"The Ins and Outs of Water at Power Plants on the Missouri River,"  presentation by Greg Howick
Channel: kcdigitalvideo
Date: 2016-04-08

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"The Ins and Outs of Water at Power Plants on the Missouri River,"
presentation by Greg Howick, Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc..
Tuesday, December 22, 2015.

Big Muddy Speakers Series (Kansas City) hosted by 
Healthy Rivers Partnership (http://www.healthyriverspartnership.com/),
Lakeside Nature Center (http://www.lakesidenaturecenter.org/), and
RiverRelief (http://www.riverrelief.org/) 
at the Westport Coffeehouse Theater (http://www.westportcoffeehouse.com)

When people think about important uses of the lower Missouri
River, they often overlook the largest water user. The largest
use of water from the river is for steam condensation (cooling)
by power plants. Of the 15 active power plants on the river
between Sioux City and St. Louis, 14 withdraw large quantities of
water that are passed once through steam condensers then
discharged back to the river 10 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit warmer.

The discharge of cooling water is regulated by state water
quality standards and criteria and Section 316(a) of the Clean
Water Act. The withdrawal of water by cooling water intakes is
regulated by Section 316(b). In addition to compliance with these
regulations, some power plant intakes are being impacted by a
degrading river bed that has lowered water levels.

Dr. Howick will present highlights of the rules for power plant
intakes and discharges, and describe the work he has done on the
Missouri River to help power plant owners comply with these
regulations.

Greg Howick is the Senior Aquatic Ecologist at Burns & McDonnell
Engineering Company, Inc.  He received his Ph.D. in Biology with
a specialization in limnology and aquatic ecology from the
University of Kansas in 1981. He has 34 years of experience
ranging from baseline surveys to studies related to water
resources, power plants, and lake restoration. For Burns &
McDonnell, Dr. Howick is the technical and scientific lead for
providing services related to limnology and aquatic ecology
including: Section 316(b) compliance, discharge plume mapping and
modeling for water quality compliance, fisheries, water and
sediment quantity and quality, and bathymetry. Greg is also a
veteran volunteer boat driver for Missouri River Relief cleans
ups in the Kansas City area.
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"Running Waters" (Full Band)
by Audionautix
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Artist:http://audionautix.com/
Videography by Kansas City Digital Video.

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