Research Program on Energy & Water Sustainability

Bibliography

I. Conventional power plant water usage

EIA, 2000 Form 767. Steam-Electric Plant Operation and Design Report. Schedule V. Cooling System Information. Section A. Annual Operations.
MSB Associates, 2002. Memo, Potential Water Use for Power Generation in the Intermountain West, prepared by David Schoengold, December 12
Myhre, R. 2002. Water & Sustainability (Volume 3): U.S. Water Consumption of Power Production – The Next Half Century, EPRI, Palo Alto, CA: 1006786.
Afonso, Rui, 2001. Dry vs. Wet-Cooling Technologies, prepared for the Clean Air Task Force by Energy and Environmental Strategies, October.
US EPA, 2001. Federal Register, 40 CFR Parts 9, 122, et al. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System: Regulations Addressing Cooling Water Intake Structures for New Facilities; Final Rule, December 18, 2001. http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-WATER/2001/December/Day-18/w28968.pdf
USGS, 2004. Estimated Use of Water in the United States in 2000, US Geological Survey Circular 1200. http://water.usgs.gov/watuse/
Arizona Water Resource Bulletin, 2001. Power Plants in Arizona – an emerging Industry, a New Water User, January-February 9(4) http://ag.arizona.edu/AZWATER/AWR/janfeb01/feature1.htm
Jarman, Max, 2002. Arizona Climate Chills for Power Developers, The Arizona Republic, December 10, 2002.
Arizona Water Resource Bulletin, 2002. Dry Power Plants Produce Energy Using Less Water, March-April 10(4), http://ag.arizona.edu/AZWATER/awr/marapr02/feautre1.html
US EPA, 2001. Technical Development Document for the Final Regulations Addressing Cooling Water Intake Structures for New Facilities, EPA-821-R-01-036, November. http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/316b/technical/technicaldd.html
Swanekamp, Robert, 2002. Platts Power, Cooling options change for a hot, thirsty industry. September.

II. Renewable generation water usage

O’Hagan, Joe, 2001. California Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, Transcript Siting Committee Workshop before the California Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission. February 8. http://www.energy.ca.gov/siting/constraints/documents/2001-02-08_TRANSCRIPT.PDF
American Wind Energy Association, 1999. Frequently asked questions. http://www.awea.org/faq/water.html
Leitner, Arnold, 2002. Fuel from the Sky: Solar Power’s Potential for Western Energy Supply. http://www.wnergyland.sandia.gov/sunlab/PDFs?FFS_WEB.pdf
U.S. DOE, 2002. Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network. Frequently Asked Questions http://www.eere.energy.gov/geothermal/geofaq.html
Southwest Energy Efficiency Project, 2002. The New Mother Lode. The Potential for More Efficient Electricity Use in the Southwest, November. http://www.swenergy.org/nml/index.html

III. Growing water usage and competition

Green River Technical Memo on Major Reservoir, 2001. State of Wyoming, Green River Basin Water plan Technical Memoranda re Major Reservoir Information http://waterplan.state.wy.us/plan/green/techmemos/reservoir.html
Jarman, Max, 2002. Arizona Climate Chills for Power Developers, The Arizona Republic, December 10, 2002.
Arizona Water Resource Bulletin, 2002. Dry Power Plants Produce Energy Using Less Water, March-April 10(4) http://ag.arizona.edu/AZWATER/awr/marapr02/feature1.html
Seattle Post – Intelligencer, 2002. Power plant shelved after water use denied August 2, 2002 http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/81058_water02.shtml
Department of Energy, 2000. Western Area Power Administration: Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Big Sandy Project, Arizona, 65 Fed. Reg. at-12.
Santa Fe New Mexican, 2003. Tsosie Questions Water Use by ‘Merchant’ Power plants. January 28, 2003. http://www.sfnewmexican.com/

IV. Environmental impacts of power plant water usage

California Energy Commission, 2003. Environmental Performance Report. Integrated Energy Policy Report Proceeding, 100-03-010. August. http://www.energy.ca.gov/reports/2003-08-07_100-03-010.PDF
Meral, Gerald, 2001. Planning and Conservation League, Transcript Siting Committee Workshop before the California Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission. February 8. http://www.energy.ca.gov/siting/constraints/documents/2001-02-08_TRANSCRIPT.PDF
US EPA, 2002. Cooling Water Intake Structures – Section 316(b) Case Study Analysis, Office of Water, EPA-821-R-02-2002 http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/316b/casestudy/
Bevelhimer, Mark and Wayne Bennett, 2000. Assessing cumulative thermal stress in fish during chronic intermittent exposure to high temperatures. Environmental Science and Policy 3:S211-S216.
US EPA Region 10, 2001. Draft Guidance for State and Tribal Temperature Water Quality Standards, October. http://Yosemite.epa.gov/410/water.nsf/1507773cf7ca99a7882569ed007349b5/38ec8cf6cfdea16588256af6006b86dc/$FILE/EPADraftTempGuidance.pdf Anton, Edward, 2001. California Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission. Transcript Siting Committee Workshop before the California Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission. February 8. http://www.energy.ca.gov/siting/constraints/documents/
Capuzzo, Judit, 1979. The Effect of Temperature on the Cooling Toxicity of Chlorinated Cooling Waters to Marine Animals – A Preliminary Review, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 10: 45-47.
40 C.F.F § 423.12, § 423.15
Daniels, David, 2002. Platts Power, Untangling the complexities of cooling water chemistry. September.
Rower, Christopher, W. Hopkins and J. Congdon, 2002. Ecotoxicological Implications of Aquatic Disposal of Coal Combustion Residues in the United States: A Review. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 80: 207-276.
US EPA, 2000. Office of Enforcement Planning, Targeting and Data Division Draft National Sector Analysis for the FY2002/2003 MOA Planning Cycle, September. http://www.seattle.battelle.org/epa-icaa/CAACdocs/Moarpt8.pdf
US EPA, 2000. Preamble of New Facility Rule. Docket W-00-03, DCN: 1-1074-TC.

V. Websites

American Bioenergy Association: www.biomass.org
American Solar Energy Society: www.ases.org
American Wind Energy Association: www.awea.org
Clean Air Task Force: www.catf.us
Clean Water Network: www.cwn.org
Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy: www.dsireusa.org
DOE Renewables: www.eren.doe.gov/RE
Energy Foundation: www.ef.org
Geothermal Resources Council: www.geothermal.org
GreenInfo Network: www.greeninfo.org
Hewlett Foundation: www.hewlett.org
Land and Water Fund of the Rockies: www.lawfund.org
National Wind Technology Center: www.nrel.gov/wind
Northwest Sustainable Energy for Economic Development: www.nwseed.org
Renewable Energy Atlas: www.EnergyAtlas.org
River Network: www.rivernetwork.org
State Energy Offices: www.naseo.org/links/states.htm
Wind Powering America: www.eren.doe.gov/windpoweringamerica