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<br />Or. . ')~ <br />. iJ .L 1. ' I 'J <br /> <br />Water Quality <br /> <br />Cooling water for the plant will be diverted from Huntington Creek <br /> <br />at the location shown on the map and drawing in the Appendix. It is <br /> <br />estimated that 6,000 - 8,000 acre-feet of water will be consumed annually <br /> <br />for a 430-_ unit. The Company plans to use all feasible approaches to <br /> <br />minimize the amount of water actually used, including recirculation <br /> <br />through cooling towers, where water will be concentrated from 6 to 9 <br /> <br />times. The minor amounts of blowdown thus required are expected to be <br /> <br />used largely in handling ash. <br /> <br />Evaporation ponds will be provided to dispose of any blowdown water <br /> <br />which is not used for ash disposal. These ponds would be sealed to pre- <br /> <br />vent seepage of water through the ground. <br /> <br />The Company is prepared to prevent the return of any water to the <br /> <br />stream if this is necessary to maintain water quality and comply with <br /> <br />Federal and state standards governing pollution of streams, gr9und water, <br /> <br />or water courses with respect to thermal pollution or the discharge of <br /> <br />refuse, garbage, sewage effluent, industrial waste, oil, mine tailings, <br /> <br />mineral salts, or other pollutants. <br /> <br />22 <br />