Fish protection with wedge wire screens at Eddystone Station

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992 · Proceedings of the American Power Conference; (United States)

OSTI ID:7066396

Veneziale, E J ^[1]

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1. Philadelphia Electric Co., Philadelphia, PA (US)

The need to protect fish from injury and fatality at water intake structures is of a more recent concern and only became formalized by the EPA in 1972 with Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act to address the question of entrainment and impingement. Philadelphia Electric Company has undertaken this project at Eddystone Generating Station to comply with Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act and to reaffirm its commitment as an environmentally responsible company. In this paper the author provides background information on the impingement issue at Eddystone, including a description of the existing plant facilities and the regulatory agencies rulings and requirements. This paper also describes the various options evaluated by PECO to address the problem. Also, escribes the design chosen for the Eddystone site, and concludes with an installation overview and a discussion of PECO's operating experience with the new cooling water intake system. This paper details the history of the wedge wire screen project including; a review of the fish impingement problem, detailed engineering, control system operation, operating experience, and an installation overview as a solution for mitigating fish impingement.

• OSTI ID: 7066396
• Report Number(s): CONF-920432--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Proceedings of the American Power Conference; (United States) Journal Volume: 54:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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13 HYDRO ENERGY
130400* -- Hydro Energy-- Legislation & Regulations
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
DESIGN
DOCUMENT TYPES
ENERGY FACILITIES
ENTRAINMENT
ENVIRONMENT
FISHES
HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INSTALLATION
INTAKE
LAWS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHYSICAL PROTECTION
POLLUTION LAWS
POWER PLANTS
REVIEWS
SCREENS
US CLEAN WATER ACT
US EPA
US ORGANIZATIONS
VERTEBRATES
WATER