| BMP ID: |
6200 |
| Title: |
Use produced water for power plant cooling |
| Text: |
"Cooling Water and Other Power Production Uses: Since conventional surface and ground water sources are no longer sufficient to meet increasing power plant needs in many parts of the country, produced water represents a large-volume source of water that could potentially serve as makeup water for a power plant." |
| Source Publication Name: |
Produced Water Management Information System |
| Citation Section: |
Technology Descriptions: Fact Sheet - Industrial Use |
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| Supplemental Documents: |
Use of Produced Water in Recirculated Cooling Systems at Power Generating Facilities
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| Usage Type: |
Recommended |
| Timing: |
• Production / Operation / Maintenance
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| Surface Ownership: |
• Federal
• State
• Private
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| Mineral Ownership: |
• Federal
• State
• Private
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| Primary Contact: |
Argonne National Laboratory |
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| Alternate Contact: |
National Energy Technology Laboratory |
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| Categories: |
Water Quantity and Rights
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| Location: |
General / Federal |
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| General Comments: |
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| Cost-Benefit Analysis: |
"As the cost of treating produced water decreases...other industries may turn to produced water as a water source." |
| BMP Efficacy: |
See the Supplemental Docs for an article on using produced water in power plants. |
| Date Entered: |
2009-08-19 14:47 UTC |
| Last Updated: |
2011-07-17 12:14 UTC |
