Economic And Benefits Analysis For The Proposed Section 316(B) Phase II Existing Facilities Rule.
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Cost, economic impact, and benefits analysis of the proposed rule and six alternative regulatory options.
The economic analysis includes a cost-to-revenue analysis at the facility and firm levels, a state-level analysis of compliance costs per household, and an analysis of compliance costs relative to electricity price projections at the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) level. The analysis also includes impacts on small businesses.
The benefits analysis is based on a case study approach. Benefits were measured as reductions in damage to aquatic organisms from two types of contact with the intake water flow of the cooling towers (the technical terms are "impingement" and "entrainment" which are abbreviated as I&E). The economic value of case study losses resulting from I&E were extrapolated to obtain national loss estimates.
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Date:
Reference #: | 2002
W.2002.2 A |
Availability: | Yes |
EPA Office: | Office of Water |
Office Suboffice: | Office of Science and Technology |
Office Division: | Engineering and Analysis Division |
EPA Author: | NR |
Document Type: | Cost-Benefit Analysis
Benefit Analysis
Economic Impact Assessment |
Contractors: | Abt Associates Inc.; Science Applications International Corporation; Stratus Consulting Inc.; Tetra Tech |
Document Status: | Not Reported |
Pages: | 253 |
Report URL: | http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/316b/ |