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<br />000588 <br /> <br />POWER AND ENERGY <br /> <br />COLORADO <br /> <br />Colorado policy states that energy needs should be addresaed without <br /> <br />irreversibly degrading the. environment or water resources. Energy conservation <br /> <br />is a goal of the State. <br /> <br />IOWA <br />~ <br /> <br />Electric energy development in the State should depend on the surface <br /> <br />water resource because of the high rate and large quantity of water required <br /> <br />for a power plant cooling system. Small plant requirements may be met by <br /> <br />ground water as well as tower makeup demands for plants with IOO MW capacity or <br /> <br />less. <br /> <br />Any increases in power or other comparably heavy industrial water use <br /> <br />other than from the alluvial aquifers along border streams can be provided from <br /> <br />ground water in Iowa after careful evaluation of the impacts has been made on <br /> <br />the available supplies. Any surface withdrawals for these uses on the interior <br /> <br />streams of Iowa must be predicated on providing adequate storage. <br /> <br />prospective future electric generating plants should fully consider State <br /> <br />water quality standards for thermal discharge in their site selection process. <br /> <br />On interior streams of the State, closed-cycle cooling should be <br /> <br />encouraged in order to eliminate any adverse impact on the aquatic habitat. <br /> <br />The State should encourage power interests to locate major generation <br /> <br />facilities on the border streams or consider interior storage along with <br /> <br />cooling tower units. <br /> <br />Continued support of the Iowa Energy Policy Council's policy energy <br /> <br />conservation program is recommended as an aid in controlling the amount of <br /> <br />water which must be withdrawn and used for energy production. <br /> <br />G-35 <br />