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	Name:	keyman -
	Subject:	ruling
	Date:	11/23/2008 12:56:58 PM

alston

The Gorgas Steam Plant uses coal to heat water that turns into steam. The steam goes through a steam generator that produces electricity. The steam then has to be cooled through a condenser. The water used to cool the condeser comes from the Black Warrior River. The water is drawn from the river through the condenser and back to the river. There are limits to what the temperature can be when it is returned to the river. During late fall through spring the river temperature is cold enough to go through Gorgas and back into the river without exceeding this limit. During the summer months the river temperatures rise and without the cool waters of Smith lake cooling the river down, Gorgas would exceed these temperature limits. Cooling towers would replace the need for Smith Lake having to cool the river temperatures. Typically cooling towers reduce the amount of water drawn from the river by 95%.

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