| - ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
July 3, 2012 Midwest Generation ) Joliet 9, Joliet 29, and Will County Stations) )))Petitioner, ) )IEPA—l )(Provisional Variance-Water) ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL )PROTECTION AGENCY, ))Respondent.Stations are steam-electric generating processes that require the use of large volumes of surface water.- The design maximum temperature rise in the circulating cooling water is
approximately 10.7°F.- Joliet Station 9 is not equipped with cooling towers.
- As facility
operations succumb to heat-related equipment failures and continued compliance challenges which limit their ability to provide needed power to... |