1996, has the plant directly obtained any
portion of its cooling water from a surface water source? [Note: O^CS (1)
In order for a plant to directly withdraw cooling water from surface water, it _, ^
must have an intake structure. Please refer to the Glossary for the definition of (") NO (2) ^^
surface water. If 100 percent of cooling water is withdrawn from a local water
supplier, the plant's own groundwater supply, or the water supply of a facility
other than your own, plant's should answer "No" to this question.]
STOP
If answer is No, please
stop here and return
questionnaire with a
completed Certification
Statement.
STOP
If answer is No, please
stop here and return
questionnaire with a
Statement
STOP
If answer is No, please
stop here and return
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completed Certification
Statement.
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Parti. Scoping Data
8. Please show in the matrix below all parties anoVor sources from which the plant has obtained its
cooling water, including the plant itself for a typical calendar year since 1996. [Please check (/) all
applicable providers and/or sources.]
For a typical calendar year, please estimate the proportion of the plant's total cooling water (from zero
to 100 percent) obtained from each provider and/or source marked. The total of your proportions
should be 100 percent.
PLEASE REFER TO THE GLOSSARY ACCOMPANYING THIS QUESTIONNAIRE FOR DEFINITIONS OF THE DIFFERENT PROVIDERS AND/OR
SOURCES.
Percent Contribution to Plant's Total Cooling Water Flow
by Provider and/or Source for a Typical Year Since January 1,1996
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8(b)
Surface Water
Local Water Supplier (e.g., municipalities and river authorities)
Plant's Own Ground wafer Supply
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8(f)
Plant's Own Surface Water Supply
Water Supply of Plant Other Than Own
Other (please describe below):
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Section
Facility Profile Data
Section A: Plant Profile Data
Cooling Water Systems
1. Please provide the general profile data and design types requested in the matrix below for each of the
plant's cooling water systems that are presently operating, or temporarily offline. Do not include
cooling water systems planned, under construction or permanently offline.
NOTES: Please consider your plant as having only one cooling water system, unless your plant has systems that are
physically separated (Le., have separate water intake and outlet structures) and can be operated independently. If your
plant has several intake structures, but only one outlet structure, or vice-versa, please consider the plant as having only
one cooling water system. Intake structures with multiple bays count as one intake structure.
Information on structures planned or under construction is requested in Section E.
DEFINITION
Forthe purposes of this questionnaire, a cooling water system is a system that provides water to/from
a plant to transfer heat from equipment or processes therein. A system includes, but is not limited to,
one or more water intake and outlet structures, cooling towers, ponds, pumps, pipes, and canals/channels. For plants
that use surface water for cooling, a cooling water system begins at the first barrier(s) to ingress and/or egress by fish
and other aquatic wildlife (e.g., at the weir wall, at the trash rack, etc.) and ends at the discharge outlet(s).
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Part 2. Technical Data
Matrix of
Profile and Configuration of Plant's Cooling Water Systems (CWSs)
flesponse space has been provided for two CWSs, If your plant has more than this number of systems, please copy the matrix. Insert any additional
matrices into Oils section of the questionnaire, and identify individual matrix sheets as Matrix '1 of 3, ""2 of 3," etc.
No.
Data Requested
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CWSB
1 (a) Plant-designated Number or Name of
CWS | |
Month and Year CWS Began Operation I , ' I .
or is Expected to Begin Operation j —TT rr— j —j— r—-
(e.g;> 01/1999) \ Ma Year j M0' Year
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I Temporarily Offline O(2) | Temporarily Offline O(2)
i Planned or Under Construction O(3) I Planned or Under Construction O(3)
Configuration of CWS {Please check {/) j Once Through CWSs i Once Through CWSs
onlyonedeslgntypepersysten..] j Q^^,^ Qn|y Q(1) I Once-Through Only O(1)
j Once-Through With Nonrecirculating j Once-Through With Nonrecirculating
j Cooling Canals/Channels, \ Cooling Canals/Channels,
\ Lakes, or Ponds O(2) | Lakes, or Ponds O(2)
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| Once-Through With Nonrecirculating i Once-Through With Nonrecirculating
I Cooling Towers O(3) j Cooling Towers O(3)
j Recirculating CWSs i Recirculating CWSs
j Recirculating Only O(4) I Recirculating Only O(4)
j Recirculating With Canals/ i Recirculating With Canals/
! Channels, or Ponds O(5) I Channels, or Ponds O(5)
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j Recirculating With Towers O(6) j Recirculating With Towers O(6)
I Other j Other
j (please describe below): O(7) j (please describe below): O(7)
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Section
Facility Profile Data
Cooling Water Intake Structures
2. How many intake structures does the plant have that directly withdraw surface water to support, at
least in part, contact or noncontact cooling operations within the plant?
Consider only those intake structures presently operating and temporarily offline (i.e., expected to
operate again in the future). Do not include intake structures planned or under
construction or permanently offline
DEFINITION
For the purposes of this questionnaire, a cooling water intake structure is the total structure used to
withdraw water from a water source up to the first intake pump or series of pumps. The intended use
of the cooling water is to absorb waste heat rejected from processes employed or from auxiliary operations on the plant's
premises. Single cooling water intake structures may have multiple intake bays and could serve more than one generating
unit. If a plant has intake structures that withdraw water for purposes besides cooling, the entire intake structure should
be considered a cooling water intake structure under the questionnaire.
PLEASE ANSWER THE REMAINING INTAKE-RELATED QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION FOR OM.VTHOSE INTAKE STRUCTURES RECORDED ABOVE
UNDER Q.2. A later section in this questionnaire requests some very basic data on intake structures that are planned or under
construction. No data are being requested on (a) intake structures that obtain cooling water via groundwater wells or (b) conduits
to other providers of cooling water (e.g., local water suppliers or other plants).
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3. Please provide the general design data requested in the matrix below for each of the plant's cooling
water intake structures.
Profiles of Plant's Cooling Water Intake Structures (CWISs) Matrix of
Response space has been provided for two CWISs, If your plant has more than this number of intake structures, please copy the matrix. Insert any
additional matrices into this section of the questionnaire, and identify individual matrix sheets as Matrix "1 of 3," "2 of 3* etc.
•(-„ | . . j,, ... ;. : . ^
•;Ho. ]->' -oifc«toteqii^ •?;• • ^ 'Wi;\, ?i|-: CW1SA "•••'•- .'lf;: - ^'7 "iwsiSi:- --•
* -- T -*,--"'. • • ,5 . ;, « - I
3{a) j Plant-designated Number or Name of CWIS
3(b) j Number of Intake Bays on CWIS
3{c) I Month and Year CWIS First Used (e.g., 01/1 999)
3(d) | Latitude at Point of Intake Structure Openings
i (In degrees, minutes, and seconds)
i NOTE: For CWtSs with intake bays, please provide
\ latitude for the central point of the intake bay openings.
3(e) j Longitude at Point of Intake Structure Openings
i (In degrees, minutes, and seconds)
i NOTE: For CWISs with intake bays, please provide
i longitude for the central point of the intake bay openings.
3{f) i Associated Cooling Water System(s) please insert
j CWS coo* numbers or names from Hem i(a) on page 2. if
| inore tlttn one CWS, please separate cooes by a comma.]
3(g) ! Design Intake Capacity (in GPD) for CWIS
:
j NOTE: If structure withdraws water for multiple
i purposes, please provide design intake flow for all uses.
3(h) j Estimated Percentage of Design Capacity
I Apportioned to Cooling Water Flow for the past
| three (3) years (1996, 1997, and 1998) (based on
i annual average flows).
/
Mo. Year
o ' n
m. m. rat
GPD
%
/
Mo. Year
0 r n
O i it
111. ei (3)
GPD
%
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4. Please provide the activities requiring cooling water directly withdrawn from surface water and
estimated total flow used in calendar year 1998 for each of the plant's cooling water intake structures.
CW1S
[Please insert no. or name as in Question 3 in Section A]
Matrix of
Activities for Which Cooling Water Was Required in Calendar Year 1998 and Estimated Percent
of Total Cooling Water Flow that Went to These Activities by Cooling Water Intake Structure
A separate matrix has been provided for two cooling water intake structures. If your plant has more than two cooling water intake
structures, please copy the matrix and change the cooling water intake structure code names or numbers as appropriate. Please
insert any additional matrices into this portion of the questionnaire and identify individual matrix sheets as Matrix "1 of 3, " "2 of 3, " etc.
Item 1
Activity for Which CooHng Water to Used
(PfemChKk(/)MActMUMTIntApplyJ
Estimated Percent of Total Cooling Water Flow
4(a) j Electricity Generation Using Steam Turbines
I (including equipment cooling)
_%ofFlowUsed(2)
_%ofF!owUsed(2)
4(b) ! Electricity Generation Using Prime Movers Other Than
i Steam Turbines (including equipment cooling)
4{c) j Air Conditioning (cooling and heating of indoor air)
_%ofFlowUsed(2)
4(d) I Production Line (or Process) Contact and/or
j Noncontact Cooling (for use other than electricity
i generation and excluding air conditioning)
_%ofFlowUsed(2)
4(e) | Other
I (please describe below)
_% of Flow Used(2)
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®CWIS
[Please insert no. or name as in Question 3 in Section A]
Matrix of
Activities for Which Cooling Water Was Required in Calendar Year 1998 and Estimated Percent
of Total Cooling Water Row that Went to These Activities by Cooling Water Intake Structure
A separate matrix has been provided tor two cooling water intake structures. If your plant has more than two cooling water intake
structures, please copy trie matrix and change the cooling water intake structure code names or numbers as appropriate. Please
insert any additional matrices into this portion of the questionnaire and identify individual matrix sheets as Matrix "1 ot3,"*2 of 3," etc.
Acth*y for Which Cootog Water is U*ed
Edhnated Percent of Total Cooling Water Flow
4{a) i Electricity Generation Using Steam Turbines
; (including equipment cooling)
4{b) I Electricity Generation Using Prime Movers Other Than
I Steam Turbines (including equipment cooling)
4(c) I Air Conditioning (cooling and heating of indoor air)
_%ofFlowUsed(2)
_%ofFlowUsed(2)
_%ofFlowUsed(2)
4{d) I Production Line (or Process) Contact and/or
j Noncontact Cooling (tor use other than electricity
j generation and excluding air conditioning)
4Je) jother
i (please describe below)
_%ofFlowUsed(2)
_%o1FlowUsed(2)
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Cooling Tower Technologies
5. (a) Does your plant employ cooling towers at any of its
cooling water systems?
(b) For each of the plant's cooling water systems (CWSs),
please provide the cooling tower technology data
requested in the matrices beginning on the next page.
[Refer back to the code names or numbers used for the plant's cooling
water systems under Item l(a) in Section A, page 2.]
Plants that currently employ more than one cooling tower
technology on a given cooling water system should fill
out a separate column for each different tower. If a
given cooling water system has multiple cooling towers
that are designed and/or operated similarly, only one
column of the matrix needs to be completed. Please,
however, report the total number of similar towers. If
there are differences in the design or operation of cooling
towers employed at a given cooling water system (e.g.,
different manufacturers, different ages, etc.), a separate
column for each matrix should be completed.
QYesd)
QNo (2)
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® CWS [Please insert same no. or name as in Question 1 of Section A] Matrix
Of
Cooling Towers by Cooling Water System (CWS)
Response space has been provided for two cooling tower technologies per CWS. If one of your CWSs has more than this number of cooling tower
technologies, please copy the matrix and continue noting your towers. However, please change the cooling tower technology numbers in the table
heading to reflect the additional technologies (e.g., Cooling Tower Technology #3, Cooling Tower Technology #4 etc.). Insert any additional matrices
into this section of the questionnaire, and identify individual matrix sheets as Matrix "1 of 3," "2 of 3, " etc.
Ham I .
•':iflo." 1 _ Data Requested
5fl>X1) i Type of Cooling Tower
1 Technology [Phase check (/)
; only one response per technology
! column,]
j
5(bX2) ! Manufacturer (Mfr.) Name and
i Model of System
j
1
5{bX3) 1 Number of Cooling Towers of
j This Type with Same Design
i and Operational Description
S(bX4) i Calendar Year(s) Cooling
{ Tower(s) Installed (e.g., 1995)
5(bX5) i Expected Life Span of Cooling
I Tower(s) (in years)
»
Coo^ Xowrer Technology «1 j CooBng Tower Technology 12
Mechanical Draft - Induced Draft .
Natural Draft - Atmospheric
. O(1) j Mechanical Draft - Induced Draft .
. O/2) i Natural Draft - Atmosohfirie
. Ofi>5
Natural Draft - Chimney or HyperbolicO{3) i Natural Draft - Chimney or HyperbolicO(3)
Natural Draft - Fan Assist Ow i Natural Draft. Fan Assist OM
Mfr:
Model:
Site-Specific Design
Don't Know
Dont Know
1 * I
(15 ! Mfr:
(25 I Model:
. O(3) I Site-Specific Design
. O(8) i Don't Know
:
I
(1) i
. O(8) I DontKnow
m
(2)
• O(3)
. O{8)
(15
• O(8)
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(DCWS.
[Please insert same no. or name as designated in Question 1 of Section A.] Matrix of.
Cooling Towers by Cooling Water System (CWS)
Response space has been provided for two cooling tower technologies per CWS. If one of your CWSs has more than this number of cooling tower
technologies, please copy the matrix and continue noting your towers. However, please change Vie cooling tower technology numbers in the table
heading to reflect the additional technologies (e.g., Cooling Tower Technology #3, Cooling Tower Technology #4, etc.). Insert any additional matrices
into this section of the questionnaire, and identify individual matrix sheets as Matrix'/ of 3," "2 of 3,' etc.
No.
Data Requested
Cooling Tower Technology #1
Cooling Tower Technology <2
5(bX1) ! Type of Cooling Tower
| Technology [Ptease check (/)
I only one response per technology
j column.]
j Mecfianical Draft - Induced Draft .. O(1) j Mechanical Draft-Induced Draft .. O(1)
j Natural Draft - Atmospheric O(2)! Natural Draft - Atmospheric O(2)
i Natural Draft - Chimney or HyperbolicO(3) i Natural Draft - Chimney or HyperbolicO(3)
| Natural Draft - Fan Assist O{4) j Natural Draft - Fan Assist O(4)
I Mfr: (1) I Mfr: (1)
5(bX2) j Manufacturer (Mfr.) Name and
i Model of System
i Model:
,(2) [Model:.
.(2)
j Site-Specific Design O(3) i Site-Specific Design
I Don't Know O(8) j Don't Know
O(3)
O(8)
5(bX3) I Number of Cooling Towers of
i This Type with Same Design
i and Operational Description
5(t>X4) j Calendar Year(s) Cooling
! Tower(s) Installed (e.g., 1995)
5{bX5) I Expected Life Span of Cooling
iTower(s) (in years)
JD!
j Don't Know.
O(8)! Don't Know O(8)
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Cooling Water Discharge Outfalls
6. Is the plant presently a zero-discharge plant! [Base your
determination of whether you are a zero-discharge plant on your effluent only.
Do not include storm water discharges in this assessment]
QYesd)
QNo (2)
DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this questionnaire, a zero-discharge
plant is a plant that does not return any treated or
untreated plant effluent (excluding storm water) to surface water, a POTW,
a privately-owned treatment works, or a groundwater injection well. An
example of a zero-discharge plant might be an entity that discharges its total
effluent to an evaporative pond or that completely recycles its wastewater.
7. How many NPDES-permitted cooling water discharge
outfalls does the plant have? Consider only those discharge
outfalls that are presently operating or temporarily offline
(i.e., expected to return to service). Do not consider those
discharge outfalls planned or under construction or
permanently offline
8. Please provide the general profile data requested in the matrix
below for each of the plant's NPDES-permitted cooling water
discharge outfalls.
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Profiles of Plant's NPDES-Permitted Cooling Water Discharge Outfalls {CWDOs) Matrix of
Response space has been provided for two CWDOs. If your plant has more than this number of outfalls, please copy the matrix and criange the
CWDO code numbers as appropriate. Insert any additional matrices into this section of the questionnaire, and identify individual matrix sheets as
^sfilP^iB ' ^S^^^^^^^i"*5^"^^" "• ^f??^ -^KS-'Sfai^&j^iS^SlI^ ^^Sfi^Siilt*"' •-'"!3t"3fe4">
'
1 '
8(a) j NPDES Permit-designated Number or Name of Cooling
! Water Discharge Outfall
8(b) 1 Latitude at Point of CWDO
• (in degrees, minutes, and seconds)
8(c) i Longitude at Point of CWDO „
: fin degrees, minutes, and seconds)
8(d) = Associated Cooling Water System(s) [Ptoase teen cws code
: numbers or naiims from Item 1 (a) on page 2 If more than one CWS, (1), (2). (3)
I please separate codes by a comma.]
« KM.-.-. ;-*,
Q t ft
0 / ft
*
(1). (25. f3)
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Flow Distribution/Water Balance Diagram
9. Please attach a flow distribution/water balance diagram to this section of the questionnaire. The
flow diagram should contain the information itemized below.
NOTE: If you have an existing diagram, perhaps as part of your NPDES permit application package, you may
modify it to include the information requested. If you do not have a flow diagram, please develop one. The diagram
can be printed or typed. A sample diagram has been included at the end of this section to clarify the type of
information being requested.
(a) Intake-Related Data (based on 1998 flow data)
(1) By intake structure (both cooling water intake structures as well as others), note
contributing sources of new water to the plant by generic name (e.g., groundwater, surface
water, local water supplier, or water supply of plant other than your own) despite how
that water is ultimately used.
• Include intake structures presently operating, and temporarily offline but expected to
be returned to service.
• Do not include intake structures that have been permanently taken offline or those
planned or under construction.
• Label the intake structures on the diagram with a plant-designated name or number,
and note the operational status.
• Provide a brief description of the source water and intake configuration (e.g., the
cooling water intake structure has 5 surface intake bays that are flush with the
shoreline on a natural cove on the Survey River)
NOTE: An annual average of flows in gallons per day (GPD) can be calculated by summing actual daily intake
flows (in MOD) for 1998 and dividing by 365 days.
(2) Indicate the average daily intake flow of new water, including makeup water, in GPD
taken into the plant through each of the plant's intake structures.
(b) Distribution of Plant's Intake Flow (based on 1998 flow data)
Indicate the distribution of intake flow (average daily intake flows, in GPD) from each of the
intake structures to waters used for process, contact and noncontact cabling, and nonprocess
activities within the plant.
• Note the type of activity (e.g., process, contact cooling, noncontact cooling, or nonprocess)
and the flow to each (in GPD).
• Include recirculating and recycle loops where appropriate with associated flows.
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(c) Discharge-Related Data (based on 1998 flow data)
(1) By discharge structure, indicate the water sources or
entities that receive the plant's discharge by generic
name (e.g., POTW, privately-owned treatment
works, cooling canals/channels, cooling lakes,
cooling ponds, cooling towers, groundwater, or
surface water}.
• Include all discharge structures presently
operating, and those temporarily offline but
expected to be returned to service.
• Do not include discharge structures that are
planned, under construction, or permanently
offline.
• Please label the discharge structures on the
diagram with a plant-designated name or number,
and please note the operational status of each
structure.
(2) Average daily intake flows, (in GPD) being
discharged to each of these water sources.
See Next Page for Example of a Plant Flow
Distribution/Water Balance Diagram.
Please Insert Your Water Balance Diagram at the End
of This Section of the Questionnaire and Indicate
Below That It Is Attached.
Diagram Attached?
O No (2)
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Example Flow Distribution/Water Balance Diagram
Section
Facility Profile Data
Atlantic
Ocean
1 Max:
850MGD
City Water
Supply
Max: I
Alternate 0.35
Water Supply MQD
*
250 MGD
200 MGD
50MGO
1 350 MGD
0.3 MGD
Condenser
Cooling
Once Through
Cooling Water
Umtl
«
•4
Service
Cooling
Once Through
Cooling Water
Unit II
n
I
Lubricating
Water
Dernin.
Regen.
System
25.000
GPD
Demur
Regen.
System
1
Mearki
Generator
Slowdown
and SUMP
Potable
Water
I
Sanitary
Waste
Treatment
1
Waste
Test
Tank
Fire Protection
40,000 GPD
J
1
Secondary
Plant
Leakage
5,000
GPD
Storm
Water
(Outran 003)
7.8 In
7.5
MG
GD
(Outfall 001)
Atlantic
Ocean
900 MGD
(Outfall 004)
Atlantic
Ocean
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Sources of Cooling Water and intake Arrangements R
Section B: Sources of Cooling Water and Intake Arrangements
Please answer the questions in this section of the questionnaire for only those cooling water intake
structures that directly withdraw surface water to support contact and noncontact cooling operations
within the plant. Consider only those cooling water intake structures presently operating and those
temporarily offline but expected to be returned to service. Do not include intake structures planned or
under construction, or permanently offline.
NOTE: You should report data for the same cooling water intake structures identified under Question
3 of the previous section.
Water Source Data
10. (a) Do any of the plant's cooling water intake structures /™\ yes (i)
withdraw water from a nontidal river or stream or a tidal
"v«r? O No (2)
(b) Please provide the water source data requested in the matrix
below for each of your cooling water intake structures that
withdraw water from a nontidal river or stream or a tidal
ver.
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Nontidal River or Stream or Tidal River: Water Source Data Matrix of _
Response space has been provided for two cooling water intake structures (CWISs). If your plant has more than this number of intake structures,
please copy the matrix and change the CWIS code names or numbers as appropriate. Insert any additional matrices into this section of the
questionnaire, and identify individual matrix sheets as Matrix "1 of 3,""2 of3," etc.
10(bX1} j Name of Wafer Body
10(bX2) j Mean Annual Flow of Water Body
| Available in Latest NPDES Permit or Fact
i Sheet (in cubic feet per second or cfs)
_cfs (1)!
Data Not Available O{8) j Data Not Available
_cfs (1)
•O(8)
10(bX3) i 7Q10 Value for Non-tidal Rivers (or
: Annual Low Flow for previous hydrologic
i year if 7Q10 is unavailable) and the Mean
\ Tidal Volume for Tidal Rivers if Available in
j Latest NPDES Fact Sheet or Application
j (in cfs)
_cfs d) !
Data Not Available O(8) j Data Not Available
_cfs (1)
•O(8)
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11. (a) Do any of the plant's cooling water intake structures
withdraw water from a lake, pond (other than a cooling
pond), or reservoir! /*"\ M_
(b) Please provide the water source data requested in the matrix
below for each of your cooling water intake structures that
withdraw water from a pond, lake, or reservoir.
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Lake, Pond (other than a Cooling Pond), or Reservoir: Water Source Data Matrix of
Response space has been provided for two cooling water intake strvchjrss (CWISs). If your plant has more than this number of intake structures,
please copy the matrix and change the CWIS code numbers or names as appropriate. Insert any additional matrices into this section of the
questionnaire, and identify individual matrix sheets as Matrix "1 of 3, "2 of 3, ' etc.
-v," «- ! •
No. 1 JWaBequwtod > •
11(bX1>
11(bX2)
110X3}
11(bX4)
11(bX5)
Name of Water Body
Water Body Volume at Annual Mean
Water Level (in acre feet)
Surface Area at Mean Water Level
(in acres)
Area at Minimum Conservation
Pool Level (in acres)
NOTE: Please refer to the Glossary
for 0)e definition of conservation
pool.
Volume at Minimum Conservation
Pool Level (in acre4eet)
- ^itamsfesli^- ;! * j cms --*•&£$•
\
acre feet (1) i acrefeetfi)
Great Lakes (Not Applicable) . . O(2) j Great Lakes (Not Applicable) . . O(2)
Data Not Available O(8) i Data Not Available O(8)
acres (11 ! acres (1)
Great Lakes (Not Applicable) . . O(2) i Great Lakes (Not Applicable) . . O(2)
Data Not Available O(8) i Data Not Available O(8)
acres m i acres m
Data Not Available O(8) i Data Not Available O(8)
Great Lakes (Not Applicable) . . O(2) j Great Lakes (Not Applicable) . . O(2)
Not Applicable/Water Source Is i Not Applicable/Water Source Is
Not a Constructed Reservoir .. O(3) j Not a Constructed Reservoir .. O(3)
acre-feet (1) '• acre-feet fi)
Data Not Available O(8) : Data Not Available O(8)
Great Lakes (Not Applicable) .. O(2) j Great Lakes (Not Applicable) .. O(2)
Not Applicable/Water Source Is \ Not Applicable/Water Source Is
Not a Constructed Reservoir .. O(3) ! Not a Constructed Reservoir .. O(3)
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12. (a) Do any of the plant's intake structures withdraw cooling /"N YesO) ^
water from an estuary or ocean1?
(b) Please provide the water source data requested in the matrix
below for each of your cooling water intake structures that
withdraw water from an estuary or ocean.
Next Page
Estuary or Ocean: Water Source Data
Response space has been provided lor two cooling water intake structures (CWISs). Ifyc
please copy the matrix and change the CWIS code names or numbers as appropriate. Im
questionnaire, and identify individual matrix sheets as Matrix "1 of 3," "2 of 3, " etc.
tern
Hfc
12(bM1)
12(bX2)
12{DX3)
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,- s-fi-S'Si-": •- . . "Hi!-.-?'- . ., --«s:s..."
. -\ ,;-«*:,•'•' .:x;p..:..x---3^ '.
; ; ; Data Requestad > =: : ;
Name of Water Body
Mean Low Tidal Water Level (in feet
relative to the National Geodetic Vertical
Datum (NGVD))
Mean High Tidal Water Level (in feet
relative to NGVD)
' SI'CWIS : ••-&•:•••' " •:•
Matrix of
ur plant has more than this number of intake structures,
>ert any additional matrices into this section of the
&• ' ::vk?,!' -CWSiA-' ..il:- : =t
- <{PtoMtlnMrt*Mwi».orMmMln ' 1 {Milwlmrt«n»flo.arflanMu1n • '•'
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Data Not Available
Data Not Available
feet (1)
. . . . O(8)
feet (1)
O(8)
feetH)
Data Not Available O(8)
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Intake Arrangements
Please refer to the Glossary accompanying the questionnaire for schematics of the various intake
configurations discussed in this subsection of the technical questionnaire.
13. (a) Does your plant have any intake canals/channels?
(b) Please provide the general design data requested in the
matrix below for the plant's intake canals/channels.
QYesd)
O No (2)
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Intake Canal (or Channel) Configurations
Matrix of
Response space has been provided for two cooling water intake structures (CWISs). If your plant has more than this number of intake structures,
please copy trie matrix and change the CWIS code names or numbers as appropriate. Insert any additional matrices into this section of the
questionnaire, and identify inoMiual matrix sheets as Matrix "1 of 3," "2 of 3,"etc.
13(bX1) i Length from Canal Mouth to Pumps (in feet)
13{bX2) j Average Cross-Sectional Area of the Intake
j Structure Opening which is Submerged
I when the Source Water is at Mean Low
j Water Level (for Tidal) or 7Q10 (for non-
I Tida!) (in square feet)
I Average Cross-Sectional Area of the Intake
j Structure Opening which is Submerged
j when the Source Water is at Mean Annual
i Water Level (in square feet)
ft2 (2)
.ft2 (2)
13(bX3) i Distance of StimmedCurtain/or Baffle
\ Wall from Canal Mouth (in feet) [Please
i check (/} "none installed" if a particular CWIS
j does not have a skimmer, curtain, or baffle wall.]
None Installed.
.feetO)
- O(2)
None Installed.
Jeet(i)
. O(2)
NOTE: The intake structure opening would be that point where water first
enters the cooling water intake structure. For example, if the plant has a
cooling canal, the opening would be at the mouth of the canal.
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14. (a) Does your plant have any cooling water intake structures that
are situated on or that incorporate a bay or cove (natural or
constructed)? Q NO (2)
(b) Please provide the general design data requested in the
matrix below for the bays or coves associated with the
plant's intake structures.
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Bay or Cove (natural or constructed) Intake Structure Configurations Matrix of
Response space has been provided for two cooling water intake structures (CWISs). If your plant has more than this number of intake structures,
please copy fte matrix and change the CWIS code names or numbers as appropriate. Insert any additional matrices into this section of the
questionnaire, and identify individual matrix sheets as Matrix "1 of 3," "2 of 3," etc.
item
Data Requested
CWIS
,..:!
:i!S!
"' ?~.S
•'• 3
:
cms
14{bX1)
Average Water Depth of Bay or Cove at
Withdrawal Point (in feet)
feet
fee!
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15. (a) Does your plant have any shoreline intake structures? /-\ ugg m
(b) Please provide the general design data requested in the
matrix below for the plant's shoreline intake structures.
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Shoreline Intake Structure Configurations Matrix of
Response space has been provided for two cooling water intake structures (CWISs). If your plant has more than this number of intake structures,
please copy the matrix and change the CWIS code names or numbers as appropriate. Insert any additional matrices into this section of the
questionnaire, and identify individual matrix sheets as Matrix "1 of 3," "2 of 3 "etc.
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15W(6)
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I,*,-"." -. '.",'', ^... '^^'^^T'TT^^i^^^^^T^^ !. :"••'' '• • •' :p:;S:Si£V['. '' ': .••. ' ^ .'-^•^^••Pl* V Vfr ^^H^WWi 'Hj| *' • •
Type Of Intake [Please check (/) only one g rf Shore|ine Qd)
intate type per CWIS.] vunovo di.uicmre «^\ ,
Submerged Shoreline O(2)
Location of Intake Entrance [Please R h ^ Sh H Q(1)
check (/) only one intake location per wmiouwicmic v^u
CWB-1 Recessed O(2)
Protruding Offshore O(3)
Depth of Water Source at Withdrawal f
Point (in feet)
Average Distance between the Top
(i.e., crown) of the Intake Structure feet(1 )
Opening and Water Surface (if
submerged) (In feet at mean water ^
ii% NA ...... ^.^(9)
IcVclj
Average Distance between the Bottom
(i.e., invert) of the Intake Structure
Opening and the Water Surface (in feet
feet at mean water level)
Skimmer/Curtain/or Baffle Wall y Om ^
installed? ;: u !
No O(2) '•
r'^-siaill®Sf'^"*i;!tt-:;'i: • •••^^•
''yjfygjjtsg^f^
Surface Shoreline O(1)
Submerged Shoreline ... O(2)
Rush with Shoreline O(1)
Recessed O(2)
Protruding Offshore O(3)
feet
feet(1)
NA O(9)
feet
Yes O(1)
No O(2)
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Sources of Cooling Water and Intake Arrangements
16. (a) Does your plant have any submerged offshore intake s~\ yog (1)
O No (2)
(b) Please provide the general design data requested in the
matrix below for the plant's submerged offshore intake
structures.
SKIPTOQ.17
Submerged Offshore Intake Structure Configurations Matrix of
Response space has been provided for two cooling water intake structures (CWISs). If your plant has more than this number of intake structures,
please copy the matrix and change tf» CWIS code names or numbers as appropriate. Insert any additional matrices into tt/s section of fte
questionnaire, and identify individual matrix sheets as Matrix "1 of 3, "2 of 3, * etc.
item
No.
16(bK1}
16{bX2)
16(bX3)
OataRequested
Distance from Shore (in feet)
Depth of Water Source at Withdrawal
Point (in feet)
Average Distance of the Top (e.g.,
crown) of the Intake Structure Opening
Below Water Surface (in feet)
Average Distance of the Bottom (e.g.,
invert) of the Intake Structure Opening
Below Water Surface (in feet)
'V ""*.#",' /•"..' • , " jC',?, ',","
• .oHB^:-y ••'.**%.-..•:
OuMtfonSlnSMtlonA]
feet
feet
feetm
feet (2)
•: • :i*Si&::-' ' : "^!W:-
^^S^SS!^^
feet
feet
feet (1)
feet (2)
17. Provide the following information on proximity of the plant's
cooling water intake structure to sensitive aquatic ecological
areas. [Please check (/) all applicable items for each intake structure.]
NOTE: Please provide the requested Information assuming typical or
average meteorological flow, and operational conditions.
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Proximity of Intake Structures to Sensitive Aquatic Ecological Areas
If your plant has more than two cooling water intake structures, please copy the matrix and change the CWIS code names or numbers as appropriate.
Insert any additional matrices into this section of the questionnaire, and identify individual matrix sheets as Matrix" 1 of 3," "2 of 3," etc. please insert
same CWIS no. or name as in Question 3 in Section A]
No.
Data Requested
CWIS
cms
17(a) i Wetlands
i Within 100 Meters of the
| CWIS Opening
| None
• Data Not Available
I Within 100 Meters of the
0(1} i CWIS Opening
O(2) | None
O(8) i Data Not Available
O(2)
O{8)
17(b) I Confluence of TWtortar/es Where
I Third Order Streams or Larger
j Come Together
i Within 100 Meters of the
I CWIS Opening
I None
i Data Not Available
i Within 100 Meters of the
O(1) | CWIS Opening
O(2) j None
O(8)l Data Not Available
O(2)
O(8)
17(c) | Sensitive and/or Primary Aquatic
| Life Habitat Areas (e.g.,
j Fish/Shellfish Spawning and
\ Nursery Areas, Submerged
\ Vegetation, Reefs, etc.)
I Within 100 Meters of the
jCWISOpening
| None
I Data Not Available
I Within 100 Meters of the
O(1) JCWIS Opening
O(2) | None
O (8) j Data Not Available
O(2)
O(8)
17(d) j Protected Aquatic Sanctuaries
\ on the Source Water Shed
i Within 100 Meters of the
| CWIS Opening
j None
i Data Not Available
i Within 100 Meters of the
O(1) jCWISOpening
O(2) j None
O(8)j Data Not Available
O(2)
O(8)
17(e) i Designated Critical Aquatic
\ Habitat of Any Threatened, or
I Endangered Aquatic Species (U.S.
! Fish and Wildlife Service and
j National Marine Fisheries Service)
1 Within 100 Meters of the
I CWIS Opening
I None
i Data Not Available
i Within 100 Meters of the
O(1) jCWISOpening
O(2) j None
O (8): Data Not Available
O{2)
O(8)
17(f) | Aquatic Migratory Routes
j Within 100 Meters of the
I CWIS Opening
j None
: Data Not Available
i Within 100 Meters of the
O(1) jCWISOpening
O(2) | None
O (8) [Data Not Available
O(2)
O(8)
17(g) I Commercial and/or Recreational
i Fishing Areas (e.g., State parks,
I wildlife refuge areas, designated
i hunting and fishing areas)
Within 100 Meters of the
CWIS Opening
None
Data Not Available
i Within 100 Meters of the
O(1) j CWIS Opening O|1)
O(2) I None O(2)
O(8)! Data Not Available O(8)
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Section C: Cooling Water Intake Structure Technology Information
Please answer the questions in this section of the questionnaire for only those intake structures that
directly withdraw surface water to support contact and non-contact cooling operations within the plant.
Consider only those intake structures that are presently operating and those temporarily offline but
expected to be returned to service. Do not include intake structures planned or under construction or
permanently offline.
NOTE: You should report data for the same intake structures considered under the previous two
sections of the questionnaire.
Bar Racks and Screening Technologies
18. (a) Do you employ bar racks/trash racks at any of the plant's
cooling water intake structures?
(b) Please provide the names or numbers for those cooling
water intake structures (CWISs) where bar racks/trash racks
are employed. [Please insert same code names or numbers as listed
under Question 3 in Section A.]
Yes (1)
O No (2)
CWIS
CWIS
_(1) CWIS.
_(4) CWIS.
_(2) CWIS.
.(3)
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19. (a) Do you employ traveling or other intake screen systems at s~\
any of the plant's cooling water intake structures?
(b) In the matrix below, please identify the cooling water intake
structures that employ traveling or other intake screen
Systems. [Please check (/) all traveling or other intake screen system
technologies that apply per cooling water intake structure.]
n)
! SKIP TO Q.20,
Matrix 1 9(b) Matrix of
Traveling or Other Screen System Technologies
Response space has been provided fortwo cooling water intake systems (CWISs). If your plant has more than this number of CWISs, please copy
(he matrix and change the CWIS code names or numbers as appropriate. Insert any additional matrices into this section of the questionnaire, and
identify individual matrix sheets as Matrix '1 of 3,' "2 of 3,' etc.
yOtii»rC?^^
A I Horizontal Drum
B j Vertical Drum
C j Rotating Disk
D i Fixed
E1 i Vertical Single Entry/Exit Traveling
_9 i Modified Vertical Single Entry/Exit Traveling
" | (Ristroph)
E3 I incline Single Entry/Exit Traveling
E4 i Single Entry/Double Exit Traveling (Center Flow)
E5 j Double Entry/Single Exit Traveling (Dual Flow)
E6 j Horizontal Traveling
F j Other
| (please describe belorf;
l.vf
Od)
O(2)
O(3)
O(4)
O(5)
O(6)
O(7)
O(10)
O(11)
O(12)
O(13)
O(D
O(2)
0(3}
O(4)
O(5)
0(6}
O(7)
O(10)
O(n)
O(12)
O(13)
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(c) For those cooling water intake structures where traveling or other intake screen systems are
employed, please provide the technology data requested in the matrices beginning on the next
page.
NOTE: A separate matrix has been provided for two cooling water intake structures. If you have more than this
number of intake structures, please copy the matrix and change the cooling water intake structure code names or
numbers as appropriate. Insert any additional matrices into this section of the questionnaire, and identify individual
matrix sheets as Matrix "1 of 3, " "2 of 3, " etc,
Plants that employ more than one traveling or other intake screen system technology at a given
intake structure should fill out a separate column in the matrix for each different technology.
If a given intake structure has multiple traveling or other intake screen system technologies that
are substantially similar in design and operation, only one column of the matrix needs to be
completed. However, please report the number of technology units that are similar. If there are
differences in the design or operation of the same technology employed at a given intake structure
(i.e., different manufacturers, different ages, etc.), separate columns of the matrix should be
completed.
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(DCWIS fPlease insert same code no. or name as in Question 3 in Section A] Matrix Of
Traveling or Other Intake Screen System Technology Data by Cooling Water Intake Structure {CWIS}
Response space has been provided for three different traveling or other intake screen system technologies. If you employ more than this number of
technologies for a given CWIS, please copy the matrix and continue noting your technologies. Please, however, change the technology code
numbers. Attach any additional matrix sfteefs to this section of the questionnaire, and identify individual matrix sheets as Matrix "1 of 3," "2 of 3 "etc.
Bern
Ho.?
19(CXD
19{oX2)
19(CX3)
19(cX4>
19(cX5)
l.'.:;~X' . . •
t "-' : * ' "" S
i Type of Technology
! [Provide Technology Code
• from Matrix 19{b), page 24.
i Use codes A through FJ
i Manufacturer (Mfr.)
i Name and Model of
j System
I
i Mesh Size of System
i [Please check (/) only one
• response per technology.]
1 Number of Systems of
I this Type with Same
i Design and Operational
i Description
i Calendar Year(s)
i System Installed
1 (e.g., 1991)
i Trawling or Other Wake j Traveling or Other Intake ! Traveling or Other Intake
••W'lir*] ••• «*^*^! is
Mfr: (i) ! Mfr: m i Mfr:
Model: (2) ! Model: (2) I Model:
Site-Specific Design . . . O(3) j Site-Specific Design . . O(3) j Site-Specific Design . . .
Don't Know O(8) i Don't Know O(8) i Don't Know
Standard (% to % in) .. O(1)| Standard (% to % in) . O(1)| Standard (% to % in) ..
Fine (5 mm or less) O(2) i Fine (5 mm or less) . . . O(2) j Fine (5 mm or less)
Other i Other j Other
(please describe be/ow) O(3) j (please describe tetow) O(3) i (please describe betov/}
Yearts): i Year(s): i Yetrfsl:
Don't Know O(8) i Don't Know O(8) i Dont Know
"•vyy
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Cooling Water intake Structure Technology Information Q
©CWIS
[Please insert same code no. or name as in Question 3 in Section A]
Matrix of
Traveling or Other Intake Screen System Technology Data by Cooling Water intake Structure (CWIS)
Response space has been provided for three different traveling or other intake screen system technologies. If you employ more than this number of
technologies fora given CWIS. please copy ffte matrix and continue noting your technologies. Please, however, change the technology code
numbers. Attach any additional matrix sheets to this section of the questionnaire, and identify individual matrix sheets as Matrix '1 o13""2 of 3," etc.
Item
No.
Data Requested
Traveling or Other Intake I Traveling or Other Intake
Screen System Technology j Screen System Technology
'.,::;*•:•-fl ' • --w^f ' •'•-'f^fa •••• •':"^K'
Traveling or Other Intake
.Screen System Technology
•
19(cX1) I Type of Technology
I [Provide Technology Code
I from Matrix 19(b}, page 24.
; Use codes A through F.]
19{c)(2) ! Manufacturer {Mfr.)
: Name and Model of
j System
Mfr:
(1)1 Mfr:.
(1) i Mfr:.
Model:
Site-Specific Design
Don't Know
(D
(2)
O(3) j Site-Specific Design .. O(3)! Site-Specific Design .. O<3)
O{8) j Don't Know O{8}; Don't Know O(8)
(2) i Model:.
(2) | Model:.
19(cK3) j Mesh Size of System
i [Please check (/) only one
i response per technology.]
Standard (% to % in)
Fine (5 mm or less)..
O(1)| Standard (% to % in) . O(l}| Standard (% to % in) . O(1)
O(2) i Fine (5 mm or less)... O(2) i Fine (5 mm or less)... O(2)
Other | Other j Other
(please describe below): O(3) i (please describe te/ow):O(3) i (please describe below): O(3)
19(cX4) j Number of Systems of
! this Type with Same
! Design and Operational
i Description
19(cX5) : Calendar Year(s)
i System Installed
Year(s):
Don't Know
iYear(s):.
I Year(s):.
O(8) j Dont Know O(8) j Don't Know
O(8)
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Part 2. Technical Data
20. (a) Do you employ traveling or other intake screen systems at /~\ yeg ,-
the plant to reduce impingement and/or entrainment effects
on aquatic organisms';
(b) For the applicable cooling water intake structures, please
show in the matrix below the types of intake screen systems
used.
O No (2)
SKIPTOQ.21,
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DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this questionnaire, impingement refers to
the trapping and holding of aquatic organisms to the outer part
of an intake structure or against screening devices during periods of cooling water
withdrawal.
For the purposes of this questionnaire, entrainment refers to the merging of small
aquatic organisms with the flow of cooling water entering and passing through a
cooling water intake structure, and thus, into a water system.
Traveling or Other Intake Screen Systems to Reduce Impingement and/or Entrainment Matrix of
Response space has been provided tor two cooling water intake structures (CWISs). If your plant has more than this number of CWISs, please copy
the matrix. Insert any additional matrices into this section of the questionnaire, and identify individual matrix sheets as Matrix 1of3,"2of3" etc.
Traveling or Other Intake Screen
Systems Used. [Please cheek (V)
all modifications that apply per CWIS.)
Low-Pressure Spray Wash or Fish Spray O(1)! Low-Pressure Spray Wash or Fish Spray O(1)
Change in Angle of Spray Wash i Change in Angle of Spray Wash
Relative to Screen Surface O(2) j Relative to Screen Surface O(2)
Separate Fish and Debris Troughs — O(3) j Separate Fish and Debris Troughs — O{3)
Both Front and Back Spray Washes ... O(4) j Both Front and Back Spray Washes ... O(4)
Fish Buckets, Baskets, or Trays O(5) j Fish Buckets, Baskets, or Trays O(5)
Other i Other
(please describe below): O(6) j (please describe below):
O(6)
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Passive Intake System Technologies j
A j. r- 1i i M t — :
Yesd) I
21. (a) Do you employ passive intake systems at any of the plant's
cooling water intake structures?
(b) In the matrix below, please identify the cooling water intake
structures that employ passive intake systems. [Please check
(/) all passive intake system technologies that apply per cooling water
intake structure.]
ISKIPTOQ.22,
Matrix 21 (b) Matrix of
Passive Intake System Technologies
Response space has been provided for two cooling water intake structures (CWISs). If your plant has more than this number of CWISs, please copy
the matrix and change the CWIS code names or numbers as appropriate. Insert any additional matrices into this section of the questionnaire, and
identify individual matrix sheets as Matrix "1 of 3, " "2 of 3, ' etc.
Codes
G
H
1
J
K
L
> « '. • ' ' • • * *
[ .- ,-.'.'. ;•-;•'•.••...;•„. . - :
!•' ' • ft^a^li^ hrfafc^ ^'iHiltfiM> TEffllinrtlftralrfMT -'^ > '^
I .< •- -rnSfVB •HOMdyvfeni IfldNKNOjWS * • •
Wedge-Wire Screen
Perforated Pipe
Porous Dike
Leaky Dam
Artificial Filter Bed
Other
(please describe below):
! ana "-,-.•;-:.
i,'']pMWlHMitMiwiw>iirjwwrr,'
: MtoOMsfiaaaioSMaariA]
Od)
0(2)
O(3)
O(4)
O(5)
O(6)
t:]?iaBSv''; : --:- '-- "
WQBBSSOBSlDSKllOnA] ;
Od)
O(2)
O(3)
O(4)
O(5)
O(6)
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(c) For those cooling water intake structures where passive intake systems are employed, please
provide the technology data requested in the following matrices.
Plants that employ more than one passive intake system technology at a given cooling water intake
structure should fill out a separate column in the matrix for each different technology. If a given
intake structure has multiple passive intake system technologies that are substantially similar in
design and operation, only one column of the matrix needs to be completed. However, please
report the number of technology units that are similar. If there are differences in the design or
operation of the same technology employed at a given intake structure (i.e., different
manufacturers, different ages, etc.), separate columns of the matrix should be completed.
(DCWIS
. [Please insert same code no. or name as in Question 3 in Section A]
Matrix of
Passive Intake System Technology Data by Cooling Water Intake Structure (CWIS)
Response space has been provided for Ihree different passive intake screen system technologies. If you employ more that this number of
technologies fora given CWIS, please copy the matrix and continue noting your technologies. Please, however, change fte technology code
numbers. Attach any additional matrix sheets to this section of the questionnaire, and identify individual matrix sheets as Matrix '1 of 3,"2 of 3,"etc.
21(cX1) i Type of Technology [Provide
i Technology Code from Matrix
i 21(b}, page 29. Use codes G
: through L]
21(cX2) I Manufacturer (Mfr.) Name
j and Model of System
Mfr:
.(1)1 Mfr.
(1)JMfr
(1)
Model:
j Model:,
I Model:.
Site-Specific Design . O (3) j Site-Specific Design . O(3)! Site-Specific Design . O(3)
Don't Know O(8) j Don't Know O(8) I Don't Know O(8)
21(cX3) | Number of Systems of This
| Type with Same Design and
| Operational Description
21{cX4) i Calendar Year(s) System
j Installed (e.g., 1991)
Year(s):.
! Year(s):.
i Year(s}:.
Don'tKnow O(8)! Don't Know O(8) j Don'tKnow O(8)
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® CWIS [Please insert same code no. or name as in Question 3 in Section A]
Matrix of
Passive Intake System Technology Data by Cooling Water Intake Structure (CWIS)
Response space has been provided for three different passive intake screen system technologies. If you employ more than this number of
technologies for a given CWIS, please copy the matrix and continue noting your technologies. Please, however, change the technology code
numbers. Attach any additional matrix sheets to this section of the questionnaire, and identify individual matrix sheets as Matrix "1 of 3," "2 of 3, " etc.
Item
No.
21(cKD
21(cX2)
21(cX3)
21(cH4)
• .'•-•;.
\ Data Requested
i Type of Technology provide
i Technology Code from Matrix
21 (b), page 29. Use codes G
j through L]
; Manufacturer (Mir.) Name
i and Model of System
| Number of Systems of This
I Type with Same Design and
i Operational Description
i Calendar Year(s) System
I Installed {e.g., 1991}
f»assive Intake System
Technology 1 1
Mfr: (i)
Model: (2)
Ste-Specific Design . O{3)
Dont Know O(8)
Yearfs):
Don't Know O(8)
! Passive Intake System j
I Technology 12 !
i I
iMfr: (1)1
i Model: (2) j
i Site-Specific Design . O(3)l
i Don't Know O{8) '
i Year(s): i
• Don't Know O(8) I
Passive brtate System
Technology 13
Mfr: (15
Model: (2)
Site-Specific Design . Op)
Don't Know O(8)
Year(s):
Don't Know O(8)
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Fish Diversion or Avoidance System Technologies
22. (a) Do you employ fish diversion or avoidance system
technologies at any of the plant's cooling water intake
structures?
(b) Please identify the cooling water intake structures that
employ fish diversion or avoidance systems in the matrix
below. [Please check (/) all fish diversion or avoidance system
technologies that apply per cooling water intake structure.]
Q.23,
Matrix 22(b) Matrix of
Fish Diversion or Avoidance System Technologies
Response space has been provided for two cooling water intake structures (CWISs). If your plant has more than this number of CW/Ss, please copy the
matrix and change toe CWIS code names or numbers as appropriate. Insert any additional matrices into this section of toe questionnaire, and identify
individual matrix sheets as Matrix '1 of 3" "2 of 3," etc.
(|||j|j|£?^|^^|^|«!|SJ&^
M
N
0
P
Q
R
S
v
u
V
j ; ^Dfreraioa^^
fc^t*-'-"!
V^t^lK(rta*fa*&***lff*t1>*GIKi$
Velocity Cap
Louver Barrier
Water Jet Barrier
Fish Net Barrier
Air Bubble Barrier
Electrical Barrier
Light Barrier
Sound Barrier
Cable or Chain Barrier
Other
(please describe below):
^3&*^»$* -'"*>* .1 ,'r^f"j
5"i *«(fc-€toiiflo«ji:toSaell»3ijT^5 t jj tfhaillliiii 1 ii Btmtettlftl:- '
Od)
O(2)
O(3)
O(4)
O(5j
O(6)
O(7)
O(io)
COD
O(12)
Od)
O(2)
O(3)
O(4)
O(5)
O{6)
O{7)
O(io)
O
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Cooling Water Intake Structure Technology Information Q
(c) For those cooling water intake structures where fish diversion and/or avoidance systems are
employed, please provide the technology data requested in the matrices beginning on the next
page.
Plants that employ more than one fish diversion and/or avoidance system technology at a given
cooling water intake structure should fill out a separate column in the matrix for each different
technology. If a given intake structure has multiple fish diversion and/or avoidance system
technologies that are substantially similar in design and operation, only one column of the matrix
needs to be completed. However, please report the number of technology units that are similar.
If there are differences in the design or operation of the same technology employed at a given
intake structure (i.e., different manufacturers, different ages, etc.), separate columns should be
completed.
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(D CWIS Ptease insert same no. or name as in Question 3 in Section A]
Matrix of
Fish Diversion or Avoidance System Technology Data by Cooling Water Intake Structure (CWIS)
Response space has been provided for three different fish diversion or avoidance system technologies. If you employ more than this number of
technologies fora given CWIS, please copy the matrix and continue noting your technologies. Please, however, change the technology code numbers.
Attach any additional matrix sheets to this section of the questionnaire, and identify individual matrix sheets as Matrix "1 of 3." "2 of 3," etc.
1 .» • ' ,
No. | Oatafiequested .
• HOT Inversion AnO/Or : :-, j
Technotogyft -i
; ;JFjsh Dlvwston and/or ; : | Fish Divei^on and/or
Avoidance System \ AvoidaiioiiSystem
Technology^ I Technology 13
22(cK1) I Type of Technology provide j j
i Technology Code from Matrix ; i
j 22(b), page 32. Use codes M • i
I through V.] j i
22{cM2) I Manufacturer (Mfr.) Name
land Model of System
22(cX3) ; Number of Systems of This
i Type with Same Design and
i Operational Description
22(cX4) i Calendar Year(s) System
| Installed {e.g., 1991)
Mfr: (D i
Model: (2) '•
Site-Specific Design . . O(3) j
Don't Know O(8) I
i
Yearts): I
Don't Know O(8) i
Mfr:
Model:
Site-Specific Design .
Don't Know
Yearfs):
Dont Know
(1) I Mfr: (1)
(2) i Model: (2)
O(3) i Site-Specific Design . . O(3)
O(8) i Don't Know O(8)
I
I Yearrs):
O(8) J Don't Know O(8)
®CWIS
. [Please insert same no. or name as in Question 3 in Section A]
Matrix of
Fish Diversion or Avoidance System Technology Data by Cooling Water Intake Structure (CWIS)
Response space has been provided for three different fish diversion or avoidance system technologies. If you employ more than this number of
technologies fora given CWIS, please copy the rroir« and continue noting your technologies. Please, however, change the technology code numbers.
Attach any additional matrix sheets to mis section of the questionnaire, and identify individual matrix sheets as Matrix 10f3,"2of3,'etc.
22(cX1) i Type of Technology [Provide
f Technology Code from Matrix
i22(b),page32. Use codes M
I through V.]
22(cX2); Manufacturer (Mfr.) Name
; and Model of System
Mfr:_
Model:
(2); Model:.
0)iMfr:_
(2)! Model:.
(D
(2)
Site-Specific Design .. O(3) I Site-Specific Design . O(3) i Site-Specific Design .. O(3)
Don't Know O{8) i Don't Know O(8) j Don't Know O(8)
22(cK3) j Number of Systems of This
j Type with Same Design and
i Operational Description
22(cX4} i Calendar Year(s) System
j Installed (e.g., 1991)
Year(s):.
I Year(s):.
iYear(s):.
Don't Know O(8) j Don't Know O(8) j Don't Know O(8)
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Fish Handling and/or Return Technologies j
23. (a) Do you employ fish handling and/or return systems at any /-N y
of the plant's cooling water intake structures? ^
(b) In the matrix below, please identify the cooling water intake
structures that employ fish handling and/or return systems.
[Please check (/) all fish handling and/or return systems that apply per
cooling water intake structure.]
ri
iSKIPTOQ.24,
Matrix 23(b) Matrix of
Fish Handling and/or Return System Technologies
Response space has been provided for two cooling water intake structures (CWiSs). If your plant has more than this number of CWISs, please copy
the matrix and change the CWIS code names or numbers as appropriate. Insert any additional matrices into this section of the questionnaire, and
identify individual matrix sheets as Matrix "1 of 3," "2 of 3," etc.
Technology
Cdctas
w
X
Y
Z
AA
BB
••fMiDiiiiiiwAvoMnoe'System .• •]-.-' •jgUB:»*-^:':-- y. ''] " CMS ••:-"~- '•<••• ^
r . ^^^s^jiifisiagm^ • •:• •.-,••/
m^A^fe:^^L^£i^?r^i>»9ftft»^fcm«iMi^MA A^A AM^b* AA04*tuifrf *'
IlnMOTwHlICK J«F JpBlBCRIOIOsllS HHR fffflf pW VW1S.J
Fish Pump
Fish Conveyance System {Troughs or Pipes)
Fish Elevator/Lift Baskets
Fish Bypass System
Fish Holding Tank
Other
(please describe below):
«loO«M«cil«il«*ft^ 1 «lr>Qii«ttanSlnS^aonA}
,..*'•, ; ; i,, , • .," . •• • '« .•& ••',' •&
O(i)
O(2)
O(3)
O(4)
O(5)
Off)
O(i)
O(2)
O(3)
0(4)
O(5)
O(6)
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(c) For those cooling water intake structures where fish handling and/or return systems are employed,
please provide the technology data requested in the matrices beginning on the next page.
NOTE: Response space has been provided for three different fish handling and/or return system technologies. If
you employ more than this number of technologies for a given CWIS, please copy the matrix and continue noting
your technologies. Please, however, change the technology code numbers. Attach any additional matrix sheets to
this section of the questionnaire, and identify individual matrix sheets as Matrix "1 of 3," "2 of 3," etc.
Plants that employ more than one fish handling and/or return system technology at a given intake
structure should fill out a separate column in the matrix for each different technology. If a given
intake structure has multiple fish handling and/or return system technologies that are substantially
similar in design and operation, only one column of the matrix needs to be completed. However,
please report the number of technology units that are similar. If there are differences in the design
or operation of the same technology employed at one intake structure (i.e., different
manufacturers, different ages, etc.), separate columns of the matrix should be completed.
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® CWIS [Please insert same no. or name as in Question 3 in Section Al
Fish Handling and/or Return System Technology Data by Cooling Water Intake
Item No.
23{c)(1)
23(c)(2)
23{cX3)
23(cX4)
23{CX5)
23(cX6)
I
i DataRequested
i Type of Technology
i [Provide Technology Code
i from Matrix 23
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(DCWIS
[Please insert same no. or name as in Question 3 in Section A]
Matrix of.
Fish Handling and/or Return System Technology Data by Cooling Water Intake Structure (CWIS)
Item No. | Data Requested
i Fish Handing andto R«tum ^^
ecJ^^
23{cX1) j Type of Technology
i [Provide Technology Code
i from Matrix 23fl>), page 35.
I Use codes W through BB.]
23{cK2) ; Manufacturer (Mir.) and
i Model of System
Mfr:
(1) I Mfr:.
(1)1 Mfr:.
Model:
(D
(2)
Site-Specific Design .. O(3) I Site-Specific Design .. O(3)! Site-Specific Design .. O(3)
Don't Know O(8) I Don't Know O(8) i Don't Know O(8)
(2) j Model:.
(2); Model:.
23(cX3> j Number of Systems of
| this Type with Same
i Design and Operational
i Description
23(cX4) | Calendar Year(s)
I Systems Installed
Year(s):.
jYear(s):.
;Year(s):.
Don'tKnow O(8) j Don't Know O(8) | Don't Know O(8)
23(cX5) i Association of Fish
I Handling and/or Return
i System with Other
i Technologies provide
i Technology Codes from
i Matrices 19(b),21(b), and
i 22(b), pages 24,29, and 32.
i Use codes A through BB.
i Please separate multiple
j codes per response column
: wtth a comma.]
23{cX6) I Final destination of
! diverted or impinged
! organisms [Check all that
! apply]
Returned to water body
outside the influence of
the plants intake and
discharge system — O(1)
Returned via the discharge
canal O(2)
Landfilled or otherwise
disposed of O(3)
Other
(please describe below): O{4)
i Returned to water body
i outside the influence of
j the plant's intake and
j discharge system — O(1)
i Returned via the discharge
I canal O(2)
i Landfiiled or otherwise
j disposed of O(3)
j Other
I (please describe below): O(4)
i Returned to water body
i outside the influence of
i the plant's intake and
j discharge system .... O(1)
j Returned via the discharge
i canal O(2)
j Landfilled or otherwise
disposed of O(3)
Other
(please describe below): O(4)
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Other Design and Operational Data
24. In the matrix below, please provide the design through-screen velocity for each of the plant's cooling
water intake structures (in fps) and flow basis.
NOTE: For CWISs that do not employ a screen technology only, please provide a design through-technology velocity at
the technology where organisms are most likely to be impinged or entrained. For example, at a submerged intake structure
that employs a velocity cap, provide the velocity going through the velocity cap.
Design Through-Screen Velocity Data by Cooling Water Intake Structure (CWIS) Matrix of _
Response space has been provided tor two CWISs. if your plant has more than this number of CWISs, please copy the matrix and change the
CWIS code names or numbers as appropriate. Insert any additional matrices into this section of the questionnaire, and identify individual matrix
sheets as Matrix "1 of 3," "2 of 3, * etc.
item
Ito.
cms
Data Requested
; CWB
[PlwM inMftsamno. or
24(a)
Design Through-Screen Velocity (in fps)
.fps(D
Don't Know 0(8} j Don't Know
O(8)
24(b)
Source Water Row Basis for Design
Through Screen Velocity
Critical Low Flow O{1) \ Critical Low Flow O(1)
Mean Flow O(2) j Mean Row O(2)
Don't Know O(8) i Don't Know O(8)
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25. For each cooling water intake structure, please note in the following matrices, the daily maximum and
dotty minimum cooling water intake flows (in GPD) by month for calendar years 1996 to 1998. [Daily
average flows are calculated by summing all of the actual or calculated daily flows during a particular month and
dividing that sum by the total number of calendar days in the month.] Also, for each month during these
calendar years, please note the average daily flow (in GPD). Finally, please indicate the number of
operating hours by month by calendar year.
If flow data are unavailable for a given reporting month, please check (/) the response titled "No Data."
For each calendar year, please indicate whether the data provided are "Actual" or "Calculated."
NOTE: A separate matrix has been provided for two cooling water intake structures. If you have more than two cooling
water intake structures, please copy the matrix and change the cooling water intake structure code names or numbers as
appropriate. Please insert any additional matrices into this portion of the questionnaire, and identify individual matrix
sheets as Matrix "1 of 3," "2 of 3," etc.
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®cv
flS (Please insert same i
10. or name as in Question 3 in Section A]
Matrix of
Actual Intake Flow Rates by Cooling Water Intake Structure (CWIS) by Month
for Calendar Years 1996 to 1998
Item
NO.
25(a>
25(b)
25(c}
25(d)
aw
aw
(A) i
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(D CWIS [Please insert same no. or name as in Question 3 in Section A]
Matrix of
Actual Intake Flow Rates by Cooling Water Intake Structure (CWIS) by Month
for Calendar Years 1996 to 1998
i..
25{g)
25(h)
25(i)
25{k)
25(1)
25(m)
:M ,1;, (B) .. .
* * "' I,"
* -1 "
Month j Flow Data Requested
July j Daily Maximum
i Daily Minimum
i Daily Average
i No. Operating Hours
; No Data
August i Daily Maximum
j Daily Minimum
i Daily Average
i No. Operating Hours
j No Data
September j Daily Maximum
i Daily Minimum
i Daily Average
i No. Operating Hours
i No Data
October i Daily Maximum
j Daily Minimum
j Daily Average
j No. Operating Hours
| No Data
November i Daily Maximum
i Daily Minimum
i Daily Average
; No. Operating Hours
i No Data
December i Daily Maximum
i Daily Minimum
I Daily Average
i No. Operating Hours
j No Data
Annual Totals i Daily Maximum
i Daily Minimum
; Daily Average
[ No. Operating Hours
i No Data
[!'• Rows to 1996 i Rows
*«*»l O(t)jAcJutl
f^bvfl^^Mf ^^Wl * i^^bwrf^^Mf
^^^KMH^^HI \^^fj m Q^^Pn^^HHf^
*r1387 : '3?
Orolii
O»jj&
mi ^
Hows In 1998 ^
UraUM S 1 O(2)
GPD (1)1 GPD (1)1 GPD(1)
GPD (2)1 GPD (2)1 GPD (2)
GPD (3) !
Hours (4) i
NoDataO(8)i
GPD(I)!
GPD (2)|
GPD (3) [
Hours (4) i
NoDataO(8)|
GPD(1)|
GPD(2)j
GPD (3) |
Hours (4) i
NoDataO(8)i
GPD (1)1
GPD(2)|
GPD (3) j
Hours (4) j
NoDataO(8);
GPD(1)|
GPD (2)j
GPD(3)i
Hours (4) j
NoDataO(8)i
GPD(1)|
GPD (2) i
GPD (3) I
Hours (4) i
No Data O(8) ;
GPD (1)1
GPD (2) i
GPD (3) i
Hours (4) i
NoDataO(8)i
GPD(3)i
Hours (4) ;
NoDataO(8)i
... GPD(1) =
GPD (2)j
GPD (3) ;
Hours (4)!
No Data O(8) j
QPDJ!U_
GPD (2);
GPD (3) j
Hours (4) i
NoOataO(8)i
GPD(1)i
GPD(2)j
GPD(3)i
Hours (4) ;
NoDataO(8)j
GPD (1) i
GPD (2)j
GPD (3)|
Hours (4) j
NoDataO(S);
GPD(1) i
GPD(2)j
GPD (3) j
Hours (4) ;
NoDataO(8);
GPD {1)1
GPD(2)i
GPD(3)i
Hours (4) j
NoDataO(8):
GPD (3)
Hours (4)
NoDataO(8)
GPD(1)
GPD (2)
GPD (3)
Hours (4)
NoDataO(S)
GPD (1)
GPD (2)
GPD (3)
Hours (4)
NoDataO(8)
GPD(1)
GPD (2)
GPD (3)
Hours (4)
NoDaiaO(8)
GPD(1)
GPD (2)
GPD (3)
Hours (4)
NoDataO(8)
GPD(1)
GPD (2)
GPD (3)
Hours (4)
No Data O(8)
GPD{1)
GPD (2)
GPD (3)
Hours (4)
NoDataO(8)
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® CWIS [Please insert same no. or name as in Question 3 in Section A]
Matrix of
Actual Intake Flow Rates by Cooling Water Intake Structure (CWIS) by Month
for Calendar Years 1996 to 1998
(A) i (B)
'• '" ' • !
torn I
No. Month i Flow Data Requested
25(a) January i Daily Maximum
i Daily Minimum
; Daily Average
! No. Operating Hours
i No Data
25(b) February j Daily Maximum
i Daily Minimum
j Daily Average
i No. Operating Hours
i No Data
25(c) March j Daily Maximum
i Daily Minimum
i Daily Average
i No. Operating Hours
; No Data
25(d) April j Daily Maximum
i Daily Minimum
i Daily Average
j No. Operating Hours
| No Data
25(e) May j Daily Maximum
i Daily Minimum
i Daily Average
I No. Operating Hours
I No Data
25(f) June j Daily Maximum
! j Daily Minimum
i i Daily Average
; i No. Operating Hours
i j No Data
(C) j i
Flows In J 996 1 Flows
Actual OWjAcUtl
Cateutattd Oft) i CriwtaM
GPD (1)|
GPD (2) i
GPD(3}i
Hours (4) j
No Data O(8) j
GPD (1)1
GPD (2)j
GPD (3) 1
Hours (4) i
No Data O(8) i
GPD(1)j
GPD (2) i
GPD (3)i
Hours (4) j
No Data O(8) !
GPD (1)|
GPD (2)j
GPD (3) !
Hours (4) !
No Data O(8) J
GPD (1) i
GPD (2) i
GPD (3) j
Hours (4) j
No Data O(8) J
GPDfl)!
GPD (2) I
GPD (3) I
Hours (4) i
No Data O(8) \
D) I (E)
In 1997 | Flows In 1998
OftjAcur O(1)
OmiafcuiMd O<2)
GPD (1)| GPD(1)
GPD (2} ! GPD (2)
GPD(3)j GPD (3)
Hours (4) j Hours (4)
NoDataO(8)| NoDataO(8)
GPD (1)1 GPD(1)
GPD (2) i GPD (2)
GPD (3) i GPD (3)
Hours (4) | Hours (4)
No Data O(8) I No Data O(8)
GPD (1}j GPD(1)
GPD (2)\ GPD (2)
GPD (3) i GPD (3)
Hours (4) i Hours (4)
NoDataO(8)l NoDataO(8)
GPD (1)| GPDfl)
GPD (2) i GPD (2)
GPD (3)j GPD (3)
Hours (4) I Hours (4)
NoDataO(8)i NoDataO(8)
GPD (1)j 6PD(1)
GPD (2)j GPD (2)
GPD (3) j GPD (3)
Hours (4) j Hours (4)
No Data O(8) ! No Data O(8)
GPD {1)1 GPD(1)
GPD{2)j GPD (2)
GPD (3) | GPD (3)
Hours (4) ! Hours (4)
No Data O(8) j No Data O(8)
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® CWIS [Please insert same no. or name as in Question 3 in Section A]
Matrix of
Actual Intake Flow Rates by Cooling Water Intake Structure (CWIS) by Month
for Calendar Years 1996 to 1998
Item
No.
25(9>
25(h)
250)
25fl)
2500
25(0
25(m)
(A) |
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26. (a) Has the plant ever implemented cooling water intake flow
reduction measures to reduce entrainment?
(1)
Don't
.27,
ISKIPTOQ.27,
(b) In the matrix below, please provide more specific
information on how the plant has reduced cooling water
intake flows to reduce entrainment.
Flow Reduction Data to Reduce Entrainment (by Plant) Matrix _
Item No.
26(bX1)
26(bX2>
26(bX3)
Requested Information
How has flow been reduced? please check {/) all flow
reduction alternatives that have been used.]
Flow Changes (in GPD} [For plants that have instituted
flow reduction measures on more than one occasion, provide
information for an instance most representative of all your
flow reduction measures.]
Flow Reduction Period [Please check (
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27. (a) Does the plant reduce the temperature of its heated s~\«««/
discharge by pumped dilution with surface water?
QNo (
(b) Which cooling water intake structures are used to collect the CWIS
dilution water? [Please insert same no. or name as in Question 3
in Section A.]
28. (a) Does the plant employ ice control systems at any of its
cooling water intake structures?
CWIS
yes(i)
(b) What type of ice control systems are employed at the plant's
cooling water intake structures? [Please check (S) all ice control
systems that apply.]
Hot Water Recirculation O(1)
Air Bubbles O(2)
Propeller Agitation O(3)
Other (Please describe below): v-/(4)
Ineffective Technologies
29. (a) Has your plant ever used any technology(ies) to minimize ("*)YeS
impingement and/or entrainment that was/ (were) later
determined to be ineffective? [Note that pilot studies will be
addressed in Section D.] (~) |y|Q
(b) For each of the cooling water intake structure, please
provide information on some of the plant's experiences of
using technologies later found ineffective at minimizing
impingement and/or entrainment. Include examples of any
experiences that you can recall and that you believe are the
most telling regarding a technology's effectiveness at
minimizing impingement and/or entrainment.
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CWIS
[Please insert same no. or name as in Question 3 in Section A]
Matrix of
Ineffective Technology Data
Response space has been provided for three separate experiences. If your plant has had more than this number of experiences, please copy the
matrix and continue noting your technologies. Please, however, change the technology numbers in the table heading to reflect the additional
technologies (e.g., Ineffective Technology "#4, " "#5, " etc.). Insert any additional matrices into this section of the questionnaire, and identify individual
matrix sheets as Matrix "1 of 3," "2 of 3," etc. Insert any additional matrices into this section of the questionnaire, and identify individual matrix sheets
as Matrix"! of 3," "2 of 3," etc.
Item
No.
Data Requested
Ineffective Technology *1 \ Ineffective Technology #2 j Ineffective Technology 13
29(bX1) Code for Ineffective i I I
Technology [Provide i [ i
Technology Code from Matrices i i '••
19p>},21(b),22{b),and23(b)on i i i
pages 24,29,32, and 35. Use i i ;
Technology Codes A through BB.] i i i
29(bX2) Reasons Technology i Negatively Affected i Negatively Affected [Negatively Affected
Ineffective [Pleasecheeky i Heat Rate Efficiency . O(1) I Heat Rate Efficiency . O(1) I Heat Rate Efficiency . O(1)
all reasons that apply.] ; j i
j Negatively Affected i Negatively Affected I Negatively Affected
i Operations Other Than i Operations Other Than j Operations Other Than
j Heat Rate Efficiency . O(2) j Heat Rate Efficiency . O(2) \ Heat Rate Efficiency . O(2)
! Ineffective with Species j Ineffective with Species j Ineffective with Species
i Present at CWIS .... O(3)! Present at CWIS .... 0(3}! Present at CWIS ....
i Capital Costs Too i Capital Costs Too ! Capital Costs Too
| High O(4) | High O(4) j High O(4)
I O&M Costs Too I O&M Costs Too j O&M Costs Too
j High O(5) | High O(5) j High O(5)
j Not Suitable Based on j Not Suitable Based on i Not Suitable Based on
j Site and/or Structural ) Site and/or Structural i Site and/or Structural
j Characteristics O(6) i Characteristics O(6) i Characteristics O(6)
i Other j Other i Other
i (please describe below): O(7) j (please describe below): O(7) j (please describe below): O(7)
29(bX3) Code for Technology That I ; I
Replaced Ineffective i m j «»j ,^
Technology [Provide I" ~~~~ ~~~" I "" I
Technology Code from Matrices ; i ;
i9(b), 2i(b>, 22(b), or23(b) on I NO Changes Made .. O(2) i No Changes Made .. O(2) I No Changes Made .. O(2)
: pages 24,29,32, and 35. Use • j i
j Technology Codes A through BB.] i i ;
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(DCWIS
[Please insert same no. or name as in Question 3 in Section A]
Matrix of
Ineffective Technology Data
Response space has been provided for three separate experiences. If your plant has had more than this number of experiences for which you are
wilting to provide information, please copy the matrix and continue noting your technologies. Please, however, change the technology numbers in the
table heading to reflect the additional technologies (e.g., Ineffective Technology "i4," "#5," etc.). Insert any additional matrices into this section of the
questionnaire, and identify individual matrix sheets as Matrix "1 of 3, "2 of 3,' etc. Insert any additional matrices into this section of the questionnaire,
and identify individual matrix sheets as Matrix "1 of 3, "2 of 3," etc.
Ineffective Technology II s Ineffective Technology f2 | Ineffective Technology «3
29(bX1); Code for Ineffective \ j \
i Technology [Provide j I \
; Technology Code from Matrices i : i
M9(b),21(b),22(b),and23(b)on j j i
j pages 24,29,32, and 35. Use j j I
; Technology Codes A through SB.] j j j
29{bX2) i Reasons Technology j Negatively Affected i Negatively Affected i Negatively Affected
I Ineffective [Pleasecheck
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Section D: Environmental and Technology Studies and Mitigation Activities
Please answer the questions in this section of the questionnaire for only those intake structures that directly withdraw surface
water to support contact and noncontact cooling operations within the plant. Consider oniy those intake structures presently
operating and those temporarily offline and expected to return to service. Do not consider intake structures planned or under
construction or permanently offline.
In addition, consider only those cooling water intake structures where the facility has previously undertaken studies that would
provide the information requested.
30. Name the aquatic species that are most susceptible to impingement and/or entrainment by one or more
of the plant's cooling water intake structures (CWISs).
NOTE: Please list up to 12 species that are most susceptible to impingement and/or entrainment.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Don't Know O(8)
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31. Has your plant ever conducted one or more of the following s~\
types of studies at any of its cooling water intake structures:
study to provide data and information to regulators so they
can determine if an adverse environmental impact is
occurring and/or if the location, design, construction, and
capacity of an intake structure reflects the best technology
available for minimizing adverse environmental impacts
[i.e., Section 316(b) Demonstration Study]
discrete biological study of impingement and/or
entrainment
discrete study to evaluate the effectiveness of a technology
to minimize impingement and/or entrainment?
ongoing monitoring study of impingement and/or
entrainment
DEFINITION
For the purposes of this questionnaire, the phrase "an
environmental impact" means human induced change
or pressure on the natural environment.
DEFINITIONS
For tiie purposes of this questionnaire, impingement refers to
the trapping and holding of aquatic organisms to the outer part
of an intake structure or against screening devices during periods of cooling water
withdrawal.
For the purposes of this questionnaire, entrainment refers to the merging of small
aquatic organisms with the flow of cooling water entering and passing through a
cooling water intake structure, and thus, into a water system.
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Environmental and Technology Studies and Mitigation Activities Q
Section 316(b) Demonstration Studies and/or Other Discrete Biological Study of Impingement and/or
E n train me nt
32. (a) Please indicate the number of discrete biological studies of impingement and/or entrainment,
other than those that may have been associated with any Section 316(b) Demonstrations, that your
plant has conducted since January 1, 1976.
Number of Studies:
(b) Please answer the questions in the matrix beginning on the following page regarding the Section
316(b) Demonstration Study and/or other type of discrete biological study of impingement and/or
entrainment conducted by your plant. NOTE: The following matrix requests information on each Section
316(b) demonstration study conducted by your plant. In addition, provide information on the most representative
other type of discrete biological study of impingement and/or entrainment. You may have to copy the following
matrix to be able to accommodate all information.
Information about Each Section 316(b) Demonstration Study and Most Representative Other
Biological Study Matrix of
Response space has been provided tor one study. If your plant has conducted more than this number of Section 316(b) studies and other discrete
biological impingement and/or entrainment studies, please copy the matrix. Complete a separate matrix for each study. Please insert any additional
matrix sheets into this section of the questionnaire, and identify individual matrix sheets as Matrix 1 of 3," "2 of 3," etc.
Entrainment
32(bX1) | Please provide the name of the
i study [Please check (/) if the study
i was a Section 316{b) demonstration
j study.]
Name:
Name:
Section 316(b) Demonstration
Study O(2)
.(1)
Section 316{b) Demonstration
Study O(2)
32(bX2) j What were the starting and
j ending dates (in months
i and years) for the study
! (e.g., 12/1995)?
Starting Date: Month /Year_
Starting Date: Month /Year_
Ending Date: Month /Year.
Ending Date: Month /Year
Don't Know O(8) ! Dont Know 0(8}
32(bX3) | What was the period of
I impingement and/or entrainment
i monitoring (if different from
! period of study) (e.g., 12/1995)?
Starting Date: Month /Year.
Starting Date: Month /Year.
Ending Date: Month /Year
Don't Know (8)
Ending Date: Month /Year.
Don't Know O(8)
32{bX4) \ How many cooling water intake
I structures (CWISs) were
i covered by the study? Of this
I number, how many are currently
i operating or temporarily offline?
I [Please note CWISs by using same
• nos. or names as in Question 3 in
i Section A. Separate CWISs by a
i comma if more than one was
I evaluated.]
Total No. of CWISs Evaluated:
_(1) j Total No. of CWISs Evaluated:.
JD
Don't Know O(8) I Don't Know O(8)
Numbers of CWISs Studied That Are
Currently Operating or Temporarily
Offline: , , ,
Numbers of CWISs Studied That Are
Currently Operating or Temporarily
Offline: , , ,
Don't Know O(8) I Don't Know O(8)
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Information about Each Section 316(b) Demonstration Study and Most Representative Other
Biological Study Matrix of.
Item No.
Data Requested
32(bX5) i Was the number of organisms
i impinged or entrained,
I counted?
I Yes O(1)
! No O(2)
| Don't Know O(8)
j If you marked "no" or "don't know"
; please SKIP to Item 32(bX8).
Yes O{1)
No O(2)
Don't Know O(8)
If you marked "no" or "donl know"
please SKIP to Item 32(bX8).
32(bX6) j Were counts of organisms
I impinged or entrained
j identified by species?
j Yes O{1)
j No O{2)
I Dont Know O(8)
| Yes O(1)
! No O(2)
| DontKnow O(8)
32{bX7) i Were counts of organisms
i impinged or entrained
! identified by life stage?
I [Please check (/) all that
I apply.]
32(bX8) i Indicate the life stages that
i were identified and counted.
jYes
i No O(2)
\ Don't Know O(8)
i If you marked "no" or "don't know"
I please SKIP to Item 32(bX8).
! Eggs/Larval Stages: O(1)
j Juveniles: O(2)
] Adults: O{3)
j TotalNumber O(4)
Other
(please describe below):,
O(5)
JYes O(1)
JNo O(2)
JDon'tKnow O(8)
i If you marked "no" or "don't know"
i please SKIP to Item 32(bX8).
Eggs/Larval Stages: O(1)
Juveniles: O(2)
Adults: O{3)
Total Number: O{4)
! Other
i (please describe below): O(5)
32(bX9) | Was the mortality rate of
j impinged or entrained
! organisms estimated?
i Yes O(1) j Yes
i No O(2) | No O(2)
j Don't Know O(8) j Don't Know O(8)
32{bX10) i For any aquatic species, was
I an analysis undertaken which
j considered population level
i impacts related to
i impingement and/or
I entrapment.
i Yes U(1) i Yes
! No O(2) I No .
j Don'tKnow O(8) j Don't Know
0(2)
O(8)
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Information about Each Section 316(b) Demonstration Study and Most Representative Other
Biological Study Matrix of _
9m No. j Data Requested
Impingement
Entratoment
32(bX11) I What was the cost of the
i Study? [Please check (/} whether
I the cost figure provided is an
i estimate or based on actual data.]
Cost$_
i Cost$_
Actual O(1) Estimate O(2)
Year Cost Incurred
I Actual O(1) Estimate O(2)
(3) j Year Cost Incurred (3)
No Data Available to i No Data Available to
Provide Estimate O{8) j Provide Estimate O(8)
32(bX12) j Are study methodology and
i findings readily available for
; review by EPA? [Please provide
i explanation of a "no" response.]
Yes O(1) j Yes 0(1}
No (please explain): O(2) j No (please explain): O(2)
32(bK13) j Did study findings lead to
i changes being made in the
! types of CWIS technologies
\ being used?
Yes O(i) j Yes O(1)
No O(2) | No O(2)
Don't Know O(3) | Don't Know 0(3}
On-going Study, Findings Not Yet i On-going Study, Findings Not Yet
Available O(4) j Available 0(4}
If you marked "no," "don't know," or i If you marked "no," "don't know," or
"on-going study" please SKIP to Item I "on-going study* please SKIP to Item
32(bX15) in the matrix. j 32(bX15) In the matrix.
32(bH14) i Please briefly describe the
i type of technology changes
j that were made, why they
j were made, and whether the
I changes were related to an
I existing CWIS. [Please identify
i the CWIS using the code
I established in Question 3, Section
; A, of the questionnaire. Separate
i identification codes by a comma H
; more than one CWIS was affected,]
j Example; The study led the
i plant to switch from
| Technology "X" on CWIS #1 to
i Technology T because
j Technology T was found to
| be more effective at
! minimizing the impingement of
I Organism "X."
TypeofChanges:(l)
TypeofChanges:(i)
Why Changes Made:(2)
; Why Changes Made:(2)
Relationship to Existing CWISs:(3) i Relationship to Existing CWISs:(3)
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Information about Each Section 316(b) Demonstration Study and Most Representative Other
Biological Study Matrix of
Data Requested
•r^».»!••»••••>
CnDWHiNm
32(bX15) j Did study findings lead to
I changes being made in the
I operation of the plant (e.g.,
j changes in flow volumes,
; periods of operation, etc.)?
Yes O(i)
No O(2)
Don't Know O(8)
On-going Study, Findings Not Yet
Available 0(4}
If you marked "no," "don't know," or"
on-going study" please SKIP TO Q.33.
Yes Oil)
No O(2)
Don't Know O{8)
On-going Study, Findings Not Yet
Available O(4)
If you marked "no," "don't know," or"
on-going study" please SKIP TO Q.33.
32(bX16) | Please briefly describe the
i type of operational changes
! that were made, why they
i were made, and whether the
\ changes were related to an
j existing CWIS. [Please Identify
: the CWIS using the code
i established under Question 3,
i Section A, of the questionnaire.
i Separate Identification codes by a
• comma If fnofe than one CWIS was
• effected.]
j Example: The study led the
i plant to reduce its flow on
! CWISs#1and#2from"xx
i MQD"to"yyMGD'each
i during the months of "XX, XY,
I and YY." The flow reduction
i was pursued to minimize the
i impingement of juveniles of
i Organism *X."
TypeofChanges:{i)
TypeofChanges:(i)
Why Changes Made:(2)
Why Changes Made:(2)
Relationship to Existing CWISs:(3
Relationship to Existing CWISs:(3)
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Environmental and Technology Studies and Mitigation Activities
Discrete Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of a Technological
or Operational Change
33. (a) Has the plant performed any biological studies (not
including studies addressed in Q.32) to evaluate the
effectiveness of a technology or operational change (e.g.,
adjustment of flow volumes, periods of withdrawal, etc.) to
minimize impingement and/or entrainment of aquatic
organisms at one or more of the plant's cooling water intake
structures?
(b) Please answer the questions in the matrix below for the
most recent or most representative impingement and/or
entrainment study of technological or operational changes
at one or more of the plant's cooling water intake structures.
[This study should not have been part of any study
addressed in the previous question.]
/™\
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Most Recent (or Most Representative) Impingement and/or Entrainment Study of Technology
and/or Operational Changes at Plant's Cooling Water Intake Structures
tteoi
Mo.
Data Requested
Impingement
Entrapment
33(bX1) i Please provide the name of
i the study.
33{bX2) | What were the starting and
; ending dates of the study
i (by month and year)
I (e.g., 12/1995)?
Starting Date: Month /Year_
Starting Date: Month /Year.
Ending Date: Month /Year_
Month /Year,
Don't Know O(8)
Ending Date:
Don't Know O{8)
33(bX3) I What was the period of
i impingement and/or
i entrapment monitoring
| (if different from period of
I study) (e.g., 12/1995)?
Starting Date: Month /Year.
Starting Date: Month /Year.
Ending Date: Month /Year
Don't Know O(8)
TypeofChanges:(l)
Ending Date: Month /Year.
Don'tKnow O(8)
Type of Changes:(i)
33(bX4) i Please briefly describe the
I type of technology and/or
i operational changes that
; were made, why they were
| made, and whether the
; changes were related to an
I existing CWIS. [Please identify
! CWISs by using the codes
I established in Question 3, Section
I A, of the questionnaire. Separate
i identification codes by a
i comma if more than one CWIS
; was affected.]
| Example: The study led the
! plant to switch from
; Technology "Ton CWIS #1
i to Technology T because
i Technology T was found to
| be more effective at
j minimizing the impingement
j of Organism "X."
Why Changes Made:(2)
Why Changes Made:(2)
Relationship to Existing CWISs:(3)
Relationship to Existing CWISs:(3)
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Most Recent (or Most Representative) Impingement and/or Entrainment Study of Technology
and/or Operational Changes at Plant's Cooling Water Intake Structures
No.
Data Requested
33{bX5) I How many cooling water
! intake structures (CWISs)
I were covered by the study?
j Of this number, how many
\ are currently operating or
i temporarily offline? [Please
j note CWISs by using same nos. or
i names as in Question 3 in Section
i A. Separate CWISs by a comma if
j more than one was evaluated.]
Total Number of CWISs Evaluated:
(1 )
Don't Know O(8)
Numbers of CWISs Studied That Are
Currently Operating or Temporarily Offline:
Total Number of CWISs Evaluated; (1)
Don'tKnow O(B)
Numbers of CWISs Studied That Are
Currently Operating or Temporarily Offline:
Don't Know O(8) j Don'tKnow O(8)
33(bX6) ; What was the cost of the
j Study? [Please check (/)
I whether the cost figure provided
i is art estimate or based on actual
\ data.]
Cost $_
I Cost$_
Actual O{1) Estimate O(2)
No Data Available to
Provide Estimate O(8)
j Actual O(1) Estimate O(2)
j No Data Available to
i Provide Estimate O(8)
33(bX7) i Are study methodology and
i findings readily available for
| review by EPA? [Please
; provide explanation of a "no"
i response.]
Yes O(1)
No (please explain): O(2)
I Yes O(1)
I No (please explain): O(2)
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Ongoing Monitoring Study of Impingement and/or Entrainment
34. (a) Does the plant have an ongoing monitoring program to /-\
evaluate the occurrence or rate of impingement and/or
entrainment at any of its cooling water intake structures? (~\
(b) Complete the following matrix concerning your ongoing
monitoring program.
»«
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Ongoing Monitoring Program to Evaluate the Occurrence or Rate of Impingement and/or
Entrainment for the Plant's Cooling Water Intake Structures
34
How often do you monitor?
[Please check (/) only one
response per category.]
Daily
Monthly
Seasonally
Annually
Other
(please describe below).
, O(1) | Daily O(1)
, O(2) I Monthly O(2)
. O(3) j Seasonally O(3)
. O(4) ! Annually O(4)
i Other
O(5) I (please describe below) 0(5}
34{bK2)
What is the average cost of the
monitoring programs? [Please
check {/) whether your cost
figure is an estimate or is
actual.]
Cost $.
ICost $.
Estimate 0(1} Actual O (2) ] Estimate O(1) Actual O (2)
Don't Know :... O(8) ! Don't Know O(8)
34{bX3)
Are monitoring data readily
available for review? [Please
explain a "no" response in the
space provided.]
Yes O(1) | Yes O(1)
No (please explain below} 0(2} \ No (please explain below) .... 0(2}
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Mitigation Activities
35. (a) Since 1980 has the plant carried out any measures to
compensate for or to mitigate potential environmental
impacts?
QNo
(b) Were any of these measures required by a Federal or state s~\ yeg ^
permit and/or other regulatory requirement?
O No (2)
(c) What specific measures have been carried out to
compensate for or to mitigate potential environmental
impacts. [Please check (/) all measures that apply.]
Restocking of Fisheries O(1)
Design, Construction, and/or O&M of Hatcheries O(2)
Habitat Restoration O(3)
Designation of Conservation Areas O(4)
Other (please describe below): O{5)
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Planned Cooling Water Intake Structures and Changes to Capacity
Section E: Planned Cooling Water Intake Structures and Changes to Capacity
PLEASE ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION FOR ONLY THE PLANT'S COOLING WATER INTAKE
STRUCTURES THAT ARE PLANNED OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION and that will directly withdraw cooling water
fromsurfa(&mter.Nofataarebeingrequestedon(a)cmlingwaterintakestivcturesthatarepianned,
or under construction and that obtain cooling water via groundwater wells or (b) planned conduits to
other providers of cooling water (e.g., local water suppliers or other plants).
NOTES: You should not report data in this section of the questionnaire for intake structures which are
presently operational, temporarily offline, or permanently offline.
In fftfe section o/f/ie questionnaire the term planned includes structures under construction but not yet
operational.
36. (a) Do you have planned modifications to your cooling
water intake systems that will change the capacity of
intake water collected for the plant?
s~\
No (2)
(b) How will the planned modifications affect the cooling /~\ Increase 0)
water intake capacity?
O Decrease (2)
37. Does the plant presently have any planned cooling water
intake structures that will directly withdraw cooling water
from surface water?
O Same
O Yes d)
0)
38. How many planned CWISs does the plant have that will
directly withdraw surface water to support, at least in part,
contact or non-contact cooling operations within the plant?
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STOP
If answer is No, please
stop here. You are
finished with Part 2 of
the questionnaire.
Please continue to
Part 3, Financial and
Economic Data.
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39. Please provide the general design data requested in the matrix below for each of the plant's planned
CWISs.
Profiles of Plant's Planned Cooling Water Intake Structures (CWISs} Matrix of
Response space has been provided for two planned CWISs. II your plant has more than this number of planned cooling water intake structures,
please copy the matrix and change the CWIS code numbers as appropriate. Insert any additional matrices into this section of the questionnaire, and
identify individual matrix sheets as Matrix "1 of 3," "2 of 3," etc.
item No. ] Data Requested J: '
: PtaWWoCWIS A
j Planned CWIS B
39(a) I Plant-designated Number or Name !
| of CWIS I
39(b) I Associated Number of Intake Bays
| on CWIS
39(c) I Month and Year Planned CWIS
i Expected to Begin Operation
| (e.g., 12/1995)
39(d) ; Associated Cooling Water System(s)
! or CWS(s) [Please insert CWS name
i or number from Question 1 in Section
i A of the questionnaire, or indicate
i that the CWS is planned or under
• construction.]
39(e) i Is the Planned CWIS Associated
i with a Recirculating CWS?
:
39(f) i Design intake Capacity (in GPD) for
j Planned CWIS
/
Month /Year
Associated with Existing CWS
{CWS Name )
Associated with Planned CWS
No
Yes
It yes,
Cooling Tower
Cooling Pond
Dont Know
i /
I Month /Year
| Associated with Existing CWS
. . O(1) * (CWS Name )
. O(2) | Associated with Planned CWS
.. O(1) ^No
. . O(2) i Yes
i If yes,
. . O(3) •• Cooling Tower
. . O{4) i Cooling Pond
GPDm !
. . O(8) i Don't Know
. . O(1)
-O(2)
..O{1)
O(2)
. . O(3)
. . O(4)
GPD(1)
. . O(8)
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Water Source Data
40. Please indicate the type of water source that will be used for each of the plant's planned cooling water
intake structures, and please note the actual name of the water body.
Water Source Data for Plant's Planned Cooling Water Intake Structures (CWISs) Matrix of
Response space has been provided for two CWISs. If your plant has more than this number of planned intake structures, please copy the matrix and
change the CWIS code numbers as appropriate. Insert any additional matrices into this section of the questionnaire, and identify individual matrix
sheets as Matrix "1 of 3,""2 of 3,"etc.
nMI-
No.
Data Requested
Planned CWIS.
{PIMM toot
Planned CWK_
[MeM*lnMfl*am*ao.or
40(a)
40(b>
Type of Water Source [Ptease
check (/) all applicable sources per
CWIS.]
NOTE: If cooling water will be
withdrawn from a channel,
canal, reservoir, constructed
bay or cove, or offier manmade
impoundment, please indicate
the originating source of the
water.
Lake or Pond (natural)
Non-tidal River or Stream
Tidal River
Estuary
Ocean
Bay or Cove (natural, saline water).
Bay or Cove (natural, fresh water) .
O(1) I Lake or Pond (natural) O(i)
O(2) I Non-tidal River or Stream O(2)
O(3) ! Tidal River O(3)
O{4) I Estuary O{4)
O(5) j Ocean O(5)
O(6) I Bay or Cove (natural, saline water) O(6)
O(7) I Bay or Cove (natural, fresh water) O(7)
Name of Water Body
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Cooling Water Intake Structure Technologies
41. (a) Will you employ traveling or other intake screens, passive s~\ yge (1)
intake systems, fish diversion or avoidance systems, or
fish handling and/or return systems at any of the plant's
planned CWISs?
(b) For each planned CWIS, please indicate in the matrix
below all the systems that will be employed.
M-
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Planned CWIS [Please insert same no. or name as under Item 39, oaqe 62.1 Matrix of
Planned System Technologies JPIease <*«*(/) all technologies that apply per CWIS.]
Response space has been provided for one planned cooling water intake structure (CWIS). If your plant has more than this number of planned
CWISs. please copy the matrix and change the CWIS code names or numbers as appropriate. Insert any additional matrices into this section of (he
questionnaire, and identify individual matrix sfteete as Matrix "1 of3,"2 of 3. * etc.
^SSgttNJ^&Q^
Horizontal Drum
Vertical Drum
Rotating Disk
Fixed
Vertical Single Entry/Exit Traveling
Modified Vertical Single Entry/Exit Traveling (Ristroph)
Incline Single Entry/Exit Traveling
Single Entry/Double Exit Traveling (Center Flow)
Double Entry/Single Exit Traveling (Dual Flow)
Horizontal Traveling
Fish Pump
Fish Conveyance System (Troughs or Pipes)
Fish Elevator/Lift Baskets
Fish Bypass System
Fish Holding Tank
Od)
O(2)
O(3)
O(4)
O(5)
O(6)
priiirtiilXitii^^
Velocity Cap
Louver Barrier
Water Jet Barrier
Fish Net Barrier
Air Bubble Barrier
Electrical Barrier
O{7) Light Barrier
O(10)
O(11)
O(12)
13)
Sound Barrier
Cable or Chain Barrier
Other (please describe):
!tHI^^KPfii!*'9MlilPNP!!!lS!99P!^iM
^^^tejEiJi^l^^j^^
^SPPsffl Wpdne-Wirfl firrppn
O(14)
O(15)
O{16)
O(17)
O(18)
Perforated Pipe
Porous Dike
Leaky Dam
Artificial Filter Bed
Other (please describe):
O(19)
O(20)
O(21)
O(22)
O(23)
O(24)
O(25)
O(26)
O(27)
O(28)
"'••i
fJ/OQl
O(30)
O(31)
O(32)
O(33)
O(34)
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Section 3 16(b)- Related Studies
42. Has your plant performed (or does your plant expect to
perform) any studies to demonstrate that the location, design,
construction, and capacity of one or more of its planned
cooling water intake structures reflect the best technology
available for minimizing adverse environmental impacts?
No (2)
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General Information About the Plant A
Section A: General Information About the Plant
Several questions in thispart of the questionnaire request information about your "reporting years" 1996,1997, and 1998. These
time periods should be the same as the periods for which your utility reports information on FERC Form 1, Form EIA-412, or
RUS Form-12. Document I, Question 3 of this questionnaire requests identification of these time periods. If you are unsure
about your utility's reporting year, you should contact your utility headquarters for assistance.
NOTE: Section A requests general information about your plant. Some of the data asked about your plant may not be kept on
your plant's premises. You may need to contact your utility's headquarters for help in completing this and the following section.
1. (a) Please indicate the identification code of this plant as used when submitting reports to the Energy
Information Administration (ElA).
EIA Plant Identification Code:
[O Check (/) here if none.]
(b) Please indicate the identification code of this plant as used when reporting to the Rural Utilities
Service (RUS).
RUS Plant Identification Code:
[O Check (/) here if none.]
(c) Please indicate the DUNS number for this plant.
DUNS Number:
[O Check (/) here if none.]
2. Please provide the following information about the person who will serve as a contact for questions
about your plant's responses to Pan 3: Economic and Financial Data, {NOTE: The plant contact person
should be the person most knowledgeable about the information requested in this part of the survey. This person is not
required to be the certifying official.]
Name of Plant Contact Person: (1)
Title of Plant Contact Person: (2)
Employer (full legal name): (3)
Phone: ( ).
City, State, ZIP Code:
Best Time to Contact:
f4a) Fax: ( )
»O Box:
ode:
act:
(40)
(5)
(6)
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3. (a) During reporting year 1998, did the plant engage in Q
economic activities other than the generation of electricity1?
NOTE: Activities may include, but are not limited to, production
activities, the sale of steam, coal or ash, waste combustion, or the
leasing of land. Please include only those economic activities that are
carried out by the plant's owner; do not include activities carried out
on the plant's property by third parties.
(b) In the table below, please provide:
(1) a brief description of each of the plant's economic
activities other than the generation of electricity [If your
plant engages in more than four such activities, please only list
the four activities that you consider most important
economically];
(2) the EIA identification numbers of the units that were
associated with each activity (if an activity was not
associated with any of the generating units, please list
"none;" alternatively, if an activity was associated with
all of the generating units, you may list "all");
(3) whether the activity used cooling water during reporting
year 1998;
(4) the names or numbers of the cooling water intake
structures that were associated with each activity (if an
activity was not associated with a cooling water intake
structures, please list "none").
NOTE: When completing column (4) of this question, please use the same
name or number to identify each cooling water intake structure as was used
in Question 3 of Part 2: Technical Data of this questionnaire. For example,
the cooling water intake structure designated as "CWIS A " in Question 3 of
Part 2 should also be identified as "CWIS A " in this question.
O No (2)
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(c) What were the revenues, if any, and costs in reporting year
1998 associated with each of the economic activities listed
in Q.3.b?
NOTE: You may estimate the amounts requested in this question if
actual data are not available. Column (2): Please list only those costs
that are incurred in addition to the costs of generating electricity.
Revenues and Costs Associated with Other Economic Activities
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electric cooperative!
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DEFINITION
For the purposes of this questionnaire, rural electric
cooperatives are electric utilities that are owned by their
members and are established to provide electricity to those
members. Cooperatives are incorporated under State law and are generally exempt
from Federal income tax laws. Most electric cooperatives have been initially
financed by the Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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5. Please complete the following table for reporting years 1996,1997, and 1998. Please report the book
value for the line items requested. If this plant is partly owned by other entities besides your utility,
provide data for the entire plant, not only the share owned by your utility.
Plant-Level Balance Sheet Information (Report monetary values in whole dollars.)
Reporting Year:
5(a)
5(b)
5(c)
5(d)
1 Land and Land Rights $
i Structures, Improvements
\ and Equipment Costs $
j (original costs)
i TOTAL COST OF PLANT:
: Add 5. a and b 5
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(1) !$ (2) | $ (3)
d) I $ (2) | S (3)
(1) | $ (2) | $ (3)
d) j $ (2) | $ (3)
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Information for Steam Electric Generating Units
Section B: Information for Steam Electric Generating Units
Ptease provide information only for those steam electric units that are operating, available to operate,
on scheduled or forced outage, on cold standby, or that were sold to a nonutilitybutare still operated
by the plant. (Do not provide information for retired units.)
If your plant has more than one such steam electric generating unit, you will need to copy this
section (pages 5 and 6) to accommodate data for all of the plant's units. If you submit more than one
copy of this section, please indicate in the space at the top right comer of each copy tfie copy number
and the total number of copies you will submit (e.g., Copy1 of4, Copy2of4, etc.).
NOTE: This section asks for information about steam electric generating units located at the plant as
of December 31,199R Please also include information on steam electric generators that are part
of a combined-cycle unit.
6.
(a) Indicate the identification code(s) of the generators)
associated with this generating unit as used when reporting
to the EIA on Forms EIA-767 and EIA-860. (See Form
EIA-860, Schedule HI, Section A, Item Lb)
EIA Generator Identification Code(s): _
(b) Since January 1,1996, has this generating unit used cooling /™\ yog <
water directly withdrawn from surface water by your plant?
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7.
Indicate the planned retirement date for this steam electric
generating unit. [Indicate the month, if known, and the year (e.g.,
01/1995).]
j provide any further
i information for this
I generating unit. Please
! refer to ffie instructions
i on page iv after you
i have completed Section
i 3 for each steam
i electric unit operated by
I this plant
month year
[O Check (/) here if no retirement date has been determined.]
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8. Please list all cooling water intake structures that are associated with this steam electric generating
unit.
NOTE: When completing this question, please use the same name or number to identify each cooling water intake
structure as was used in Question 3 of Part 2: Technical Data of this questionnaire. For example, the cooling water
intake structure designated as "CWIS A " in Question 3, Part 2 should also be identified as "CWIS A " in this question.
Cooling Water Intake Structures A
d
OCWIS
(1) OCWIS.
.(2) OCWIS.
9. Please complete the following table for reporting years 1996, 1997, and 1998 for this steam electric
generating unit. [If this generating unit is owned by other entities besides this utility, please provide data for the
entire generating unit, not only the share owned by this utility.]
Net Electricity
Generation, Exclusive of
Plant Use (in megawatt
MWh(1)
MWh (2)
MWh (3)
9(b)
Number of Hours in
Operation in each Year
hours (1)
hours (2)
hours (3)
9(c)
Met Peak Demand on
Unit —MW (60 minutes)
MW(1)
MW(2)
MW(3)
9(d)
Quantify (Units) of Fuel
Burned (Coal-tons of
2,000 Ibs; Oil-barrels
of42gals.;Gas-Mcf;
Nuclear or Other-
indicate)
Coal:
Oil:
Coal:
Gas:
Nuclear:
(1b)
(1c)
Oil:
Gas:
Other:
Coal: $
J.!*
(le)
Nuclear:
Other:
(2a)
Coal:
J2b)
(2c)
Oil:
Gas:
(3a)
(3b)
(2d)
(2e)
Nuclear:
Other:
(3c)
(3d)
(3e)
(3a)
9(e)
Average Cost of Fuel
per Unit of Fuel Burned
Oii:$
Gas: $
Coal: $
Oil:$
(1C)
Nuclear: $
Other: $
dd)
(le)
Gas:$
Nuclear: $
Other:$
(2a)
(2b)
Coal: $
Oil:$
(2c)
(2d)
(2e)
Gas:$
Nuclear: $
Other: $
(3b)
(3c)
(3d)
<3e)
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PHASE II COOLING WATER INTAKE STRUCTURES. PLEASE REMEMBER TO RETURN YOUR
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NOTE: The following terms are defined for purposes of this questionnaire only. The definitions at present do not have any
legal meaning with respect to Section 3J6(b) of the Clean Water Act.
7Q10 Value: The lowest average 7 consecutive day low flow with an average recurrence frequency of
once in 10 years determined hydrologically.
Air Conditioning: The process and equipment used to control the temperature and humidity of indoor
air. Cooling water is used in some types of air conditioning systems.
Annual Average Flow (in Million Gallons per Day): The total flow calculated by summing actual daily
flows (in million gallons) and dividing by 365 days.
Annual Cooling Water Intake Flow Rate: The total volume of cooling water withdrawn by a specific
intake structure per calender year.
Average Daily Intake Flow: The total volume of cooling water withdrawn by a specific intake structure
over a 24-hour day.
Bar Rack/Trash Rack: A device consisting of parallel spaced bars placed at or near the opening of an
intake structure to mechanically stop debris and /or large organisms from entering a facility's water system.
Bay or Cove (natural or constructed): An inlet created when the shoreline of a water body is indented.
Bays are generally larger than coves but are smaller than gulfs. Coves are generally sheltered. Bays and
COVeS are considered part of the COOling water intake Structure. [NOTE: The Chesapeake Bay and the San Francisco
Bay are examples of estuaries even though the term bay appears in their name.] See Figure 1 for a graphical view of an intake structure
incorporating a bay or cove.
Figure 1. Example of an Intake Structure Incorporating a Bay or Cove
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Combined-Cycle Unit: An electric generating unit that consists of one or more gas turbines or internal
combustion engines and one or more steam boilers. Part of the required input to the boiler(s) is provided
by the exhaust gas (waste heat) of the combustion turbine(s).
Confluence of Tributaries: The point of juncture of two or more tributaries.
Contact Cooling Water: Cooling water that directly meets any raw material, intermediate product,
finished product, by-product, or water product as part of a plant's operation.
Conservation Pool: Measures of the minimum depth of water needed in a reservoir to ensure proper
performance of the system relying upon the reservoir. Conservation pools are measurements of the
elevation of the water in relation to the elevation of the dam.
Cooling Canal/Channel: An artificial, channelized waterway used to transfer heat added to water from
operations within a plant to the atmosphere.
Cooling Lake: A body of water that is formed by the construction of a dam, berm, or levee in a natural
watershed and which relies on the banks of the natural watershed to provide the majority of the
containment of the impounded water. A cooling lake is a means for transferring to the atmosphere heat
added to water by facility operations.
Cooling Operations: Activities that transfer heat from one medium or activity to cooling water (with the
exception of nonprocess air conditioning).
Cooling Pond: A body of water that is formed by the construction of a dam, berm, or levee on land, has
no significant watershed, and which requires the manmade containment surround most or all of the
impounded water. A cooling pond is a means for transferring to the atmosphere heat added to water by
facility operations.
Cooling Tower: A structure which functions as a heat exchanger and is designed to provide cooling by
the forced evaporation of water into an air stream using either mechanical energy (forced draft) or ambient
buoyancy (natural draft) to provide the movement of the air stream through the tower.
Cooling Water: Refers to both contact and non-contact cooling water, including water used for air
conditioning, equipment cooling, evaporative cooling tower makeup, and dilution of effluent heat content.
The intended use of the cooling water is to absorb waste heat rejected from the process or processes
employed or from auxiliary operations on the plant's premises.
Cooling Water Discharge Outfall: The total structure used to direct water that has been used for contact
and non-contact cooling purposes within a facility into Waters of the United States.
Cooling Water Intake Row Rate: The total volume of cooling water withdrawn by a specific intake
structure over a specific time-period.
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Cooling Water Intake Structure: The total structure used to withdraw water from a water source up to
the point of the first intake pump or series of pumps. The intended use of the cooling water is to adsorb
waste heat rejected from processes employed or from auxiliary operations on the plant's premises. Single
cooling water intake structures may have multiple intake bays and could serve more than one generating
unit. If a plant has intake structures may withdraw water for purposes besides cooling, the entire intake
structure should be considered a cooling water intake structure under the questionnaire.
Cooling Water System: A system that provides water to/from a plant to transfer heat from equipment or
processes therein. The system includes, but is not limited to, water intake and outlet structures, cooling
towers, ponds, pumps, pipes, and canals/channels. For plants that use surface water for cooling, a system
begins at the first barrier(s) to ingress and/or egress by fish and other aquatic wildlife (e.g., at the weir wall,
at the trash rack, etc.) and ends at the discharge outlet(s). See also Cooling Water intake structure.
Cove: See Bay.
Critical Aquatic Habitat: Biological or physical features of an area that are essential for the conservation
and preservation of aquatic threatened or endangered species and may require special management
considerations or protection.
Daily Maximum Flow: The maximum flow recorded for any one day during a given month.
Daily Minimum Flow: The minimum flow recorded for any one day during a given month.
Design Through-Screen Velocity: The value assigned during the design phase of a CWIS to the speed
at which intake water passes through the intake screen (or other technology) against which organisms may
be impinged or where they may be entrained.
Discharge: When used without qualification, means the discharge of a pollutant. Discharge of a pollutant
means: (i) any discharge of any pollutant or combination of pollutants to waters of the United States from
any point source, or (ii) any addition of any pollutant or combination of pollutants to the waters of the
contiguous zone or the ocean from any point source other than a vessel or other floating craft which is
being used as a means of transportation. See also 40 CFR 122.2.
Discrete Biological Study of Entrainment: A study that has been distinctly undertaken to evaluate the
biological effects of entrainment over a specified time period. The study has discrete starting and ending
points. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the rate and/or number of organisms withdrawn from the
intake water body and into the cooling water flow and thus, into a cooling water system. The study may
involve evaluations of one or more intake structures.
Discrete Biological Study of Impingement: A study that has been distinctly undertaken to evaluate the
biological effects of impingement over a specified time period. The study has discrete starting and ending
points. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the rate and/or number of organisms are trapped against the
outer part of one or more intake structures during periods of cooling water withdrawal.
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Domestic Parent Firm: The highest level domestic business entity in a facility's organizational structure.
A firm owned by another U.S. firm is not a domestic parent firm. On the contrary, a U.S. firm owned by
a foreign firm is a domestic parent firm.
DUNS Number: A number assigned to a business using the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS)
developed by the Dun and Bradstreet Corporation.
Effluent: Outflow of wastewater from a plant to waters of the United States.
Electric Utility: Any corporation, person, agency, authority, or other legal entity or instrumentality that
owns and/or operates facilities within the United States, its territories, or Puerto Rico for the generation,
transmission, distribution, or sale of electric energy primarily for use by the public and files forms listed
in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 18, Part 141. Facilities that qualify as cogenerators or small
power producers under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) are not considered electric
utilities.
Energy Information Administration (EIA): The independent statistical and analytical agency within
the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). In support of its analytic activities, the EIA administers a series
of data collection efforts including Forms EIA-412, EIA-767, EIA-860, and EIA-861.
Entrainment: The merging of small aquatic organisms with the flow of cooling water entering and
passing through a cooling water intake structure, and, thus, into a cooling water system.
Environmental Impact: Human induced change or pressure on the natural environment.
Estuary: A semi-enclosed coastal body of water that has a free connection with the open sea and is
strongly affected by tidal action. In an estuary, sea water is mixed (and usually measurably diluted) with
fresh water from land drainage. [NOTE: The Chesapeake Bay and the San Francisco Bay are examples of estuaries even though
the term bay appears in their name. For the purposes of this questionnaire, the term "tidal river" means the seaward most reach of a
river/stream where the salinity is £ 0.5 ppt at a time of annual low flow its surface elevation responds to the effects of coastal lunar tides.
Where the river salinity exceeds 0.5 ppt, the respective river reach will be viewed as estuarine.]
Existing Generating Unit: Units in operation, on standby, on cold standby, on test, in maintenance and
repair, out of service (all year), or on indefinite shutdown. Existing generation units do not include retired
or planned units.
Far-field: The area of a water body, from which cooling water is obtained, where the water velocity
and/or salinity/density is primarily influenced by ambient water conditions and where the cooling water
intake is shown to have minimal effect.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC): A quasi-independent regulatory agency within the
Department of Energy having jurisdiction over interstate electricity sales, wholesale electric rates, hydro-
licensing, natural gas pricing, oil pipeline rates, and gas pipeline certification.
FERC Form 1: The annual report of major electric utilities, licensees and others administered by the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Utilities having, in each of three previous years, sales
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or transmission services that exceed one of the following must submit the FERC Form 1: (1) One million
megawatt hours of total annual sales; (2) 100 megawatt hours of annual sales for resale; (3) 500 megawatt
hours of annual power exchanges delivered; or (4) 500 megawatt hours of annual wheeling for others
(deliveries plus losses).
Firm Power: Power or power-producing capacity intended to be available at all times during the period
covered by a guaranteed commitment to deliver, even under adverse conditions.
First Mortgage Bond: A secured debt security that has as collateral an asset or assets that have not
previously been mortgaged.
Fish and Shellfish Spawning and Nursery Area: A region selected by invertebrate and vertebrate
aquatic organisms for depositing eggs and for development of larval, post larval, and juvenile life stages.
Aquatic organisms may spawn their eggs directly into the water column (broadcast and pelagic spawners)
or attach eggs to hard- or soft-bottom substrate, including prepared nests (demersal or benthic spawners).
Fish Diversion or Avoidance System: Mechanisms designed to divert or induce fish to swim away from
cooling water intake structures.
Fish Handling and/or Return System: Any system that collects, and/or transports live organisms from
an intake structure back to the source water body at a point away from the influence of the intake.
Form EIA-412: The annual report of public electric utilities administered by the Energy Information
Administration.
Full-Tune Equivalent Employee (FTE): The normalized unit for counting employees at a facility. One
FTE equals 2,000 hours of work (8 hours per day for 250 days) during a calendar year. As such, two part-
time employees, each working 1,000 hours per year, would be counted together as one FTE.
Generating Unit: A combination of physically connected generators), reactor(s), boiler(s), combustion
turbine(s), or other prime mover(s) operated together to produce electric power.
Gross Electricity Generation: The total amount of electric energy produced by the generating units of
a given plant or nonutility.
Groundwater: Water found beneath the earth's surface. It is usually held in aquifers and is often the
source of water for wells and streams.
Highest Level of Domestic Business Entity: An organizational concept used to define the ownership
structure of an electric utility. A firm owned by another U.S. firm is not the highest level of domestic
business entity. On the contrary, a U.S. firm owned by a foreign firm is the highest level of domestic
business entity.
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Horizontal Merger: The combination or consolidation of two or more electric utilities or other firms into
one business entity. The merged entity may carry the name of one of the original entities or may receive
a new name.
Impingement: The trapping and holding of larger aquatic organisms to the outer part of an intake
structure or against screening devices during periods of cooling water withdrawal.
Intake Bays: Temporary holding areas designed to direct water toward the pump well of a specific intake
structure.
Intake Canal/Channel (natural or constructed): A channelized conduit that diverts water before its
passage through screens or other filtering devices and before its entrance into an intake structure. See
Figure 2 for a graphical view of an intake structure employing an intake canal
Figure 2. Example of an Intake Structure Employing an Intake Canal
WATER
SOURCE
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Plan View
Intake Structure: See Cooling Water Intake Structure.
Kilowatt-hour: One thousand watt hours. A watt hour is a unit of work or energy equivalent to the power
of one watt operating for one hour.
Lake: A natural water body or an impounded stream, usually fresh, surrounded by land or by land and a
man-made retainer (e.g., a dam). Lakes may be fed by rivers, streams, springs, and/or local precipitation.
Latitude: The angular distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees or in hours, minutes,
and seconds along a meridian.
Local Water Supplier: An entity whose primary business objective is to provide potable water from
surface water and/or groundwater to year-round residents. In some instances, such suppliers may sell
nonpotable water (or water not meeting public health standards) to industrial and other facilities. Local
water suppliers can be privately and/or publicly-owned and operated.
Long-Term Firm Purchases of Power: Electricity purchase agreements that cannot unilaterally be
discontinued between now and January 1, 2003 and that do not terminate before January 1,2003. See also
Firm Power.
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Long-Term Firm Sales for Resale: Electricity sales for resale agreements that cannot unilaterally be
discontinued between now and January 1,2003 and that do not terminate before January 1,2003. See also
Finn Power,
Longitude: The angular distance on the earth east or west of the prime meridian, expressed in degrees or
in hours, minutes, and seconds.
Major Electric Utility: Utilities having, in each of three previous years, sales or transmission services
that exceed one of the following must submit the FERC Form 1: (1) One million megawatt hours of total
annual sales; (2) 100 megawatt hours of annual sales for resale; (3) 500 megawatt hours of annual power
exchanges delivered; or (4) 500 megawatt hours of annual wheeling for others (deliveries plus losses).
Makeup Water: "New water" intended to replace water lost to evaporation, blowdown, and drift in a
recirculating cooling water system. See New Water.
Mean Annual Flow: The average of daily flows over a calendar year.
Mean High Water Level: The average height of the high water over at least 19 years.
Mean Low Water Level: The average height of the low water over at least 19 years.
Mean Tidal Volume: An average of the volume of water entering and leaving an estuary or tidal river as
the water level fluctuates because of the tides.
Mean Water Level: A plane midway between mean high water and mean low water.
Migratory Routes: Route taken by aquatic populations during seasonal movement from one region to
another.
Monthly Average Flows: An average flow calculated by summing all of the actual or calculate daily
flows during a particular month and dividing that sum by the total number of calendar days in the month.
Natural Draft Cooling Tower: A cooling water tower that has no mechanical device to create airflow
through the tower. Usually applied in very small or very large applications.
National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD): Commonly referred to as mean sea level. Established by
the National Geodetic Survey, NGVD are the permanent landmarks of known position and elevation
throughout the United States from which elevations can be surveyed. The location of the nearest
benchmark can be obtained by contacting either the local or national U.S.G.S. office.
Near-Field: Area of the intake water body where velocity and/or salinity/density become affected by the
removal of water.
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Net Electricity Generation: Gross electricity generation minus plant use from all electric utility owned
plants. The energy required for pumping at a pumped-storage plant is regarded as plant use and must be
deducted from the gross generation.
Net Peak Demand: The maximum load during a specified period of time, net of plant use.
New Water: Water that the plant directly withdraws from a water source through an intake structure or
water received from another entity. New water does not include water that is recirculated or recycled
within the plant.
Non-contact Cooling Water: Cooling water that does not come into contact with any raw materials,
intermediate products, finished products, by-products, or waste products.
Non-recirculating Canals/Channels, Lakes, or Ponds: Cooling structures used in conjunction with a
once through cooling water system that treats, all or a portion of the cooling water discharge from a plant.
Non-recirculating Cooling Towers: Cooling towers used in conjunction with a once through cooling
water system that treats, all or a portion of the cooling water discharge from a plant.
Non-tidal Rivers/Streams: Rivers or streams which do not receive significant inflows of water from
oceans or bays due to tidal action.
Nonutility Power Producer: A corporation, person, agency, authority, or other legal entity or
instrumentality that owns electric generating capacity and is not an electric utility. Nonutility power
producers include FERC Qualifying Cogenerators, FERC Qualifying Small Power Producers, and Other
Nonutility Generators (including Independent Power Producers) without a designated francnised service
area and which do not file forms listed in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 18, Part 141.
North American Industrial Classification System: A new system initiated in January 1997 to classify
industries. This new system replaces the existing Standard Industrial Code (SIC) system and identifies
industries according to the type of production activities performed. NAICS industries are identified using
a 6-digit code.
NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) Permit: A permit required to be held under
Section 402 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1342 et seq.) by any point source discharging pollutants
to waters of the United States. Permits may address effluent discharges, storm water, or sewage sludge
management practices and may be issued by an EPA Region or a Federally-approved State NPDES
program.
Ocean: Marine open coastal waters other than those water bodies classified as estuaries, embayments or
fjords, each of which are semi-enclosed and have readily identifiable geographic boundaries.
Once-through Cooling Water System: A system designed to withdraw water from a natural or other
water source, run it through a plant for contact and/or non-contact cooling purposes, and then discharge
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it to a water body without recirculation. Once-through cooling water systems may use canals/channels,
ponds, or non-recirculating towers to dissipate waste heat from the water before it is discharged.
Open Area: The wetted area (in square feet) of the opening to the cooling water intake structure minus
the area (in square feet) of any structural members associated with technologies located at the intake
opening.
Operating Hours: The total number of hours the cooling water intake structure was operating (taking in
water) excluding any hours when the cooling water intake structure was down for routine maintenance or
not operational for other reasons.
Outage: The period during which a generating unit, transmission line, or other facility is out of service.
Passive Intake System: Devices placed at or near the opening of an intake structure that, with little or no
mechanical activity, stops debris and/or organisms from entering a plant's water system. Most passive
intake systems achieve very low withdrawal velocities at the screening medium.
Planned or Under Construction: Cooling water intake structures for which funds have been authorized
and are expected to go into commercial service within the next 7 years. It does not include structures that
are presently operational, temporarily offline, permanently offline, or operating under test conditions.
Plant: A facility at which are located prime movers, electric generators, and auxiliary equipment for
converting mechanical, chemical, and/or nuclear energy into electric energy. A plant may contain more
than one type of prime mover. Electric utility plants exclude facilities that satisfy the definition of a
qualifying facility under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978.
Plant's Own Groundwater Supply: A plant is considered as having its own groundwater supply when
it owns and operates its own onsite well or directly withdraws water from other groundwater sources. The
plant may treat the water, depending on its intended uses. Moreover, the plant may sell the water to other
parties and/or use it onsite. The plant, however, would not provide potable water to residential populations
like a local water supplier.
Plant's Own Surface Water Supply: Water from ponds and reservoirs contained within the plant's
boundary.
Point Source: Any discernible, confined, and discrete conveyance, including but not limited to, any pipe,
ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, discrete fissure, container, rolling stock, concentrated animal feeding
operation, landfill leachate collection system, vessel or other floating craft from which pollutants are or
may be discharged. The term does not include return flows from irrigated agriculture or agricultural storm
water run off. See also 40 CFR 122.2.
Pond, Natural: A still body of water that is generally smaller than a lake.
Power: The rate at which energy is transferred. Electrical energy is usually measured in watts.
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Power Exchanges: Transactions involving a balancing of debits and credits for energy, capacity, etc.
Power Purchases: Electric energy bought from a utility or non-utility power provider.
Prime Mover: The engine, turbine, water wheel, or similar machine that drives an electric generator. It
can also be a device that directly converts energy to electricity such as a photovoltaic solar cell or a fuel
cell.
Privately-Owned Treatment Works: A treatment works that is not publicly owned and whose owner
is not the operator of the works. The term includes any device and system used to handle and/or treat
liquid wastes.
Process Operations: Industrial activities that directly result in the production of a plant's primary output.
Protected Aquatic Sanctuaries: Aquatic areas formally established by federal or state governments to
protect and conserve aquatic natural resources and habitat.
Public Electric Utility: Nonprofit, governmental-chartered entity established to generate, transmit, and/or
distribute electricity to wholesale or retail customers.
Publicly-Owned Treatment Works: A treatment works owned by the State or municipality. The term
refers to any devices and systems used to store, treat, recycle, and reclaim municipal sewage or industrial
wastes of a liquid nature. It also refers to sewers, pipes, and other conveyances only if they convey
wastewater to a POTW treatment plant.
Rate of Return on Capital: The profits realized by a utility as a percentage of capital outlays made by
that utility. Under utility regulation, the rate of return is subject to approval by the regulatory jurisdiction(s)
under which the utility operates.
Recirculating Cooling Water System: A system designed to withdraw water from a natural or other
water source to support contact and non-contact cooling uses within a plant The water is generally sent
to a cooling canal/channel, lake, pond, or tower in order for waste heat to be dissipated. (Some facilities
may divert the "waste heat" to other process operations.) Once accomplished, the water is returned to the
system. New source water (called make-up water) is added to the system to replenish losses due to
blowdown, drift, and evaporation. For the purposes of the questionnaire, the term does not include non-
recirculating cooling canals/channels, ponds, or towers.
Reefs: An aggregation of rocks or corals at or near the surface of water.
Reservoir: A natural or constructed basin where water is collected and stored and from where it is piped
for various uses.
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Revenues: The total amount of money received by a firm from sales of its products and/or services, gains
from the sales or exchange of assets, interest and dividends earned on investments, and other increases in
the owner's equity except those arising from capital adjustments.
Rural Electric Cooperative: An electric utility legally established to be owned by and operated for the
benefit of those using its service. The utility company will generate, transmit, and/or distribute supplies
of electric energy to a specified area not being serviced by another utility. Such ventures are generally
exempt from Federal income tax laws. Most electric cooperatives have been initially financed by the Rural
Utilities Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Rural Utilities Service (RUS): Formerly the Rural Electrification Administration, the Rural Utilities
Service in the Department of Agriculture was established in 1936 with the purpose of extending credit to
cooperatives to provide electric service to small rural communities and farms.
RUS Form 12: The annual report of rural electric cooperatives administered by the Rural Utilities Service
(RUS). Rural electric cooperatives that generate electricity and that have borrowed money from the RUS
are required to file the RUS Form 12.
Sales for Resale: Energy supplied to other electric utilities, cooperatives, municipalities, and Federal and
State electric agencies for resale to ultimate consumers.
Securities Rating Agency: An agency rating securities such as bonds, stocks, commercial papers and
other obligations. Examples of securities rating agencies include, but are not limited to, Moody's, Standard
& Poor, and Duff & Phelps.
Shoreline Intake Structure: An intake structure where the opening is closely aligned with the shoreline.
Skimmer/Curtain/or Baffle Wall: A vertical wall at the entrance to a screen or intake structure extending
from above to some point below the water surface. Skimmer/curtain/or baffle walls function to direct
colder waters from below the surface into the cooling water intake structure. See Figure 3 for example of
skimmer wall.
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code: A national classification system that organizes business
entities into production-based and market-based categories identified by a 4-digit code. There are three
levels of SIC codes: primary, secondary, and tertiary. Primary SIC codes are assigned based on the
principal product or group of products produced or distributed by an establishment or for services rendered
by the plant. Additional SIC codes are assigned for any secondary and tertiary products produced or for
services rendered by an establishment.
Standby: Operating status of a plant or generating unit that is generally running under no-load but that
is available to replace or supplement a plant or unit normally in service.
Steam-Electric Generating Unit: A generating unit in which the prime mover is a steam turbine. The
turbines convert thermal energy (steam or hot water) produced by generators or boilers to mechanical
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energy or shaft torque. This mechanical energy is used to power electric generators, which convert the
mechanical energy to electricity, including combined cycle electric generating units.
Submerged Intake Structure Flush with the Shoreline: An intake structure where the opening is evenly
aligned with the shoreline and that always draws water from substantially below the surface of the water
body. See Figure 3 for a graphical view of a submerged intake structure flush with the shoreline.
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a water body. The intake opening is submerged and the water is always withdrawn from below the surface
of the water body. See Figure 4 for a graphical view of a submerged offshore intake structure.
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Submerged Vegetation: Vascular plants that are of significant ecological value because they provide
prime habitat for aquatic species, and that live and grow completely under the surface, except that some
species have flowers that may appear temporarily above the water.
Surface Intake Structure Flush with the Shoreline: An intake structure flush with the shoreline which
withdraws water from or near the surface Of the water body. See Figure 5 for a graphical view of a surface intake
structure flush with the shoreline.
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Surface Water: Bodies of water including lakes, ponds, or reservoirs; non-tidal rivers or streams; tidal
rivers; estuaries; fjords; oceans; and bays/coves.
Temporarily Offline: Cooling water systems that are presently out of commercial service but are
expected to return. The category includes systems on inactive reserve and systems deactivated (i.e.,
systems not normally used but available for service).
Tidal Rivers: Rivers which receive regular, significant inflows of water from oceans or bays due to tidal
action.[NOTE: For the purposes of this questionnaire, the term "tidal river" means the seaward most reach of a river/stream where the
salinity is <_ 0.5 ppt at a time of annual low flow its surface elevation responds to the effects of coastal lunar tides. Where the river salinity
exceeds 0.5ppt, the respective river reach will be viewed as estuarine.]
Total Capital Costs: The total sum of all construction costs; design, engineering, and architectural costs;
equipment costs; construction material costs; instrumentation costs; installation labor costs; and allowances
for funds used during construction (AFUDC).
Trash Rack: See Bar Rack.
Traveling or Other Intake Screen System: Devices placed at or near the opening of an intake structure
to mechanically stop smaller debris and/or organisms from entering a plant's water system.
Typical Calendar Year: A year in which the facility and its cooling water intake structures are operated
in a normal, routine, regular, or otherwise standard fashion.
Water Body: Any number of potential sources of intake water for cooling water intake structures.
Includes municipal water sources, ground well water, oceans, lakes, reservoirs, rivers, and estuaries.
Water Supply of Plant Other Than Own: Water obtained or purchased from a plant other than itself.
This other plant would own and operate its own onsite well or directly withdraw water from surface water
or other sources of groundwater. Depending upon the intended uses of the withdrawn water, the other
plant might provide treatment. Moreover, the other plant might sell the water to other entities or use it
onsite. The other plant, however, would not provide potable water to residential populations like a local
water supplier.
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Waters of the United States (US.): All waters which are currently used, were used in the past, or may
be susceptible to use in interstate or foreign commerce, including all waters subject to the ebb and flow
of the tide. Waters of the United States include, but are not limited to, all interstate waters and intrastate
lakes, rivers, streams (including intermittent streamsX mudflats, wetlands, sloughs, prairie potholes, wet
meadows, playa lakes, or natural ponds. The definition includes waters which are or could be used by
interstate or foreign travelers for recreation or other purposes and those waters from which fish or shellfish
are or could be taken and sold in interstate or foreign commerce or which are used or could be used for
industrial purposes by industries in interstate commerce. Waste treatment systems, including treatment
ponds or lagoons designed to meet the requirements of the CWA are not waters of the U.S. See 40 CFR 122.2
for a more complete definition,
Water Used for Process Activities: Water that will come in contact with or result from the production
or use of any raw material, intermediate product, finished product, waste product, or wastewater. This
includes water used in processes whose discharge is regulated by effluent limitations and new source
performance standards and stormwater runoff which comes in contact with industrial materials or
processes.
For facilities covered under the Steam Electric Point Source Category (40 CFR Part 423), this would
include water used for boiler makeup or freshwater, ash handling systems, metal cleaning systems, screen
backwash, laboratory activities, wastewater treatment (filter backwash, demineralizer waters, etc.), and
service water not otherwise designated.
Weir (or Skimmer or Curtain) Wall: A device placed before an intake structure to prevent warmer
surface water and floating debris from entering the intake structure.
Wetlands: Areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration
sufficient to support, and under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically
adapted for life in saturated soil conditions.
Zero Discharge Plant: A plant that does not return any treated or untreated plant effluent (excluding
stormwater) to surface water, a POTW, a privately-owned treatment works, or a groundwater injection
well. An example of a zero-discharge plant might be an entity that discharges its total effluent to an
evaporative pond or that completely recycles Us wastewater.
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