Brackish groundwater for power plant cooling in California

Book · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:5884663

Scott, V H; Scalmanini, J C; Popko, K A

An investigation which assessed the potential use of brackish groundwater in California as cooling water for thermal power plants is reported. Information is included on California groundwater resources; the occurrence of brackish groundwater basins; characteristics of these basins; technical, economic, legal, and environmental aspects of proposed use of brackish groundwater; how to confirm the groundwater supplies; and assessment of brackish groundwater near a Yuba County power plant site. (LCL)

• OSTI ID: 5884663
• Report Number(s): NP-23928
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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