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WaterNews for February 17, 2004Benjamin Grumbles WaterNews is a weekly on-line publication that announces publications, policies, and activities of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water. In This Week’s WaterNews:
National Standards Announced for Cooling Water Intake Structures at Large Existing Power PlantsEPA’s Administrator has signed a final rule to establish performance standards for cooling water intake structures at large existing power plants. The Clean Water Act calls for EPA to establish the best technology available to protect fish, shellfish and other forms of aquatic life. This is the first time in the 32-year history of the Clean Water Act that EPA has established a systematic way to comprehensively address the environmental consequences of power plants that withdraw more than 50 million gallons of water per day. EPA estimates that the rule will affect about 550 facilities and will cost approximately $400 million annually to implement and administer. EPA estimates that this rule will protect more than 200 million pounds of aquatic organisms annually from death or injury by cooling water intake structures. To learn more about the final rule, visit the Agency’s Internet web site at http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/316b/. Water Quality Standards Academy Coming SoonEPA is pleased to announce two upcoming sessions of the Water Quality Standards Academy Basic Course. They will be held on April 5-9 and May 17-21 in the Washington, DC. The course is a five-day introduction designed for those with fewer than six months’ experience, although water quality standards veterans can benefit from the course as a refresher. To learn more and apply online, go to http://www.glec-online.com/form.htm Subscribe to WaterNewsPlease forward this message to your friends and colleagues who share an interest in water-related issues and would like to hear from EPA's Office of Water. To subscribe to the WaterNews listserv: Send an email message, leave the subject line blank, and address it to: In the body of the message write: Subscribe WaterNews firstname lastname (Please leave one blank space between each word, do not include any other message, and use your actual name- i.e. Subscribe WaterNews Robert Jones) A welcome message will appear in your email box once you are officially subscribed.
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