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• New York Plant's Water Permit Denied by State Regulators
  Engineering News Record (ENR)
  April 14, 2010
  http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inwd100414NYWaterPermi
  

• Critics of Brockton power plant scrutinize wastewater plant emissions
  By Kyle Alspach
  September 23, 2009
  http://www.wickedlocal.com/brockton/archive/x1395049624/Critics-of-Brockton-power-plant-scrutinize-wastewater-plant-emissions

• Treated Wastewater for Thirsty Power Plants
  By KATE GALBRAITH
  November 4, 2008
  http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/treated-wastewater-for-thirsty-power-plants/

• The Energy-Water Paradox
  By KATE GALBRAITH
  October 24, 2008
  http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/24/the-energy-water-paradox/

• Power magazine article on cooling water : "Conserve Water by Improving Cooling Tower Efficiency"
  by William F. Harfst
  January 1, 2009
  http://www.powermag.com/o_and_m/Conserve-Water-by-Improving-Cooling-Tower-Efficiency_1614.html

• City building $17.5 million line for 'reclaimed' water to UT
  by Marty Toohey
  December 29, 2009
  http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/city-building-17-5-million-line-for-reclaimed-154994.html

• Energy Project Could Threaten Water Supply in Salina, Kansas
  by Darrin Stineman
  November 14, 2006
  http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-154411192.html

• Drought could force shutdown of nuclear, coal plants
  by Frank Vinluan
  November 23, 2007
  http://triangle.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2007/11/26/story5.html

• Arizona Nuclear Power Plant To Buy Wastewater From Cities; Agreement Is Win-Win For Plant And Cities
  by April Murelio
  April 7, 2010-04-20
  http://nuclearstreet.com/blogs/nuclear_power_news/archive/2010/04/07/arizona-nuclear-power-plant-to-buy-wastewater-from-cities-agreement-is-win-win-for-plant-and-cities-0407.aspx

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Impaired Waters for Cooling – Industrial Practices

• "Recycling, Reuse Define Future Plant Designs", Mark Yarbrough.
  Power, v 150, iss 4, p 26. May 2006 .        
  http://www.powermag.com/water/Recycling-reuse-define-future-plant-designs_562.html

• HPD Company. "Redhawk Power Station - Arlington, AZ." 
  Accessed: January 31, 2007.
  http://www.hpdsystems.com/en/references/?case=5376

• Arizona Public Service (APS), "Power Plants."
  Accessed: January 31st, 2007.
  http://www.aps.com/general_info/AboutAPS_18.html

• California Energy Commission. "Resource, Reliability and Environmental Concerns of Aging Power Plant Operations and Retirements."
  August 2004.
  http://www.energy.ca.gov/2004_policy_update/documents/2004-08-26_workshop/2004-08-04_100-04-005D.PDF

• Virtual Nuclear Tourist. "Palo Verde."
  Accessed: January 31st, 2007.
  http://www.nucleartourist.com/us/pvngs.htm

• Hansen, T. "Waste Not, Water Not,"
  Power Engineering, p 40. September 2006.
  "Southern California Public Power authority’s Magnolia Power Project earns Power’s highest honor,"
  Power. September 2005.
  http://www.pennenergy.com/index/power/display/273472/articles/power-engineering/volume-110/issue-9/features/waste-not-water-not.html

• California Energy Commission. "Walnut Creek Energy Park Power Plant Licensing Case."
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://www.energy.ca.gov/sitingcases/walnutcreek/index.html

• Damon S. Williams Associates, LLC. (DSWA). "Summary of Water Reuse Projects."
  Accessed: January 31, 2007.
  http://www.dswa.net/site/htm/Sub_Resources/reUse_summ6.htm

• Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. "Water Reclamation."
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://wsoweb.ladwp.com/Aqueduct/historyoflaa/reclamation.htm

• "Water - It's a Way of Life," Business Life Magazine,
  May 1997.
  http://www.businesslife.com/newsstand/bl_pastissues/1997/may97/water.html

• "Federal Operating Permits Program Engineering Evaluation of Applicable Federal Requirements."
  Accessed: January 31st, 2007.
  http://www.arb.ca.gov/fcaa/tv/tvinfo/permits/but/popiev.pdf

• Colorado Springs Utilities. "Nonpotable Water Development."
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://www.csu.org/about/projects/sds/public_meetings/5341.pdf

• Calpine Energy Power Plants.
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://www.calpine.com/power/index.asp

• FLDEP. "Industrial Uses of Reclaimed Water."
  Accessed: January 23rd, 2007.
  http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/reuse/industry.htm

• Lakeland Electric and Water. "McIntosh Unit 4 PCFB Demonstration Project."
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://www.netl.doe.gov/publications/proceedings/97/97cct/cct_pdf/97CCT4_3.PDF

• Lakeland Electric. "McIntosh Unit 4A PCFB Demonstration Project."
  2003.
  http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/coalpower/cctc/cctdp/project_briefs/lklnda/documents/lklnda.pdf

• City of Lakeland. "Northside Wastewater Treatment Plant Tour."
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://www.lakelandgov.net/water/northsidewrf.html

• Orange County Government, Florida. "History."
  Accessed: April 2007.
  http://www.orangecountyfl.net/cms/DEPT/utilities/History.htm

• Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC). "OUC & Our Environment."
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://www.ouc.com/green/green-environment.htm

• Covanta Energy.
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://www.covantaenergy.com/facilities/wte/index.asp

• Pasco County, Florida. "Comprehensive Plan - 2025."
  March 2005.
  http://www.pascocountyfl.net/devser/gm/complan06/support/PublicFac.pdf

• Dept. of Environmental Regulation, Florida. "Pasco County Resource Recovery Facility, Case No. PA 87-23A, Conditions of Certification."
  Modified April 2003.
  http://www.dep.state.fl.us/siting/Highlights/Conditions/8723Pasc/Pasco%202004%20-%20Mod%20A.pdf

• "Watereuse Association Announces Annual Awards."
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://www.watereuse.org/news/newsrel_091703.htm

• Wheelabrator Technologies Inc.
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://www.wheelabratortechnologies.com/wti/index.asp

• "Sam O. Purdom Generating Station."
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://www.talgov.com/you/electric/purdom.cfm

• FLDEP. "Northwest District Pollution Prevention Success Stories Links."
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://www.dep.state.fl.us/northwest/P2/p2capital.htm

• FLDEP.
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://www.myflorida.com/myflorida/cabinet/agenda98/0428/dop0428.html

• "Water Reuse in Florida."
  May 1999.
  http://www2.hawaii.edu/~nabil/wateruse.htm

• "Water Reuse for Florida, the Reuse Coordinating Committee."
  June 2003.
  http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/conservation/reclaimed/water-reuse-florida.pdf

• "Water Reuse-Iowa's First Application of Effluent Use for Power Plant Cooling Water, Iowa."
  Accessed: January 2007.
  http://www.iamu.org/main/Stormwater/Case%20Studies/Clear%20Lake.pdf

• "Emery Generating Station, Clear Lake, Iowa." Power Magazine,
  August 2005.
  "2005 Engineering Excellence Awards Winners, American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts."
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://www.acecma.org/eea/2005/Info_on_05_winners_for_06_web_app.doc

• Wheelabrator. "North Andover." Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://www.gvrd.bc.ca/recycling-and-garbage/submissions/WasteManagementofCanada-WheelabratorTechnologiesInc/NoAndfactsheet.pdf

• Maryland Power Plant Research Program (PPRP). "Power Plants in Maryland – Panda Brandywine."
  Accessed: January 2007.
  http://esm.versar.com/pprp/powerplants-new/panda.htm

• "USFilter supplies filtration for two NJ facilities."
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://waternet.com/news.asp?mode=4&N_ID=33781

• Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG). "The Linden Generating Station,"
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://www.pseg.com/companies/fossil/plants/linden.jsp

• Water-Technology-Net. “Linden Combined Cycle Plant Reclaimed Water Reuse System, NJ, USA.”
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://www.water-technology.net/projects/reclaimed_water/

• Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG). "The Bergen Generating Station."
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://www.pseg.com/companies/fossil/plants/bergen.jsp

• Bergen County Utilities Authority. "Wastewater Effluent Beneficial Reuse Program."
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://www.bcua.org/WPC_VT_WasteWaterReUse.htm

• PNM Company. "San Juan Generating Station."
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://www.pnm.com/systems/sj.htm

• Water Reuse Association. "Water Reuse News",
  June 2004.
  http://www.watereuse.org/news/wrnews_061804.htm

• Sierra Pacific Power Company.
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://www.sierrapacific.com/news/releases/ShowPR.cfm?pr_id=1220

• Bechtel. "InterGen Completes Financing and Breaks Ground on 1100-Megawatt Redbud Energy Project in Oklahoma (10/25/2001)."
  http://www.bechtel.com/newsarticles/84.asp

• Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality.
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://www.deq.state.ok.us/WQDnew/opdes/industrial/power_plants/power_plants.asp

• "Klamath Cogeneration Project."
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://www.oregon.gov/ENERGY/SITING/KCP.shtml

• "Power enough for whole valley."
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://www.mailtribune.com/archive/2000/december/121700n2.htm

• "2006 Interim report for the limerick Generating Station Water Supply Modification Demonstration Project and Wadesville Mine Pool Withdrawal and Streamflow Augmentation Demonstration Project."
  Prepared for Exelon Nuclear, 2006.
  http://www.state.nj.us/drbc/wadesville/06report.pdf

• Exelon Nuclear. "Limerick Generating Station."
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://www.exeloncorp.com/ourcompanies/powergen/nuclear/limerick_generating_station.htm

• Exelon Nuclear. "Limerick Mine Water Flow Augmentation."
  Accessed: Febuary 2007. http://www.exeloncorp.com/aboutus/environment/environmental_performance/water/Limerick+Mine+Water+Flow+Augmentation+Project.htm

• "Combined Heat and Power Units located in Pennsylvania."
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://www.eea-inc.com/chpdata/States/PA.html

• Reading Anthracite.
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://www.readinganthracite.com/rich.html

• "Why Should Rhode Island Explore Wastewater Reuse Opportunities?"
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://www.wrb.state.ri.us/wapacmeetings/integrated/ReuseBroc.pdf

• Xcel Energy. "Nichols Station."
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://www.xcelenergy.com/XLWEB/CDA/0,3080,1-1-1_1875_4797_4063-3615-10_15_15-0,00.html

• Xcel Energy. "Harrington."
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://www.xcelenergy.com/XLWEB/CDA/0,3080,1-1-1_1875_4797_4063-3613-10_15_15-0,00.html

• UNEP. "International Source Book On Environmentally Sound Technologies
  for Wastewater and Stormwater Management (4.4 Reuse)."
  Accessed: January 2007.
  http://www.unep.or.jp/Ietc/Publications/TechPublications/TechPub-15/3-4AmericaNorth/4-4.asp

• "Wastewater Reuse – 2006 Brazos G Regional Water Plan."
  January 2006.
  http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/rwpg/2006_RWP/RegionG/Volume%20II%20Individual%20pdfs/Section%204B.3%20Reuse.pdf

• "263 MW Cogeneration Plant, Cleburne, TX, Tenaska."
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://www.tenaska.com/power/cleburne.html

• "Agenda City of Denton City Council Oct 2003."
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://www.cityofdenton.com/pages/agenda.cfm?Agenda10142003.pdf&object=1407&folderID=130&fileID=1718&action=view

• Garland Power & Light (GP&L). "2003 News Archive."
  http://www.garlandpower-light.org/news/2003opportunity.html

• "Garland Power & Light 2004 Annual Report"
  El Paso Water Utilities. "Wastewater Treatment."
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://www.epwu.org/wastewater/fred_hervey_reclaimation.html

• Xcel Energy. "Jones Station."
  Accessed: Febuary 2007.
  http://www.xcelenergy.com/XLWEB/CDA/0,3080,1-1-1_1875_4797_4063-3614-10_15_15-0,00.html

• "Commonwealth of Virginia, State Coorporation Commision at Richmond."
  April 23, 2002.
  http://www.scc.virginia.gov/caseinfo/pue/case/e020150.pdf

• VA Newswire. "SCC Approves Two Gas-Fired Electric Plants,
  March 17, 2004."
  http://www.vanewswire.com/issues/issue118.html

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