ACWA's Cooling Water Steam Electric Workgroup Co-Chairs are very interested in hearing back from you on conference call topics you would find of interest. They are also trying to get a handle on how states are implementing the new ELGs for these program areas. Please take a few minutes and provide your feedback on this short 19 question survey.   

Thank you!

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* 1. For which state are you responding?

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* 2. From highest priority (#1, first line) to lowest priority (#5, last line), please provide a short list of 316(b) rule program implementations topics you would like to see covered on a future conference call or webcast.

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* 3. From highest priority (#1, first line) to lowest priority (#5, last line), please provide a short list of steam electric rule program implementations topics you would like to see covered on a future conference call or webcast.

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* 4. Please indicate the frequency of calls you would prefer. 

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* 5. If you would be willing to present on an implementation challenge that you are either currently dealing with or have resolved, please provide your email address so that one ACWA's Workgroup Chairs can reach out to you.

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The following questions relate specifically to the 316(b) program.

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* 6. How many facilities in your state are subject to the federal cooling water intake structure regulations?

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* 7. Has your state developed a list of technologies or operational measures which you consider to be BTA (or candidates for BTA) for entrainment?

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* 8. What information is your state requiring of existing facilities that fall below the threshold of 40 CFR 125.91(a) (2 MGD DIF, 25% cooling use) to be submitted with their permit applications?

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* 9. How does your state plan to address the need to consider “number and types of organisms entrained” in entrainment BTA determinations for facilities withdrawing <125 MGD actual intake flow?

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* 10. For entrainment characterizations, when will your state require entrainment data collection?

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* 11. How many requests for de minimis determinations has your state received?

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* 12. What percentage of your total 316(b) universe does the above number cover?

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* 13. Has your state issued a permit containing an interim BTA determination and alternate schedule for submittal of the information required in 40 CFR 122.21(r)?

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* 14. Has your state issued a permit containing a final BTA determination made under 40 CFR 125.90-98 (for an existing facility)?

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The follow questions relate specifically to the steam electric program.

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* 15. How many facilities in your state are subject to the steam electric regulations?

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* 16. How many facilities in your state have requested additional time and what was the rationale?

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* 17. In your state, how many permitted steam electric facilities are directly upstream of drinking water intakes?

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* 18. Bromide is an issue that comes up in

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* 19. Please select all that are true. In dealing specifically with bromide, our permits...

Thank you for your assistance.

ACWA Staff

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