New EPRI Report Examines Continuous Screen Rotation and Fish Survival
Evaluation of Continuous Screen Rotation and Fish Survival: Studies at Plant Barry, Mobile River, AL (EPRI Product 1016807).  This Technical Report presents the results of a study on the effectiveness of continuous rotation of conventional traveling screens for reducing impingement of freshwater organisms at a cooling water intake structure (CWIS) located at an Alabama Power Company plant.  The report also describes latent impingement mortality and health evaluations of fish backwashed from a conventional screen to investigate the usefulness of returning these fish to the environment.  These research results advance understanding of the usefulness of altering CWIS equipment as a fish protection technology for meeting Clean Water Act (CWA) §316(b) requirements.  For more information, contact Doug Dixon, (804) 642-1025, ddixon@epri.com.