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The Last Straw: Water Use by Power Plants
in the Arid West
Adam C. Leigland, P.E., AICP
Overview
Power plants consume a large chunk of the available water supply in the arid
Western United States. While the consumption is small relative to
agricultural users, power plants can have a significant impact on available
source water in localized areas where drought conditions exist.
This
course examines the uses of water in power plants and the water use conflicts
that can arise when power plants compete with other water consumers for finite
amounts of available water. Technologies are examined which allow power
plants to reduce water consumption. The student will study the attached
document The Last Straw: Water Use by
Power Plants in the Arid West* published by Western Resource Advocates.
The student must take a
multiple-choice quiz consisting of ten (10) questions at the end of
this course to obtain PDH credits.
*Copyright, 2003, Western Resource
Advocates. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The Last Straw: Water Use by
Power Plants in the Arid West is a copyrighted work owned by
Western Resource Advocates. Without advanced written permission from
the copyright owner, no part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or
transmitted in any form or by any means, including, without limitation,
electronic, optical or mechanical means (by way of example, and not limitation,
photocopying, or recording by or in an information storage retrieval system).
For information on permission to copy material exceeding fair use, please
contact Western Resource Advocates, 2260 Baseline Road, Suite 200, Boulder,
CO 80302.
The Last Straw: Water Use by
Power Plants in the Arid West is reproduced and made available on this
website by permission of Western Resource Advocates.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Attained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and
skills:
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Power plant water
use rates in the Western U.S.
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How power plants use
water in the process
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Water competition
and water use conflicts
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Environmental
impacts of power plant water suctions and discharges
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Technologies
available for power plants to reduce water consumption
Course
Click on the following
PDF attachment and review the document The Last Straw: Water Use by
Power Plants in the Arid West
published by Western Resource Advocates prior to taking a quiz
for credit.
The Last Straw: Water Use by Power Plants in the Arid West (511 KB)
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