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Example

California Water Quality Control Policy for Power Plant Cooling

California established closed-cycle cooling systems as the benchmark technology for compliance with Clean Water Act Section 316(b), on power plant cooling water systems.

Documents

  • Existing Laws

    WATER QUALITY CONTROL POLICY ON THE USE OF COASTAL AND ESTUARINE WATERS FOR POWER PLANT COOLING

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Example

New York’s BTA for Cooling Water Intake Structures

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NPDES Regulations To Establish Requirements for Cooling Water Intake Structures

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Oregon’s Offshore Oil Drilling Ban

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Massachusetts Permitting Revisions Focus on EJ Communities

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Washington Fracking Ban

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