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Ocean Standards


Thermal Discharges - Cooling Water Intake Structures

CALIFORNIA'S COASTAL POWER PLANTS: Alternative Cooling System Analysis

Report by TetraTech, February 2008

You can download the full report or small, individual sections.

  • Full Report (31 MB)

  • Executive Summary
  • Chapter 1 – Introduction
  • Chapter 2 – Background
  • Chapter 3 – Regulatory Review
  • Chapter 4 – Closed-cycle Cooling
  • Chapter 5 – Study Methods
  • Chapter 6 – Retrofits and Repowers
  • Chapter 7
    • A – Alamitos Generating Station
    • B – Contra Costa Power Plant
    • C – Diablo Canyon Power Plant
    • D – El Segundo Generating Station
    • E – Harbor Generating Station
    • F – Haynes Generating Station
    • G – Huntington Beach Generating Station
    • H – Mandalay Generating Station
    • I – Morro Bay Power Plant
    • J – Moss Landing Power Plant
    • K – Ormond Beach Generating Station
    • L – Pittsburg Power Plant
    • M – Redondo Beach Generating Station
    • N – San Onofro Nuclear Generating Station
    • O – Scattergood Generating Station
  • Appendices

  (Page last updated 7/3/18)

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