The big question that keeps popping up, here, is where does the toxic(?) wastewater from the cooling process go? Second is if they’re getting water from the river, will it cause a more permanent barge issue, since water used in the cooling process mostly evaporates?
I’ve heard one planned in the north Delta is on a former ag field with a couple of irrigation wells on it and will actually use less water than irrigating the field did, but again the water used is mostly evaporated and what’s left isn’t useable, instead of going back into the aquifer to use again.
The ordinance they passed in Birmingham requires a "closed loop" cooling system as one of the requirements for permitting . Will have to do some research on that?
