California Water Quality Control Policy for Power Plant Cooling

Pathway: Electricity Decarbonization → Phasing Out the Use of Fossil Fuels for the Generation of Electricity → Impacting Power Plant Economics Through Cooling Water Restrictions

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments

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.

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otcpolicy_2017

Document Type: Existing Laws

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

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