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ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY FACES WATER PROBLEMS jii all probability the supply of gster in Illinois will not be sufjgcfent to meet the future needs of (gfettric power companies un- [eSf action is takento assure the Weil-being of our natural recces in the next few years, Moris Maynard P. Venema, pfMiiHEB M* White Home }!*.« ' i s ' J, Starting their Famom Wed. Nickle Night n Sept. 25th Ai\' 2028 Rt. McHenn co-chairman of the niinoisans for Pure Air and Water committee. Venema, of Northfield, along with William L. Rutherford of Peoria heads the state-wide committee whose purpose is to inform voters on the Natural Resources Development Bond Act to be on the ballot in November. Hie Bond Act provides for a 12-year multi-faceted effort for the development and management of the water, land and air resources of the state. "Water is a vital aspect in the life of each Illinois resident, as well as in the overall economic, industrial and agricultural growth of the state," Venema explains, "Yet, due to the lack of funding in the past, there has been a big gap between the projects planned and the action taken to protect and expand our resources." "With tremendous growth expected in population and industry and an increased need for water- related recreational facilities, Illinois faces a drastic shortage of water in the near 17ft. by Oft. Enameled Metal Canopy Perfect For Car Or Boat Can Be Seen At Former Hornsby Store Location Next To McHenry Plaindealer Mail Bids To: (Q 301 Liberty St. Morris, Illinois 60450 Aitinrfc, '* Venema continued. "And, one of the major arera in which the demand for more water will be noted is that for our electric power plants. The electric power industry in Illinois is composed of eighty two generating and distributing systems -- eleven investor - owned companies, forty-three public systems, and twenty - eight cooperatives. Nine of the investor-owned companies operate generating and transmission systems, while two are distribution systems only. The public utilities consist of twenty- seven generating and transmission units, and sixteen distribution companies. The twenty eight electric cooperatives operate distribution systems, with one also operating a generating and transmission plant. . The total energy generated by the power industry company in Illinois in 1960 was reported to be 34.624 million kilowatts per hour. This, represented a growth of 26.5 percent between 1950 and 1960. The Federal Power commission estimates that by 1980, requirements for electrical power will increase by 240 percent above the 1960 figure. These projections indicsi!/ that the greatest increase will occur in residential and industrial use of power. Farm usage of power will increase at a lesser rate of growth. On the basis of these figures, however, it is estimated that Illinois power companies will be producing 117.946 million kilowatts per hour, which will require about 31 billion gallons of water per' day to meet the demand in 1980. Within 50 years, the electrical energy requirements will be nearly eighteen times the present figure. Generally, fuel for the thermal generating plants can be transported to the plants and electrical energy can be carried away from the load centers fairly economically and easily, Venema pointed out. But water for cooling purposes camnot economically be moved any great distance to the thermal electric plant, thus these generating plants are built where the water is easily available. The principal demand imposed upon the water supply by the thermal electric plants, which have 99.6 percent of all Illinois electric generating capjicity^ is for condenser cooling^ water. Boiler, makeup water is required for all steam-electric plants, and some installations also use water for sluicing ashes, but this use has relatively minor effects on the water siq?- piy. The two important aspects of condenser cooling are the amount of water required to flow through a condenser to produce an acceptable high vacuum, and the amount of. cooling wiater which evaporates as a result of the increase of its temperature. Heat requirements of steam-electric plants depend upon heat loss from boiler furnaces, heat loss from the electric generators, the heat equivalent of electric generator output, and the heat energy remaining in the steam leaving the turbines. Thus, the efficiency of generating plants affects the requirement for cooling water. The eight plants which serve the northeastern industrial area pump water from the Illinois Waterway system. Presently, they circulate nearly 3.4 billion gallons daily. Lake Michigan is the source of 0.7 billion •gallons daily of water used at only one plant located in the northeastern part of the state. Each of the generating plants aT long the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers accounts for more than 1.5 bgd. One plant ontheOhio river circulates nearly 0.6 bgd. The remaining plants are located either near the Rock, Wabsh, or Fox rivers or have lake water supplies. Thesepumpage figures represent only the amount of water required topass through condensers, rather than that withdrawn from the water supply. An estimate of water needs should also include the demands for nuclear energy. The Dresden Plant in Grundy county is the first plant in Illinois to be operated with nuclear fuel. It pumps 280 million gallons daily of Kankakee river water. A second nuclear plant is proposed in the Rock Isl&nd-Moline area. In the next decade, it is reasonable to as sume that the power companies will add and retire units according to long-range needs, Venema pointed out. Some of the future plants will be nuclear-powered and will require more water than plants using fossil fuels. Also, to be considered in the future, is the necessity to find huge water bodies capable of absorbing CYCLING MAJORETTES . . . This isn't the start at a ladles tour De France, the girls were just displaying what the world's first "Biking Majorettes" wUl look like. They are wearing two different styled uniforms that were both designed by Parisian couturier Jacques Ester el. The color scheme is blue and orange. Just what the girls will be doing In the future is not known, but they are pretty. waste heat energy. Illinois now has two such sites; one on the west shore of Lake Michigan, and another along the lower Mississippi river. 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