Clean Water: Factors That Influence Its Availability, Quality and Its Use: Summary of the International Water Conference

The International Water Conference held in La Jolla, California during 28–30 November 1995, had an objective to provide an opportunity for international information exchange on new research applications and timely policy issues effecting the availability, use and quality of water for power generation. This Conference included the topical areas, the use of water and the management of chemical quality in process wastewaters; physical and biological transformation due to discharges in open surface waters, watersheds and wetlands; the role of risk and cost-benefit assessments; and discussion of the Clean Water Act containments. This Conference Summary contains an overview of the present state of the knowledge regarding the use of water by the electric utility industry and potential future issues as discussed in papers presented at the Conference and a summary of the most important findings and conclusions.