The role of the AES powerplant in surf zone water quality of Huntington State Beach, California

Author

Jones, Antony David Greenwood ; Major, Wade

Author_Institution

KOMEX, CA, USA

Volume

3

fYear

2003

fDate

22-26 Sept. 2003

Firstpage

1487

Abstract

As part of the retooling of the Applied Energy Services (AES) Huntington Beach Generating Station (AES HBGS) in 2001, a near shore beach contamination investigation was required by the California Energy Commission (CEC). The CEC commissioned the study in July 2002 to specifically investigate the impact of the AES HBGS on recent ocean postings and closures. The objective of this study was to assess whether the operation of the AES HBGS was negatively impacting water quality in the surf zone in the vicinity of Huntington State and City Beaches.

Keywords

marine pollution; ocean waves; oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; thermal power stations; AD 2001; AD 2002 07; AES; Applied Energy Services; CEC; California Energy Commission; City Beach; HBGS; Huntington Beach Generating Station; Huntington State Beach; USA; natural-gas fired power station; near shore beach contamination; ocean posting; retooling; surf zone water quality; Chemical analysis; Fault location; Humans; Microorganisms; Ocean temperature; Sampling methods; Temperature sensors; Tides; Water resources; Water storage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS 2003. Proceedings

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-933957-30-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.2003.178085

Filename

1282600